“This hydrophilic-hydrophobic feature of the aero-GaN allows it to skim over the surface like a flying water lily beetle, which is tethered to the water by four hydrophilic claws, the rest of its body ...

Hydrophobic catalysis and a potential biological role of DNA unstacking induced by environment effects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019; 116 (35): 17169 DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

When hydrophobic units are in a hydrophilic environment, they group together, to minimize their exposure to the water.

The hydrophobic effect — the tendency for oil and water to segregate — is important in diverse phenomena, from the cleaning of laundry, to the creation of micro-emulsions to make new materials ...

For example, thicker coatings (double-layer graphene or more) are ideal for hydrophobic applications, such as medical equipment and electronic components. On the other hand, single-layer graphene ...

Last year, a group of Harvard University scientists led by Dr. Joanna Aizenberg announced the development of a highly-hydrophobic (water-repellant) material known as SLIPS, or Slippery Liquid ...

Hydrophobic acrylic IOLs also have a higher refractive index, which can result in cases of dysphotopsia, he said. “The hydrophilics have a lower refractive index and have less propensity toward ...