Coarse-Grained Modeling of a Deformable Nematic Vesicle

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2011-12-19

arxiv.org/abs/1112.4513v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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We develop a coarse-grained particle-based model to simulate membranes with nematic liquid-crystal order. The coarse-grained particles form vesicles which, at low temperature, have orientational order in the local tangent plane. As the strength of coupling between the nematic director and the vesicle curvature increases, the vesicles show a morphology transition from spherical to prolate and finally to a tube. We also observe the shape and defect arrangement around the tips of the prolate vesicle.

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