The review covers the development within the field of cleavable surfactants since 2003.
Cleavable surfactants are amphiphiles in which a weak linkage has been deliberately …

Surfactant research explores the forces responsible for surfactant assembly and the critical
industrial, medical, and personal applications, including viscosity control, microelectronics …

There is a growing demand for hydrolyzable surfactants, ie, surfactants that break down ina
controlled way by changing the pH. Environmental concern is the main driving force behind …

An Examination of Detergent Applications The fifth volume in a six volume project penned by
detergent industry experts, this segment deals with the various applications of detergent …

Anionic gemini surfactants are a new class of surfactants that comprise of two anionic head
groups and two hydrophobic tails separated by a spacer group. Anionic gemini surfactants …

A series of bis (sulfonate) or bis (carboxylate) types of double-chain surfactants (gemini
surfactants) containing carbon− carbon double bond (s) in their lipophilic chains and/or the …

Surfactants in general are well known for their ability of disrupting cell membranes and
damaging microbes. However, cationic surfactants and lipids exhibit interesting additional …

With contributions from experts and pioneers, this set provides readers with the tools they
need to answer the cry for sustainable development faced by the industry. The six volumes …

Although cleavable detergents were first synthesized a number of years ago, they have only
recently been successfully applied to problems involving biological molecules. Recent …

A new class of cleavable surfactants based on the ortho ester link is described. Ortho ester
surfactants were synthesized from a short-chain ortho ester, a fatty alcohol, and a poly …