In an unlikely collaboration between Skoltech's Petroleum Center and the drug delivery team from the Institute's Neuro Center ...

Surfactants play an important role in every day life, for instance as major components in soaps. Since they feature hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts in their structure, they accumulate at water ...

Pulmonary surfactants are a complex assembly of lipids and proteins that play a critical role in maintaining the stability of the alveolar air–liquid interface during breathing. Their primary function ...

Research has found that hazardous chemicals commonly encountered in aerosols, such as those produced by cooking and cleaning, can be 'protected' in 3D structures formed by surfactants, causing them to ...