We report hitherto unrecognized cooperative behavior in the stochastic collapse of certain compressed lipid monolayers implicated in pulmonary function. The cooperativity emerges from a statistical analysis of the collapse events captured using fluorescence microscopy and digital image analysis. The collapse events involve folding of the monolayer on a micron scale, yet each event produces a macroscopic jerk of the layer. The cooperative collapse is striking for its temporal sharpness and large spatial extent. © 2006 American Chemical Society.
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Gopal, A., Belyi, V. A., Diamant, H., Witten, T. A., & Lee, K. Y. C. (2006). Microscopic folds and macroscopic jerks in compressed lipid monolayers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(21), 10220–10223. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0618983
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