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Influence of a hydrophilic spacer on the structure of a phospholipid monolayer

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We present the results of thermodynamical and X-ray grazing incidence diffraction experiments performed on Langmuir monolayers of ether lipids with hydrophilic spacers between the glycerol backbone and the phosphatidylcholine head group: DHPC, DH-E01-PC, and DH-E02-PC. As a spacer the oxy-ethylene group is used, which is a typical hydrophilic unit of non-ionic tensides. It turns out that the introduction of the hydrophilic spacers leads to a fluidization of the monolayer and reduces the tilt angle of the chains.

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  1. Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    B. Struth, E. Scalas, G. Brezesinski & H. Möhwald

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid-und Grenzflächenforschung, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489, Berlin, Germany

    H. Möhwald

  3. Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Universität Halle, Halle, Germany

    F. Bringezu

  4. Risø National Laboratory, Risø, Denmark

    W. G. Bouwman & K. Kjær

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Struth, B., Scalas, E., Brezesinski, G. et al. Influence of a hydrophilic spacer on the structure of a phospholipid monolayer. Nouv Cim D 16, 1545–1550 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462040

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