Gireeshkumar Balakrishnan

pH-Controlled Breakup of Fractal Aggregates, Microgels and Gels formed by Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers The degradation of (micro)gels and fractal aggregates based on self-assembled amphiphilic triblock copolymers has been investigated in water by confocal microscopy and light scattering respectively.

Fate of polystyrene and polyethylene nanoplastics exposed to UV in water Gireeshkumar Balakrishnan, Fabienne Lagarde, Christophe Chassenieux, Arnaud Martel, Elise Deniau and Taco Nicolai Abstract The possible presence of plastic particles with a size smaller than 1 µm in the aquatic environment raises widespread concern over their environmental impact. Therefore, it is important to understand whether and to what extent nanoplastics dispersed in water degrade under UV irradiation.

Open AccessArticle by Gireeshkumar Balakrishnan *, Fabienne Lagarde , Christophe Chassenieux and Taco Nicolai Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, CEDEX 9, 72085 Le Mans, France * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.