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Published on: February 19, 2016
Stability of multilamellar lipid tubules in excess water
1Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, Manauli, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India. triptabhatia@iisermohali.ac.in.
Abstract:
In the lyotropic phase of lipids with excess water, multilamellar tubules (MLTs) grow from defects. A phenomenological model for the stability of MLTs is developed that is universal and independent of the underlying growth mechanisms of MLTs. The stability of MLTs implies that they are in hydrostatic equilibrium and stable as elastic objects that have compression and bending elasticity. The results show that even with solvent pressure differences of 0.1 atm, the density profile is not significantly altered, so suggesting the stability is due to the trapped solvent. The results are of sufficient value in relation to lamellar stability models and may have implications beyond the described MLT models, especially in other models of membrane systems.
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