A simple model of a vesicle drop in a confined geometry
Statistical Mechanics
2015-05-18 v1
Abstract
We present the exact solution of a two-dimensional directed walk model of a drop, or half vesicle, confined between two walls, and attached to one wall. This model is also a generalisation of a polymer model of steric stabilisation recently investigated. We explore the competition between a sticky potential on the two walls and the effect of a pressure-like term in the system. We show that a negative pressure ensures the drop/polymer is unaffected by confinement when the walls are a macroscopic distance apart.
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@article{arxiv.1004.1305,
title = {A simple model of a vesicle drop in a confined geometry},
author = {Aleksander L Owczarek and Thomas Prellberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.1305},
year = {2015}
}