Photoacoustic estimation of reflectivities at solid-liquid interfaces by using total internal reflection technique.

Adsorption of Proteins at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

This paper concisely rev iews the general principles underlying protein adsorption from aqueous so lution onto a solid surface. The discussion includes the various stages of the adsorption process, i. e., transport o f the protein molecules towards the su rface, the absorbed amount under equilibrium conditions, desorption andreadsorption. Among the interactions that determine the overall protei...

Probing the nanohydrodynamics at liquid-solid interfaces using thermal motion.

We report on a new method to characterize nanohydrodynamic properties at the liquid-solid interface relying solely on the measurement of the thermal motion of confined colloids. This equilibrium measurement of surface properties--equivalent in spirit to the passive microrheology technique used for bulk properties--is able to achieve nanometric resolution on the slip length measurement. Explorin...

Potential-modulation spectroscopy at solid/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces.

Potential-modulation spectroelectrochemical methods at solid/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces are reviewed. After a brief summary of the basic features and advantages of the methods, practical applications of potential-modulation spectroscopy are demonstrated using our recent studies of solid/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces, including reflection measurements for a redox protein on a modi...

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

Electrostatic Potentials at Solid/Liquid Interfaces*

This review deals with electrostatic potentials within solid/electrolyte interfaces. The electrostatic potentials of several planes are defined and discussed: the inner surface potential affecting the state of charged surface species due to interactions with potential determining ions (Ψ0), the potential affecting the state of associated counterions (Ψβ), the potential at the onset of diffuse l...