Feasibility Study for Biological Membranes by Using a New Neutron Reflectometer at the HANARO

Abstract

A new neutron reflectometer was installed at the HANARO research reactor in 2006 and polymer thin films and a series of biological membrane studies were measured with the neutron reflectometer to check its viability for studying different thin films. The experimental results showed that the essential structural information of these biological systems could be acquired from the measurements and the results were in good agreement with those previously reported. Hence, HANARO neutron reflectometer was confirmed as a useful tool for performing measurements at air-solid and solid-liquid interfaces, especially for biological applications.