%0 journal article %@ 1520-6106 %A Schmiele, M.,Busch, S.,Morhenn, H.,Schindler, T.,Schmutzler, T.,Schweins, R.,Lindner, P.,Boesecke, P.,Westermann, M.,Steiniger, F.,Funari, S.S.,Unruh, T. %D 2016 %J The Journal of Physical Chemistry B %N 24 %P 5505-5512 %R doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b02519 %T Structural Characterization of Lecithin-Stabilized Tetracosane Lipid Nanoparticles - Part I: Emulsions %U https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b02519 24 %X The structure of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) stabilized colloidal tetracosane emulsions was investigated by photon correlation spectroscopy and small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering, using emulsions with different neutron scattering contrasts. Special emphasis was placed on the structure of the DMPC stabilizer layer covering the emulsion droplets. A monolayer, structurally similar to a half DMPC bilayer, with a thickness of 16 Å is found. Thereby, the phosphocholine headgroups arrange flat at the oil-water interface. A deep penetration of the tetracosane oil into the stabilizer layer can be ruled out.