TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cherstvy, Andrey G.
T1  - Shape Morphologies of Icosahedral Two-Component Vesicles
T2  - The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical chemistry
N2  - What are the features of partitioning of crystalline materials on the surface of a two-component icosahedral vesicle? We model the response of the rigid hardly stretchable crystalline icosahedra upon addition of a softer component on its surface. We demonstrate how the soft phase "invades" the shell regions with the highest elastic energy density around 12 5-fold topological defects. We explore the phase diagram of these inhomogeneous shells as a function of the soft material fraction, shell radius, and elastic moduli of the two phases. The findings are compared with the recent computer simulation findings, and their biological relevance, for example, for the structure of icosahedral viruses, is also discussed.
Y1  - 2017
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/46442
SN  - 1520-6106
VL  - 121
SP  - 7484
EP  - 7491
PB  - American Chemical Society
CY  - Washington
ER  -