Shaoning Yao, Wei-Tsu Tseng, et al.
ADMETA 2011
Atomistic dynamics simulations of purely hydrophobic carbon nanotubes in 8 M urea are performed to dissect the role of dispersion interactions in the denaturing power of urea. The enhanced population of urea and a paucity of water in proximity of nanotubes suggest that the stronger dispersion interaction of urea than water with nanotube triggers drying of its interior. The preferential intrusion of urea over water within nanotube interiors irrespective of their diameters directly implies a "dry globule"-like transient intermediate formation in the initial stage of protein unfolding in urea. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
Shaoning Yao, Wei-Tsu Tseng, et al.
ADMETA 2011
Hiroshi Ito, Reinhold Schwalm
JES
Peter J. Price
Surface Science
Douglass S. Kalika, David W. Giles, et al.
Journal of Rheology