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Langmuir. 2009 Apr 07;25(7):4104-10. doi: 10.1021/la803547j.

From specular reflectivity to time-resolved grazing incidence X-ray scattering out of the specular plane (GISAXS): equilibrium and nonequilibrium states of organic/inorganic monolayers at liquid surfaces.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Lutz Wiegart, Sean M O'Flaherty, Pierre Terech

Affiliations

  1. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble CĂ©dex 09, France.

PMID: 19714894 DOI: 10.1021/la803547j

Abstract

The grazing incidence diffuse X-ray scattering out of the specular plane technique (GISAXS) is presented, and its capabilities are compared to the more classical X-ray specular reflectivity technique (XSR). Three experimental illustrations are given to prove the efficiency of GISAXS. First, the structure of a DPPC phospholipid monolayer is analyzed. Second, the time-resolved kinetics of lipid desorption from a monolayer interacting with a mineral gel subphase is studied. Third, the structural evolution of biomembranes at extremely low temperatures is illustrated. The GISAXS technique appears to compete efficiently with neutron reflection techniques by taking advantage of remarkably short acquisition times crucial in kinetics experiments.

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