Rhamnolipid self-aggregation in aqueous media: A long journey toward the definition of structure–property relationships

R Esposito, I Speciale, C De Castro, G D'Errico… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The need to protect human and environmental health and avoid the widespread use of
substances obtained from nonrenewable sources is steering research toward the discovery …

A comprehensive review on sustainable surfactants from CNSL: chemistry, key applications and research perspectives

A Veeramanoharan, SC Kim - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Surfactants, a group of amphiphilic molecules (ie with hydrophobic (water insoluble) as well
as hydrophilic (water soluble) properties) can modulate interfacial tension. Currently, the …

[HTML][HTML] Determining interfacial tension and critical micelle concentrations of surfactants from atomistic molecular simulations

H Cárdenas, MAH Kamrul-Bahrin, D Seddon… - Journal of colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Atomistically-detailed models of surfactants provide quantitative information on
the molecular interactions and spatial distributions at fluid interfaces. Hence, it should be …

[HTML][HTML] PluronicŪ/casein micelles for ophthalmic delivery of resveratrol: In vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo tests

M Vivero-Lopez, C Sparacino… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ocular health may strongly benefit from the supply of antioxidant agents that counteract free
radicals and reactive oxygen species responsible for long-term eye diseases. Additionally …

[HTML][HTML] Surface and thermodynamics properties of commercial fatty-alcohol ethoxylate surfactants

JF Rincón-Romero, F Ríos, A Reyes-Requena… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study provides the surface and thermodynamic properties data of commercial
fatty-alcohol ethoxylate surfactants (FAEs) at different temperatures (25–60° C). These …

Molecularly informed field theory for estimating critical micelle concentrations of intrinsically disordered protein surfactants

MVT Nguyen, K Dolph, KT Delaney, K Shen… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The critical micelle concentration (CMC) is a crucial parameter in understanding the self-
assembly behavior of surfactants. In this study, we combine simulation and experiment to …

The effect of the molecular structure of alkyl ether carboxylate surfactants on the oil–water interfacial tension

I Kopanichuk, A Scerbacova, A Ivanova… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkyl ether carboxylate surfactants at the alkane–water interface are explored experimentally
through interfacial tension measurements with the spinning drop method and molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Sodium lauryl ether sulfates, pivotal surfactants for formulations: Rationalization of their assembly properties

R Zumpano, A Del Giudice, S Resta… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Sodium lauryl ether sulfates (SLES) are a class of surfactants, among the most
used in the formulations of healthcare products. Although largely used in industry, literature …

Interactions of cationic surfactant-fatty alcohol monolayers with natural human hair surface: Insights from dissipative particle dynamics

K Šindelka, A Kowalski, M Cooke, C Mendoza… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fatty alcohols (C n FAs) combined with cationic surfactants are common ingredients of
lamellar-phase personal care liquids. We employ mesoscopic modelling to study. how …

Unlocking the potential: Cost-efficient and sustainable synthesis of polyglycerol ester derivatives from industrial by-products, surface properties evaluation and …

YN Rajput, RD Kulkarni - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetable oil refineries by-products are the new opportunity for adding value. Purpose of the
present study involves cost-effective synthesis of polyglycerol esters using distilled soya acid …