When Szent-Györgyi called water the “matrix of life”, 1 he was echoing an old sentiment.
Paracelsus in the 16th century said that “water was the matrix of the world and of all its …

We present here a brief review of direct force measurements between hydrophobic surfaces
in aqueous solutions. For almost 70 years, researchers have attempted to understand the …

The in‐situ synthesis of oligo (ethylene glycol)‐functionalized polymer brushes from a self‐
assembled monolayer of an alkanethiol on gold that presents a tethered initiator by surface …

Protein resistance of oligoether self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold and silver
surfaces has been investigated systematically to elucidate structural factors that determine …

We perform molecular dynamics simulations to observe the structure and dynamics of water
using different water models (TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P) at ambient conditions, constrained by …

A study of protein resistance of oligo (ethylene glycol)(OEG), HS (CH2) 11 (OCH2CH2) n OH
(n= 2, 4, and 6), self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au (111) surfaces is presented here …

Hydrophobicity manifests itself differently on large and small length scales. This review
focuses on large-length-scale hydrophobicity, particularly on dewetting at single …

The settlement and colonization of marine organisms on submerged man-made surfaces is
a major economic problem for many marine industries. The most apparent detrimental …

We review recent developments in the area of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and their
applications. First, we discuss issues related to the structure, the phase transitions, the …

A number of materials have been proposed for use as biomaterials, including hydrophilic,
phase-separated and zwitterionic polymers. The mechanisms responsible for the bio/blood …