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Table 1 Types of non-ionic surfactants

From: Recent advances of non-ionic surfactant-based nano-vesicles (niosomes and proniosomes): a brief review of these in enhancing transdermal delivery of drug

Non-ionic surfactants

Examples [1]

Ethers

Brij, decylglucoside, octyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside

Esters

Spans, glyceryl laurate, polysorbates

Fatty alcohols

Cetyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol

Black copolymers

Poloxamers