Chirality (originated from the Greek word “cheir”, meaning “hand”) is an expression of
nature, which is observed in its various forms. Traditionally, a lack of symmetry is considered …

Abstract Knowledge of the mesoscopic morphology of condensed phase domains formed
after the main phase transition in the two-phase coexistence region of Langmuir monolayers …

To study the possibility of controlling molecular assemblies such as monolayers by using
chirality, we synthesized 1-[1-(6-stearyl) pyrenyl] ethanol (SP6E), a novel amphiphilic …

The monolayer characteristics of selected N-alkanoyl substituted α-amino acid are studied
with the objective to demonstrate the specific effect of the chemical structure of the polar …

Chiral discrimination is a phenomenon where one chiral molecule can distinguish the
identical molecule, the molecule which is its mirror image or a different chiral molecule. This …

The relationship of molecular chirality and biology is intriguing. Our curiosity prompts the
question as to why diverse natural biological molecules are overwhelmingly dissymmetric. Is …

Chiral interfaces and molecular recognition phenomena are of special interest not only for
the understanding of biological recognition processes but also for the potential application in …

Demixing of components has long been described in model membranes. It is a
consequence of non-ideal lateral interactions between membrane components, and it …

The quantum-chemical semiempiric PM3 method is used to calculate the thermodynamic
parameters of clusterization for the racemic α-amino acids C n H2 n+ 1CHNH2COOH with …

The interaction of the glycoalkaloid tomatine with monolayers of
dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and cholesterol, as well as other selected sterols …