title: Lipid organization and the morphology of solid-like domains in phase-separating binary lipid membranes.
abstract: In multi-component lipid membranes, phase separation can lead to the formation of domains. The morphology of fluid-like domains has been rationalized in terms of membrane elasticity and line tension. We show that the morphology of solid-like domains is governed by different physics, and instead reflects the molecular ordering of the lipids. An understanding of this link opens new possibilities for the rational design of patterned membranes.
authors.affiliation: SUPA, School of Physics and Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre (COSMIC), The University of Edinburgh, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Kings Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Beales
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Mackintosh
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Olmsted
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cates
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Egelhaaf
authors.forename: W C K
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Poon