We establish and quantify correlations among the molecular structures, interaction forces, and physical processes associated with light-responsive self-assembled surfactant monolayers or bilayers at ...

DNA is constructed of two strands, consisting of sugar molecules and phosphate groups. Between these two strands are nitrogen bases, the compounds which make up organisms' genes, with hydrogen bonds ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif. – ) The physical model to describe the hydrophobic interactions of molecules has been a mystery that has challenged scientists and engineers since the 19th century. Hydrophobic ...

Hydrophobic interactions describe the natural tendency of non-polar molecules to avoid contact with water, a phenomenon fundamental to processes from protein folding to synthetic material design.

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers quantified hydrophobic interactions encoded by fusion peptide 1 (FP1) sequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

This release was amended on 26/09/19 to clarify the impact of the research. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a new aspect to the way that DNA binds itself, and ...

D. Horinek, A. Serr, M. Geisler, T. Pirzer, U. Slotta, S. Q. Lud, J. A. Garrido, T. Scheibel, T. Hugel, R. R. Netz Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of ...

Hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) is a powerful technique used for the purification of proteins in analytical and preparatory applications. HIC separates and purifies protein molecules on ...

Proteins drive nearly all biological functions and insight into their workings is essential for pharmaceutical developments. But now, a pair of scientists from Japan have found that our fundamental ...

Advances in materials science have led to the development of "smart materials," whose properties do not remain static but ...