Measurement of second and fourth rank order parameters by fluorescence polarization experiments in a lipid membrane system

It is theoretically and experimentally shown that steady-state measurements of the angular dependence of the fluorescence depolarization in macroscopically ordered membrane systems form an alternative for fixed-geometry time-resolved experiments in such systems. It is found that the experimentally d...

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Published inChemical physics Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 317 - 326
Main Authors Kooyman, R.P.H., Levine, Y.K., van der Meer, B.W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.09.1981
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Summary:It is theoretically and experimentally shown that steady-state measurements of the angular dependence of the fluorescence depolarization in macroscopically ordered membrane systems form an alternative for fixed-geometry time-resolved experiments in such systems. It is found that the experimentally determined fourth rank order parameter is consistent with that calculated from Maier—Saupe theory.
ISSN:0301-0104
DOI:10.1016/0301-0104(81)80167-X