Pulling tethers from adhered vesicles

Smith AS, Sackmann E, Seifert U (2004)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Letter

Publication year: 2004

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Publisher: AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC

Book Volume: 92

Article Number: 208101

Journal Issue: 20

URI: http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.208101

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.208101

Abstract

The competition between adhesion and tether formation in bound vesicles is investigated. A theoretical model is developed in which tethers are induced by the application of a pulling force to the top of a strongly adhered vesicle. A critical onset force is identified where the tether spontaneously appears as part of a first order shape transition. Further growth of the tether initiates a detachment process that culminates in a continuous unbinding of the vesicle at a finite detachment force. Both critical forces, as well as all shape parameters, are calculated as a function of the reduced volume and the strength of adhesive potential.

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APA:

Smith, A.-S., Sackmann, E., & Seifert, U. (2004). Pulling tethers from adhered vesicles. Physical Review Letters, 92(20). https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.208101

MLA:

Smith, Ana-Suncana, Erich Sackmann, and Udo Seifert. "Pulling tethers from adhered vesicles." Physical Review Letters 92.20 (2004).

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