6533b838fe1ef96bd12a4f3f

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Microspectroscopy on single domains of phase-separated monolayers

P. Meller

subject

Amphiphilic moleculeHistologyMicroscopelawChemistryPhase (matter)Langmuir troughMonolayerNanotechnologyPathology and Forensic Medicinelaw.invention

description

SUMMARY A versatile and inexpensive, but fully equipped apparatus is presented, which enables detailed optical studies on amphiphilic molecules at the liquid-gas interface. Structural and spectroscopic information, particularly in small areas of single domains of phase-separated monolayers, can be achieved by combination of this miniaturized Langmuir trough and spectralphotometer microscope. The potential of this apparatus is demonstrated with some measurements on a diyne-substituted polymerizable lipid analogue at the air-water interface.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1989.tb02922.x