Molecular interactions in solvent-filled yoctowells (10- 24 L) and zeptowells (10- 21 L)

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 81-85

  Fuhrhop, Jürgen Hinrich ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILES; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

HYDROPHOBIC WALLS; METHYLAMMONIUM RINGS; OLIGOETHYLENES; SINGLE PORPHYRIN MOLECULES;

LIPIDS;

AMIDE; AMPHOPHILE; ETHYLENE; GLUCOSE; LIGAND; LIPID; OLIGOMER; PORPHYRIN; SOLVENT;

ADSORPTION; COVALENT BOND; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 37249078663     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2007.08.015     Document Type: Review

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