Sizes of multilamellar vesicles in shear
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
12
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Lu, C.-Y.D.
Abstract
The dynamics of the multilamellar vesicle (MLV) is analyzed theoretically, where membrane interaction squeezes the solvent to flow between the neighboring membranes. With the applied affine shear, the dynamic free energy density of the MLV develops a minima, which selects the MLV size. The model predicts a terminal shear rate, below which the metastable MLV exists. The scaling relations for the MLV size and the terminal shear are both consistent with the experiments.
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