Breakup of spherical vesicles caused by spontaneous curvature change
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Author(s)
Liu, Ping
Li, Ju
Zhang, Yong-Wei
Date Issued
December 2012
Journal
Acta Mechanica Sinica
Publisher
The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citation
Liu, Ping, Ju Li, and Yong-Wei Zhang. “Breakup of Spherical Vesicles Caused by Spontaneous Curvature Change.” Acta Mechanica Sinica 28, no. 6 (December 2012): 1545–1550.
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Abstract
We present our theoretical analysis and coarsegrained molecular dynamics (CGMD) simulation results to describe the mechanics of breakup of spherical vesicles driven by changes in spontaneous curvature. Systematic CGMD simulations reveal the phase diagrams for the breakup and show richness in breakup morphologies. A theoretical model based on Griffith fracture mechanics is developed and used to predict the breakup condition.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-012-0165-9
