2005/09/26 by Rolf-Juergen Merath, Rolf-Jürgen Christian Merath, Udo Seifert · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior #Micro and Nano Robotics #Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.73.010401
published as Physical Review E 73, 010401(R) (2006) · 4 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2005/09/26 · openalex publication_date 2006/01/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The thermal fluctuation spectrum of a fluid membrane coupled harmonically to a solid support by an array of tethers is calculated. For strong tethers, this spectrum exhibits nonmonotonic, anisotropic behavior with a relative maximum at a wavelength about twice the tether distance. The root-mean-square displacement is evaluated to estimate typical membrane displacements. Possible applications cover pillar-supported or polymer-tethered membranes.