Application of self-consistent field theory to self-assembled bilayer membranes
Zhang Ping-Wen†a), Shi An-Chang‡b)
       
Excess free energy of a tensionless bilayer in the cylindrical (squares) and spherical (circles) geometries. c = 1/ r and d = thickness of the flat bilayer. The parameters used in the calculations are fA = 0.40 and χN = 30 (courtesy of J. Zhou).