Hydrophobic hydration complementary surface

Such controlling factors are matched by complementary properties of the solid surface, i.e., the hydrophobic or hydrophilic surface character, porosity and topology, charge, hydration, and the presence and composition of surface groups. Particularly for electrochemical surfaces intrinsic catalytic reactivity of the surface groups formed spontaneously or by po-tentiostatic control also follow. Both in the context of electrochemical protein reactivity, and in the broader areas of proteins at surfaces, surface control and modification to structural and functional compatibility with the proteins are key issues. The use of electrochemical promoters, illustrated below, is one such example [32-34]. 

The Amount of Hydrophobic Hydration on Potentially Complementary Surfaces Determines Whether Hydrophobic Association or Dissociation Occurs... 

Complementary Surfaces Associate when They Have the Potential for Too Much Hydrophobic Hydration at a Given Temperature... 

Consider a situation with globular protein subunits that are soluble in solution at a sufficiently low temperature and that have simple complementary hydrophobic surfaces covered with much hydrophobic hydration, as in Figure 8.2A. Raising the temperature from below to... 

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