Amphiphilic block copolymers: their structures, and self-assembly to polymeric micelles and polymersomes as drug delivery vehicles

K Kuperkar, D Patel, LI Atanase, P Bahadur - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers display a multiplicity of nanoscale periodic
patterns proposed as a dominant tool for the 'bottom-up'fabrication of nanomaterials with …

Single and mixed Pluronics® micelles with solubilized hydrophobic additives: Underscoring the aqueous solution demeanor and micellar transition

D Patel, D Patel, D Ray, K Kuperkar, VK Aswal… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work aims to optimize the aqueous solution behavior in mixed system of polyethylene
oxide-block-polypropylene oxide-block-polyethylene oxide (PEO-PPO-PEO). Two …

Salt induced micellization conduct in PEO–PPO–PEO-based block copolymers: a thermo-responsive approach

N Tripathi, D Ray, VK Aswal, K Kuperkar, P Bahadur - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The nanoscale self-assembly behavior in ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO)-
based block copolymers (BCPs) commercially available as Pluronics®: L44 (PEO10–PPO23 …

Nanoscale Pluronic® micellar templates with varying% EO content for controlled drug release and cytotoxicity

N Tripathi, G Singhvi, A Roy, K Kuperkar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the self-assembly in ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO)-
based block copolymers (BCPs) with various molecular features like molecular weight …

Glucose-induced self-assembly and phase separation in hydrophilic triblock copolymers and the governing mechanism

D Patel, AK Bhojani, D Ray, DK Singh… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (ethylene oxide, EO)–poly (propylene oxide, PO)–poly (ethylene oxide, EO)-based
triblock copolymers (BCPs) with 80% hydrophilicity stay molecularly dissolved as Gaussian …

Co-micellization conduct and structural dynamics of block copolymers in water and salt solution environment for drug solubilization enhancement

D Patel, SL Gawali, K Kuperkar, PA Hassan… - Colloid and Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
The present study examines the co-micellization in different block copolymers (BCPs): P123
and F127 (with almost similar hydrophobic PO block but different hydrophilic% EO content) …

Tuning cationic micelle properties with an antioxidant additive: a molecular perspective

V Kumar, GM Sai, R Verma, KR Mitchell-Koch, D Ray… - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this work, we characterize the micellization and morphology transition induced in aqueous
cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution by the addition of the antioxidant propyl …

Revisiting the salt-triggered self-assembly in very hydrophilic triblock copolymer Pluronic® F88 using multitechnique approach

D Patel, R Jana, MH Lin, K Kuperkar, D Seth… - Colloid and Polymer …, 2021 - Springer
An insight scrutiny into the micellization behavior of a linear triblock copolymer Pluronic®
F88 in aqueous potassium chloride (KCl) solutions is put forth through various …

Thermoresponsive phase behavior and nanoscale self-assembly generation in normal and reverse Pluronics®

D Patel, P Vaswani, S Sengupta, D Ray… - Colloid and Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
Self-assembly generation in block copolymers (BCPs): normal Pluronics®(L31, L64, L35,
P65) and reverse Pluronics®(31R1, 17R4, 25R4, 10R5) are scrutinized in single/mixed …

SDS triggered transformation of highly hydrophobic Pluronics® nanoaggregate into polymer-rich and surfactant-rich mixed micelles

D Patel, D Ray, S Tiwari, K Kuperkar, VK Aswal… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work reveals the role of sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS, anionic surfactant) in altering
the phase behaviour and aggregation characteristics of five very hydrophobic polyethylene …