“Bacterial affinity for the host cell is known to be influenced by cell surface hydrophobicity.”
“These results were similar to previously reported values for polystyrene and showed high hydrophobicity.”
“The amount of dimer that exists in organic solvents often increases with increasing solvent hydrophobicity.”
hydrophobin
Any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentousfungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object.
“In studies of class I hydrophobin rodlets it has been estimated that the rodlet diameters range from 2 to 15 nm, which is also within the range of some other amyloid proteins.”
“The very fact they got me through the basic scuba-diving certificate is something of an achievement for such a hydrophobe.”
“The alkyl functionality also acts as a hydrophobe to reduce water absorption.”
“This noncoupling treatment is a thermally stable, aromatic hydrophobe designed to improve dispersion and wetout while displacing moisture from the filler surface.”