Published November 2011 | Version v1
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Lipids, lipid bilayers and vesicles as seen by neutrons

Creators

  • 1. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Inst. of Materials Structure Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

Lipid molecules self-assemble into bilayers in water with their hydrocarbon chains facing inward due to their amphiphilic nature. The structural and dynamical properties of lipids and lipid bilayers have been studied by neutron scattering intensively. In this article, 3 topics are shown as typical examples. 1) a time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering on uni-lamellar vesicles composed of deuterated and protonated lipids to determine lipid kinetics, 2) small-angle neutron scattering to investigate spontaneous formation of nanopores on uni-lamellar vesicles, and 3) neutron spin echo study to determine bending modulus of lipid bilayers. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Kobunshi
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 804-806
ISSN
0454-1138

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
43115580
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BENDING; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; DEUTERATION; ELASTICITY; HYDROCARBONS; LAYERS; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PORE STRUCTURE; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; SPIN ECHO
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DEFORMATION; DIFFRACTION; FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING

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Notes
9 refs., 3 figs.