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Cover Picture: Complex Interfaces and their Role in Protein‐Stabilized Soft Materials (ChemPhysChem 13/2008)
Author(s) -
Erni Philipp,
Fischer Peter,
Herle Vishweshwara,
Haug Martina,
Windhab Erich J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200890052
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , soft materials , chemistry , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering
The cover picture shows asymmetric drops covered with a globular protein, lysozyme, used to study the role of protein‐stabilized interfaces in oil‐in‐water emulsions by Erni et al. in their manuscript on page 1833. Using a combination of interfacial stress measurements (frequency‐dependent surface shear moduli shown on the cover picture) and in‐situ structural probing (rheo‐small angle light scattering pattern in the background), they demonstrate how in‐plane interfacial stresses due to the macromolecular adsorption layer stabilize emulsion drops against deformation.