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Liquid water stability as network resilience
Nicolás A. Loubet, Gustavo A. Appignanesi
Liquid water is unusually stable, remaining liquid across a wide range of temperatures and even when confined to spaces only a few molecules wide. Yet it eventually fails in both s…
Wetting as an emergent property of water: reformulating Young equation on molecular grounds
Nicolas Loubet, Gustavo Appignanesi
Young equation provides a remarkably successful macroscopic description of wetting, yet its molecular origin (particularly for water) has remained elusive for over two centuries. H…
The nature of water interactions and the molecular signatures of hydrophilicity
Nicolás A. Loubet, Alejandro R. Verde, Gustavo A. Appignanesi
The peculiar structuring of liquid water stems from a fine-tuned molecular principle embodying the two different interaction demands of the water molecule: The formation of hydroge…
Nanoscale Water Behavior and Its Impact on Adsorption: A case study with CNTs and Diclofenac
Patrick R. B. Côrtes, Nicolás A. Loubet, Cintia A. Menéndez +3
Water is a fundamental component of life, playing a critical role in regulating metabolic processes and facilitating the dissolution and transport of essential molecules. However,…
A water structure indicator suitable for generic contexts: two-liquid behavior at hydration and nanoconfinement conditions and a molecular approach to hydrophobicity and wetting
Nicolás A. Loubet, Alejandro R. Verde, Gustavo A. Appignanesi
In a recent work we have briefly introduced a new structural index for water that, unlike previous indicators, was devised specifically for generic contexts beyond bulk conditions,…
A structural determinant of the behavior of water at hydration and nanoconfinement conditions
Nicolás A. Loubet, Alejandro R. Verde, Gustavo A. Appignanesi
Liquid water is reluctant to lose hydrogen-bond coordination. Here we reveal that it also demands contraction and reorientation of the second molecular shell to compensate for coor…