Abstract
The amount of water carried by a moving monolayer of stearyl alcohol is altered by addition of electrolytes and steroid hormones to the solution under the film. This is believed to be due to a change in the properties of water immediately adjacent to the film.
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PAK, C., GERSHFELD, N. Steroid Hormones and Monolayers. Nature 214, 888–889 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214888a0
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