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The Conformation of Flexible Membranes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Abstract
Membranes such as lipid bilayers are highly flexible surfaces which determine the architecture of biological systems and provide a basic structural element for the mesophases of complex fluids1. Two aspects of their conformational behavior will be considered. First, the morphology of vesicles and membranes is briefly reviewed. Then, recent theoretical work on adhesion (or cohesion) phenomena which involve whole bunches of membranes will be discussed.
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