> > My $0.02 on the subject of high ppN2 and rigid membranes. > > Nitrogen, existing as a dimeric molecule (N2), is more soluble in the > hydrophobic environment of the membrane bilayer. One of the reasons > for this is due to the larger induced dipole for nitrogen than exists > for the noble gas helium, which is monomeric (He).... snip > > It should > be possible to look at this using Langmuir-Bloggett films and > polarized light? Yeah, what he said! :-)
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