Instability of myelin tubes under dehydration: Deswelling of layered cylindrical structures

C. M. Chen; C. F. Schmidt; P. D. Olmsted; F. C. MacKintosh

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.64.050903

Instability of myelin tubes under dehydration: Deswelling of layered cylindrical structures

C. M. Chen, C. F. Schmidt, P. D. Olmsted, F. C. MacKintosh

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The formation of myelin tubes under dehydration by curvature elasticity was studied. It was shown that the cylindrical geometry is stable for infinitesimal dehydration, and the surface area of dehydrated layers is reduced due to an inplane compression.

Original language	English
Article number	050903
Pages (from-to)	050903/1-050903/4
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	64
Issue number	5 I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.64.050903
Publication status	Published - 2001 Nov

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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