Abstract
The influence of hexadecanol (HD) and palmitic acid (PA) on the molecular packing and phase transition temperature of dipalmitoylphosphatidyl-choline (DPCC) monolayers was investigated at the air-water interfaces. The morphology and phase behavior of DPCC/HD monolayers and mixed DPCC/PA was determined by fluorescence microscopy and pressure-area-isotherms. The temperature of the liquid-expanded to condensed phase transition was increased by the addition of PA or HD to DPCC monolayers. The increase in amount of the single chain surfactant lead to a reduction in tilt angle of the aliphatic chains at a surface pressure of 40 mN/m.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 774-783 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 116 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 8 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |