The effect of curvature and topology on membrane hydrodynamics
The effect of curvature and topology on membrane hydrodynamics
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曲率和拓扑对膜流体动力学的影响
DOI:
10.1209/0295-5075/84/48001
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
A. Levine
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作者:
M. Henle;R. McGorty;A. Schofield;A. Dinsmore;A. Levine
We study the mobilities of point-like and extended objects (rods) on a spherical membrane to show how these quantities are modified in a striking manner by the curvature and topology of the membrane. We also present theoretical calculations and experimental measurements of the membrane fluid velocity field around a moving rod bound to the crowded interface of a water-in-oil droplet. By using different droplet sizes, membrane viscosities, and rod lengths, we show that the viscosity mismatch between the interior and exterior fluids leads to a suppression of the fluid flow on small droplets that cannot be captured by the flat-membrane predictions.