Authors
Reinhard Lipowsky, Stanislas Leibler
Publication date
1986/6/9
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Volume
56
Issue
23
Pages
2541-2544
Publisher
American Physical Society
Description
Molecular membranes in aqueous solutions interact via van der Waals, hydration, and electrostatic forces. In addition, thermal fluctuations of the membranes generate long-range effective repulsion. A systematic theory of the interplay among these interactions reveals a continuous phase transition from a state where the membranes are bound together to a state where they are completely separated. In three dimensions, this unbinding transition is driven by fluctuations. Quantitative correlations with data for lipid bilayers suggest that it can be observed experimentally.
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Scholar articles
R Lipowsky, S Leibler - Physical Review Letters, 1986
R Lipowsky, S Leibler - Physical Review Letters, 1987
R Lipowsky, S Leibler - Physical Review Letters, 1987