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. 1975 Mar;72(3):840–843. doi: 10.1073/pnas.72.3.840

Preparation of large monodomain phospholipid bilayer smectic liquid crystals.

L Powers, N A Clark
PMCID: PMC432416  PMID: 1055381

Abstract

A technique for the preparation of large monodomain phospholipid bilayer arrays is described. Evidence for the monodomain nature of the samples, obtained from optical birefringence, light scattering, and x-ray diffraction experiments, is presented.

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