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Illumination-related pattern formations in lipid monolayers
P. BennemaRu-wen PengRoeland J. M. NolteHelmut RingsdorfNai-ben MingMu WangJan Van EschWillem J. P. Van Enckevortsubject
PhysicsChemical physicslawPhase (matter)MonolayerFluorescence microscopeGeneral Physics and AstronomyNanotechnologyLipid monolayerCrystallizationlaw.inventiondescription
We report on the phenomenon that in the two phase coexistence region (LC-LE) of a lipid monolayer film the fractal-like solid domains may grow simply by continuous illumination of a fluorescence microscope. The mechanism of this 2D domain growth is discussed. This phenomenon gives insight into the two-dimensional ramified crystallization in monolayers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-01 | Physics Letters A |