Mechanism of the lamellar/inverse hexagonal phase transition examined by high resolution x-ray diffraction

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 3111-3122

  Rappolt, Michael ^a   Hickel, Andrea ^b   Bringezu, Frank ^b,c   Lohner, Karl ^b  

^a SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^c Inst F Med Physik u Biophysik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; LIPID; WATER;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0038298731     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)70036-8     Document Type: Article

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