title: Flexoelectricity and elasticity of asymmetric biomembranes.
abstract: In view of the well-established charge and dipolar asymmetry of the two leaflets of a native membrane, the theory of flexoelectricity (and curvature elasticity) is extended to take into account this asymmetry using linear and nonlinear forms of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. The results are discussed with respect to data from atomic force microscopy studies of electromotility in biomembranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, SUNY Buffalo, 320 Cary Hall, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Petrov
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sachs
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D004548:Elasticity; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers