- Title
Van der Waals forces in biological systems.
- Authors
Israelachvili, Jacob N.
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 1973, Vol 6, Issue 4, p341
- ISSN
0033-5835
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1017/S0033583500001566