Specific effects of electrolytes have posed a challenge since the 1880's. The pioneering
work was that of Franz Hofmeister who studied specific salt induced protein precipitation …

Specific ion effects occur everywhere. They occur in bulk solutions and at interfaces
(air/water, oil/water, solid/water, macromolecule/water, etc.). They are even found in …

The Hofmeister series, first noted in 1888, ranks the relative influence of ions on the physical
behavior of a wide variety of aqueous processes ranging from colloidal assembly to protein …

Seaweed-associated bacteria play a crucial role in morphogenesis and growth of seaweeds
(macroalgae) in direct and/or indirect ways. Bacterial communities belonging to the phyla …

Specific ion effects in aqueous polymer solutions have been under active investigation over
the past few decades. The current state-of-the-art research is primarily focused on the …

The classical Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) theory of colloids, and
corresponding theories of electrolytes, are unable to explain ion specific forces between …

Competition between microbial species is a product of, yet can lead to a reduction in, the
microbial diversity of specific habitats. Microbial habitats can resemble ecological …

The native state of a globular protein is essential for its biocatalytic function, but is marginally
stable against unfolding. While unfolding equilibria are often reversible, folding …

Ionic liquids (ILs) have been receiving much attention as solvents in various areas of
biochemistry because of their various beneficial properties over the volatile solvents and ILs …

According to classical DLVO theory all ions of background salt solution with the same ionic
charge should result in the same effective force between colloidal particles. However, the …