Real-time monitoring of hydrophobic aggregation reveals a critical role of cooperativity in hydrophobic effect
oleh: Liguo Jiang, Siqin Cao, Peter Pak-Hang Cheung, Xiaoyan Zheng, Chris Wai Tung Leung, Qian Peng, Zhigang Shuai, Ben Zhong Tang, Shuhuai Yao, Xuhui Huang
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Hydrophobic interactions occur between nonpolar molecules in water and their experimental quantification can help the understanding of biological self-assembly. Here Jianget al. examine the kinetics and thermodynamics of hydrophobic aggregation in a bulk environment and characterize its cooperativity.