ILLUMINATION-RELATED PATTERN FORMATIONS IN
LIPID MONOLAYERS
WANG M, PENG RW, MING NB, VANENCKEVORT WJP, BENNEMA P, VANESCH J,
RINGSDORF H, NOLTE RJM
PHYSICS LETTERS A 203: (4) 235-241 JUL 24 1995
Abstract:
We report on the phenomenon that in the two phase coexistence region
(LC-LE) of a lipid monolayer film the
fractal-like solid domains may grow simply by continuous illumination
of a fluorescence microscope. The
mechanism of this 2D domain growth is discussed. This phenomenon gives
insight into the two-dimensional
ramified crystallization. in monolayers.