Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Owing to the natural abundance, variety of structural features, and highly specific functions,
natural monomers render themselves as potential candidates for production of high …

Carbohydrate based low molecular weight gelators have been an intense subject of study
over the past decade. The self-assembling systems built from natural products have high …

The fabrication and application of supramolecular gels have achieved great progress in the
past few decades. Although several reviews and books have well summarized the design …

Surfactants are crystallizing a certain focus for consumer interest, and their market is still
expected to grow by 4 to 5% each year. Most of the time these surfactants are of petroleum …

Although tremendous attempts have been made to transform vegetable oils into value-
added chemicals, most of the known protocols still require cumbersome preparation …

Surfactants, a group of amphiphilic molecules (ie with hydrophobic (water insoluble) as well
as hydrophilic (water soluble) properties) can modulate interfacial tension. Currently, the …

Self-assembled nanomaterials have been endowed with designable biofunctions based on
non-covalent interactions forming well-ordered nanostructures. With various building blocks …

In this study, the castor oil-glycerol-based waterborne polyurethane was successfully
synthesized. The molar ratio (the ratio between Gly and total polyols) of Gly was up to 50 …

Rhamnolipid is the main group of biosurfactants predominantly produced by Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, a ubiquitous and opportunistic pathogen, which limits its large-scale …