Fluid lipid membranes: From differential geometry to curvature stresses

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-45

  Deserno, Markus ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential geometry; Helfrich theory; Lipid membranes; Shape equation; Surface stresses; Surface torques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUID LIPID MEMBRANE; FORCE; GEOMETRY; LIPID MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICS; MICROPIPETTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE STRESS; SURFACE TENSION; TORQUE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84921504668     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: 18732941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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