Charles Tanford, "The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes, 2nd Edition, 1980.
Biological Membranes was the subject of an earlier blog post. Charles Tanford, “The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes”, 1st Edition, was published in 1973. The “Singer-Nicolson” biological membrane model of 1972, generated interest in the “Hydrophobic Effect”. The “effect” is the strong attraction of water for itself, and weak hydrocarbon attraction. The … Continue reading Charles Tanford, "The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes, 2nd Edition, 1980.