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Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview

Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules and one of the most versatile products of the chemical industry. They can be absorbed at the air–water interface and can align themselves so that the hydrophobic part is in the air while the hydrophilic part is in water. This alignment lowers the surface or inte...

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Autores principales: Brycki, Bogumił, Szulc, Adrianna, Brycka, Justyna, Kowalczyk, Iwona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10489655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37687165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28176336
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description Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules and one of the most versatile products of the chemical industry. They can be absorbed at the air–water interface and can align themselves so that the hydrophobic part is in the air while the hydrophilic part is in water. This alignment lowers the surface or interfacial tension. Gemini surfactants are a modern variety of surfactants with unique properties and a very wide range of potential applications. Hexamethylene-1,6-bis(N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethylammonium bromide) is one such representative compound that is a better alternative to a single analogue. It shows excellent surface, antimicrobial, and anticorrosion properties. With a highly efficient synthetic method and a good ecological profile, it is a potential candidate for numerous applications, including biomedical applications.
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spelling pubmed-104896552023-09-09 Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview Brycki, Bogumił Szulc, Adrianna Brycka, Justyna Kowalczyk, Iwona Molecules Review Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules and one of the most versatile products of the chemical industry. They can be absorbed at the air–water interface and can align themselves so that the hydrophobic part is in the air while the hydrophilic part is in water. This alignment lowers the surface or interfacial tension. Gemini surfactants are a modern variety of surfactants with unique properties and a very wide range of potential applications. Hexamethylene-1,6-bis(N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethylammonium bromide) is one such representative compound that is a better alternative to a single analogue. It shows excellent surface, antimicrobial, and anticorrosion properties. With a highly efficient synthetic method and a good ecological profile, it is a potential candidate for numerous applications, including biomedical applications. MDPI 2023-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10489655/ /pubmed/37687165 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28176336 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview
title Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview
title_full Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview
title_fullStr Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview
title_full_unstemmed Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview
title_short Properties and Applications of Quaternary Ammonium Gemini Surfactant 12-6-12: An Overview
title_sort properties and applications of quaternary ammonium gemini surfactant 12-6-12: an overview
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10489655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37687165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28176336
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