Interfacial rheology
With interfacial rheology the viscoelastic behavior and stress relaxation of an interface can be characterized. If there are interfacially active components (surfactants, polymers, nanoparticles...) present, they make this more complex. These compounds adsorb and form a layer at the interface. When the available interfacial area changes, the interfacially active components react to the deflexion out of the equilibrium state.