Size distributions of vesicles : the role of the effective rigidity of membranes
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique
- Vol. 47 (2), 321-329
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphys:01986004702032100
Abstract
The size distribution of spherical vesicles is studied theoretically, in particular the influence of the dependence of the effective rigidity on the size of the bilayer. The logarithmic decrease of the effective rigidity with size is rederived for the sphere. Also, an abrupt cutoff of the distribution at small sizes is constructed in terms of non-Hookean bending elasticityKeywords
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