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UNSPECIFIED (2001) Structure factor of a lamellar smectic phase with inclusions. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E, 4 (1). pp. 115-120. ISSN 1292-8941.
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Abstract
Motivated by numerous X-ray scattering studies of lamellar phases with membrane proteins, amphiphilic peptides, polymers, or other inclusions, we have determined the modifications of the classical Caille law for a smectic phase as a function of the nature and concentration of inclusions added to it. Besides a fundamental interest on the behavior of fluctuating systems with inclusions, a precise characterization of the action of a given protein on a lipid membrane (anchoring, swelling, stiffening...) is of direct biological interest and could be probed by way of X-ray measurements. As a first step we consider three different couplings involving local pinching (or swelling), stiffening or curvature of the membrane. In the first two cases we predict that independent inclusions induce a simple renormalization of the bending and compression moduli of the smectic phase. The X-ray experiments may also be used to probe correlations between inclusions. Finally we show that asymmetric coupling (such as a local curvature of the membrane) results in a modification of the usual Caille law.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Q Science > QC Physics |
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Journal or Publication Title: | EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E | ||||
Publisher: | SPRINGER-VERLAG | ||||
ISSN: | 1292-8941 | ||||
Official Date: | January 2001 | ||||
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Volume: | 4 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 115-120 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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