Melting of phospholipid tubules

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作者
Nounesis, G
Ratna, BR
Shin, S
Flugel, RS
Sprunt, SN
Singh, A
Litster, JD
Shashidhar, R
Kumar, S
机构
[1] USN, RES LAB, CTR BIOMOLEC SCI & ENGN, WASHINGTON, DC 20375 USA
[2] KENT STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, KENT, OH 44242 USA
[3] KENT STATE UNIV, INST LIQUID CRYSTAL, KENT, OH 44242 USA
[4] MIT, DEPT PHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.3650
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The melting of lipid-based microcylinders (tubules) has been investigated for systems with single and multiple bilayer walls using high field, magnetic birefringence, and precision microcalorimetry. The pretransitional behavior of both the magnetic birefringence and the specific heat is very different in tubules with a single bilayer wall from that of tubules with multiple bilayers.
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页码:3650 / 3653
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