Gemini surfactants: A distinct class of self-assembling molecules
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Gemini surfactant is the family of surfactant molecules possessing more than one hydrophobic tail and hydrophilic head group. These surfactants usually have better surface-active properties than corresponding conventional surfactants of equal chain length. Geminis are used as promising surfactants in industrial detergency and have shown efficiency in skin care, antibacterial property, metal-encapped porphyrazine and vesicle formation, construction of highporosity materials, etc. This review deals with synthesis, structure, critical micellar concentration, surface active properties and uses of geminis.
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