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EFFECTS of the spreading solvent, rate of compression, and substrate water on monolayer properties have been the subject of much discussion1–11. Most attention has been directed at the spreading solvent. Volatile solvents are used to aid spreading and to facilitate accurate measurement of minute quantities of film-forming materials. One possible source of difficulty is retention of solvent in the monolayer; a second is effect of the solvent on the state of aggregation of the film material (size and shape of islands); a third is dissolution and spreading by the solvent of paraffin wax used in coating parts of the apparatus (float and foils).
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WALKER, D., RIES, H. Effect of the Spreading Solvent on Monolayer Properties. Nature 203, 292–294 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203292a0
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