AFM studies on Langmuir-Blodgett films of cholesterol

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-42

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

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHOLESTEROL; DESORPTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS;

AIR-WATER INTERFACES; BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES ON SURFACES; CHOLESTROL MONOLAYERS; POLYMERS ON SURFACES;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

BIOMATERIAL; CHOLESTEROL; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADSORPTION; CHOLESTEROL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 4444233373     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2003-10088-4     Document Type: Article

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