Molecular hydrophobicity at a macroscopically hydrophilic surface

JD Cyran, MA Donovan, D Vollmer… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Interfaces between water and silicates are ubiquitous and relevant for, among others,
geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, and chromatography. The molecular-level details of …

The Solvation-Induced Onsager Reaction Field Rather than the Double-Layer Field Controls CO2 Reduction on Gold

Q Zhu, SK Wallentine, GH Deng, JA Rebstock… - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
The selectivity and activity of the carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R) reaction are sensitive
functions of the electrolyte cation. By measuring the vibrational Stark shift of in situ …

Deconvolution of BIL-SFG and DL-SFG spectroscopic signals reveals order/disorder of water at the elusive aqueous silica interface

S Pezzotti, DR Galimberti, MP Gaigeot - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Through the prism of the rather controversial and elusive silica/water interface, ab initio DFT-
based molecular dynamics simulations of the structure and non-linear SFG spectroscopy of …

Spectroscopically Detecting Molecular-Level Bonding Formation between an Epoxy Formula and Steel

Z Xu, Y Zhang, Y Wu, X Lu - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
The formation of the interfacial adhesion between an epoxy adhesive and a substrate was
normally accompanied by the epoxy curing process on the substrate. Although the debate …

Molecular orientation of enzymes attached to surfaces through defined chemical linkages at the solid–liquid interface

Y Liu, TL Ogorzalek, P Yang… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The immobilization of enzymes on solid supports is widely used in many applications,
including biosensors, antifouling coatings, food packaging materials, and biofuel cells …

Hydrophobicity of hydroxylated amorphous fused silica surfaces

O Isaienko, E Borguet - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
Understanding the mechanism of water adsorption on silica is important in many fields of
science and technology, such as geo-and atmospheric chemistry. Vibrational IR–visible sum …

Molecular interactions between gold nanoparticles and model cell membranes

P Hu, X Zhang, C Zhang, Z Chen - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) and cells are of huge interest because NPs
have been extensively researched for biomedical applications. For the cellular entry of NPs …

Membrane Orientation of Gαiβ1γ2 and Gβ1γ2 Determined via Combined Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies

P Yang, A Boughton, KT Homan… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The manner in which the heterotrimeric G protein complexes Gβ1γ2 and Gαiβ1γ2 interact
with membranes is likely related to their biological function. We combined complementary …

Ultra-broadband sum-frequency vibrational spectrometer of aqueous interfaces based on a non-collinear optical parametric amplifier

O Isaienko, E Borguet - Optics Express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We describe an ultrabroadband IR-visible sum-frequency (SF) setup that allows
simultaneous acquisition of the entire vibrational spectrum of water molecules at mineral …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing the dehydration/deuteration processes at the liquid-solid interface by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

C Yan, E Moretto, O Kachouri, JL Biagi… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The liquid-solid interface is of great importance in fundamental and applied research.
However, the in-situ characterization of liquid-solid interfaces is very challenging. In this …