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Average interlayer distance values of hydrophobic silica surfaces immersed in different liquids. The values are similar, independent of the physical properties of the liquid, water versus organic solvents. The horizontal dash line indicates the nominal diameter of a straight-chain alkane molecule (0.42 nm).
