Simple Model for Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, and Angstrofluidic Features of Water Confined in Micropores: Effects of Pore Size and Surface Functionality on Mapping of Equilibrium Isotherm Types.

ABSTRACT: Hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties exhibited by microporous materials are foundational to a wide range of mature and emerging technologies. However, robust descriptions of fundamental underpinnings are confounded by conditions of extreme confinement intrinsic to pores of molecular dimensions. Inherent limitations imposed by the failure to capture multiscale behavior of water create a dearth of simplified benchmarks for characterization. Broad analytical assessments that are capable of bridging disparate length scales, unifying equilibrium isotherm types, and identifying interaction mechanisms remain elusive. To this end, the study herein provides a unified model and benchmark to explain wide-ranging observations of water in carbon micropores. Based on Ising-Model-Modified-Kelvin analys

SUBMITTER: Rutherford SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12356072 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature