Nanoscale thermodynamics of biological interfacial tension

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 467, Issue 2126, 2011, Pages 559-568

  FernÁndez, Ariel ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomolecular interfaces; Interfacial tension; Molecular biophysics; Nanoscale thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE SEPARATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIO-MOLECULAR; BIOLOGICAL INTERFACE; BIOLOGICAL WATER; BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; BIOMOLECULAR INTERFACES; COMPLEX INTERFACE; HOT SPOT; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; LENGTH SCALE; MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS; NANO SCALE; NANO-SCALE PATTERNS; NANOMETRES; NON-POLAR; RED-SHIFTED;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 79551618034     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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