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J. Phys. II France
Volume 4, Numéro 9, September 1994
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| Page(s) | 1541 - 1555 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1994216 | |
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1994216
J. Phys. II France 4 (1994) 1541-1555
Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Dept. Polymer Techn., Delft University of Technology, P.O.Box 5045, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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J. Phys. II France 4 (1994) 1541-1555
Undulation-enhanced electrostatic forces in lamellar phases of fluid membranes
Renko de VriesFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Dept. Polymer Techn., Delft University of Technology, P.O.Box 5045, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
(Received 23 March 1994, received in final form 23 May 1994, accepted 31 May 1994)
Abstract
A formula for the free energy of a stack of highly charged, semiflexible membranes, previously derived by Odijk (Odijk T.
Langmuir, 1992), is shown to be the first order term in a formal expansion of the free energy in terms of powers of the electrostatic
potential. The formula describes the transition from a regime where the free energy is dominated by the electrostatic energy
to a regime where it is dominated by bending energy and entropy.
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