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Probing the Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial Water with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Published on: May 27, 2018
Composition, concentration and charge profiles of water-water interfaces
R Hans Tromp1, M Vis, B H Erné
1Department of Flavour and Texture, NIZO food research, Kernhemseweg 2, 6718 ZB Ede, The Netherlands. University of Utrecht, Van 't Hoff laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The properties of interfaces are discussed between coexisting phases in phase separated aqueous solutions of polymers. Such interfaces are found in food, where protein-rich and polysaccharide-rich phases coexist. Three aspects of such interfaces are highlighted: the interfacial profiles in terms of polymer composition and polymer concentration, the curvature dependence of the interfacial tension, and the interfacial potential, arising when one of the separated polymers is charged. In all three cases a theoretical approach and methods for experimental verification are presented.
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