@article { ISI:000262377000003,
	title = {In situ synthesis of ligand reduced/capped silver nanoparticles and the effect of temperature and ligand structure on the size of silver nanoparticles},
	journal = {Journal of Chemical Sciences},
	volume = {120},
	number = {6},
	year = {2008},
	note = {International Conference on Molecules and Materials - New Directions, Bangalore, INDIA, DEC 04, 2008},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {515-520},
	publisher = {INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES},
	type = {Article, Proceedings Paper},
	address = {C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>We report in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles using biosurfactants called sophorolipids as reducing and capping agents. We further study the effect of temperature and the structure of sophorolipid on the size of silver nanoparticles obtained. The silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible, transmission electron microscope (TEM) and light scattering (DLS) analysis techniques.</p>},
	keywords = {dynamic light scattering, Nucleation and growth, silver nanoparticles, Sophorolipid},
	issn = {0974-3626},
	doi = {10.1007/s12039-008-0080-6},
	author = {Kasture, M. B. and Patel, P. and Prabhune, Asmita and Ramana, C. V. and Kulkarni, A. A. and Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad}
}
@article { ISI:000306933400046,
	title = {Segmented flow synthesis of Ag nanoparticles in spiral microreactor: role of continuous and disperzsed phase},
	journal = {Chemical Engineering Journal},
	volume = {192},
	year = {2012},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {357-368},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA},
	address = {PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND},
	abstract = {<p>This work focuses on understanding the effect of segmented flow on the nanoparticle size distribution in a unidirectionally expanding spiral microreactor, where secondary flows are prevalent in the absence of segmentation. Stearic acid sophorolipid reduced/capped Ag NPs were synthesized in the aqueous phase and air or kerosene was used as inert phases for creating the gas-liquid and liquid-liquid segmented flow, respectively. While, in one case the reactant phase is in the form of dispersed phase slugs, in the other case it is in the form of continuous phase, each exhibiting a different behavior. The slug sizes and the slip velocity, both of which govern the nature of internal mixing in the reactant phase slug controlled the nanoparticle size distribution. This observation was consistent for both, gas-liquid and liquid-liquid segmented flows. The micromixer having smaller orifice diameter yielded smaller slugs and also a narrow particle size distribution. In general, the particle sizes were much smaller for gas-liquid flow rather than for liquid-liquid flow. Because of the unidirectionally expanding spiral geometry of the channel, at any given condition, unsteady behavior of slugs due to continuously varying radius of curvature results in variation in the slip velocity along the length of microchannel. This effect was seen to further narrow the particle size distribution than alone by the segmented flow. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Ag nanoparticles, Segmented flow synthesis, Sophorolipid, Spiral microreactor},
	issn = {1385-8947},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cej.2012.02.084},
	author = {Kumar, D. V. Ravi and Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad and Kulkarni, Amol A.}
}
