In this work we have analyzed the structural, topographical, and shear characteristics of mixed monolayers formedby adsorbed
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lactoglobulin (
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lg) and spread monoglyceride (monopalmitin or monoolein) on a previously adsorbedprotein film. Measurements of the surface pressure (
mages/gifchars/pi.gif" BORDER=0 >)-area (
A) isotherm, Brewster angle microscopy (BAM), andsurface shear characteristics were obtained at 20
mages/entities/deg.gif">C and at pH 7 in a modified Wilhelmy-type film balance. The
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Aisotherm and BAM i
mages deduced for adsorbed
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lactoglobulin-monoglyceride mixed films at
mages/gifchars/pi.gif" BORDER=0 > lower than theequilibrium surface pressure of
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lactoglobulin (
) indicate that
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lactoglobulin and monoglyceride coexist at theinterface. However, the interactions between protein and monoglyceride are somewhat weak. At higher surface pressures(at
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) a protein displacement by the monoglyceride from the interface takes place. The surface shear viscosity(
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s) of mixed films is very sensitive to protein-monoglyceride interactions and displacement as a function of monolayercomposition (protein/monoglyceride fraction) and surface pressure. Shear can induce change in the morphology ofmonoglyceride and
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lactoglobulin do
mains, on the one hand, and segregation between do
mains of the film-formingcomponents on the other hand. In addition, the displacement of
mages/gifchars/beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-lactoglobulin by the monoglycerides is facilitatedunder shear conditions.