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. 2006 Oct;21(2):153-9.
doi: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10054-8. Epub 2006 Dec 6.

Effect of an electric field on a floating lipid bilayer: A neutron reflectivity study

S Lecuyer  1 , G Fragneto, T Charitat
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Effect of an electric field on a floating lipid bilayer: A neutron reflectivity study

S Lecuyer et al. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

We present here a neutron reflectivity study of the influence of an alternative electric field on a supported phospholipid double bilayer. We report for the first time a reproducible increase of the fluctuation amplitude leading to the complete unbinding of the floating bilayer. Results are in good agreement with a semi-quantitative interpretation in terms of negative electrostatic surface tension.

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