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Structure of valinomycin/fatty acid langmuir‐blodgett films
Author(s) -
Howarth V. A.,
Petty M. C.,
Lvov Y.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19910510115
Subject(s) - arachidic acid , valinomycin , ionophore , monolayer , langmuir–blodgett film , chemistry , miscibility , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , crystallography , calcium , ion , biochemistry , polymer
We report on the structure of monolayer and multilayer Langmuir‐Blodgett films of mixtures of arachidic acid and the ionophore valinomycin. Compressibility measurements on the floating layers and low angle x‐ray diffraction experiments with multilayers indicate the possible miscibility of the two components at low concentrations of the ionophore. However, it would appear that the arachidic acid and valinomycin are insoluble in one another over most of the composition range.