title: Electron diffraction study on two-dimensional domain structure of L-DPPC monolayer.
abstract: A spatial variation in the two-dimensional crystal lattice orientation of L-DPPC monolayer on a hydrophobic substrate was observed by use of an electron microscope with diffraction and dark-field techniques. It is shown that the monolayer has a mosaic structure with domains, each of which consists of a region with a homogeneously oriented lattice of L-DPPC molecules. The domain structure of L-DPPC monolayer on a hydrophilic surface is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: JEOL Technics, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakaya
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine