HighlightsWe present antibiotic-induced membrane thinning of a multi-lamellar thin film sample.Both penicillin and sulbactam are found positioned outside the model membrane in an aqueous solution.We demonstrate a hybrid method to study the antibiotic–membrane interaction.
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