STEADY-STATE DEFORMATION OF A VESICLE IN ALTERNATING ELECTRIC-FIELDS

Authors
HYUGA H KINOSITA K WAKABAYASHI N
Citation
H. Hyuga et al., STEADY-STATE DEFORMATION OF A VESICLE IN ALTERNATING ELECTRIC-FIELDS, Bioelectrochemistry and bioenergetics, 32(1), 1993, pp. 15-25
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Bioelectrochemistry and bioenergetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03024598
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
15 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-4598(1993)32:1<15:SDOAVI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Steady-state deformation of a vesicle with a membrane of arbitrary con ductance in an alternating electric field is discussed. A simple formu la is obtained for the elongation modulus of the vesicle as a function of the frequency of the applied field. The dependences of this modulu s on the conditions in the medium and the membrane characteristics are illustrated in detail. Experimental applicability to the extraction o f information on the characteristics of a vesicle are discussed.