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Supramolecular polyelectrolyte complex (SPEC): pH dependent phase transition and exploitation of its carrier properties

Published:2016 Issue:7 Volume:12 Page:1989-1997
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Biswas Subharanjan¹²³⁴,Mani Ethayaraja⁵⁶⁷⁸,Mondal Arobendo²⁴,Tiwari Ashwani²⁴,Roy Soumyajit¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Eco-Friendly Applied Materials Laboratory

2. Department of Chemical Sciences

3. New Campus

4. IISER-Kolkata, India

5. Polymer Engineering & Colloid Science Group

6. Department of Chemical Engineering

7. Indian Institute of Technology – Madras

8. Chennai – 600036, India

Abstract

A supramolecular polyelectrolyte complex (SPEC) consisting of polyacrylic acid and guanidine is reported which can carry functional moieties like drugs and dyes and release them in certain pH conditions owing to pH dependent phase transitions of the complex.

Funder

Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences

Science and Engineering Research Board

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/SM/C5SM02732B

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