Chapter 4. Phospholipid monolayers

H. Möhwald
Max-Planck-Institut f ür Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung,
Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

1. Introduction

2. Experimental methods

2.1. Thermodynamic measurements
2.2. Surface potential measurements
2.3. Optical techniques
2.4. X-ray studies
2.5. Neutron scattering
2.6. Infrared techniques
2.7. Surface force measurements
2.8. Scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy
2.9. Electronopticalstudies

3.1. Description of the main phase transitions
3.2. Description of ordered phases
3.3. Description of the hydrophilic membrane region
3.4. Description of domain structure

4.1. Thermodynamic equilibrium?
4.2. Phase diagram
4.3. Phase transitions
4.4. Domain structure

5.1. Saturated straight chain lipids
5.2. Unsaturated bonds
5.3. Chain branching
5.4. Different head group features
5.5. Lipid mixtures
5.6. Cholesterol/lipid mixtures
5.7. Protein/lipid mixtures

Acknowledgement

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