Bilayer lipid membranes formed from thermotropic liquid crystals
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 3 (2) , 169-174
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678298808086363
Abstract
This paper reports a new type of bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) with aqueous interfaces which are formed from thermotropic liquid crystals (nematic-6CB, smectic–8CB, and cholesteric-cholesteryl palmitate, ChP). The electrical properties of these unmodified membranes have been investigated. We suggest that BLMs of this type in their 'black' states consist of two molecular layers with a smectic-like structure.Keywords
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