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Retraction: Sonochemical synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate) core–surfactin shell nanoparticles for recyclable removal of heavy metal ions and its cytotoxicity
Debasree
Kundu
a,
Chinmay
Hazra
a,
Aniruddha
Chatterjee
*b,
Ambalal
Chaudhari
a and
Satyendra
Mishra
b
aSchool of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
bUniversity Institute of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. E-mail: aniruddha_chatterjee2006@yahoo.co.in; Fax: +91 257 2258403; Tel: +91 257 2258420
First published on 22nd October 2014
Abstract
Retraction of ‘Sonochemical synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate) core–surfactin shell nanoparticles for recyclable removal of heavy metal ions and its cytotoxicity’ by Debasree Kundu et al., RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 24991–25004.
We, the named authors, hereby wholly retract this RSC Advances article (RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 24991–25004) in order to maintain the accuracy of the scientific record. Upon repetition of the synthesis procedure, characterisation and subsequent heavy metal absorption studies, we found that the material used in the original study was not reproducible. We, the authors, apologise for any inconvenience caused due to this inadvertent error.
Signed: Debasree Kundua, Chinmay Hazraa, Aniruddha Chatterjee*b, Ambalal Chaudharia and Satyendra Mishrab, 15th October 2014.
Retraction endorsed by Sarah Ruthven, Executive Editor, RSC Advances.
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