Elasticity of polymer vesicles by osmotic pressure: an intermediate theory between fluid membranes and solid shells

Details Elasticity of polymer vesicles by osmotic pressure: an intermediate theory between fluid membranes and solid shells Elasticity of polymer vesicles by osmotic pressure: an intermediate theory between fluid membranes and solid shells

2003-12-12

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0312319v6

Phys. Rev. E 72, 021806 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

17 pages, 1 figure, 1 table

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.72.021806

The entropy of a polymer confined in a curved surface and the elastic free energy of a membrane consisting of polymers are obtained by scaling analysis. It is found that the elastic free energy of the membrane has the form of the in-plane strain energy plus Helfrich's curvature energy [Z. Naturforsch. C \textbf{28}, 693 (1973)]. The elastic constants in the free energy are obtained by discussing two simplified models: one is the polymer membrane without in-plane strains and asymmetry between its two sides, which is the counterpart of quantum mechanics in curved surface [Jensen and Koppe, Ann. Phys. \textbf{63}, 586 (1971)]; another is the planar rubber membrane with homogeneous in-plane strains. The equations to describe equilibrium shape and in-plane strains of the polymer vesicles by osmotic pressure are derived by taking the first order variation of the total free energy containing the elastic free energy, the surface tension energy and the term induced by osmotic pressure. The critical pressure, above which spherical polymer vesicle will lose its stability, is obtained by taking the second order variation of the total free energy. It is found that the in-plane mode also plays important role in the critical pressure because it couples with the out-of-plane mode. Theoretical results reveal that polymer vesicles possess the mechanical properties intermediate between fluid membranes and solid shells.

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