Table 2.
Bending elasticity κc of saturated bilayers (PC: phosphatidylcholine) in D2O at different temperatures, measured with the neutron spin-echo (NSE) technique. Figure reprinted and adapted with permission from [51].
Lipid | Tm/°C | T/°C | (T − Tm)/°C | κc/kBT |
---|---|---|---|---|
14:0 PC | 24 | 22 | −2 | 100.0 ± 4.99 |
24 | 0 | 20.9 ± 0.61 | ||
28 | +4 | 13.9 ± 0.24 | ||
35 | +11 | 15.3 ± 0.31 | ||
45 | +21 | 13.9 ± 0.44 | ||
60 | +36 | 8.2 ± 0.12 | ||
16:0 PC | 41 | 30 | −11 | 49.6 ± 2.78 |
41 | 0 | 36.1 ± 1.49 | ||
60 | +19 | 9.5 ± 0.18 | ||
18:0 PC | 54 | 40 | −14 | 79.1 ± 3.23 |
60 | +6 | 13.6 ± 0.24 |