Hydrophobic interactions are driven by the combined influence of the direct attraction
between oily solutes and an additional water-mediated interaction whose magnitude (and …

This review focuses on the striking recent progress in solving for hydrophobic interactions
between small inert molecules. We discuss several new understandings. First, the inverse …

Lithium-ion solvation and diffusion properties in ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene
carbonate (PC) were studied by molecular simulation, experiments, and electronic structure …

New results derived from the experimental method of neutron diffraction and isotopic
substitution (NDIS) are presented for the hydration structure of the lithium cation (Li+) in …

We examine quantitatively the solute-size dependences of the effective interactions between
nonpolar solutes in water and in a simple liquid. The potential w (r) of mean force and the …

The hydration structure of Ba2+ ion is important for understanding blocking mechanisms in
potassium ion channels. Here, we combine statistical mechanical theory, ab initio molecular …

We address the association of the hydrophobic driving forces in protein folding with the
inverse temperature dependence of protein hydration, wherein stabilizing hydration effects …

Anion hydration is complicated by H-bond between neighboring water molecules in addition
to H-bond donation to the anion. This situation leads to competing structures and …

We report methane's osmotic virial coefficient over the temperatures 275 to 370 K and
pressures from 1 bar up to 5000 bar evaluated using molecular simulations of a united-atom …

The hydrophobic effect is an umbrella term encompassing a number of solvation
phenomena associated with solutions of nonpolar species in water, including the following …