Bending tensions and the bending rigidity of fluid membranes
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- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique II
- Vol. 3 (3) , 287-292
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1993132
Abstract
It is shown theoretically that the lateral tension associated with bending may in effect reduce the elastic resistance to curvature of fluid membranes. In particular, the spontaneous curvature of surfactant monolayers gives rise to a reduction of the bending rigidityKeywords
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