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Papers by Rajesh 4134 Raju

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Polymers, 2018

We report the synthesis and properties of temperature-and pH-responsive p([NIPAm-co-PEGMA] (core)... more We report the synthesis and properties of temperature-and pH-responsive p([NIPAm-co-PEGMA] (core)/[NIPAm-co-AAc] (shell)) nanogels with narrow size distributions, tunable sizes and increased drug loading efficiencies. The core-shell nanogels were synthesized using an optimized two-stage seeded polymerization methodology. The core-shell nanogels show a narrow size distribution and controllable physico-chemical properties. The hydrodynamic sizes, charge distributions, temperature-induced volume phase transition behaviors, pH-responsive behaviors and drug loading capabilities of the core-shell nanogels were investigated using transmission electron microscopy, zeta potential measurements, dynamic light scattering and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The size of the core-shell nanogels was controlled by polymerizing NIPAm with crosslinker poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA) of different molecular weights (M n-200, 400, 550 and 750 g/mol) during the core synthesis. It was found that the swelling/deswelling kinetics of the nanogels was sharp and reversible; with its volume phase transition temperature in the range of 40-42 • C. Furthermore, the nanogels loaded with l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), using a modified breathing-in mechanism, showed high loading and encapsulation efficiencies, providing potential possibilities of such nanogels for biomedical applications.

Colloid and Polymer Science, 2016

Here, a synthetic method has been optimized for the synthesis of thermo and pH responsive poly(N-... more Here, a synthetic method has been optimized for the synthesis of thermo and pH responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) nanogels which are subsequently loaded with Cytochrome C using a modified breathing-in mechanism. Physico-chemical properties mapped using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) confirm the swelling/de-swelling kinetics as reversible with a volume phase transition temperature (VPTT) of ~ 39 °C. Fe@Au nanoparticles were incorporated inside the nanogel networks using two different methods-coating and in-situ growth. The latter bears closer resemblance to the nanogels only while the former follows the trend of bare Fe@Au nanoparticles. High loading (~96%) and encapsulation (500 µg/mg of nanogels) of Cytochrome C were obtained. Release experiments performed using a dialysis setup and monitored using UV-vis spectroscopy show the highest release at 40°C and pH 3.2 (high temperature, low pH), with maximum release from the Fe@Au coated nanogels that also show a reverse swelling-collapse trend. The location of the drug, incorporation and presence of Fe@Au nanoparticles and drug incorporation method are found to control both the drug release mechanism and kinetics. KEYWORDS ((Nanogels, core-shell nanoparticles, Volume phase transition temperature, programmed drug release, breathing-in)) Incorporation of Fe@Au nanoparticles into multiresponsive pNIPAM-AAc colloidal gels modulates drug uptake and release. Supporting Information.

Bioinformatics, 2009

Summary: We have developed PathBuilder, an open-source web application to annotate biological inf... more Summary: We have developed PathBuilder, an open-source web application to annotate biological information pertaining to signaling pathways and to create web-based pathway resources. PathBuilder enables annotation of molecular events including protein–protein interactions, enzyme–substrate relationships and protein translocation events either manually or through automated importing of data from other databases. Salient features of PathBuilder include automatic validation of data formats, built-in modules for visualization of pathways, automated import of data from other pathway resources, export of data in several standard data exchange formats and an application programming interface for retrieving existing pathway datasets. Availability: PathBuilder is freely available for download at http://pathbuilder.sourceforge.net/ under the terms of GNU lesser general public license (LGPL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html). The software is platform independent and has been tested on Wi...

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Polymers, 2018

We report the synthesis and properties of temperature-and pH-responsive p([NIPAm-co-PEGMA] (core)... more We report the synthesis and properties of temperature-and pH-responsive p([NIPAm-co-PEGMA] (core)/[NIPAm-co-AAc] (shell)) nanogels with narrow size distributions, tunable sizes and increased drug loading efficiencies. The core-shell nanogels were synthesized using an optimized two-stage seeded polymerization methodology. The core-shell nanogels show a narrow size distribution and controllable physico-chemical properties. The hydrodynamic sizes, charge distributions, temperature-induced volume phase transition behaviors, pH-responsive behaviors and drug loading capabilities of the core-shell nanogels were investigated using transmission electron microscopy, zeta potential measurements, dynamic light scattering and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The size of the core-shell nanogels was controlled by polymerizing NIPAm with crosslinker poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA) of different molecular weights (M n-200, 400, 550 and 750 g/mol) during the core synthesis. It was found that the swelling/deswelling kinetics of the nanogels was sharp and reversible; with its volume phase transition temperature in the range of 40-42 • C. Furthermore, the nanogels loaded with l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), using a modified breathing-in mechanism, showed high loading and encapsulation efficiencies, providing potential possibilities of such nanogels for biomedical applications.

Colloid and Polymer Science, 2016

Here, a synthetic method has been optimized for the synthesis of thermo and pH responsive poly(N-... more Here, a synthetic method has been optimized for the synthesis of thermo and pH responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) nanogels which are subsequently loaded with Cytochrome C using a modified breathing-in mechanism. Physico-chemical properties mapped using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) confirm the swelling/de-swelling kinetics as reversible with a volume phase transition temperature (VPTT) of ~ 39 °C. Fe@Au nanoparticles were incorporated inside the nanogel networks using two different methods-coating and in-situ growth. The latter bears closer resemblance to the nanogels only while the former follows the trend of bare Fe@Au nanoparticles. High loading (~96%) and encapsulation (500 µg/mg of nanogels) of Cytochrome C were obtained. Release experiments performed using a dialysis setup and monitored using UV-vis spectroscopy show the highest release at 40°C and pH 3.2 (high temperature, low pH), with maximum release from the Fe@Au coated nanogels that also show a reverse swelling-collapse trend. The location of the drug, incorporation and presence of Fe@Au nanoparticles and drug incorporation method are found to control both the drug release mechanism and kinetics. KEYWORDS ((Nanogels, core-shell nanoparticles, Volume phase transition temperature, programmed drug release, breathing-in)) Incorporation of Fe@Au nanoparticles into multiresponsive pNIPAM-AAc colloidal gels modulates drug uptake and release. Supporting Information.

Bioinformatics, 2009

Summary: We have developed PathBuilder, an open-source web application to annotate biological inf... more Summary: We have developed PathBuilder, an open-source web application to annotate biological information pertaining to signaling pathways and to create web-based pathway resources. PathBuilder enables annotation of molecular events including protein–protein interactions, enzyme–substrate relationships and protein translocation events either manually or through automated importing of data from other databases. Salient features of PathBuilder include automatic validation of data formats, built-in modules for visualization of pathways, automated import of data from other pathway resources, export of data in several standard data exchange formats and an application programming interface for retrieving existing pathway datasets. Availability: PathBuilder is freely available for download at http://pathbuilder.sourceforge.net/ under the terms of GNU lesser general public license (LGPL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html). The software is platform independent and has been tested on Wi...