Vesicle Membrane Deformation Simulations with Area-Difference Elasticity

5.5 KB of simulation results from a phase-field model for three-dimensional vesicle membrane deformation. The dataset, authored by Yihong Liang and last updated on 2026-04-17, captures steady-state vesicle shapes like discocytes, pear shapes, and starfish-like structures. The model incorporates area-difference elasticity and constraints on bulk volume and surface area.

Use Cases

• Validate phase-field models for vesicle morphology based on area-difference elasticity parameters.
• Analyze shape transitions from spheres to complex structures like nested configurations based on simulation tuning.
• Benchmark numerical schemes for membrane deformation simulations based on Fourier-spectral method results.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The model captures a variety of steady-state shapes including discocytes, pear shapes, and starfish-like structures as described.
• File size is a small 5.5 KB, facilitating quick download and inspection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Yihong Liang via figshare

Collection Method

Results from numerical simulations using a Fourier-spectral method.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 17:52:19; freshness should be verified.