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Contribution of the electric double layer to the curvature elasticity of charged amphiphilic monolayers

The electrostatic contribution to the bending moduli of an amphiphilic monolayer is calculated on the basis of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. The electrical free energy for a spherical and cylindrical surface is expanded in inverse powers of the radius of curvature a. The coefficient (1/a)2 in the electrical free energy gives the bending elastic moduli.
Year of publication:
1989
Authors: Lekkerkerker, H.N.W.
Published in:
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 159.1989, 3, p. 319-328
Publisher: Elsevier
Type of publication: Article
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Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10010872788
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