Infrared and Raman spectroscopies of monolayers at the air-water interface

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 265-272

  Blaudez, Daniel ^a   Buffeteau, Thierry ^a   Desbat, Bernard ^a   Marie Turlet, Jean ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Air water interface; Infrared; Monolayer; Raman

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033429901     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(99)90006-7     Document Type: Review

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