Thickness-radius relationship and spring constants of cholesterol helical ribbons

Thickness-radius relationship and spring constants of cholesterol helical ribbons

Using quantitative phase microscopy, we have discovered a quadratic relationship between the radius R and the thickness t of helical ribbons that form spontaneously in multicomponent cholesterol–surfactant mixtures. These helical ribbons may serve as mesoscopic springs to measure or to exert forces...

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Main Authors: Benedek, George B., Feld, Michael S., Dasari, Ramachandra Rao, Sung, Yongjin, Hossain, Najeeb, Lomakin, Aleksey, Choi, Wonshik, Kozlova, Natalia, Khaykovich, Boris
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55291
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9490-2771
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-524X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6684-7608

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55291
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9490-2771
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-524X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6684-7608

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