Modulation of surfactant self-assembly in deep eutectic solvents and its relevance to drug delivery-A review

Deep eutectic solvents induced changes in the phase transition behavior of smart polymers: a sustainable future approach

“…Type V DESs consist of non-ionic aromatic alcohol/ ketones as HBDs and non-ionic heterocyclic/alicyclic ketones/ alcohols as HBA components. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19]51 Due to the versatile features of DESs, they are widely used in polymer science, material science, catalysis, pharmacology, therapeutics, environmental remediation, green organic synthesis, energy storage and conversion, gas capture, electrochemistry, extraction, separation and purification technology, microbiology, and biotechnology. 17,22,23,27,[46][47][48][49] Few studies have been focused on the interactions between natural polymers and DESs.…”

Phytantriol phase behaviour in choline chloride urea and water mixtures

“…[27][28][29][30][31] More recently, formation of lyotropic liquid crystal phases by some surfactants and phospholipids has been demonstrated in deep eutectic solvents (DESs). [32][33][34][35][36][37][38] However, this has been largely limited to lamellar and micellar structures. The phase behaviour of lipids such as phytantriol which form hexagonal and cubic phases has yet to be explored in DESs.…”

“…46 The self-assembly of numerous amphiphiles has been reported in ChCl:U, including the spontaneous formation of vesicles by phospholipids, 33 and micelle formation by ionic (and zwitterionic) surfactants such as alkali dodecylsulphates. 32,[35][36][37][38][39]56 The ability of DESs to support the formation of complex lipid phases opens the door for even more applications, in particular in the biomedical space. 38,57 As described above, lyotropic liquid crystals can be used for numerous applications, but some of these are limited by a reliance on water.…”

“…32,[35][36][37][38][39]56 The ability of DESs to support the formation of complex lipid phases opens the door for even more applications, in particular in the biomedical space. 38,57 As described above, lyotropic liquid crystals can be used for numerous applications, but some of these are limited by a reliance on water. DESs have advantages over water through solvent tailorability, and because they are generally nonvolatile.…”

“…32,35–39,56 The ability of DESs to support the formation of complex lipid phases opens the door for even more applications, in particular in the biomedical space. 38,57…”