Abstract
We present small- and wide-angle x-ray diffraction data of chiral and racemic dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers in the ripple P phase. In both cases, this phase is found to be characterized by asymmetric ripples. This result differs from that of Lubensky and MacKintosh [Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 1565 (1993)], whose model predicts symmetric ripples in achiral systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2022-2025 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |