@article{Bermudez2004a,
  title = {{E}ffect of bilayer thickness on membrane bending rigidity},
  author = {Harry Bermudez and Daniel A. Hammer and Dennis E. Discher},
  journal = {Langmuir},
  year = {2004},
  number = {3},
  pages = {540--543},
  volume = {20},
  abstract = {{T}he bending rigidity k(c) of bilayer vesicles self-assembled from amphiphilic diblock copolymers has been measured using single- and dual-micropipet techniques. {T}hese copolymers are nearly a factor of 5 greater in hydrophobic membrane thickness d than their lipid counterparts and an order of magnitude larger in molecular weight {M}-n. {T}he macromolecular structure of these amphiphiles lends insight into and extends relationships for traditional surfactant behavior. {W}e find the scaling of k(c) with thickness to be nearly quadratic, in good agreement with existing theories for bilayer membranes. {T}he results here are key to understanding and designing soft interfaces such as biomembrane mimetics.},
  doi = {10.1021/la035497f}
}

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