Stabilization of Langmuir monolayer of hydrophobic thiocholesterol molecules

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 320, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Gupta, Raj Kumar ^a   Suresh, K A ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Langmuir monolayer; Monolayer stability; Thiocholesterol

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ELASTICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; STABILIZATION;

LANGMUIR MONOLAYER; MONOLAYER STABILITY; THIOCHOLESTEROL;

MONOLAYERS;

CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; THIOCHOLESTEROL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 43649104874     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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