Dynamical coarse-graining of highly fluctuating membranes under shear flow

The effect of strong shear flow on highly fluctuating lamellar systems stabilized by intermembrane collisions via the Helfrich interaction is studied. Advection enters the microscopic equation of motion for a single membrane via a nonlinear coupling. Upon coarse-graining the theory for a single bila...

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Published in:Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 2002-12, Vol.66 (6 Pt 1), p.061706-061706
Main Authors: Marlow, Simon W, Olmsted, Peter D
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Language:English
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Summary:The effect of strong shear flow on highly fluctuating lamellar systems stabilized by intermembrane collisions via the Helfrich interaction is studied. Advection enters the microscopic equation of motion for a single membrane via a nonlinear coupling. Upon coarse-graining the theory for a single bilayer up to the length scale of the collision length, at which a hydrodynamic description applies, an additional dynamical coupling is generated which is of the form of a wave-vector-dependent tension that is nonlinear in the applied shear rate. This new term has consequences for the effects of strong flow on the stability and dynamics of lamellar surfactant phases.
ISSN:1539-3755
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.66.061706