A further attraction of zwitterionic coatings for medical implants is that zwitterions are naturally present in our bodies.

The upcoming U.S. Open has professional golfers and spectators looking forward to getting on the green. But the grass's ...

This is because they are two-faced molecules, with hydrophilic (water-loving) phosphate heads and hydrophobic (water-fearing) hydrocarbon tails of fatty acids. In water, these molecules ...

Substances that, like water, are polar and hence dissolve readily in water are hydrophilic. Conversely, nonpolar molecules do not dissolve readily in water and are hydrophobic. The basic behavior ...

LCGC International spoke with Daniel Meston and Dwight Stoll from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, USA, about a project they worked on with Todd Maloney from Eli Lilly in ...

So, Kennedy created a hydrophilic (water-loving ... Kennedy tuned the molecular sieves to only absorb water-sized molecules. He also varied the ratios of absorbent compounds to create a coating ...

This specialized golf ball looks and feels smooth, but a close examination under a standard light microscope reveals tiny crystals of absorbent silica and polymers dotting the surface.