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Phase Heterogeneities of Lipidic Aggregates

Journal Solid State Phenomena (Volume 137)
Volume Interaction between Defects and Anelastic Phenomena in Solids
Edited by Igor S. Golovin and Daniil M. Levin
Pages 209-214
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.137.209
Citation L.V. Elnikova, 2008, Solid State Phenomena, 137, 209
Online since March, 2008
Authors L.V. Elnikova
Keywords Kibble-Zurek Mechanism, Lipids, Monte-Carlo, Topological Defects
Abstract

We propose a model for explanation the “domain-wall” type configuration states in binary lipid mixtures of cationic and neutral lipids, associated with observed relaxation effects in their aggregates. We apply the analogy with formation of Kibble-Zurek topological defects, which we suppose connected with structural dynamics of the lipid phases. In frames of the proposed model, the density of kink-type defects and the energy of the configurations are calculated.

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