Table 4 Experimental heat capacities at the maximum of the transition for DMPC MLV containing 0 mol%, 13 mol% and 25 mol% taken from Fig. 1.

From: Thermodynamics of lipid multi-lamellar vesicles in presence of sterols at high hydrostatic pressure

 

experimental cp [kJ/mol·K]

calculated τ [s]

DMPC

184

22.1

DMPC + 13 mol% chol.

6.26

0.75

DMPC + 25 mol% chol

0.496

0.06

  1. The relaxation times were calculated using eq. (15) assuming L = 7.35·108 J·K/s·mol.
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