Interfacial and Confined Water

Water in the proximity of interfacial water is abundant on the earth. It is involved in biological and biological processes. Despite numerous studies of interfacial water, a systematic analysis of its properties. This book is a first comprehensive review of experimental and simulation studies in hydroponic and hydrophobic surfaces, surfaces of biomolecules, porous media, etc. Systematic analysis of interfacial and surface water transitions, surface critical transitions, effect of confinement on the bulk and surface phase transitions of water, clustering and formation of a spanning hydrogen-bonded water network via percolation transition. This is distinguished between universal features, common for all fluids, and related to intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Special attention is paid to the properties of hydration, which covers biomolecules and enables their biological activity. This book provides readers with basic information on biofouling, nanociences and nanotechnologies.

* Comprehensive review and analysis of interfacial and confined water
* Updates and informs practitioners and students
* Written by leading scholars and industry experts

Phase diagram of bulk water; Surface transitions of water; Surface critical behavior of water; Phase diagram of confined water; Water layers at hydrophilic surfaces; Role of interfacial water in biological function; Water in low-hydrated biosystems; States of interfacial water in fully-hydrated biosystems; Summary and outlook; References.