From Hofmeister to hydrotrope: Effect of anion hydrocarbon chain length on a polymer brush

H Robertson, JD Willott, KP Gregory… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Specific ion effects govern myriad biological phenomena, including protein–
ligand interactions and enzyme activity. Despite recent advances, detailed understanding of …

Destabilization of the D2 domain of Thermotoga maritima arginine binding protein induced by guanidinium thiocyanate and its counteraction by stabilizing agents

G Izzi, A Paladino, R Oliva, G Barra, A Ruggiero… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
D2 is a structural and cooperative domain of Thermotoga maritima Arginine Binding Protein,
that possesses a remarkable conformational stability, with a denaturation temperature of …

Effect of Hofmeister Anions Series on the Langmuir Film of Tetronic 90R4 and Tetronic 701 Block Copolymers

D Roy, B Naskar, T Bala - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The air–water interfacial behavior of Tetronic 90R4 and Tetronic 701 was studied in the
presence of sodium salts with different anions namely PO 4 3−, SO 4 2−, MoO 4 2−, WO 4 …

Denaturation of proteins: electrostatic effects vs. hydration

M Ballauff - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The unfolding transition of proteins in aqueous solution containing various salts or
uncharged solutes is a classical subject of biophysics. In many cases, this transition is a well …

Relevance of the Cation in Anion Binding of a Triazole Host: An Analysis by Electrophoretic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

P Steinforth, M Gómez-Martínez… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Triazole hosts allow cooperative binding of anions via hydrogen bonds, which makes them
versatile systems for application in anion binding catalysis to be performed in organic …

Effect of concentration and ionic strength on the lower critical solution temperature of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering

B Fehér, I Varga, JS Pedersen - Soft Materials, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoresponsive polymers, with special emphasis on poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(
PNIPAAM) have been the focus of several investigations due to its potential applications in …

Advances in NMR spectroscopy of small molecules in solution

WF Reynolds, DC Burns - 2022 - books.rsc.org
This chapter discusses advances in small molecule NMR in solution and covers articles from
2020 or 2021. After a short introduction, the second, major, section covers the determination …

Confined micro-environment of micelles regulates their interaction with anions

P Sun, MK Bera, W Bu, B Lin, M Schlossman - 2023 - chemrxiv.org
Ion interactions with supramolecular assemblies underlie their applications in the areas of
drug delivery, ion recognition, and conduction. The current challenge remains in directly …

Ion specific effects in polymer conformation

L Svanholm, A Köttö, S Deuda Lundkvist - 2021 - diva-portal.org
It is well known that ions affect polymers in specific ways not solely based on electric charge,
usually referred to as the Hoffmeister effect or ion specific effects. Poly (N …

NMR of soft matter systems

M Wallace - 2022 - books.rsc.org
For the purposes of this chapter, the term ''soft matter''is taken to include gels, polymer
solutions, liquid crystals, micellar systems and nanoparticulate suspensions. All possess a …