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SUBMITTER: Ayton GS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1305619 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ayton Gary S GS McWhirter J Liam JL McMurtry Patrick P Voth Gregory A GA
Biophysical journal 20050325 6
Domain formation is modeled on the surface of giant unilamellar vesicles using a Landau field theory model for phase coexistence coupled to elastic deformation mechanics (e.g., membrane curvature). Smooth particle applied mechanics, a form of smoothed particle continuum mechanics, is used to solve either the time-dependent Landau-Ginzburg or Cahn-Hilliard free-energy models for the composition dynamics. At the same time, the underlying elastic membrane is modeled using smooth particle applied me ...[more]