Title:	Highly aligned lamellar lipid domains induced by macroscopic confinement
Authors:	Nieh, M.P. Raghunathan, V.A. Wang, H. Katsaras, J.
Issue Date:	2003
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Citation:	Langmuir; (Research Article); 2003; 19(17); 6936-6941
Abstract:	We have carried out neutron diffraction experiments on a lipid mixture in a macroscopically confined sample geometry (1 mm gap) and have observed the transformation of bilayered micelles into two distinct orientationally aligned domains of perforated lamellae seemingly littered with defects. Depending on the separation of the confining surfaces, the defects can lie on a two-dimensional centered rectangular lattice where the angle, , between lamellar domains can vary. The particular lamellar phase is shown to be metastable and eventually relaxes, either in time or by perturbation of the sample by centrifugation, into aligned multibilayer stacks of single orientation.
Description:	Restricted Access.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2859
ISSN:	0743-7463 1520-5827 (Online)
Alternative Location:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la034549y
Copyright:	2003 American Chemical Society
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (SCM)

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