Modeling and computation of two phase geometric biomembranes using surface finite elements

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 229, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 6585-6612

  Elliott, Charles M ^a   Stinner, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid bilayer; Multi component membrane; Numerical simulation; Phase field method; Relaxation dynamics; Surface finite element method

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIPID BILAYERS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE SEPARATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

BIOMEMBRANES; COMPUTING EQUILIBRIUM; ENERGY; MULTI-COMPONENT MEMBRANE; MULTICOMPONENTS; PHASE FIELD METHODS; PHASE FIELDS; RELAXATION DYNAMICS; SURFACE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; SURFACE FINITE ELEMENTS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 77954144568     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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