The Open Macromolecules Journal
2010, 4 : 48-52Published online 2010 December 21. DOI: 10.2174/1874343901004010048
Publisher ID: TOMACROJ-4-48
Self-Organization in Two-Dimensional Organic Molecular Systems (Applications in Biomembranes)
the Department of Physics, Faculty
of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University
of Technology, Ilkoviova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovak.
ABSTRACT
Formation of a monomolecular layer (the Langmuir monolayer) at the air/water interface is a self-organized process. On the basis of measurements of π- A isotherms, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of 2D molecular systems can be evaluated. The concept is applied to the study of molecular interactions in a binary system in biological membranes: L-α-dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and gramicidin A.