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The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is seeking commercial partners interested in developing a simple and rapid way to change solution properties by transforming the surfactant structure using bleach.
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1) Low cost - Oxidation occurs with commercially available household bleach. 2) Processing conditions are not hazardous and transformation occurs at room temperature. 3) Transformation occurs in less than five minutes and does not require a neutralizing step. 4) Conditions are mild and stable over a wide pH range. 5) Changes in surface tension of up to 20 mN/m are achieved. 6) Disulfide groups which are naturally present in many proteins are considered safe compounds.
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