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Patel D, Vaswani P, Ray D, Bhatia D, Aswal VK, Kuperkar K, Bahadur P. Additive-anchored thermoresponsive nanoscale self-assembly generation in normal and reverse Tetronics®. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:6372-6385. [PMID: 38315058 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06329a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
Abstract
Self-assembly of ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO)-based star-shaped block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of different kinds of additives is investigated in an aqueous solution environment. Commercially available four-armed BCPs, namely Tetronics® (normal: T904 with EO as the terminal end block; and reverse: T90R4 with PO as the terminal end block), each with 40%EO, are used. The effect of various additives such as electrolytes (NaCl and Na2SO4), nonelectrolyte polyols (glucose and sorbitol), and ionic surfactants (viz. anionic-sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cationic-dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and zwitterionic dodecyldimethylammonium propane sulfonate (C12PS)) on these BCPs is examined to observe their influence on micellization behaviour. The presence of salts and polyols displayed interesting phase behaviour, i.e., the cloud point (CP) was decreased, the water structure was affected and the micelles were dehydrated by expelling water molecules, and thus they were likely to promote micelle formation/growth. In contrast, ionic surfactants in small amounts interacted with the BCPs and showed an increase in CPs thereby forming mixed micelles with increasing charges and decreasing micellar sizes, finally transforming to small surfactant-rich mixed micelles. Molecular interactions such as electrostatic and hydrogen bonding involved within the examined entities are put forth employing a computational simulation approach using the Gaussian 09 window for calculation along with the GaussView 5.0.9 programming software using the (DFT)/B3LYP method and 3-21G basis set. The hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) of the micelles is examined using dynamic light scattering (DLS), while the various micellar parameters inferring the shape/geometry are obtained using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) by the best fitting of the structure factors. It is observed that 10 w/v% T904 remains as spherical micelles with some micellar growth under physiological conditions (37 °C), while 10 w/v% T90R4 remains as unimers and forms spherical micelles in the presence of additives at 37 °C. Furthermore, the additive-induced micellar systems are tested as developing nanovehicles for anticancer (curcumin, Cur) drug solubilization using UV-vis spectroscopy, which shows a prominent increase in absorbance with enhanced solubilization capacity. Additionally, the cytotoxic effect of Cur loaded on the BCP micelles in HeLa cells is studied through confocal microscopy by capturing fluorescence images that depict HeLa cell growth inhibition under the influence of additive-induced micellar systems.
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- Dhruvi Patel
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, 14850, NY, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGn), Gandhinagar-382 355, Palaj, Gujarat, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai-400 085, Maharashtra, India
- Biomacromolecular Systems and Processes, Institute of Biological Information Processing, Forschungszentrum Julich, 52428, Germany
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- Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGn), Gandhinagar-382 355, Palaj, Gujarat, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai-400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India
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Tripathi N, Ray D, Aswal VK, Kuperkar K, Bahadur P. Salt induced micellization conduct in PEO-PPO-PEO-based block copolymers: a thermo-responsive approach. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:7227-7244. [PMID: 37724390 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00896g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The nanoscale self-assembly behavior in ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO)-based block copolymers (BCPs) commercially available as Pluronics®: L44 (PEO10-PPO23-PEO10) and F77 (PEO53-PPO34-PEO53) is put forth in aqueous solution and in the presence of sodium salts NaCl and Na2SO4. The moderate hydrophilicity of L44 is attributed to its low molecular weight PPO segment, while the high percentage of PEO content in F77 contributes to its extreme hydrophilicity. The impact of sodium salts (NaCl and Na2SO4) on the self-assembly is investigated to understand their influence and role in micellization, by employing various physicochemical techniques such as phase behavior conduct, calorimetry, tensiometry, scattering, and spectral analysis. The results indicate that at a low temperature range of 20-30 °C, Pluronics® solutions with a concentration of 10% w/v remain molecularly dissolved as individual units called unimers (Gaussian chain), which have a hydrodynamic size (Dh) of approximately 4-6 nm. Additionally, loose clusters of a few hundred nanometers in size are also observed. Though, at higher concentrations of BCPs and in the presence of salt or elevated temperatures, the examined micellar structures exhibit a higher degree of organization i.e., spherical or ellipsoidal in terms of size and shape. Also, the solubilization enhancement of a hydrophobic dye called orange OT within the examined micellar system is also undertaken using a spectral approach.
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- Nitumani Tripathi
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, Maharashtra, India
- Biomacromolecular Systems and Processes, Institute of Biological Information Processing, Forschungszentrum, Julich-52428, Germany
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Udhana-Magdalla Road, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India
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Thermoresponsive phase behavior and nanoscale self-assembly generation in normal and reverse Pluronics®. Colloid Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-022-05039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chakrabarti C, Khan Pathan S, Deep Punetha V, Pillai SA. Interaction of Tetronics® micelles with stimuli and additives and a commanding aspect towards drug delivery: An overview. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Feng N, Li P, Xu A, Yu L, Li H. In situ formation and dispersion of lanthanide complexes in wormlike micelles. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:5380-5387. [PMID: 35789359 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00687a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lanthanide-containing, water-based fluids normally suffer from low photoluminescent (PL) and/or colloidal stability, which greatly hinders their applications. Herein, we report the preparation of PL fluids which contain in situ formed europium complexes in aqueous solution. The strategy first relies on the construction of wormlike micelles by mixing a zwitterionic surfactant (tetradecyldimethylaminoxide, C14DMAO) and a tridentate ligand for a lanthanide cation (2,6-dipicolinic acid, DPA) in water. The addition of the dual-functionalized DPA to an aqueous solution of C14DMAO (100 mol L-1) induced non-monotonic rheological changes, with the expected formation of a pseudogemini surfactant at a DPA-to-C14DMAO molar ratio of approximately 1 : 2. When a third component of EuCl3 is introduced to this system, complexes formed in situ between Eu3+ and DPA, resulting in bright red-emission. Besides DPA, C14DMAO is also involved in the complexation, which squeezes out water molecules and greatly improves the PL stability of the fluid. The synergetic effect among Eu3+, DPA and C14DMAO leads to the high colloidal stability of the fluid, opening the door for a wide range of potential applications. Further tests indicate that this strategy can be easily expanded to other lanthanide cations such as Tb3+.
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- Ning Feng
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 250100, Shandong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 250100, Shandong, China.
- China Research Institute of Daily Chemistry Co., Ltd, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 250100, Shandong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 250100, Shandong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 250100, Shandong, China.
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Patel D, Ray D, Aswal VK, Kuperkar K, Bahadur P. Micellar assembly leading to structural growth/transition in normal and reverse Tetronics® in single and mixed solution environment. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:4543-4553. [PMID: 35674288 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00321j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study scrutinizes the self-association of ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO)-based star-shaped block copolymers as normal Tetronic® (T904) and reverse Tetronic® R (T90R4) with varying molecular characteristics and different hydrophilic-hydrophobic ratios in an aqueous solution environment. These thermo-responsive solutions appear clear, transparent or bluish up to 10%w/v, which anticipated the probable transition of unimers to spherical or ellipsoidal micelles which is complemented by scattering experiments. In a single-solution environment, 10%w/v T904 formed star-shaped micelles at ambient temperature and exhibited a micellar growth/transition with temperature ageing. While 10%w/v T90R4 exists as unimers or a Gaussian coil over a wide range of temperature. Very interestingly, close to the cloud point (CP) flower-shaped spherical and ellipsoidal micelles were formed. A similar proposed micellar scheme was also examined for mixed systems T904 : T90R4 in varying ratios (1 : 0, 3 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 3 and 0 : 1) giving an account to the solution behavior of the mixtures. An amalgamation of dynamic light scattering (DLS) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) techniques achieved the thorough extraction of the structural parameters of the micellar system. The hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) of the micelles with temperature variation was evaluated from dynamic light scattering (DLS) while the structure factor of the micelles was found by employing small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Furthermore, the single and mixed micellar systems were quantitatively and qualitatively examined for anticancer drug solubilization using UV-vis spectroscopy for their superior use as potential nanocargos.
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- Dhruvi Patel
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai-400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai-400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India
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Patel D, Patel D, Ray D, Kuperkar K, Aswal VK, Bahadur P. Single and mixed Pluronics® micelles with solubilized hydrophobic additives: Underscoring the aqueous solution demeanor and micellar transition. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Patel D, Agarwal S, Ray D, Kuperkar K, Aswal VK, Bahadur P. An expedient in to the phase behaviour and scattering profile in PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer mixed systems in aqueous solution. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Kumar V, Sai GM, Verma R, Mitchell-Koch KR, Ray D, Aswal VK, Thareja P, Kuperkar K, Bahadur P. Tuning Cationic Micelle Properties with an Antioxidant Additive: A Molecular Perspective. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:4611-4621. [PMID: 33843215 PMCID: PMC8895413 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In this work, we characterize the micellization and morphology transition induced in aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution by the addition of the antioxidant propyl gallate (PG) using tensiometry, rheology, and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) techniques combined with the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approach. The adsorption of CTAB at the air-water interface in the presence of varying [PG] revealed a progressive decrease in the critical micelle concentration (CMC), while the changes in different interfacial parameters indicated enhancement of the hydrophobicity induced by PG in the CTAB micellar system. The dynamic rheology behavior indicated an increase in the flow viscosity (η) as a function of [PG]. Moreover, the rheological components (storage modulus, G', and loss modulus, G″) depicted the viscoelastic features. SANS measurements depicted the existence of ellipsoidal micelles with varying sizes and aggregation number (Nagg) as a function of [PG] and temperature. Computational simulation performed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and molecular dynamics (MD) provided an insight into the atomic composition of the examined system. The molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) analysis depicted a close proximity of CTAB, i.e., emphasized favorable interactions between the quaternary nitrogen of CTAB and the hydroxyl group of the PG monomer, further validated by the two-dimensional nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (2D-NOESY), which showed the penetration of PG inside the CTAB micelles. In addition, various dynamic properties, viz., the radial distribution function (RDF), the radius of gyration (Rg), and solvent-accessible surface area (SASA), showed a significant microstructural evolution of the ellipsoidal micelles in the examined CTAB-PG system, where the changes in the micellar morphology with a more elongated hydrophobic chain and the increased Rg and SASA values indicated the notable intercalation of PG in the CTAB micelles.
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- Vinod Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat-395 007, Gujarat, INDIA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar 382 355, Gujarat, INDIA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University (WSU), Wichita, Kansas 67260-0051, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University (WSU), Wichita, Kansas 67260-0051, USA
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400 085, INDIA
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400 085, INDIA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar 382 355, Gujarat, INDIA
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat-395 007, Gujarat, INDIA
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Udhana-Magdalla road, Surat 395 007, Gujarat, INDIA
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Revisiting the salt-triggered self-assembly in very hydrophilic triblock copolymer Pluronic® F88 using multitechnique approach. Colloid Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-021-04833-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Patel D, Rathod S, Tiwari S, Ray D, Kuperkar K, Aswal VK, Bahadur P. Self-Association in EO-BO-EO Triblock Copolymers as a Nanocarrier Template for Sustainable Release of Anticancer Drugs. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:11750-11761. [PMID: 33305575 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Ethylene oxide (EO)-butylene oxide (BO)-ethylene oxide (EO)-based triblock copolymers with varying hydrophilic-hydrophobic ratios in arrangement, generally referred to as EBE, were scrutinized in an aqueous environment. Various self-associative (micellization) physicochemical properties of these EBEs were examined at different temperatures unified with a quantum chemical study. The salting-out effect on 5%w/v EBE was examined by observing their aqueous solution behavior where the clear transparent solution/turbidity suggested the probable presence of spherical or ellipsoidal micelles, which was confirmed from the scattering outline. The hydrodynamic radius (Dh) of the formed micellar geometry as a function of temperature and electrolyte (2 M NaCl) was inspected from dynamic light scattering and further supported by small-angle neutron scattering, where the Q-range prototype and scattering parameters were evaluated by the best fitting of the structure factor. Furthermore, these micelles were employed as potential nanocarriers for anticancer (curcumin and quercetin) drugs, where its release profile at a particular time interval was estimated using UV-vis spectroscopy. Different kinetic models were employed to fit the release profile data that enabled this study to act as an ideal platform for drug delivery. Also, the plausible interactions between EO-BO-EO blocks and the anticancer drugs were inferred from the evaluated computational descriptors.
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- Dhruvi Patel
- Applied Chemistry Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat 395 007, Gujarat, India
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- Maliba Pharmacy College, UKA Tarsadia University (UTU), Gopal-Vidyanagar Campus, Surat 394 350, Gujarat, India
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- Maliba Pharmacy College, UKA Tarsadia University (UTU), Gopal-Vidyanagar Campus, Surat 394 350, Gujarat, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Applied Chemistry Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat 395 007, Gujarat, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Udhana-Magdalla Road, Surat 395 007, Gujarat, India
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Patidar P, Kanoje B, Bahadur A, Kuperkar K, Ray D, Aswal VK, Wang M, Chen LJ, Bahadur P. Micellar characteristics of an amphiphilic star-block copolymer in DES-water mixture. Colloid Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-020-04770-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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