The plasma membrane is the crucial interface between the cell and its exterior, packed with embedded proteins experiencing simultaneous protein-protein and protein-membrane interactions. A prominent example of cell membrane complexity is the assembly of transmembrane proteins into oligomeric structures, with potential functional consequences that are not well understood. From the study of prote...

The phase behavior and microstructure of aqueous mixtures of n-octyl-beta-D-glucoside (C8betaG1) and triethylene glycol mono-n-octyl ether (C8E3) is presented. C8betaG1 forms a one-phase micellar solution in water at surfactant concentrations up to 60 wt %, whereas mixtures with C8E3 show a liquid-liquid phase transition at low surfactant concentration. The position of this phase boundary for m...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane in surfactant removal using various model aqueous solutions. separation tests were performed with laboratory scale units dead-end configuration. Cellulose Acetate (CA) and Polyamide (PA) RO membranes used nonionic, anionic, or cationic surfactants at wide range concentrations. Membrane evaluated permeate flux ...

surfactant molecules are used as interesting tools to study the structure, function and stability of proteins. protonation states of amino acids may be changed in the presence of surfactants. in this work, using experimental observations and molecular dynamic simulation, the effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the acid dissociation constants of tryptophan was examined. the acid–base equilibriu...

Kappa carrageenan was identified as a possible gel for melting-triggered release at 30–40 °C with the inclusion of non-ionic surfactant use in detergency or food-related applications. The formulation kappa (0.6–3% w/w) and either Tween 20 Dehypon LS 36: two different surfactants (0–5% w/w). Rheology micro differential scanning calorimetry (µDSC) found that addition had significant increase gell...

Surfactant molecules are used as interesting tools to study the structure, function and stability of proteins. Protonation states of amino acids may be changed in the presence of surfactants. In this work, using experimental observations and molecular dynamic simulation, the effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the acid dissociation constants of tryptophan was examined. The acid–base equilibriu...

Surfactant adsorption to fluid interfaces is ubiquitous in biological systems, industrial applications, and scientific fields. Herein, we unravel the impact of hydrophobic phase (air oil) role oil polarity on surfactants interfaces. We investigated anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate), cationic (dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide), non-ionic (polyoxyethylene-(23)-monododecyl ether) at different inter...

The interactions of β-lactoglobulin AB in the presence of cationic surfactants such as Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and Cetyltrimethylammonium p-Toluenesulfonate have been investigated using a variety of experimental techniques such as conductivity, UV-Vis spectrophotometry and fluorimetry. The conductivity of surfactants aqueous solutions with β-lactoglobulin shows that the cmc of cationic s...

This study demonstrates the spectral data for two triarylmethane dyes, malachite green (MG) and crystal violet (CV) at room temperature. Effects of micellar environment, and crown ether addition on the spectral behaviour of the dyes were studied using absorption spectroscopic method. The dye-anionic surfactant interactions in micellar media were investigated. The chosen surfactants with differe...