Amphiphilic vs Wettability - What's the difference?
amphiphilic | wettability |
(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
(biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.
The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it.