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Date
2016-09-30Type
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Abstract
Measuring thicknesses in thin films with high spatial and temporal resolution is of prime importance for understanding the structure and dynamics in thin films and membranes. In the present work, we introduce fluorescence-interferometry, a method that combines standard reflected light thin film interferometry with simultaneous fluorescence measurements. We apply this method to the thinning dynamics and phase separation in free-standing inverse phospholipid bilayer films. The measurements were carried out using a standard fluorescence microscope using multichannel imaging and yielded subnanometer resolution, which is applied to optically measure the discrete thickness variations across phase-separated membranes. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000120632Publication status
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Journal / series
ACS OmegaVolume
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Publisher
American Chemical SocietyOrganisational unit
09482 - Vermant, Jan / Vermant, Jan
Funding
165974 - Rheology of Lipid Bilayers (SNF)
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Cited 15 times in
Web of Science
Cited 16 times in
Scopus
ETH Bibliography
yes
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