The extent of vicinal water

Diffuse reflectance FT-IR spectroscopic study of interactions of α-Al2O3/molten alkali nitrate coexisting systems

“…It has been reported elsewhere [2][3][4][5] that the properties of water near the solid surface exhibit some anomalies, making them different from that of the bulk. This research has nowadays extended to the properties and structures of ionic species and/or solvents in the vicinity of solid systems.…”

Studies of Water Adsorbed in Porous Vycor Glass

“…The studies of heat capacity of water on a variety of substances suggest that the properties of vicinal The properties of liquids at interfaces on solids have been water are approximately independent of the specific physicothe subject of great interest because the interfacial perturba-chemical nature of the surfaces (6). Contrary to that, it is tion effects have important implications in many areas such supposed that surface-sensitive properties such as wetting, as ion and molecular diffusion in membranes and porous adhesion, and colloidal stability will be related to the surface solids, solvation forces, and colloid interactions.…”

Hydrophobic Interactions in Aqueous Solutions: Their Operation in Living Systems

“…A decrease in density has been found for water contained in 14 nm diameter silica pores 46 and for water adsorbed on sodium bentonite over a distance of 6 nm from the clay surface. 47 Similar volume changes have been found by means of high-precision density measurements on suspensions of solid particles. 48 Another observation which indicates the role of hydrophobic contributions at the interface is the tendency of water to exclude electrolytes near the interface, thereby increasing the concentration of the electrolyte at some greater distance from the interface.…”