Amphoteric surfactants have long hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain and hydrophilic positive
as well as negative charged center connected with each other by a spacer group. Thus, this …

Zwitterionic materials as a new class of emerging materials have recently been developed
and applied to a broad range of biomedical and engineering applications. Zwitterionic …

Polymeric coatings play a critical role in a diverse range of products used in virtually every
facet of our society, including infrastructure, architecture, automotives and transportation …

Understanding the effect of surfactant structure on their ability to modify interfacial properties
is of great scientific and industrial interest. In this work, we have synthesized four amide …

A sulfonic acid-containing benzoxazine surfactant, sodium 3-dodecyl-3, 4-dihydro-2H-1, 3-
benzoxazine-6-sulfonate (SBZ), was synthesized via Mannich reaction using sodium 4 …

Heterogeneous polymerizations in aqueous media remain an active area of research with
an emphasis on control over polymer architecture and molecular weight. Previously …

Emulsion polymerization has been practiced for nearly a century, but its basic mechanisms
were not understood until much later. The product of this polymerization method is called a …