Glossary

Adsorption of polymers

Also polymers, in particular protein, are surface active. As example the process of adsorption of a protein at the water-air interface is shown here. The protein is transported in the solution bulk by diffusion, arrives at the surface and adsorbs, and at the interface it is changing its conformation. The extent of this unfolding and denaturation process depends on the space available at the interface.
Scientific Setup

Figure 1: Experimental setup for profile analysis tensiometry.

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