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Water Repellency in Hydrophobic Nanocapsules—Molecular View on Dewetting
Author(s) -
Müller Achim,
Garai Somenath,
Schäffer Christian,
Merca Alice,
Bögge Hartmut,
AlKarawi Ahmed Jasim M.,
Prasad Thazhe Kootteri
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201402986
Subject(s) - nanocapsules , dewetting , lotus , polymer science , nanotechnology , chemistry , hydrophobic effect , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , biology , botany , engineering , nanoparticle , thin film
Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Achim Müller at the University of Bielefeld. The image (including artwork from Hartmut Bögge) depicts manifestations of the ubiquitous hydrophobic effects which play a crucial role in general biology, for example, the so‐called “self‐cleaning properties” of the Lotus leaves (model shown), in structural biology and for many practical applications in daily life. The new results refer to synthetic hydrophobic nanocapsules in which encapsulated water is repelled from the inner wall (left), in sharp contrast to the situation found in related hydrophilic capsules (right). Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201402216 .