Quaternary ammonium-based biomedical materials: State-of-the-art, toxicological aspects and antimicrobial resistance

Y Jiao, L Niu, S Ma, J Li, FR Tay, J Chen - Progress in polymer science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial infections affect humans worldwide. Many quaternary ammonium compounds
have been synthesized that are not only antibacterial, but also possess antifungal, antiviral …

Self-assembly of surfactants: An overview on general aspects of amphiphiles

S Ghosh, A Ray, N Pramanik - Biophysical Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Surfactants are molecules (ionic or nonionic) that upon adsorption at the air-water interface
reduce surface tension of water. Therefore, surfactants are surface-active agents …

Surfactant self-assembling and critical micelle concentration: one approach fits all?

DR Perinelli, M Cespi, N Lorusso, GF Palmieri… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Critical micelle concentration (CMC) is the main chemical–physical parameter to be
determined for pure surfactants for their characterization in terms of surface activity and self …

Highly stretchable hydrogels for UV curing based high-resolution multimaterial 3D printing

B Zhang, S Li, H Hingorani, A Serjouei… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a method to prepare highly stretchable and UV curable hydrogels for high
resolution DLP based 3D printing. Hydrogel solutions were prepared by mixing self …

Surfactants as antimicrobials: a brief overview of microbial interfacial chemistry and surfactant antimicrobial activity

NA Falk - Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this brief overview of a large and complex subject, as presented at the 2018 Surfactants in
Solution conference, the need for, and impact of, hard surface antimicrobial products is …

Biodegradable cationic and ionizable cationic lipids: A roadmap for safer pharmaceutical excipients

AM Jörgensen, R Wibel, A Bernkop‐Schnürch - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cationic and ionizable cationic lipids are broadly applied as auxiliary agents, but their use is
associated with adverse effects. If these excipients are rapidly degraded to endogenously …

An overview on surfactants as pollutants of concern: occurrence, impacts and persulfate-based remediation technologies

RF Nunes, ACSC Teixeira - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Surfactants are molecules that reduce interfacial energy and increase solubility of other
pollutants in water. These properties make them suitable for various domestic and industrial …

An overview of current research and developments in biosurfactants

IMM Vieira, BLP Santos, DS Ruzene… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules produced by living organisms and endowed with
properties and characteristics that make them possible substitutes for synthetic surfactants in …

Impact of storage conditions and storage time on silver nanoparticles' physicochemical properties and implications for their biological effects

E Izak-Nau, A Huk, B Reidy, H Uggerud, M Vadset… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
It is increasingly recognized that nanoparticles (NPs) can 'age'while stored, and that the
impact of this may lead to divergent results in terms of the observed toxicity of nominally the …

A dual-targeted platform based on graphene for synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and their biofilms

H Wang, B Zhao, W Dong, Y Zhong, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The construction of multimodal targeting and therapeutic platforms is a promising strategy for
combating multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria-associated infections. We report a dual …