A surfactant is a surface active agent. When added to a mixture of water and oil, surfactant molecules tend to accumulate in the interface area. The modified density gradient theory developed by ...

Because surfactants combine both polar and non-polar groups into a single molecule, they have the ability to adsorb (or locate) at interfaces, thereby altering significantly the physical properties of ...

An engineer in California has an invention that she hopes will someday help people with damaged lungs breathe easier. Stanford University's Annelise Barron has developed a synthetic version of ...

The Thai chemical giant Indorama Ventures is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of the surfactant business it has been building in recent years. The proposed move is part of an overhaul the ...