%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
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%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.