Surface tension and dilational rheology of mixed β-casein – β-lactoglobulin aqueous solutions at the water/air interface

Abstract

Bubble profile analysis tensiometry was used to study the surface tension and dilational visco-elasticity of individual and mixed solutions of β-casein (BCS) and β-lactoglobulin (BLG) at various mixing ratios of the components. The results for the individual protein solutions were analysed based on a new theory, which is applicable in the pre-critical and post-critical concentration range of the surface tension isotherm. It is shown that these proteins are capable of displacing each other from the adsorption layer, which affects the surface tension and visco-elasticity modulus of the adsorbed layers. The model developed for protein mixtures agrees well with the experimental data and the calculated dependencies of the surface properties on the solution composition confirm the mutual influence of added proteins.