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a, b Representation of a Langmuir trough used to study the behavior of insoluble amphiphilic molecules at the air–liquid interface (a) and to build Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films (b). c, d The resulting LB film (c) exhibits a structure and composition that resembles the structure and composition of biological plasma membranes (d) and can be used as a biomimetic system to mediate crystallization of biominerals
