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Microscopic Origin of Surfactant Irritation: An Experimental and Computational Study

Zhicheng Ye · Qi Wen · Yan Liu · Kangfu Zhou · Yazhuo Shang · Feifei Wang · Cheng Lian · Honglai LiuLangmuir 2024, 40(43), 23102-23110DOI 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03521 ↗

The supplied index reports an experimental and computational study that tested the irritation-related performance and aggregation behavior of four surfactant solutions. In the tested systems, larger and more stable surfactant aggregates were associated with lower irritation.

The four tested surfactant solutions formed aggregates of different morphologies.Experimental observation
In the tested systems, larger and more stable aggregates were associated with lower irritation.Aggregation–irritation association