Physics of Amphiphilic Layers

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Mono- and Bilayers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Molecular Theory for Amphiphile Packing and Elastic Properties of Monolayers and Bilayers

      • A. Ben-Shaul, L. Szleifer, W. M. Gelbart

      Pages 2-8

   3. Chain Packing and the Compressional Elasticity of Surfactant Films

      • W. M. Gelbart, A. Ben-Shaul

      Pages 9-12

   4. Dynamics of Phase Transitions in Langmuir Monolayers of Polar Molecules

      • F. Brochard, J. F. Joanny, D. Andelman

      Pages 13-19

   5. Investigation of Phase Transitions in Fatty Acid Monolayers by Fluorescence Microscopy

      • F. Rondelez

      Pages 20-24

   6. Polymorphism of Monolayers of Monomeric and Macromolecular Lipids: On the Defect Structure of Crystalline Phases and the Possibility of Hexatic Order Formation

      • E. Sackmann, A. Fischer, W. Frey

      Pages 25-37

   7. Surface-Density Transitions, Surface Elasticity and Rigidity, and Rupture Strength of Lipid Bilayer Membranes

      • E. Evans, D. Needham

      Pages 38-57

   8. Equilibrium Configurations of Fluid Membranes

      • W. Helfrich, W. Harbich

      Pages 58-63

   9. Dynamics of Drying and Film-Thinning

      • P. G. de Gennes

      Pages 64-71

3. Surface Thermal Fluctuations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Curvature and Fluctuations of Amphiphilic Membranes

      • S. Leibler, R. Lipowsky, L. Peliti

      Pages 74-79

   3. Fluctuations and Interactions Between Membranes

      • D. Sornette

      Pages 80-96

   4. Tangential Flows in Fluid Membranes and Their Effect on the Softening of Curvature Rigidity with Scale

      • D. Foerster

      Pages 97-97

   5. Unbinding of Membranes

      • R. Lipowsky, S. Leibler

      Pages 98-105

   6. Elasticity of Crystalline and Hexatic Membranes

      • L. Peliti, D. R. Nelson

      Pages 106-112

   7. Fluctuations on Crystal Surfaces

      • S. Balibar

      Pages 113-117

   8. Surface Tension and Rigidity: Role of the Fluctuations and Optical Measurements

      • J. Meunier

      Pages 118-123

4. Ordered Phases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Geometrical Basis of Cubic Structures

      • J. Charvolin, J. F. Sadoc

      Pages 126-129

Amphiphilic layers play essential roles in the behaviour of a great variety of disperse systems such as micelles, microemulsions and vesicles. They can also exist as isolated mono- or bilayers, or constitute extended liquid crystalline structures. Although the properties of these different systems may at first sight seem unrelated, theoretical interpretations of them depend on several common concepts. This was the reason for bringing together scientists working in this area for the International Winter School on the Physics of Amphiphilic Layers, which was held at Les Houches, 10-18 February, 1987. The topics treated in the proceedings volume are mono- and bilayers, interactive forces between layers (with special emphasis on steric forces), ordered structures (in particular swollen lamellar phases and defects), vesicles, micelles (including polymer-like systems), microemulsions (especially random bicontinuous structures) and porous media. The importance of thermal fluctuations in the amphiphilic layers is stressed. Recent results are presented and literature references allow readers not familiar with the subject to find any background information they require.

• X-ray
• colloid
• electron microscopy
• fluorescence
• membrane
• microscopy
• molecule
• phase diagram
• scattering
• spectroscopy
• structure
• surface
• thermodynamics

• Lab. de Spectroscopie Hertzienne de I’ENS, CNRS, Paris Cedex 05, France

  Jacques Meunier, Dominique Langevin

• Centre de Physique, Université Scient. et Médic., Les Houches, France

  Nino Boccara

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