Effect of bilayer thickness on membrane bending rigidity

Langmuir

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 540-543

  Bermudez H ^a   Hammer, D A ^a   Discher, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPIDS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MULTILAYERS; RIGIDITY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BILAYER THICKNESS; DUAL MICROPIPET TECHNIQUES; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE BENDING RIGIDITY; SINGLE MICROPIPET TECHNIQUES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 3042593664     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la035497f     Document Type: Letter

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