Fluctuations caught in the act

Lars K. Nielsen, Thomas Bjørnholm and Ole G. Mouritsen ()
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Lars K. Nielsen: Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Bjørnholm: CISMI, University of Copenhagen
Ole G. Mouritsen: Technical University of Denmark

Nature, 2000, vol. 404, issue 6776, 352-352

Abstract: Abstract When a system approaches a critical point, strong fluctuations develop on every scale, from molecules to the entire system. Here we show that critical fluctuations in the domains in a lipid monolayer can be captured and measured by immobilizing it on a solid support and visualizing the pattern using atomic-force microscopy. Such fluctuations in physical properties may reflect the nanometre-scale domain organization in the lipid-bilayer component of biological membranes.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1038/35006162

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