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bilayer /bi·lay·er/ (bi´la-er) a membrane consisting of two molecular layers.
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Lipid bilayer, a fluid barrier to permeability, with polar head groups exposed and hydrophobic tails sequestered.

bi·lay·er (blr)
n.
A structure, such as a film or membrane, consisting of two molecular layers.

bilayer [bi´la-er]
a membrane consisting of two molecular layers, such as the cell membrane or the envelope of some viruses.
Lipid bilayer, a fluid barrier to permeability, with polar head groups exposed and hydrophobic tails sequestered. From Dorland's, 2000.

bilayer
a membrane layer two molecules thick.

phospholipid bilayer
a layer containing two phospholipid molecules which is the basic structural unit of all biological membranes.


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When two of these "cells" come into contact, the water-repelling lipid ends that form their outsides touch, creating a stable double bilayer that separates the two cells' interiors, just as actual cell membranes do.
In a previous study (25) we demonstrated that rheology coupled to morphological investigations could be a useful tool for (i) monitoring the competition between interdiffusion and reaction at polymer/polymer interfaces in bilayer sandwich structures and (ii) modeling the interphase triggered between the neighboring layers.
The lipid bilayer is a self-assemblying structure with temperature-dependent properties.
 
 
 
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