Open AccessTheories of hydrophobic effects and the description of free volume in complex liquids
Author(s) -
Lawrence R. Pratt,
Shekhar Garde,
Gerhard Hummer
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/319667
Subject(s) - volume (thermodynamics) , context (archaeology) , aqueous solution , principal (computer security) , chemistry , thermodynamics , chemical physics , polymer science , organic chemistry , computer science , physics , geology , operating system , paleontology
Recent progress on molecular theories of hydration of nonpolar solutes in liquid aqueous solution has lead to new ways to thinking about the old issue of free volume in liquids. This article surveys the principal new results with particular attention to the context of general issues of packing in liquids