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Intrinsic contact angle of aqueous phases at membranes and vesicles
Kusumaatmaja, H.; Li, Y.; Dimova, R.; Lipowsky, R.
Authors
Y. Li
R. Dimova
R. Lipowsky
Abstract
Biomimetic membranes exposed to several aqueous phases are studied theoretically. Specific examples are provided by lipid vesicles and phase separating polymer solutions. The theory reveals the existence of an intrinsic contact angle, θin, between the membranes and the aqueous phases. An explicit relation is derived by which this intrinsic angle can be determined from the effective contact angles as measured by optical microscopy. A detailed comparison between theory and experiment provides strong evidence that the intrinsic contact angle θin represents a material parameter, in contrast to the effective contact angles.
Citation
Kusumaatmaja, H., Li, Y., Dimova, R., & Lipowsky, R. (2009). Intrinsic contact angle of aqueous phases at membranes and vesicles. Physical Review Letters, 103(23), Article 238103. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.103.238103
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 2, 2009 |
Deposit Date | May 9, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Print ISSN | 0031-9007 |
Electronic ISSN | 1079-7114 |
Publisher | American Physical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 103 |
Issue | 23 |
Article Number | 238103 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.103.238103 |
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