1,2-dipalmitoyl-
sn-glycero-3-phosphocoline semisynthetic (≥99%, DPPC), 1,2-distearoyl-
sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (≥99%, DSPC), 1,2-dimyristoyl-
sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (≥99%, DMPC) and 1,2-dioleoyl-
sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) lyophilized powder were acquired from Sigma-Aldrich Company (St. Louise, MO, USA) and used without further purification.
Chloroform (99.0–99.4%), hydrogen peroxide (30–32%), sulfuric acid (95–97%, Emparta
®ACS) and water LiChrosolv
® for chromatography were obtained from Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany).
Immersion oil for microscopy (UN 3082-9, PG III) was purchased from Merck Millipore (Billerica, MA, USA). Uncoated N-BK7 right angle prism (15 mm) was acquired from Edmund Optics (Barrington, NY, USA). Gold targets of 99.99% purity (Ø 57 mm × 0.2 mm) for argon sputter deposition was obtained from Ted Pella products (Redding, CA, USA).
A p-type <100> orientation silicon wafer was acquired from Siegert Wafer GmbH (Aachen, Germany). Substrate characteristics are: resistivity 10–20 Ω cm, thickness 525 ± 20 µm, diameter 100 ± 0.3 mm, prime grade, CZ growth (Czochralski process), boron doping (P/B type), Single Side Polishing (SSP) with 2 Semi-standard flats, Total Thickness Variation (TTV) <5 µm, bow <30 µm, warp <30 µm, particles < 10 of 0.3 µm.
González-Henríquez C.M., Villegas-Opazo V.A., Sagredo-Oyarce D.H., Sarabia-Vallejos M.A, & Terraza C.A. (2017). Thermal Response Analysis of Phospholipid Bilayers Using Ellipsometric Techniques. Biosensors, 7(3), 34.