Flattening of ferro-vesicle undulations under a magnetic field
- 2 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 33 (3) , 235-240
- https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00326-y
Abstract
Giant ferro-vesicles made with a lipidic bilayer and filled up with a chemically synthesized magnetic fluid present undulations of the membrane in zero field. A magnetic field externally applied flattens the thermal undulations, induces a shape deformation of the vesicle and makes it lengthen along the field direction. We analyse the field-dependent elongation of the ferro-vesicle and compare it to the theoretical model.Keywords
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