Gaussian model of fluctuating membrane and its scattering properties.

A mathematical model is developed to jointly analyze elastic and inelastic scattering data of fluctuating membranes within a single theoretical framework. The model builds on a nonhomogeneously clipped time-dependent Gaussian random field. This specific approach provides one with general analytical expressions for the intermediate scattering function for any number of sublayers in the membrane and arbitrary contrasts.

Correction: Structure formation of PNIPAM microgels in foams and foam films.

Correction for 'Structure formation of PNIPAM microgels in foams and foam films' by Matthias Kühnhammer , , 2022, , 9249-9262, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM01021F.

Structure formation of PNIPAM microgels in foams and foam films.

Responsive aqueous foams are very interesting from a fundamental point of view and for various applications like foam flooding or foam flotation. In this study thermoresponsive microgels (MGs) made from poly(-isopropyl-acrylamide) (PNIPAM) with varying cross-linker content, are used as foam stabilisers. The foams obtained are thermoresponsive and can be destabilised by increasing the temperature.

Small-angle scattering for beginners.

Many experimental methods are available for the characterization of nanostructures, but most of them are limited by stringent experimental conditions. When it comes to analysing nanostructures in the bulk or in their natural environment - even as ordinary as water at room temperature - small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays or neutrons is often the only option. The rapid worldwide development of synchrotron and neutron facilities over recent decades has opened unprecedented possibilities for using SAS and in a time-resolved way.

Inelastic neutron scattering analysis with time-dependent Gaussian-field models.

Converting neutron scattering data to real-space time-dependent structures can only be achieved through suitable models, which is particularly challenging for geometrically disordered structures. We address this problem by introducing time-dependent clipped Gaussian field models. General expressions are derived for all space- and time-correlation functions relevant to coherent inelastic neutron scattering for multiphase systems and arbitrary scattering contrasts.