Self-assembled aggregates in the gravitational field: growth and nematic order

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dc.creatorBaulin, Vladimir A.
dc.date2003-05-07
dc.date2003-09-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:51:13Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:51:13Z
dc.descriptionThe influence of the gravitational field on the reversible process of assembly and disassembly of linear aggregates is focus of this paper. Even the earth gravitational field can affect the equilibrium properties of heavy biological aggregates such as microtubules or actin filaments. The gravity gives rise to the concentration gradient which results in the distribution of aggregates of different lengths with height. Strong enough gravitational field induces the overall growth of the aggregates. The gravitational field facilitates the isotropic to nematic phase transition reflecting in a broader transition region. Coexisting phases have notedly different length distributions and the phase transition represent the interplay between the growth in the isotropic phase and the precipitation into nematic phase. The fields in an ultracentrifuge can only reinforce the effect of gravity, so the present description can be applied to a wider range of systems.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0305137
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0305137
dc.identifierJ. Chem. Phys., 119(5), 2874-2885 (2003)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.1587123
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/21371
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleSelf-assembled aggregates in the gravitational field: growth and nematic order
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