Critical Reflections on the Hydrophobic Effect, its Origins and Manifestation: Water Structure, Chemical Reactivity, Micelles and Gels.

The origins of the Hydrophobic Effect (HE), its biological significance and its experimental basis are critically addressed in this brief review. It is argued that the mechanistic work reported on the HE in recent decades needs to be reassessed, as its conclusions are apparently debatable. Essential...

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Main Author: Sosale Chandrasekhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Chemical Society 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section A: Chemistry
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Online Access:http://dergipark.gov.tr/jotcsa/issue/30155/328983