It is shown that the “hydrophobic” attraction energy between two apolar moieties (as well as
between one polar and one apolar moiety) immersed in water is the sole consequence of …

Hydrophobic interaction and hydrophilic repulsion occur in aqueous media and are caused
by Lewis acid-base interactions of molecules, membranes or vesicles, with and among the …

The thermodynamic nature of interfaces and of adhesion is reexamined in the light of the
Lifshitz theory of the forces acting across condensed phases. A new term is proposed, γ LW …

The non‐covalent forces involved in bioadhesion involving flat surfaces, small particles,
cells and bio‐polymers are: Lifshitz‐van der Waals (LW), polar (electron‐acceptor‐electron …

It is well known that sugars such as sucrose and glucose, when dissolved in water, cause an
increase in its measured surface tension. We determined however that polymers of sucrose …

The interfacial tension (γSW) between a condensed-phase material (S) and water (W) is one
of the most important terms occurring (directly or indirectly) in the major surface …

Macroscopic, non-covalent, aspecific interactions between hydrophilic biopolymers,
particles and cells in aqueous media tend to be repulsive; they are caused by Lifshitz-van …

Molecular self association in liquids is a physical process that can dominate cohesion
(interfacial tension) and miscibility. In water, self association is a powerful organizational …

A good estimation of the hydrophobic effect is needed to understand the behavior of proteins
in solution. This would, in turn, help to (i) account for the hydrophobic effect in the evaluation …

An atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to measure surface forces between a glass
sphere and a silica plate. When the measurements were conducted between untreated …