Preparation of large monodomain phospholipid bilayer smectic liquid crystals.
A technique for the preparation of large monodomain phospholipid bilayer arrays is described. Evidence for the monodomain nature of the samples, obtained from optical birefringence, light scattering, and x-ray diffraction experiments, is presented.
D001718:Birefringence; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010743:Phospholipids; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013696:Temperature; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010743:Phospholipids