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Mesarec L1 Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Applied Microbiology, Applied Microscopy, Applied Mycology, Applied Physiology, Biomedical Research
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Laboratory of Biophysics, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska, Slovenia
Luka Mesarec received his M. Sc. degree in Physics from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Maribor in 2013, his Ph. D. degree in Nanosciences from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana in 2017 and his Ph. D. degree in Physics from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Maribor in 2018. He is currently working as a researcher and a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana. His research interests are in modeling of biological membranes and nematic shells.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Mesarec L1, IgliÄ A1 and Kralj S2,3*
We demonstrated topological-defect driven membrane fission mechanism using a simple phenomenological model. We modeled membranes as effectively two-dimensional systems possessing in-plane ordering. Membrane configurations were described in terms of tensor orientational order parameter and curvature tensor. For demonstrative purpose we considered only membranes exhibiting spherical topology with axial and inversion symmetry. Using Effective Topological Charge Cancellation mechanism we showed that topological defects tend to assemble in regions exhibiting relatively strong Gaussian curvature. In particular, necklike membrane parts exhibit negative Gaussian curvature, which attract topological defects bearing negative topological charge. In geometries of our in... view more»