Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions

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The thermodynamic interaction between a substance and WATER.

Descriptor ID	D057927
MeSH Number(s)	G02.409
Concept/Terms	Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Interactions Hydrophobicity Hydrophobicity Hydrophobicities Hydrophobic Interactions Hydrophobic Interactions Hydrophobic Interaction Interaction, Hydrophobic Interactions, Hydrophobic Hydrophilic Interactions Hydrophilic Interactions Hydrophilic Interaction Interaction, Hydrophilic Interactions, Hydrophilic Hydrophilicity Hydrophilicity Hydrophilicities

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Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions [G02.409]

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Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Wettability

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	3	3
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	3	3
2005	0	6	6
2006	0	4	4
2007	0	9	9
2008	0	4	4
2009	2	4	6
2010	0	4	4
2011	0	9	9
2012	0	15	15
2013	1	10	11
2014	2	9	11
2015	1	10	11
2016	1	10	11
2017	0	15	15
2018	0	11	11
2019	0	19	19
2020	1	14	15
2021	0	12	12
2022	0	6	6
2023	1	2	3
2024	5	6	11
2025	0	6	6

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Chang SY, McAnena AP, Kim J, Song J. Tuning Hyaluronic Acid Microstructures by Engineered Amphiphilicity: From Dynamically Cross-Linked Gels to Multilayered Nanoparticles. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Jun 04; 17(22):31909-31922.

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Wang J, Sun S, Rashid A, McClements DJ, Ding X, Hou H, Kong L, Sun C, Wang W. Impact of fatty acid chain length and content on hydrophobicity of starch films: Structure-property analysis. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jun; 315(Pt 2):144563.

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Chiang MC, Clarke BR, Tew GN, Schiffman JD. Antifouling Activity of Bottlebrush Network Hydrogels. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2025 May 19; 8(5):4200-4208.

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Gu Q, Lu G, Han J, McClements DJ, Ma C, Liu X, Liu F. Design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of curcumin-loaded nanoparticles based on zein, hyaluronic acid, and tannic acid. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 May; 309(Pt 3):142884.

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Sun S, Ji Y, McClements DJ, Song H, Liu R, Gao S, Sun C, Hou H, Wang W. Tailoring the hydrophobic structure of starch films: Selective distribution of beeswax via ultrasonication and homogenization. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 May; 307(Pt 4):142288.

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Liu H, Liu Y, Peng S, Zhou L, McClements DJ, Fang S, Liu W. Colonic delivery and controlled release of curcumin encapsulated within plant-based extracellular vesicles loaded into hydrogel beads. Food Res Int. 2025 Feb; 202:115540.

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Huang R, Hirschbiegel CM, Luther DC, Li CH, Nabawy A, Park J, Ribbe A, Xu Y, Rotello VM. Controlled bioorthogonal catalyst self-assembly and activity using rationally designed polymer scaffolds. Nanoscale. 2024 Dec 19; 17(1):390-397.

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Nabawy A, Chattopadhyay AN, Makabenta JMV, Hassan MA, Yang J, Park J, Jiang M, Jeon T, Im J, Rotello VM. Cationic conjugated polymers with tunable hydrophobicity for efficient treatment of multidrug-resistant wound biofilm infections. Biomaterials. 2025 May; 316:123015.

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Xu R, Gu Y, McClements DJ, Zheng L, Huang M, Zhao M. Ternary complex of soluble undenatured type II collagen-hydrophobic phytochemical-chondroitin sulfate facilitates high stability and targeted intestinal release properties to active substance. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Feb; 288:138601.

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Liu Y, McClements DJ, Chen X, Liang R, Zou L, Liu W. Plant-based flaxseed oil microcapsules fabricated from coacervation of gluten at oil droplet surface: Microstructure, oxidation stability, and oil digestion control. J Food Sci. 2024 Dec; 89(12):8454-8470.

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