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Interfacial water

Disruptive influences

The structure of the interfacial water network near a hydrophobic surface is disrupted more by hydrophilic cations than hydrophobic ones.

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  1. Yamakata, A. & Osawa, M. Destruction of the water layer on a hydrophobic surface induced by the forced approach of hydrophilic and hydrophobic cations J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 10.1021/jz100424e (2010)

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Armstrong, G. Disruptive influences. Nature Chem (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.692

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