Assertion: lipid | /r/CapableOf | rearrange unlike bulk material
Facets:
value: easily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The reason for this is that the lipids in a fluid bilayer rearrange easily so, unlike a bulk material where the resistance to expansion comes from intermolecular bonds, the resistance to expansion in a bilayer is a result of the extra hydrophobic area exposed to water upon pulling the lipids apart.