Sedimentation-induced tether on a settling vesicle

Destabilization of soft interfaces into thin cylindrical filaments under external stresses is ubiquitous and is generally the first step toward breakup. We show that such filaments, called tethers, emerge from a vesicle subjected to gravity. Contrary to the pendant drop experiment, we demonstrate that the bending rigidity, a specific membrane property of vesicles, ensures the tethers reach a stationary state. Moreover, unlike point-like force experiments, we show that the family of shapes is continuous.

Gwenn Boedec, Marc Jaeger, Marc Leonetti. Sedimentation-induced tether on a settling vesicle. Physical Review E : Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 2013, 88, pp.010702. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevE.88.010702⟩. ⟨hal-00997686⟩

Journal: Physical Review E : Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Date de publication: 01-01-2013

Auteurs:
  • Gwenn Boedec
  • Marc Jaeger
  • Marc Leonetti

Digital object identifier (doi): http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.88.010702

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