The structure, phase behavior, and properties of cellular membranes are derived from their
composition, which includes phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols, and proteins with various …

The broad range of applications of synchrotron and neutron scattering in the investigation of
soft condensed matter is reviewed. Appropriate combinations of these techniques allow …

Compact myelin comprises most of the dry weight of myelin, and its insulative nature is the
basis for saltatory conduction of nerve impulses. The major dense line (MDL) is a 3-nm …

Neutron scattering is widely used in a variety of disciplines. Neutrons differ from other
structural probes such as X-rays and electrons in that they are neutral, have deep …

Many interesting physical, chemical and biological phenomena occur at interfaces between
nanometre-scale layers of soft condensed matter. These often complex systems lend …

The Quite Intense Kinetics Reflectometer (QIKR) will be a general-purpose, horizontal-
sample-surface neutron reflectometer. Reflectometers measure the proportion of an incident …

The FlexiProb project is a joint effort of three soft matter groups at the Universities of
Bielefeld, Darmstadt, and Munich with scientific support from the European Spallation …

A new time-of-flight neutron reflectometer GRAINS with a horizontal sample plane (vertical
scattering plane) has recently been put into operation at the pulsed reactor IBR-2 (JINR …

In neutron scattering on soft matter, an important concern is the control and stability of
environmental conditions surrounding the sample. Complex sample environment setups are …

Supported lipid bilayers on planar surfaces constitute an archetypical experimental system
for the study of biological membranes. The popularity of these ordered molecular layers in …