Surfactants are a group of amphiphilic molecules (ie, having both hydrophobic and
hydrophilic domains) that are a vital part of nearly every contemporary industrial process …

There has been a steep increase in allergic and autoimmune diseases, reaching epidemic
proportions and now affecting more than one billion people worldwide. These diseases are …

Science has greatly contributed to the advancement of technology and to the innovation of
production processes and their applications. Cleaning products have become indispensable …

Zeolites with the three-dimensional structures occur naturally or can be synthesized in the
laboratory. Zeolites have versatile applications such as environmental remediation, catalytic …

Lipases are versatile biocatalysts and are used in different bioconversion reactions.
Microbial lipases are currently attracting a great amount of attention due to the rapid …

Introduction Epidemiological studies demonstrated that cleaning work and frequent use of
cleaning products are risk factors for asthma. Laundry detergents have been reported to …

The healthcare sector is a driver of economic growth in the US, with spending on healthcare
in 2012 reaching $2.8 trillion, or 17% of the US gross domestic product, but it is also a …

The scientific study of protein surfactant interactions goes back more than a century, and has
been put to practical uses in everything from the estimation of protein molecular weights to …

Microorganisms can colonize and subsequently form biofilms on surfaces, which protect
them from adverse conditions and make them more resistant than their planktonic free‐living …

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 …