TY - JOUR
T1 - Pattern formations in lipid monolayers under illumination
AU - Wang, Mu
AU - Sun, Cheng
AU - Van Enckevort, Willem J P
AU - Van Esch, Jan
AU - Wildburg, Gerald
AU - Peng, Ru Wen
AU - Ming, Nai Ben
AU - Bennema, Piet
AU - Ringsdorf, Helmut
AU - Nolte, Roeland J M
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - In lipid monolayer film we observed that the domains of the liquid-condensed phase may grow under continuous illumination of microscope light. This phenomenon occurred in the coexistence region of liquid-condensed (LC) and liquid-expanded phases. The average area per molecule in the monolayer film remained constant during the domain growth. By analyzing the growth behaviors of the LC domains carefully, we found that the observed domain growth arises from an illumination-related local mass transfer, which can be attributed to the light-induced damage to the fluorescence molecules; our previous explanation Wang et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 4003 (1993)] should be modified. Our results demonstrate the significant effect of the decomposed fluorescence molecules on the growth of the domains in the liquid-condensed phase. This effect may also be used to study the domain growth dynamics.
AB - In lipid monolayer film we observed that the domains of the liquid-condensed phase may grow under continuous illumination of microscope light. This phenomenon occurred in the coexistence region of liquid-condensed (LC) and liquid-expanded phases. The average area per molecule in the monolayer film remained constant during the domain growth. By analyzing the growth behaviors of the LC domains carefully, we found that the observed domain growth arises from an illumination-related local mass transfer, which can be attributed to the light-induced damage to the fluorescence molecules; our previous explanation Wang et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 4003 (1993)] should be modified. Our results demonstrate the significant effect of the decomposed fluorescence molecules on the growth of the domains in the liquid-condensed phase. This effect may also be used to study the domain growth dynamics.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.2580
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.2580
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0042842207
SN - 1063-651X
VL - 53
SP - 2580
EP - 2587
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
IS - 3
ER -