An extremely efficient lubrication system is achieved in synovial joints by means of bio-
lubricants and sophisticated nanostructured surfaces that work together. Molecular …

Unique macromolecular structures known as polymer brushes are made of individual
polymer chains that are free at one end and attached to a solid surface at the other. Polymer …

The combination of label-free, surface-sensitive measurement techniques based on different
physical principles enables detailed characterization of biomacromolecular interactions at …

Low-salinity water flooding has been suggested to improve oil recovery in sandstone
reservoirs. However, application in carbonate reservoirs is still controversial. In this work, a …

Adsorption and desorption of a North Sea crude oil to silica and calcium carbonate surfaces
were studied by a quartz crystal microbalance, while the bare surfaces and adsorbed oil …

Small-angle neutron scattering has been used to probe the interfacial structure of foams
stabilised by small molecule surfactants at concentrations well below their critical micelle …

Self-initiated photografting and photopolymerization (SI-PGP) uses UV illumination to graft
polymers to surfaces without additional photoinitiators using the monomers as …

X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to quantify adsorption of
polyelectrolytes from aqueous solutions of low ionic strength onto mica, glass, and silica …

The hydration water of hydrophilic polymers freezes at subzero temperatures. The
adsorption of such polymers will result in a hydrophilic surface layer that strongly binds …

The structure and dynamics of nanostructure films formed by mixtures of soy
phosphatidylcholine and glycerol dioleate at the silicon–aqueous interface were studied by …