Tunable and stable swollen surfactant lamellar phases for hair-care applications

• Main Author: Goncalves Cardoso, Rui Andre
• Other Authors: Lam Yeng Ming
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Functional materials; Science::Chemistry::Physical chemistry::Surface chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137224
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Double-tailed surfactants have been commonly used in the formulation of personal-care products so as to provide some unique properties in the final product. These include the ability to deposit particles on surfaces and storage stability at ambient conditions. The challenge is to develop a single an...