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 …

Importance of the field: Surfactants play an important role in the development of both
conventional and advanced (colloidal) drug delivery systems. There are several commercial …

Glycolipid surfactants are biocompatible and biodegradable compounds characterized by
potential applications in various sectors including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture …

Alkyl and fatty acid glycosides have become of great commercial interest in general and
specifically for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. Natural surfactants are …

Glycolipids, consisting of a carbohydrate moiety linked to fatty acids, are microbial surface
active compounds produced by various microorganisms. They are characterized by highly …

Although liposomes have proved to be versatile in the field of drug delivery, there are still
some issues that need to be addressed mainly problems related to entrapment, penetration …

Sugar fatty acid esters are an interesting class of non-ionic, biocompatible and
biodegradable sugar-based surfactants, recently emerged as a valid alternative to the …

In this work, we report the synthesis of a new series of glucocationic surfactants, a class of
surfactants we introduced very recently. The preparation of the surfactants is based on the …

Biosurfactants (BS) produced by various microorganisms show unique properties (eg, mild
production conditions, lower toxicity, higher biodegradability and environmental …

Non-ionic surfactants based on sugars are of interest to both chemists and biochemists.
They have potential pharmaceutical (biocompatible formulation) biochemical (extraction of …