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Behenic Acid as a Structural Model for Fatty Acid Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface: An X-Ray Diffraction Study

Helmuth MöhwaldR. M. KennC. BöhmK. KjaerJ. Als-nielsen

subject

Diffractionchemistry.chemical_classificationchemistry.chemical_compoundMaterials scienceBiochemistrychemistryAir water interfaceX-ray crystallographyMonolayerPerpendicularAnalytical chemistryFatty acidBehenic acid

description

We present an X-ray diffraction study of behenic (docosanoic) acid films at the air/water interface. Analysis of the rod profiles parallel and perpendicular to the surface provides detailed information on the unit cells of five different phases.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77144-6_26