A critical review on the environmental application of lipopeptide micelles

The importance of lipopeptide micelles in environmental applications has been highlighted. These vessels exhibit various sizes, shapes, and surface properties under different environmental conditions. An in-depth under-standing of the tunable assembling behavior of biosurfactant micelles is of great importance for their applica-tions. However, a systematic review of such behaviors with assorted micro/nano micellar structures under given environmental conditions, particularly under low temperature and high salinity, remains untapped. Such impacts on their environmental applications have yet to be summarized. This review tried to fill the knowledge gaps by providing a comprehensive summary of the recent knowledge advancement in genetically regulated lipopeptides production, micelles associated decontamination mechanisms in low temperature and high salinity environ-ments, and up-to-date environmental applications. This work is expected to deliver valuable insights to guide lipopeptide design and discovery. The mechanisms concluded in this study could inspire the forthcoming research efforts in the advanced environmental application of lipopeptide micelles.

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The importance of lipopeptide micelles in environmental applications has been highlighted, and understanding their tunable assembling behavior is crucial for guiding design and discovery. There is a lack of systematic review on the behaviors of such micelles in low temperature and high salinity environments, and the impacts of these conditions on their environmental applications have yet to be summarized. This study aims to fill the knowledge gaps by providing a comprehensive summary of recent advancements in genetically regulated lipopeptides production and micelles associated decontamination mechanisms in challenging environments.