Lexic.us

2. Noun. (biology) A layer of tissue that is one cell thick ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monolayer

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Medical Definition of Monolayer

1. A single layer of any molecule, but most commonly applied to polar lipids. Can be formed at an air/water interface in experimental systems. The term should not be used to describe one layer of a lipid bilayer, for which the term leaflet is generally used. See: monolayering of cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Monolayer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Purification of Neonatal Rat Pancreatic monolayer Cultures for Endocrine Cells (40657)1 WILFRED Y. FUJIMOTO Department of Medicine RG-20. ..."

2. Thin Polymer and Phospholipid Films for Biosensors: Characterisation with by Torbjorn Tjarnhage (1997)
"Another interpretation is that the well-ordered lipid LB monolayer changes into a less well-ordered structure when liposomes hit the surface. ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"A normal monolayer of secondary calf kidney cells stained by H & E. X 185. Fig. 2. Secondary calf kidney monolayer 16 hours after infection with F46 virus ..."

4. Fission Gas Behaviour in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Cadarache by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"In addition, the assumption of a single monolayer coverage for ns is reasonable considering that a monolayer is not normally exceeded with chemisorption. ..."

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