Tuning Nanoscopic Water Layers on Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces with Laser Light
- 3 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 24 (3), 635-636
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la7032737
Abstract
The evolutional function of ordered interfacial water near solid surfaces was postulated by Szent-Györgyi: “Life actually, may have started with building these water structures.” Here we report their tunability with laser light on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. On the former, the light caused their depletionon the latter, an increase in fluidityas measured by atomic force acoustic microscopy. Interfacial water layers play a key role in cellular recognition. Their tunability promises to revolutionize various fields in biomedical engineering and life sciences.Keywords
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