A great variety of biologically relevant monolayers present phase coexistence characterized by domains formed by lipids in a long-range ordered phase state dispersed in a continuous, disordered phase. Because of the difference in surface densities the domains possess an excess dipolar density with respect to the surrounding liquid phase . In this work we propose an alternative method to measure the dipolar repulsion for neutral lipid monolayers. The procedure is based on the comparison of the radial distribution function , g(r), from experiments and Brownian dynamic (BD) simulations . The domains were modeled as disks with surface dipolar density, whose strength was varied to best describe the experimentally determined monolayer structure. For comparison, the point dipole approximation was also studied. As an example, we applied the method for mixed monolayers with different proportions of distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC ) and obtained the excess dipolar density, which were in agreement with those obtained from surface potential measurements . A systematic analysis for experimentally relevant parameter range is given, which may be used as a working curve for obtaining the dipolar repulsion in different systems provided that the experimental g(r) can be calculated from a statistically relevant amount of images .
A great variety of biologically relevant monolayers present phase coexistence characterized by domains formed by lipids in an ordered phase state dispersed in a continuous, disordered phase. The difference in surface densities between these phases originates inter-domain dipolar interactions, which are relevant for the determination of the spacial distribution of domains, as well as their dynamics . In this work , we propose a novel manner of estimating the dipolar repulsion using a passive method that involves the analysis of images of the monolayer with phase coexistence. The method is based on the comparison of the pair correlation function obtained from experiments with that obtained from Brownian dynamics simulations of a model system. As an example, we determined the difference in dipolar density of a binary monolayer of DSPC/DMPC at the air-water interface from the analysis of the radial distribution of domains, and the results are compared with those obtained by surface potential determinations . A systematic analysis for experimentally relevant parameter range is given, which may be used as a working curve for obtaining the dipolar repulsion in different systems .
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