Biosurfactants: Properties and Applications in Drug Delivery, Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology
Surfactants are amphiphilic compounds having hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties in their structure. They can be of synthetic or of microbial origin, obtained respectively from chemical synthesis or from microorganisms’ activity. A new generation of ecofriendly surfactant molecules or biobased surf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Bioengineering |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/8/8/115 |