Issue 0, 1973

Multimolecular adsorption on cell surfaces under the influence of van der Waals forces

Abstract

Conditions under which adsorbed coats (“fuzz”) will form on a cell surface are developed in terms of Lifshitz theory of intermolecular forces. The conditions under which a close substrate, foreign body or neighbouring cell will cause dissolution or build-up of the adsorbed layer, or formation of a “tight junction” or “cell glue” are given. The notion of a static membrane and coat of fixed thickness is shown to be untenable in general.

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J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 2, 1973,69, 658-664

Multimolecular adsorption on cell surfaces under the influence of van der Waals forces

B. W. Ninham and P. Richmond, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 2, 1973, 69, 658 DOI: 10.1039/F29736900658

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