Buckling of amphiphilic monolayers induced by head-tail asymmetry

Journal de Physique II

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 999-1022

  Hu, J G ^a   Granek, R ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AMPHIPHILIC MONOLAYERS; FLUID SURFACES; LANGMUIR MONOLAYERS;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 0030192585     PISSN: 11554312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1996113     Document Type: Article

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