Thermal Expansion of Microstructured DMPC Bilayers Quantified by Temperature‐Controlled Atomic Force Microscopy

Abstract

Microcalorimetry of single bilayers: Temperature-controlled AFM (see images; DMPC=1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospocholine) of microstructured lipid bilayers allows for the exact determination of the main phase transition temperature of solid supported membranes. The authors show that changes in membrane thickness, thermal expansion and boundary fluctuations can be determined simultaneously as a function of temperature. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2267/2006/z600013_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.