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Dewetting and Hydrophobic Interaction in Physical and Biological Systems

Year: 2008

Type: review

Abstract: Hydrophobicity manifests itself differently on large and small length scales. This review focuses on large-length-scale hydrophobicity, particularly on dewetting at single hydrophobic surfaces and drying in regions bounded on two or more sides by hydrophobic surfaces. We review applicable theories, simulations, and experiments pertaining to large-scale hydrophobicity in physical and biomolecular systems and clarify some of the critical issues pertaining to this subject. Given space constraints, we cannot review all the significant and interesting work in this active field.

Source: Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physchem.58.032806.104445

Authors: Bruce J. Berne, John D. Weeks, Ruhong Zhou

Institutions: IBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Columbia University, University of Maryland, College Park

Language: English

Topic: Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films

Subfield: Computational Mechanics

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: Modeling Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions