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This book provides a broad perspective on recent developments and future possibilities in surfactant science and technology. It contains chapters by leaders in surfactant-based physical, organic, and materials chemistries, including many who participated in a special symposium honoring Kash Mittal's 100th edited book at the 18th Surfactants in Solution meeting in Melbourne, Australia. Each chapter provides an overview of a specific research area, including past, present, and future directions. Both theory and applications are covered, including micellization and ion binding theories, biosurfactants, liquid formulations, drug delivery, and enhanced oil recovery.
List of contents
Part I Theory of Self-Assembly and Ion-Specific Effects. One Hundred Years of Micelles: Evolution of the Theory of Micellization. Ionic Surfactants and Ion-Specific Effects: Adsorption, Micellization, and Thin Liquid Films. Part II Surfactants at Solid—Liquid Interfaces. Wettability of Solid-Supported Lipid Layers. Surfactant Adsorption Layers at Liquid Interfaces. Wetting and Spreading by Aqueous Surfactant Solutions. Wetting Instabilities in Langmuir–Blodgett Film Deposition. Interfacial Studies of Coffee-Based Beverages: From Flavor Perception to Biofuels. Part III Polymeric Surfactants and Polymer/Surfactant Mixtures. DNA Release from Cross-Linked DNA Gels and DNA Gel Particles. Advances in Poly(Amino Acid)s–Based Amphiphilic Graft Polymers and Their Biomedical Applications. Polymeric Surfactants and Some of Their Applications. Part IV Biosurfactants. Biosurfactants. Microbially Derived Biosurfactants: Sources, Design, and Structure-Property Relationships. Part V Formulation and Application of Surfactant Aggregates. Triggered Drug Release Using Lyotropic Liquid Crystals as Delivery Vehicles. Pharmaceutical Microemulsions and Drug Delivery. Hydrotropes: Structure and Function. Surfactant Ionic Liquids: Potential Structured Reaction Media? Stimuli-Responsive Surfactants: History and Applications. Part VI Formulation and Application of Emulsions. Progress in Designing Emulsion Properties Over a Century: Emerging Phenomenological Guidelines from Generalized Formulation and Prospects to Transmute the Knowledge into Know-How. An Overview of Surfactants in Enhanced Oil Recovery. Soil Removal by Surfactants during Cleaning Processes. Index.
