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Confined Water: A Game Changer in Drug Design

11/19/2025

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Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Constructor University report that confined water is highly energetic and affects molecular interactions.
The finding that confined water strengthens molecular bonds was published in Angewandte Chemie.
Energetically activated water plays a crucial role in molecular binding and could affect drug design and materials science.
The study uses calorimetry and computer modeling to explore whether displacing water improves binding to target proteins.

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Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Constructor University report that confined water is highly energetic and affects molecular interactions.
The finding that confined water strengthens molecular bonds was published in Angewandte Chemie.
Energetically activated water plays a crucial role in molecular binding and could affect drug design and materials science.
The study uses calorimetry and computer modeling to explore whether displacing water improves binding to target proteins.