Table 1 Interaction free energy.

From: Deciphering the scaling of single-molecule interactions using Jarzynski’s equality

Interaction

kT per molecule

SFA overall interaction, μtot

14.4±0.1

SFA backbone and non-specific interactions, μns

3.5±0.1

SFA acid–base, μspecific

10.9±0.2

AFM acid–base setting 1,

10.8±0.8

AFM acid–base setting 2,

10.6±0.8

  1. AFM, atomic force microscope; SFA, surface forces apparatus.
  2. Overview of experimental determination of interaction free energy differences obtained from complementary AFM and SFA measurements.
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