Shape transitions of giant liposomes induced by an anisotropic spontaneous curvature
arXiv:1910.05169 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.62.3865
Abstract
We explore how a magnetic field breaks the symmetry of an initially spherical giant liposome filled with a magnetic colloid. The condition of rotational symmetry along the field axis leads either to a prolate or to an oblate ellipsoid. We demonstrate that an electrostatic interaction between the nanoparticles and the membrane triggers the shape transition. PACS numbers: 75.