Vesicular budding induced by a long and flexible polymer

被引:19
作者
Kim, YW [1 ]
Sung, W
机构
[1] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[2] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Polymer Res Inst, Pohang 790784, South Korea
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 47卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1209/epl/i1999-00387-4
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We investigate the shape transformation of a vesicle incorporated with a long and flexible polymer. We evaluate the grand canonical partition function of the polymer to consider the effects of chain conformational changes on the membrane. It is found that the polymer loops with the ends adsorbed or anchored on the membrane play a major role on vesicular budding transition.
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页码:292 / 297
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