Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state of matter 125 years ago, this field has
developed into a scientific area with many facets. This Review presents recent …

In the miniaturization of manufactured goods, the practical limits of what can be achieved
when engineering from the “top down” are being approached.(1-9) Despite the continuing …

Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) have attracted particular interest of medical,
pharmaceutical, and cosmetic fields, due to their specific characteristics, including non …

Are the liquid crystalline properties of the materials of living systems important in biological
structures, functions, diseases and treatments? There is a growing consciousness that the …

Vesicles formed by self-assembly of lipids and surfactants are increasingly recognised as
carriers for drug delivery applications in disease targeting and many other biomedical …

We show that a full spectrum of Frank–Kasper (FK) phase and dodecagonal quasicrystal
(DDQC) having been discovered among different block copolymers (BCPs) can be …

Novel bolaamphiphiles consisting of a rigid biphenyl unit, two terminal polar 1, 2-diol units
and laterally attached (semi) perfluorinated chains have been synthesized via palladium …

This review presents the structure/property relationship of two classes of synthetic branched-
chain glycolipids, namely the Guerbet and isoprenoid glycosides, in particular highlighting …

Importance of the field: The need for new products derived from natural sources for the
replacement of the commonly used non-ionic surfactants containing ethylene oxide units …

The effect of incorporating new nonionic glycolipid surfactants on the properties of a model
water/nonionic surfactant/oil nano-emulsion system was investigated using branched-chain …