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Summary of the project (Up-to date Technical progress report for on-going projects):

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  Achieved stable aqueous dispersions of magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles of diameter < 20 nm, coated with different coating agents – like citric acid, dextran, PAA etc.
  

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  Required cytocompatibility levels were obtained for citric acid or dextran coated Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles by incubating them with HepG2 cells, for up to 24 hrs.
  

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  For achieving a stable dispersion, the minimum shell thickness of a coating agent
  

required for a given particle size was predicted by Monte Carlo simulation.

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  Through experiments and MC simulation, the states of aggregation of particles were found.
  
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  Achieved continuous, silica thin films containing iron oxide nanoparticles (with negligible aggregation) distributed uniformly within the film.
  

Details of Research Projects being implemented/completed/submitted by the Co -Investigator
Investigator(s) Name & Institute: K. V. Venkatesh

Chemical Engg. Dept.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Project Title: Characterization of heterogeneity in the microbial population using elementary mode analysis
Project Status: Ongoing

Duration: 3 years

Date of start: March, 2010

Funding agency: DST

Total cost: Rs. 31 lakhs

500. Any other relevant matter: None