Stretched Exponential Kinetics of the Pressure Induced Hydration of Model Lipid Membranes. A Possible Scenario
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The kinetics of the pressure induced hydration of modellipid membranes is studied in terms ofthe Avrami-Kolmogorov model and the fractal-like chemical reaction kinetics concept. As a general result, the stretched exponential relaxation function of the
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