ISSN:
0392-6737
Keywords:
Thin films: growth, structure, epitaxy, and nonelectronic properties
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Structure and Morphology, thickness
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Structure, bonding, stereochemistry, and isomerism of biomolecules
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Conference proceedings
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Summary We present the results of thermodynamical and X-ray grazing incidence diffraction experiments performed on Langmuir monolayers of ether lipids with hydrophilic spacers between the glycerol backbone and the phosphatidylcholine head group: DHPC, DH-E01-PC, and DH-E02-PC. As a spacer the oxy-ethylene group is used, which is a typical hydrophilic unit of non-ionic tensides. It turns out that the introduction of the hydrophilic spacers leads to a fluidization of the monolayer and reduces the tilt angle of the chains.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02462040
