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Surfactant

Index Surfactant

Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 184 relations: AbbVie, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Adhesive, Adsorption, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Aesculus, Alkylbenzene sulfonate, Alkylphenol, Amine, Amine oxide, Amino acid, Ammonium lauryl sulfate, Amphiphile, Amphoterism, Annual Review of Materials Research, Anti-fog, Antibiotic, Antifungal, Antistatic agent, Assay, Benzalkonium chloride, Benzethonium chloride, Beractant, Betaine, Bile acid, Biocide, Biodegradation, Biomass, Blend word, Carboxylic acid, Cetrimonium bromide, Cetylpyridinium chloride, CHAPS detergent, Chemical compound, Chemical polarity, Cholic acid, Choline, Cocamide DEA, Cocamide MEA, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, Corexit, Cosmetics, Critical micelle concentration, Decyl glucoside, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Defoamer, Deinking, Denaturation (biochemistry), Detergent, ... Expand index (134 more) »

  2. Bioremediation
  3. Cleaning product components
  4. Surfactants
  5. Underwater diving physics

AbbVie

AbbVie Inc. is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois.

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs.

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Adhesive

Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.

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Adsorption

Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. Surfactant and Adsorption are colloidal chemistry.

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Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier.

See Surfactant and Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Aesculus

The genus Aesculus, with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae.

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Alkylbenzene sulfonate

Alkylbenzene sulfonates are a class of anionic surfactants, consisting of a hydrophilic sulfonate head-group and a hydrophobic alkylbenzene tail-group. Surfactant and alkylbenzene sulfonate are cleaning product components.

See Surfactant and Alkylbenzene sulfonate

Alkylphenol

Alkylphenols are a family of organic compounds obtained by the alkylation of phenols.

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Amine

In chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

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Amine oxide

In chemistry, an amine oxide, also known as an amine N-oxide or simply N-oxide, is a chemical compound that has the chemical formula.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

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Ammonium lauryl sulfate

Ammonium lauryl sulfate (ALS) is the common name for ammonium dodecyl sulfate (CH3(CH2)10CH2OSO3NH4).

See Surfactant and Ammonium lauryl sulfate

Amphiphile

An amphiphile (from the Greek αμφις amphis, both, and φιλíα philia, love, friendship), or amphipath, is a chemical compound possessing both hydrophilic (water-loving, polar) and lipophilic (fat-loving) properties. Surfactant and amphiphile are surfactants.

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Amphoterism

In chemistry, an amphoteric compound is a molecule or ion that can react both as an acid and as a base.

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Annual Review of Materials Research

The Annual Review of Materials Research is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes review articles about materials science.

See Surfactant and Annual Review of Materials Research

Anti-fog

Anti-fog agents, also known as anti-fogging agents and treatments, are chemicals that prevent the condensation of water in the form of small droplets on a surface which resemble fog.

See Surfactant and Anti-fog

Antibiotic

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.

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Antifungal

An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.

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Antistatic agent

An antistatic agent is a compound used for treatment of materials or their surfaces in order to reduce or eliminate buildup of static electricity. Surfactant and antistatic agent are cleaning product components.

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Assay

An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, mining, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence, amount, or functional activity of a target entity.

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Benzalkonium chloride

Benzalkonium chloride (BZK, BKC, BAK, BAC), also known as alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and by the trade name Zephiran, is a type of cationic surfactant.

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Benzethonium chloride

Benzethonium chloride, also known as hyamine is a synthetic quaternary ammonium salt.

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Beractant

Beractant, also known by the trade name of Survanta, is a modified bovine pulmonary surfactant containing bovine lung extract (phospholipids, neutral lipids, fatty acids, and bovine surfactant proteins), to which synthetic DPPC, tripalmitin and palmitic acid are added. Surfactant and Beractant are surfactants.

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Betaine

A betaine in chemistry is any neutral chemical compound with a positively charged cationic functional group that bears no hydrogen atom, such as a quaternary ammonium or phosphonium cation (generally: onium ions), and with a negatively charged functional group, such as a carboxylate group that may not be adjacent to the cationic site. Surfactant and betaine are surfactants.

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Bile acid

Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals and other vertebrates.

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Biocide

A biocide is defined in the European legislation as a chemical substance or microorganism intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism.

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Biodegradation

Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi.

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Biomass

Biomass is a term used in several contexts: in the context of ecology it means living organisms, and in the context of bioenergy it means matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms.

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Blend word

In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.

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Carboxylic acid

In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group attached to an R-group.

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Cetrimonium bromide

Cetrimonium bromide, also known with the abbreviation CTAB, is a quaternary ammonium surfactant with a condensed structural formula Br.

See Surfactant and Cetrimonium bromide

Cetylpyridinium chloride

Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) is a cationic quaternary ammonium compound used in some types of mouthwashes, toothpastes, lozenges, throat sprays, breath sprays, and nasal sprays.

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CHAPS detergent

CHAPS is a zwitterionic surfactant used in the laboratory to solubilize biological macromolecules such as proteins.

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Chemical compound

A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds.

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Chemical polarity

In chemistry, polarity is a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment, with a negatively charged end and a positively charged end.

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Cholic acid

Cholic acid, also known as 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid is a primary bile acid that is insoluble in water (soluble in alcohol and acetic acid), it is a white crystalline substance.

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Choline

Choline is an essential nutrient for humans and many other animals, which was formerly classified as a B vitamin (vitamin B4).

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Cocamide DEA

Cocamide DEA, or cocamide diethanolamine, is a diethanolamide made by reacting the mixture of fatty acids from coconut oils with diethanolamine.

See Surfactant and Cocamide DEA

Cocamide MEA

Cocamide MEA, or cocamide monoethanolamine, is a solid, off-white to tan compound, often sold in flaked form.

See Surfactant and Cocamide MEA

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is a mixture of closely related organic compounds derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.

See Surfactant and Cocamidopropyl betaine

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (CAHS) is a synthetic amphoteric surfactant from the hydroxysultaine group.

See Surfactant and Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Corexit

Corexit (often styled COREXIT) is a product line of oil dispersants used during oil spill response operations.

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Cosmetics

Cosmetics are composed of mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources or synthetically created ones.

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Critical micelle concentration

In colloidal and surface chemistry, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) is defined as the concentration of surfactants above which micelles form and all additional surfactants added to the system will form micelles. Surfactant and critical micelle concentration are colloidal chemistry.

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Decyl glucoside

Decyl glucoside is a mild non-ionic surfactant used in cosmetic formularies, including baby shampoo and in products for individuals with a sensitive skin. Surfactant and Decyl glucoside are cleaning product components.

See Surfactant and Decyl glucoside

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill, also in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Defoamer

A defoamer or an anti-foaming agent is a chemical additive that reduces and hinders the formation of foam in industrial process liquids. Surfactant and defoamer are colloidal chemistry.

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Deinking

Deinking is the industrial process of removing printing ink from paperfibers of recycled paper to make deinked pulp.

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Denaturation (biochemistry)

In biochemistry, denaturation is a process in which proteins or nucleic acids lose folded structure present in their native state due to various factors, including application of some external stress or compound, such as a strong acid or base, a concentrated inorganic salt, an organic solvent (e.g., alcohol or chloroform), agitation and radiation, or heat.

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Detergent

A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions. Surfactant and detergent are surfactants.

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Didecyldimethylammonium chloride

Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) is a quaternary ammonium compound used as antiseptic/disinfectant.

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Dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide

Dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (also dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide or DODAB) is a double-chained quaternary ammonium surfactant that forms unilamellar vesicles (ULVs) in water. Surfactant and Dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide are colloidal chemistry.

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Dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride

Dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride (also commonly distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride or distearyldimonium chloride) is an organic compound classified as quaternary ammonium salt.

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Disinfectant

A disinfectant is a chemical substance or compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces.

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Dispersant

A dispersant or a dispersing agent is a substance, typically a surfactant, that is added to a suspension of solid or liquid particles in a liquid (such as a colloid or emulsion) to improve the separation of the particles and to prevent their settling or clumping. Surfactant and dispersant are colloidal chemistry.

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Docusate

Docusate is the common chemical and pharmaceutical name of the anion bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, also commonly called dioctyl sulfosuccinate (DOSS).

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Droplet-based microfluidics

Droplet-based microfluidics manipulate discrete volumes of fluids in immiscible phases with low Reynolds number and laminar flow regimes.

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Electrophoresis

Electrophoresis is the motion of charged dispersed particles or dissolved charged molecules relative to a fluid under the influence of a spatially uniform electric field. Surfactant and Electrophoresis are colloidal chemistry.

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Electrostatics

Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges.

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Ellipsometry

Ellipsometry is an optical technique for investigating the dielectric properties (complex refractive index or dielectric function) of thin films.

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Emulsion

An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (unmixable or unblendable) owing to liquid-liquid phase separation. Surfactant and emulsion are colloidal chemistry.

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Endocrine disruptor

Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems.

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Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

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Ethoxylation

In organic chemistry, ethoxylation is a chemical reaction in which ethylene oxide adds to a substrate.

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Fabric softener

A fabric softener (American English) or fabric conditioner (British English) is a conditioner that is applied to laundry after it has been washed in a washing machine.

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Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

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Fatty alcohol

Fatty alcohols (or long-chain alcohols) are usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4–6 carbons to as many as 22–26, derived from natural fats and oils.

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Firefighting

Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire.

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Fluorocarbon

Fluorocarbons are chemical compounds with carbon-fluorine bonds.

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Foaming agent

A foaming agent is a material such as a surfactant or a blowing agent that facilitates the formation of foam. Surfactant and foaming agent are surfactants.

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Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter.

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Gibbs isotherm

The Gibbs adsorption isotherm for multicomponent systems is an equation used to relate the changes in concentration of a component in contact with a surface with changes in the surface tension, which results in a corresponding change in surface energy.

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Glycerol

Glycerol, also called glycerine or glycerin, is a simple triol compound.

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Glycerol monostearate

Glycerol monostearate, commonly known as GMS, is a monoglyceride commonly used as an emulsifier in foods.

See Surfactant and Glycerol monostearate

Hair conditioner

Hair conditioner is a hair care cosmetic product used to improve the feel, texture, appearance and manageability of hair.

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Herbicide

Herbicides, also commonly known as weed killers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds.

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Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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Hydrogen bond

In chemistry, a hydrogen bond (or H-bond) is primarily an electrostatic force of attraction between a hydrogen (H) atom which is covalently bonded to a more electronegative "donor" atom or group (Dn), and another electronegative atom bearing a lone pair of electrons—the hydrogen bond acceptor (Ac).

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Hydrophile

A hydrophile is a molecule or other molecular entity that is attracted to water molecules and tends to be dissolved by water.

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Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance

The hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) of a surfactant is a measure of its degree of hydrophilicity or lipophilicity, determined by calculating percentages of molecular weights for the hydrophilic and lipophilic portions of the surfactant molecule, as described by Griffin in 1949 and 1954. Surfactant and hydrophilic-lipophilic balance are surfactants.

See Surfactant and Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance

Hydrophobe

In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water (known as a hydrophobe).

See Surfactant and Hydrophobe

Hydroxysultaine

Hydroxysultaines are chemical compounds used in high-foaming shampoos, bath products and shower gels especially in conjunction with ether sulfates and alkyl sulfates.

See Surfactant and Hydroxysultaine

Ink

Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design.

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Insecticide

Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects.

See Surfactant and Insecticide

Interface (matter)

In the physical sciences, an interface is the boundary between two spatial regions occupied by different matter, or by matter in different physical states. Surfactant and interface (matter) are colloidal chemistry.

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Ion

An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.

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Lauryl glucoside

Lauryl glucoside is a surfactant used in cosmetics and laundry detergents.

See Surfactant and Lauryl glucoside

Lauryldimethylamine oxide

Lauryldimethylamine oxide (LDAO), also known as dodecyldimethylamine oxide (DDAO), is an amine oxide–based zwitterionic surfactant, with a C12 (dodecyl) alkyl tail. Surfactant and Lauryldimethylamine oxide are surfactants.

See Surfactant and Lauryldimethylamine oxide

Laxative

Laxatives, purgatives, or aperients are substances that loosen stools and increase bowel movements.

See Surfactant and Laxative

Lignosulfonates

Lignosulfonates (LS) are water-soluble anionic polyelectrolyte polymers: they are byproducts from the production of wood pulp using sulfite pulping.

See Surfactant and Lignosulfonates

Lipid bilayer

The lipid bilayer (or phospholipid bilayer) is a thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules.

See Surfactant and Lipid bilayer

Lipophilicity

Lipophilicity (from Greek λίπος "fat" and φίλος "friendly") is the ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents such as hexane or toluene.

See Surfactant and Lipophilicity

Lipophobicity

Lipophobicity, also sometimes called lipophobia (from the Greek λιποφοβία from λίπος lipos "fat" and φόβος phobos "fear"), is a chemical property of chemical compounds which means "fat rejection", literally "fear of fat".

See Surfactant and Lipophobicity

Liquid

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a nearly constant volume independent of pressure.

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Liquid–liquid extraction

Liquid–liquid extraction, also known as solvent extraction and partitioning, is a method to separate compounds or metal complexes, based on their relative solubilities in two different immiscible liquids, usually water (polar) and an organic solvent (non-polar).

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Lung

The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish.

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Lung compliance

Lung compliance, or pulmonary compliance, is a measure of the lung's ability to stretch and expand (distensibility of elastic tissue).

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Lung volumes

Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle.

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Maltoside

A maltoside is a glycoside with maltose as the glycone (sugar) functional group.

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Mammal

A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.

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Mass diffusivity

Diffusivity, mass diffusivity or diffusion coefficient is usually written as the proportionality constant between the molar flux due to molecular diffusion and the negative value of the gradient in the concentration of the species.

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Maximum bubble pressure method

In physics, the maximum bubble pressure method, or in short bubble pressure method, is a technique to measure the surface tension of a liquid, with surfactants.

See Surfactant and Maximum bubble pressure method

Median lethal dose

In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a given substance.

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Micelle

A micelle or micella (or micellae, respectively) is an aggregate (or supramolecular assembly) of surfactant amphipathic lipid molecules dispersed in a liquid, forming a colloidal suspension (also known as associated colloidal system). Surfactant and micelle are colloidal chemistry.

See Surfactant and Micelle

Molar mass

In chemistry, the molar mass (or molecular weight) of a chemical compound is defined as the ratio between the mass and the amount of substance (measured in moles) of any sample of the compound.

See Surfactant and Molar mass

Monolaurin

Monolaurin (abbreviated GML; also called glycerol monolaurate, glyceryl laurate, and 1-lauroyl-glycerol) is a monoglyceride.

See Surfactant and Monolaurin

Monounsaturated fat

In biochemistry and nutrition, a monounsaturated fat is a fat that contains a monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), a subclass of fatty acid characterized by having a double bond in the fatty acid chain with all of the remaining carbon atoms being single-bonded.

See Surfactant and Monounsaturated fat

Motor oil

Motor oil, engine oil, or engine lubricant is any one of various substances used for the lubrication of internal combustion engines.

See Surfactant and Motor oil

Myristamine oxide

Myristamine oxide is an amine oxide based zwitterionic surfactant with a C14 (tetradecyl) alkyl tail. Surfactant and Myristamine oxide are surfactants.

See Surfactant and Myristamine oxide

N-Octyl β-D-thioglucopyranoside

n-Octyl β--thioglucopyranoside (octylthioglucoside, OTG) is a mild nonionic detergent that is used for cell lysis or to solubilise membrane proteins without denaturing them.

See Surfactant and N-Octyl β-D-thioglucopyranoside

Narrow-range ethoxylate

Narrow-range ethoxylates (NREs) in chemistry are fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers with a narrow homolog distribution and are known nonionic surfactants.

See Surfactant and Narrow-range ethoxylate

Nonoxynol-9

Nonoxynol-9, sometimes abbreviated as N-9, is an organic compound that is used as a surfactant.

See Surfactant and Nonoxynol-9

Nonoxynols

Nonoxynols also known as nonaethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol nonyl phenyl ether are mixtures of nonionic surfactants used as detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents or defoaming agents.

See Surfactant and Nonoxynols

Nonylphenol

Nonylphenols are a family of closely related organic compounds composed of phenol bearing a 9 carbon-tail.

See Surfactant and Nonylphenol

NP-40

NP-40 (also known as Tergitol-type NP-40 and nonyl phenoxypolyethoxylethanol) is a commercially available detergent with CAS Registry Number 9016-45-9.

See Surfactant and NP-40

Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E8) is a nonionic surfactant formed by the ethoxylation of dodecanol (lauryl alcohol) to give a material with 8 repeat units of ethylene glycol.

See Surfactant and Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Octenidine dihydrochloride

Octenidine dihydrochloride is a cationic surfactant, with a gemini-surfactant structure, derived from 4-aminopyridine.

See Surfactant and Octenidine dihydrochloride

Octyl glucoside

Octyl glucoside (n-octyl-β--glucoside) is a nonionic surfactant frequently used to solubilise integral membrane proteins for studies in biochemistry.

See Surfactant and Octyl glucoside

Oil well

An oil well is a drillhole boring in Earth that is designed to bring petroleum oil hydrocarbons to the surface.

See Surfactant and Oil well

Organic compound

Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon.

See Surfactant and Organic compound

Organosulfate

In organosulfur chemistry, organosulfates are a class of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the structure.

See Surfactant and Organosulfate

Ozone

Ozone (or trioxygen) is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula.

See Surfactant and Ozone

Paint

Paint is a material or mixture that, when applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer.

See Surfactant and Paint

Paper recycling

The recycling of paper is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products.

See Surfactant and Paper recycling

Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Within chemical compound surfactants, pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E5) is a nonionic surfactant.

See Surfactant and Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or PFASs) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain; there are 7 million such chemicals according to PubChem. Surfactant and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are surfactants.

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Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) is a PFAS chemical compound having a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group.

See Surfactant and Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

Perfluorononanoic acid

Perfluorononanoic acid, or PFNA, is a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant found in people and wildlife along with PFOS and PFOA.

See Surfactant and Perfluorononanoic acid

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (conjugate base perfluorooctanesulfonate) is a chemical compound having an eight-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, and thus it is a perfluorosulfonic acid and a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS).

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Perfluorooctanoic acid

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA; conjugate base perfluorooctanoate; also known colloquially as C8, for its 8-carbon chain structure) is a perfluorinated carboxylic acid produced and used worldwide as an industrial surfactant in chemical processes and as a material feedstock.

See Surfactant and Perfluorooctanoic acid

Petroleum product

Petroleum products are materials derived from crude oil (petroleum) as it is processed in oil refineries.

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Phosphate

In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.

See Surfactant and Phosphate

Phosphatidylcholine

Phosphatidylcholines (PC) are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup.

See Surfactant and Phosphatidylcholine

Phosphatidylethanolamine

Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is a class of phospholipids found in biological membranes.

See Surfactant and Phosphatidylethanolamine

Phospholipid

Phospholipids are a class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic "head" containing a phosphate group and two hydrophobic "tails" derived from fatty acids, joined by an alcohol residue (usually a glycerol molecule).

See Surfactant and Phospholipid

Polar aprotic solvent

A polar aprotic solvent is a solvent that lacks an acidic proton and is polar.

See Surfactant and Polar aprotic solvent

Poloxamer

Poloxamers are nonionic triblock copolymers composed of a central hydrophobic chain of polyoxypropylene (poly(propylene oxide)) flanked by two hydrophilic chains of polyoxyethylene (poly(ethylene oxide)).

See Surfactant and Poloxamer

Polyethoxylated tallow amine

Polyethoxylated tallow amine (also polyoxyethylene tallowamine, POE-tallowamine) refers to a range of non-ionic surfactants derived from animal fats (tallow).

See Surfactant and Polyethoxylated tallow amine

Polyethylene glycol

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine.

See Surfactant and Polyethylene glycol

Polypropylene glycol

Polypropylene glycol or polypropylene oxide is the polymer (or macromolecule) of propylene glycol.

See Surfactant and Polypropylene glycol

Polysorbate

Polysorbates are a class of emulsifiers used in some pharmaceuticals and food preparation. Surfactant and Polysorbate are colloidal chemistry.

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Polysorbate 20

Polysorbate 20 (common commercial brand names include Kolliphor PS 20, Scattics, Alkest TW 20, Tween 20, and Kotilen-20) is a polysorbate-type nonionic surfactant formed by the ethoxylation of sorbitan monolaurate.

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Polysorbate 80

Polysorbate 80 is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier often used in pharmaceuticals, foods, and cosmetics.

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Protein structure

Protein structure is the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule.

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Pulmonary alveolus

A pulmonary alveolus (alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity"), also known as an air sac or air space, is one of millions of hollow, distensible cup-shaped cavities in the lungs where pulmonary gas exchange takes place.

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Pulmonary surfactant

Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active complex of phospholipids and proteins formed by type II alveolar cells. Surfactant and Pulmonary surfactant are surfactants.

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Pulmonary surfactant (medication)

Pulmonary surfactant is used as a medication to treat and prevent respiratory distress syndrome in newborn babies.

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Quantum dot

Quantum dots (QDs) or semiconductor nanocrystals are semiconductor particles a few nanometres in size with optical and electronic properties that differ from those of larger particles via quantum mechanical effects.

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Quaternary ammonium cation

In organic chemistry, quaternary ammonium cations, also known as quats, are positively-charged polyatomic ions of the structure, where R is an alkyl group, an aryl group or organyl group.

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Receptor (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, receptors are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems.

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Salting out

Salting out (also known as salt-induced precipitation, salt fractionation, anti-solvent crystallization, precipitation crystallization, or drowning out) is a purification technique that utilizes the reduced solubility of certain molecules in a solution of very high ionic strength.

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Sapindus

Sapindus is a genus of about thirteen species of shrubs and small trees in the lychee family, Sapindaceae and tribe Sapindeae.

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Sewage sludge

Sewage sludge is the residual, semi-solid material that is produced as a by-product during sewage treatment of industrial or municipal wastewater.

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Sewage treatment

Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges.

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Shampoo

Shampoo is a hair care product, typically in the form of a viscous liquid, that is used for cleaning hair.

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Shower gel

Shower gel (also called body wash) is a specialized liquid product used for cleaning the body during showers.

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Siloxane

In organosilicon chemistry, a siloxane is an organic compound containing a functional group of two silicon atoms bound to an oxygen atom:.

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Ski wax

Ski wax is a material applied to the bottom of snow runners, including skis, snowboards, and toboggans, to improve their coefficient of friction performance under varying snow conditions.

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Soap

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications.

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Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride, commonly known as edible salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chlorine ions.

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Sodium dodecyl sulfate

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), sometimes written sodium laurilsulfate, is an organic compound with the formula and structure. Surfactant and sodium dodecyl sulfate are cleaning product components.

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Sodium laureth sulfate

Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), an accepted contraction of sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), also called sodium alkylethersulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc.) and for industrial uses.

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Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate

Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate (INCI), also known as sarcosyl, is an anionic surfactant derived from sarcosine used as a foaming and cleansing agent in shampoo, shaving foam, toothpaste, and foam wash products.

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Sodium myreth sulfate

Sodium myreth sulfate is a mixture of organic compounds with both detergent and surfactant properties.

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Sodium stearate

Sodium stearate (IUPAC: Sodium Octadecanoate) is the sodium salt of stearic acid.

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Solid

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter along with liquid, gas, and plasma.

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Sorbitan monolaurate

Sorbitan monolaurate is a mixture of esters formed from the fatty acid lauric acid and polyols derived from sorbitol, including sorbitan and isosorbide.

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Sorbitan monooleate

Sorbitan monooleate is a food additive with the E number E494.

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Sorbitan monostearate

Sorbitan monostearate is an ester of sorbitan (a sorbitol derivative) and stearic acid and is sometimes referred to as a synthetic wax.

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Sorbitan tristearate

Sorbitan tristearate is a nonionic surfactant.

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Spermicide

Spermicide is a contraceptive substance that destroys sperm, inserted vaginally prior to intercourse to prevent pregnancy.

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Sphingomyelin

Sphingomyelin (SPH) is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous myelin sheath that surrounds some nerve cell axons.

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Spinning drop method

The spinning drop method or rotating drop method is one of the methods used to measure interfacial tension.

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Stain repellent

A stain repellent is a product added to fabric in order to prevent stains.

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Steric effects

Steric effects arise from the spatial arrangement of atoms.

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Sulfonate

In organosulfur chemistry, a sulfonate is a salt, anion or ester of a sulfonic acid.

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Surface rheology

Surface rheology is a description of the rheological properties of a free surface.

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Surface tension

Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.

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Surfactant leaching

Surfactant leaching of acrylic (latex) paints, also known as exudate staining, streak staining, streaking, weeping, exudation, etc., occurs when the freshly painted surface becomes wet and water-soluble components of the paint (dispersants, surfactants, thickeners, glycols, etc.) leach out of the paint in sticky brown streaks.

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Toothpaste

Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth.

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Triton X-100

Triton X-100 (n) is a nonionic surfactant that has a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain (on average it has 9.5 ethylene oxide units) and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic or hydrophobic group.

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Wetting

Wetting is the ability of a liquid to displace gas to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together.

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X-ray reflectivity

X-ray reflectivity (sometimes known as X-ray specular reflectivity, X-ray reflectometry, or XRR) is a surface-sensitive analytical technique used in chemistry, physics, and materials science to characterize surfaces, thin films and multilayers.

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Zwitterion

In chemistry, a zwitterion, also called an inner salt or dipolar ion, is a molecule that contains an equal number of positively and negatively charged functional groups.

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See also

Bioremediation

Cleaning product components

Surfactants

Underwater diving physics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactant

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