Water is considered the greenest solvent. Nonetheless, the water solubility of natural
products is still an incredibly challenging issue. Indeed, it is nearly impossible to solubilize …

Cell-cell fusion is essential for fertilization and organ development. Dedicated proteins
known as fusogens are responsible for mediating membrane fusion. However, until recently …

Hydrophobic interactions constitute one of the most important types of nonspecific
interactions in biological systems, which emerge when water molecules rearrange as two …

We review direct force measurements on a broad class of hydrophobic and hydrophilic
surfaces. These measurements have enabled the development of a general interaction …

Particulate matter (PM), which is the primary contributor to air pollution, has become a
pervasive global health threat. When PM enters into a respiratory tract, the first body tissues …

A combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and reflection interference contrast
microscopy (RICM) was used to measure simultaneously the interaction force and the …

The mechanisms underlying transthyretin‐related amyloidosis in vivo remain unclear. The
abundance of the 49–127 transthyretin fragment in ex vivo deposits suggests that a …

The word tribology originates from the Greek word tribos, which means “friction, rub,
grind,”“to wear away,” or “science of friction.” Tribology is the study of science and …

Azobenzene-based materials have found applications in a wide variety of systems as a
convenient method to induce photo-responsive behaviour through facile trans (E) to cis (Z) …

Hydrophobic interactions are ubiquitous in water-based systems, which play a central role in
a variety of interfacial phenomena. Herein, the recent advances in the quantitative …