2007
Hydrophobic Forces and Hydrogen Bonds in the Adhesion between Retinoid-Coated Surfaces
Tareste D, Pincet F, Lebeau L, Perez É. Hydrophobic Forces and Hydrogen Bonds in the Adhesion between Retinoid-Coated Surfaces. Langmuir 2007, 23: 3225-3229. PMID: 17266339, DOI: 10.1021/la0629779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrophobic forcesHydrogen bondsPure waterShort-range attractive forcesLipid layerHydrophilic headgroupLong-range attractionHydrophobic chainsTris bufferHydrophobic effectLipid monolayersApolar characterMolecular interactionsAttractive forceBondsLipid bilayersExponential forceHeadgroupsNew classForce measurementsDistance profilesWaterBufferInteractionMonolayers
1999
Bilayers of neutral lipids bear a small but significant charge
Pincet F, Cribier S, Perez E. Bilayers of neutral lipids bear a small but significant charge. The European Physical Journal B 1999, 11: 127-130. DOI: 10.1007/bf03219162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutral lipid bilayersLipid bilayersSurface force measurementsPure waterPhosphatidyl choline bilayerAqueous mediaElectrophoretic measurementsHigh salt concentrationsSurface forcesNegative chargeSignificant chargeWeak forcesAdhesion energySalt concentrationSalt solutionRepulsionBilayersLess chargeWeak repulsionSaltChargeForce measurementsSmall amountWater