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 …

The rapid increase of drug resistant bacteria makes necessary the development of new
antimicrobial agents. Synthetic amino acid-based surfactants constitute a promising …

The 20 standard amino acids (together with a few more that are not used in the biosynthesis
of proteins) constitute a versatile tool box for synthesis of surfactants. Anionic, cationic and …

The increasing need for more sustainable strategies in organic synthesis has led to a
growing interest in the use of water and other nonclassical solvents. This short review …

Three different sets of cationic surfactants from lysine have been synthesized. The first group
consists of three monocatenary surfactants with one lysine as the cationic polar head with …

A novel chiral surfactant-type catalyst is developed. Micelles formed in water by association
of the catalysts themselves, and this was confirmed by TEM analyses. Asymmetric transfer …

The search for efficient low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs) with possible structure−
activity correlation is on the rise. The present work reports a novel set of amphiphilic …

The development of new low-molecular-weight gelators for organic solvents is motivated by
several potential applications of gels as advanced functional materials. In the present study …

Biocatalysis is an important area of modern research and is extensively explored by various
industries to attain greener methods in various applications. Supramolecular interactions of …

The present study describes the rational design and synthesis of amino acid-based
amphiphilic hydrogelators, which were systemically fine-tuned at the head group to develop …