Table 1 Stretch exponent β and relaxation time τ1 for various stabilizers at air-water (a/w) or oil-water (o/w) interfaces; C (mg/ml) denotes the concentration of the stabilizer in the bulk phase.

From: Dynamic heterogeneity in complex interfaces of soft interface-dominated materials

Stabilizer

C (g/l)

Type of interface

Expansion

Compression

Ref.

β

τ1(s)

β

τ1(s)

Nanospheres (NS)

0.5

o/w

0.55

19.5

1

62.9

Big nanospheres (BNS)

0.5

o/w

0.66

10.7

1

34.1

Nanotubes

0.5

o/w

0.68

17.2

0.85

29.0

Cross-linked nanotubes

0.5

o/w

0.54

12.1

1

68.0

Cross-linked NS

0.5

o/w

0.63

19.2

1

12.0

Cross-linked BNS

0.5

o/w

0.58

14.8

1

17.0

WPI (native) 10% Δ

20.0

a/w

0.56 ± 0.04

19.6 ± 1.1

0.69 ± 0.01

20.0 ± 2.2

WPI (native) 20% Δ

20.0

a/w

0.54 ± 0.04

13.7 ± 1.2

0.60 ± 0.01

17.2 ± 0.6

WPI aggregates 10% Δ

20.0

a/w

0.52 ± 0.02

20.3 ± 4.3

0.57 ± 0.00

23.8 ± 1.3

WPI aggregates 20% Δ

20.0

a/w

0.55 ± 0.03

16.5 ± 1.7

0.59 ± 0.02

17.3 ± 1.9

PPI (native)

0.5

a/w

0.42 ± 0.06

17.9 ± 9.1

0.73 ± 0.07

18.0 ± 6.2

PPI (24 hour ox.)

0.5

a/w

0.59 ± 0.10

19.1 ± 4.3

0.56 ± 0.21

30.9 ± 19.8

P4HS

a)

a/w

~0.5

~100

17

PMMA

a)

a/w

0.5–0.6

103–104

18

β-lactoglobulin pH 8.3

a)

a/w

~0.6

500–2000

19

β-lactoglobulin pH 6.0

a)

a/w

  

~0.6

500–1000

19

β-casein pH 8.3

a)

a/w

0.5–0.7

~1000

19

Polyglycerol ester (PGE)

0.1

a/w

0.6 ± 0.1

243 ± 67

20

E-coli lipids + FtsZ-ZipA

a)

a/w

<1

~100

21

  1. a) Stabilizer was spread on the interface in a Langmuir trough; a range of surface coverages or surface pressures were tested.