Intermolecular hydrophobic

Hansch, C., Anderson, S. (1967) The effect of intermolecular hydrophobic bonding on partition coefficients. J. Org. Chem. 32, 2583. 

Fig. 16 CDs as rheology modifiers addition of CD reduces viscosity because it breaks intermolecular hydrophobic interactions addition of SDS (sodium do-decyl sulfate) regenerates the original hydrogel [192,193]...

Because of their chemical similarity, the polymer-bound hydrophobes have a tendency to interact with the hydrophobic part of the surfactant molecule. If the surfactant concentration in the system is high enough, micelles are formed. If there are enough micelles in the system, then all the hydrophobes will get bound to micelles (Figure 14). As a result, there will be no intermolecular hydrophobic association (Figure 2) and no viscosity... 

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