Versatile molecules: What are surfactants and how do they work?

Published: 18-Dec-2020
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Surfactants are arguably the most versatile of all molecules, as Jordan Petkov explains

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Jordan Petkov

Surfactants have been used for millennia and crop up in a vast range of products from shampoo to skin lotion... and even our food! But how has the technology progressed and how is industry bringing together the all-important attributes of efficacy and mildness?

Professor Jordan Petkov, Director Strategic Projects and External Research at Lonza, is here to answer all these questions and more.

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