Microbial surfactants, so-called biosurfactants, comprise a wide variety of structurally distinct
amphipathic molecules produced by several microorganisms. Besides exhibiting surface …

Biosurfactants (BSs) are microbial compounds that have emerged as potential alternatives
to chemical surfactants due to their multifunctional properties, sustainability and …

Surfactants are amphiphilic compounds having hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties in
their structure. They can be of synthetic or of microbial origin, obtained respectively from …

Biosurfactants have recently emerged as promising molecules for their structural novelty,
versatility, and diverse properties that are potentially useful for many therapeutic …

The spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically existing in biofilm formation and
the recent COVID-19 pandemic, although unrelated phenomena, have demonstrated the …

The main commercial use of biosurfactants is in pollution remediation because of their ability
to stabilize emulsions. This enhances the solubility and availability of hydrophobic …

Surfactants play critical roles in various applications including food, pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, mineral processing, wastewater treatment, etc. However, traditional chemical …

Microbial surfactants are amphiphilic surface-active substances aid to reduce surface and
interfacial tensions by accumulating between two fluid phases. They can be generically …

Several types of natural and biomimetic surfactants have recently been reported. These
biosurfactants bear the same common structural features as conventional surfactants, but …

The interest in nano-sized materials to develop novel products has increased exponentially
in the last decade, together with the search for green methods for their synthesis. An …