Relaxation time for acyl chain extension

Range ≤10^-7 sec
Organism Unspecified
Reference Evan. Evans, David. Needham, Physical properties of surfactant bilayer membranes: thermal transitions, elasticity, rigidity, cohesion and colloidal interactions. J. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91 (16), pp 4219–4228 DOI: 10.1021/j100300a003 link p.4220 right column 2nd paragraph
Primary Source [21] Bloom, M. Smith, I. C. P. In Progress in Protein-Lipid Interactions, Watts, De Pont, Eds. Elsevier: New York, 1985 p 61.
Comments p.4220 right column 2nd paragraph: "Viscosities for area dilation and curvature changes appear to be completely inaccessible to mechanical measurement because they are determined by relaxation times for acyl chain extension (≤10^-7s) [primary source]."
Entered by Uri M
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