Interfaces and the driving force of hydrophobic assembly Export

@article{citeulike:334286, abstract = {The hydrophobic effect — the tendency for oil and water to segregate — is important in diverse phenomena, from the cleaning of laundry, to the creation of micro-emulsions to make new materials, to the assembly of proteins into functional complexes. This effect is multifaceted depending on whether hydrophobic molecules are individually hydrated or driven to assemble into larger structures. Despite the basic principles underlying the hydrophobic effect being qualitatively well understood, only recently have theoretical developments begun to explain and quantify many features of this ubiquitous phenomenon.}, author = {Chandler, David}, citeulike-article-id = {334286}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature04162}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature04162}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16193038}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16193038}, day = {28}, doi = {10.1038/nature04162}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {basics, hydrophobicity}, month = {September}, number = {7059}, pages = {640--647}, posted-at = {2008-01-03 21:18:39}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Interfaces and the driving force of hydrophobic assembly}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature04162}, volume = {437}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:334286 L3 - citeulike-article-id:334286 N2 - The hydrophobic effect — the tendency for oil and water to segregate — is important in diverse phenomena, from the cleaning of laundry, to the creation of micro-emulsions to make new materials, to the assembly of proteins into functional complexes. This effect is multifaceted depending on whether hydrophobic molecules are individually hydrated or driven to assemble into larger structures. Despite the basic principles underlying the hydrophobic effect being qualitatively well understood, only recently have theoretical developments begun to explain and quantify many features of this ubiquitous phenomenon. IS - 7059 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 EP - 647 TI - Interfaces and the driving force of hydrophobic assembly PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 437 SP - 640 KW - basics KW - hydrophobicity AU - Chandler, David PY - 2005/09/28/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature04162 ER -