title: Variable tilt on lipid membranes.
abstract: A continuum theory for lipid membranes is developed that accounts for mechanical interactions between lipid tilt and membrane shape. For planar membranes, a linear version of the theory is used to predict tilt variations similar to those observed in experiments and molecular dynamics simulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of California , Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rangamani
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of California , Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Steigmann
keywords: membrane shape; ripple phase; tilt