Passages in Lecithin-Water Systems
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چکیده
Large numbers of tunnel-like structures apparently connecting neighbouring bilayers were found in phase-contrast microscopy of certain preparations of egg lecithin in water. These passages either cause a pairing of the bilayers or form threedimensional lattices. They appear to originate while the lecithin swells in water. Some theoretical aspects of passage formation in fluid bilayers is shown to be Aiix, x being the elastic modulus of Gaussian curvature.
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