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Van der Waals forces in biological systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2009

Jacob N. Israelachvili
Jacob N. Israelachvili
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Stockholm University, Biophysics Institute, Arrhenius Laboratory, Fack, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
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The theory of van der Waals forces has now developed to a stage where it constitutes a powerful tool in theoretical investigations of many biological systems. In this review we shall consider both the theoretical and conceptual aspects of these forces with the emphasis on the way they may be involved in various biological processes.

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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , November 1973 , pp. 341 - 387
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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