Table 1.

List of parameters of the cholesterol/phospholipid model

Parameter – symbol	Parameter - name	Parameter - value	Comments and references
z	Coordination number in triangular lattice	4
$A_p^g$	Cross sectional area of DMPC in gel phase	40 Å2	27
$A_p^f$	Cross sectional area of DMPC in fluid phase	64 Å2	27
Ac	Cross sectional area of cholesterol	34 Å2	fitted (Fig.1)
rc = [Ac / π]1/2	Radius of cholesterol's cross section	3.29 Å
τ	Condensation factor	5 Å	fitted (Fig.1)
Δ HDMPC	DMPC transition enthalpy	6000cal/mol	27
Δ SDMPC	DMPC transition entropy	20.4cal/(mol·K)	27
euu	u-u interaction per unit length	−160.5cal/(mol· Å)	fitted (Fig.3)
eus	u-s interaction per unit length	−207cal/(mol· Å)	fitted (Fig.3)
$e_0^{ss}$	s-s interaction per unit length at M >> 2	−303.53cal/(mol· Å)	fitted (Fig.3)
γ		−10952.48 Å/mol	fitted (Fig.3)
T	absolute temperature	310 K	13