Surface-activeSurface-active materialsSurface-active materials have contributed to various scientific andIndustrial applications industrialIndustrial applicationsApplication because of their unique propertiesProperties, which depend on their distinctive chemicalChemical compositionComposition. The amphiphilicityAmphiphilicity of a surfactantSurfactant, which comprises a hydrophilicHydrophilic headHydrophilic head that is connected to a hydrophobicHydrophobic part, has been considered as a key factor in the control of surfactantSurfactant adsorptionAdsorption andMicelle micelle formationMicelle formation in solutionSolution. Based on these unique propertiesProperties, surfactantsSurfactant have been involved in several applicationsApplication such as an anticorrosiveAnticorrosive, antimicrobialAntimicrobial, detergentDetergent, foamingFoaming, de-emulsifierDrug delivery, drugDrug deliveryDelivery, andPharmaceutical formulation additive pharmaceuticalPharmaceutical formulationPharmaceutical formulations additiveAdditive. Recently, surfactantsSurfactant have contributed significantly to nanotechnologyNanotechnology research. Surfactants have been used as dispersingDispersing, cappingCapping, reducing, and crystal-directing agentsCrystal-directing agent in theDirecting agent preparation ofNanoparticles inorganicInorganic nanoparticlesInorganic nanoparticles. This chapter summarizes the influence of surfactant chemicalChemical structureChemical structure onStructure the control of particle’s size, shape, and stabilityStability of nanomaterialsNanomaterials during preparation. It is worth noting the hydrophobicityHydrophobicity of a surfactantSurfactant controls the particle size, shape, and stabilityStability of nanoparticlesNanoparticles. It is well known that the small size of nanomaterialsNanomaterials is crucial in opening up possibilities for novel applicationsApplication. The final propertiesProperties of nanomaterialsNanomaterials in some applicationsApplication can be tuned by the control of the surfactantSurfactant hydrophobicityHydrophobicity. The role of the new surfactantSurfactant category of magnetic surfactantsMagnetic surfactants (MagSurfMagSurf) in the development of nanotechnologyNanotechnology research is also discussed.

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Surfactants and Inorganic Nanotechnology

  • Samy M. Shaban,
  • Dong-Hwan Kim

摘要

Surface-activeSurface-active materialsSurface-active materials have contributed to various scientific andIndustrial applications industrialIndustrial applicationsApplication because of their unique propertiesProperties, which depend on their distinctive chemicalChemical compositionComposition. The amphiphilicityAmphiphilicity of a surfactantSurfactant, which comprises a hydrophilicHydrophilic headHydrophilic head that is connected to a hydrophobicHydrophobic part, has been considered as a key factor in the control of surfactantSurfactant adsorptionAdsorption andMicelle micelle formationMicelle formation in solutionSolution. Based on these unique propertiesProperties, surfactantsSurfactant have been involved in several applicationsApplication such as an anticorrosiveAnticorrosive, antimicrobialAntimicrobial, detergentDetergent, foamingFoaming, de-emulsifierDrug delivery, drugDrug deliveryDelivery, andPharmaceutical formulation additive pharmaceuticalPharmaceutical formulationPharmaceutical formulations additiveAdditive. Recently, surfactantsSurfactant have contributed significantly to nanotechnologyNanotechnology research. Surfactants have been used as dispersingDispersing, cappingCapping, reducing, and crystal-directing agentsCrystal-directing agent in theDirecting agent preparation ofNanoparticles inorganicInorganic nanoparticlesInorganic nanoparticles. This chapter summarizes the influence of surfactant chemicalChemical structureChemical structure onStructure the control of particle’s size, shape, and stabilityStability of nanomaterialsNanomaterials during preparation. It is worth noting the hydrophobicityHydrophobicity of a surfactantSurfactant controls the particle size, shape, and stabilityStability of nanoparticlesNanoparticles. It is well known that the small size of nanomaterialsNanomaterials is crucial in opening up possibilities for novel applicationsApplication. The final propertiesProperties of nanomaterialsNanomaterials in some applicationsApplication can be tuned by the control of the surfactantSurfactant hydrophobicityHydrophobicity. The role of the new surfactantSurfactant category of magnetic surfactantsMagnetic surfactants (MagSurfMagSurf) in the development of nanotechnologyNanotechnology research is also discussed.