Zusammenfassung: Die Adsorption yon Gelatine an Chrom-Oberfl~ichen ist in w~i~riger L6sung bei 298 K deutlich pH-Wert-abh~ingig. Bei konstantem pH-Wert entspricht der Verlauf der Isothermen formell dem High-Affinity-Typ. Die gr6f~te S~ittigungskapazit~t und ellipsometrisch bestimmte Schichtdicke ]iegen zwischen den isoelektrischen Punkten der Gelatine (IEPo = 5,1) und der Chromoberfl~iche (IEPcr = 5,6 Abstract: The adsorption of gelatin on chromium-surfaces in aqueous solution at 298 K depends clearly on the pH-value. At constant pH-value the shape of the isotherms formally belong to the high-affinity-type. The largest saturation capacity and the ellipsometrically determined thickness of the layer are found between the isoelectric points of the gelatin (IEP c = 5,1) and of the chromiumsurface 6). Under these conditions the solubility of gelatin in water reaches a minimum and the apparent molecular weight a maximum. The maximal adsorption of gelatin on chromium is based largely on unspecific hydrophobic interactions. Measurements of layer thickness andwetting tension indicate, that the adsorption of gelatin on chromium is not fully reversible. Even after intensive rinsing in pure water there remains a gelatin layer of approximately 3 nm thickness, which graduelly leads to a hydrophobization of the initially hydrophilic chromium surface. This effect is also observed with weakly water soluble natural (albumin, y-globulin, Na-caseinate) and synthetic polymers (PVA, PVP, MHPC, Polypropylenglycol, which various surfaces either hydrophobize or hydrophilize, depending on the original state.