Dynamics of domain growth in self-assembled fluid vesicles.
The dynamics of phase separation in multicomponent bilayer fluid vesicles is investigated by means of large-scale dissipative particle dynamics. The model explicitly accounts for solvent particles, thereby allowing for the very first numerical investigation of the effects of hydrodynamics and area-to-volume constraints. We observed regimes corresponding to coalescence of flat patches, budding and vesiculation, and coalescence of caps. We point out that the area-to-volume constraint has a strong influence on crossovers between these regimes.
Laradji
Mohamed
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Department of Physics, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA.
Sunil Kumar
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D022162:Cytoplasmic Vesicles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method
D008051:Lipid Bilayers