MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering


publications by David Needham.


Papers Published

  1. Lee, Sunghee and Kim, Dennis H. and Needham, David, Equilibrium and dynamic interfacial tension measurements at microscopic interfaces using a micropipet technique - 2. Dynamics of phospholipid monolayer formation and equilibrium tensions at the water-air interface, Langmuir, vol. 17 no. 18 (2001), pp. 5544 - 5550 [la0103261] .
    (last updated on 2007/04/06)

    Abstract:
    Equilibrium and dynamic interfacial tension measurements were performed using micropipet technique. Dynamics of phospholipid monolayer formation and equilibrium tensions at the water-air interface were studied. Results showed that the surface tension and the rate of formation of lipid monolayers depended strongly on their relative phase transition temperature.

    Keywords:
    Phase interfaces;Phase equilibria;Phospholipids;Monolayers;Water;Air;Biological membranes;Electrostatics;

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