A Soft Matter State of Water and the Structures it Forms

Autor: Shui Yin Lo, John Cardarella, Jacob Turner, Alpha Lo
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Forum on Immunopathological Diseases and Therapeutics. 3:237-252
ISSN: 2151-8017
Popis: Previously solid-like stable water clusters have been found to exist at room temperature as a residue from evaporation of a type of pure water. We examined the behavior of the stable water clusters. They form straight rods, double-helix shapes, and a variety of other structures. Their properties suggest that the water is a soft-matter state with gel-like behavior. Dipole–dipole models with soft-matter properties are presented to explain how many of these structures are created.
Databáze: OpenAIRE