Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes

Monomolecular films of surfactants at the air-water interface are easy to prepare and to handle, and enable a broad variety of techniques to be used. As in other model-systems mimicking membranes, two-phases are observed in several experimental conditions. This Chapter compares the results found usi...

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Autor principal: Wilke, Natalia
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11086/29976
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topic Monomolecular films
Lipid
Bio-membranes
Air-water interface
Lipid monolayers
Membrane Electrostatics
Membrane Rheology
spellingShingle Monomolecular films
Lipid
Bio-membranes
Air-water interface
Lipid monolayers
Membrane Electrostatics
Membrane Rheology
Wilke, Natalia
Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
topic_facet Monomolecular films
Lipid
Bio-membranes
Air-water interface
Lipid monolayers
Membrane Electrostatics
Membrane Rheology
description Monomolecular films of surfactants at the air-water interface are easy to prepare and to handle, and enable a broad variety of techniques to be used. As in other model-systems mimicking membranes, two-phases are observed in several experimental conditions. This Chapter compares the results found using this model membrane with other models and describes some of the techniques applicable to lipid monolayers. The factors underlying their texture when two phases coexist are summarized, with special attention to line tension, an important parameter in both nucleation and growth, as well as the final domain shape. Finally, the effects of the presence of two-phases on the observed mechanical properties of the film (elastic compressibility and shear viscosity) are detailed.
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author Wilke, Natalia
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title Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
title_short Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
title_full Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
title_fullStr Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
title_full_unstemmed Lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: A tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
title_sort lipid monolayers at the air-water interface: a tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in bio-membranes
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2022
url http://hdl.handle.net/11086/29976
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