Influence of side-chain length on phospholipid ordering in two dimensions

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-260

  Bringezu, Frank ^a   Brezesinski, Gerald ^a   Möhwald, Helmuth ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branched chains; Monolayers; Phospholipids; Structures; Thermodynamics; X ray investigations

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0032143024     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(98)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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