“…In drug delivery, − cosmetic formulation (with special reference to body and skin care products), − nanomaterial preparation, − pharmaceutical and industrial fields, − etc., polymer−surfactant (or lipid) interaction is involved in one way or another. Water-soluble synthetic and modified polymers, viz., polyethylene oxide, − polyethyleneglycols, , polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), − carboxymethyl cellulose, − the N , N -dimethyl- N -methyl derivative of hydroxyethylcellulose (JR 400), , the N , N -dimethyl- N -dodecyl derivative of hydroxyethylcellulose (LM 200), , etc., carbohydrate polymers, viz., starch, − amylose, − amylopectin, − etc., and proteins, viz., bovine serum albumin, − lysozyme, − gelatin, − hemoglobin, , pepsin, papain, − egg albumin, etc., have been amply used for their interaction with different amphiphiles. The strength of binding, changes in the configuration of the polymers upon interaction, types of products formed, their evolved physicochemical properties, etc.…”