The interplay of geometry and coarsening in multicomponent lipid vesicles under the influence of hydrodynamics

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Abstract

We consider the impact of surface hydrodynamics on the interplay between membrane curvature and lipid composition in coarsening processes on model systems for biomembranes. This includes the influence on scaling laws and equilibrium configurations, which are investigated by computational studies of a surface two-phase flow problem with additional phase-dependent bending terms. These additional terms geometrically favor specific configurations. We find that the effect of hydrodynamics strongly depends on the composition. In situations where the composition allows a realization of a geometrically favored configuration, hydrodynamics enhances the evolution toward this configuration. We restrict our model and numerics to stationary surfaces of varying curvature and validate the numerical approach with various benchmark problems and convergence studies.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number042102
JournalPhysics of fluids
Volume35
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

unpaywall 10.1063/5.0145884
Scopus 85153044087
WOS 000964505700014
ORCID /0000-0001-8610-9426/work/142248529

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Keywords

  • Finite-element methods, Sharp-interface limit, Phase field model, Deformable surfaces, Giant vesicles, Curvature, Order, Separation, Benchmark, Membranes

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