The finding that immobilized ions can alter the strength of hydrophobic interactions between molecules suggests a strategy for tuning hydrophobicity to optimize molecular recognition and self-assembly processes. See Letter p.347
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Garde, S. Hydrophobic interactions in context. Nature 517, 277–279 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/517277a
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