Over the last years, aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) regained an increasing interest due
to their potential in the downstream processing of biomolecules. After many years with only a …

Hydrotropes are a class of amphiphilic molecules that cannot form well organized structures,
such as micelles, in water but do increase the aqueous solubility of organic molecules. Often …

The effect of copolymer concentration, temperature, and sodium halides (NaI, NaBr, NaCl,
and NaF) on micellization and micellar properties of a poly (ethylene oxide)-block-poly …

Here, the clouding development of the triton X-100 (TX-100; an uncharged amphiphile) and
a biopolymer, sodium alginate (NaAlg) mixture in aq. solutions of sodium salts and also …

Thermoresponsive polymers have received significant research attention as smart materials
with particular interest in biomedical applications. The composition and architecture are …

An out line and summary of literature studies on interactions between different types of
amphiphilic copolymer micelles with surfactants has been given. This field of research is still …

Nonionic surfactants have proven successful and cost-effective in enhancing production
from conventional and unconventional reservoirs. However, studies into the mechanism and …

Ionic liquids are low-melting salts that have novel properties and are very useful as solvents
or additives on the basis of the intermolecular interactions operating between the ionic liquid …

Moderately hydrophobic poly (ethylene oxide)-poly (propylene oxide)-poly (ethylene
oxide)(PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymers [Pluronics® with 20>% PEO< 80] form micelles in …

Aqueous solutions of surfactants—cationic: tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (C 14
TABr); anionic: sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS); and nonionic: polyoxyethylene t-octylphenol …