Cationic surfactants: A review

RA Gonçalves, K Holmberg, B Lindman - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Cationic surfactants have gained significant interest since their introduction. Their properties
and adsorption behavior onto different surfaces have driven the development of a plethora …

Self-assembly of surfactants: An overview on general aspects of amphiphiles

S Ghosh, A Ray, N Pramanik - Biophysical Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Surfactants are molecules (ionic or nonionic) that upon adsorption at the air-water interface
reduce surface tension of water. Therefore, surfactants are surface-active agents …

Cationic surfactants: Self-assembly, structure-activity correlation and their biological applications

LY Zakharova, TN Pashirova, S Doktorovova… - … Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The development of biotechnological protocols based on cationic surfactants is a modern
trend focusing on the fabrication of antimicrobial and bioimaging agents, supramolecular …

Surfactant for better tomorrow: applied aspect of surfactant aggregates from laboratory to industry

P Sar, A Ghosh, A Scarso, B Saha - Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2019 - Springer
Surfactant is a special kind of amphiphilic compound composed of water-loving and hating
parts. The remarkable physical properties like interfacial tension, wettability, emulsifying and …

Current perspective of sustainable surfactants based on renewable building blocks

A Bhadani, A Kafle, T Ogura, M Akamatsu… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Surfactants are active or essential ingredient of several industrial and consumer
formulations. These amphiphilic organic molecules demonstrate unique ability to adsorb at …

A self-indicating cellulose-based gel with tunable performance for bioactive agent delivery

WF Lai, D Gui, M Wong, A Döring, AL Rogach… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of carriers with tunable properties can enhance the controllability of
the process of bioactive agent delivery. This study reports a self-indicating gel fabricated …

Lipid-based nanovesicular drug delivery systems

T Limongi, F Susa, M Marini, M Allione, B Torre… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In designing a new drug, considering the preferred route of administration, various
requirements must be fulfilled. Active molecules pharmacokinetics should be reliable with a …

Synergistic effects of Gemini cationic surfactants with multiple quaternary ammonium groups and anionic surfactants with long EO chains in the mixed systems

S Hou, J Li, Y Wang, Y Jiang, Z Wang… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, two different anionic surfactants containing long polyoxyethylene chains
involving sodium fatty alcohol ether carboxylates (AE 9 C) as well as isomeric sodium fatty …

Biocompatible metallosurfactant-based nanocolloid-loaded Rose Bengal with excellent singlet oxygen-induced phototoxicity efficiency against cancer cells

B Sharma, A Jain, FJ Rawson… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is facing challenges such as poor solubility, precise delivery,
self-aggregation, and photobleaching of photosensitizers with cancer cells due to their less …

A novel multifunctional NCQDs-based injectable self-crosslinking and in situ forming hydrogel as an innovative stimuli responsive smart drug delivery system for …

S Türk, I Altınsoy, GÇ Efe, M Ipek, M Özacar… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we offer an easy approach to develop a novel injectable, pH sensitive and in
situ smart drug delivery system for use in cancer treatments. The developed hydrogels …