[Effect of a permanent magnetic field on the formation of lipid bilayers]

Effect of the constant magnetic field (MF) by the induction of 1.1 T on formation kinetics of bilayer lipid membranes (BLM) from egg lecithin in decane was discovered. Under the effect of MF oriented in parallel to the lipid film place the rate of BLM formation decreases, while at its perpendicular orientation it is accelerated. The stationary value of BLM capacity decreases under MF effect at both orientations. The discovered changes in the rate of BLM formation under MF effect seem to be related to the effect of MF on liquid crystalline structure of colour lipid film.