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Yet, their underlying properties are vigorously debated, particularly for polymer networks. While molecular-scale theories predict no interfacial changes with macroscopic deformation, multiple experiments suggest otherwise. To settle this issue, we measure displacement fields near the interface of a silicone gel, in the limit of small deformations. We discover an unexpected multiscale response. The shear modulus decreases smoothly by half with 20  μ⁢m of the interface. At the same time we observe a surface excess elasticity, that depends on history and outer medium composition. These results reveal the fundamentally multiscale nature of polymeric surfaces, and call for further experimental and theoretical investigations into the basic understanding of soft solid interfaces."}],"fulldoi":"https://doi.org/10.1103/8msx-l8s7","date_created":"2026-07-13T09:40:54Z","acknowledgement":"The authors thank Katharine Jensen, Stefanie Heyden, Thomas Salez, Francesco Stellacci, Denis Bartolo, Francesco Picella, Hélène Delanoë-Ayari, Mathieu Leocmach, Antoine Bérut, Cécile Cottin-Bizonne, Anne-Laure Biance, and Oriane Talabart for useful discussions. We also thank the reviewers for excellent suggestions that substantively improved the manuscript.","article_number":"021063","tmp":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","short":"CC BY (4.0)"}}