TABLE 3.

Comparison of the maximum swelling of DPPC in pure water with values found in the literature

Maximum swelling parameters	DPPC in pure water T = 50°C
Dmax (Å)	67.0*, 67.0†, 66.3‡
ϕL(max)	0.54*, 0.51†, 0.53‡
bL (Å)	35.9*, 34.2†, 34.9‡
dw(max) (Å)	31.1*, 32.8†, 31.4‡
A (Å2)	68.1*, 71.2†, 70.0‡

^*Values taken from Rand and Parsegian (98).

^†Values taken from Lis et al. (87).

^‡Values obtained in this work.