Polymeric micelles are nanoscopic core/shell structures formed by amphiphilic block
copolymers. Both the inherent and modifiable properties of polymeric micelles make them …

This review summarizes recent literature and some of our own results on aggregation
behavior on water-soluble block copolymers belonging to three different classes viz …

Rhamnolipids have excellent emulsifying power with a variety of hydrocarbons, aromatic
compounds and vegetable oils. This paper evaluates the effect of pH ranging from 3 to 9 on …

The advancements in scaffold-supported cell therapy for musculoskeletal tissue engineering
have been truly dramatic in the last couple of decades. This article briefly reviews the role of …

The generation of porous silica with hierarchically organized bimodal mesoporosity of
adjustable size and well-defined shape was investigated by using surfactant mixtures and …

A biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain SP4 was previously reported
as a mixture of 11 types of rhamnolipid compounds. Among them, the major component in …

Thermoresponsive polymers (TRPs) in different solvent media have been studied over a
long period and are important from both scientific and technical points of view. Despite …

Rhamnolipids are glycolipid biosurfactants that have remarkable physicochemical
characteristics, such as the capacity for self-assembly, which makes these biomolecules a …

Triblock copolymers (also known as Pluronics or poloxamers) are biocompatible molecules
composed of hydrophobic and hydrophilic blocks with different lengths. They have received …

Pretreatment is an important upstream process that affects the economics of biofuels
production from lignocellulose. Hydrotropic reagent sodium xylene sulfonate (SXS) was …