• Tuning the Length of Polyaniline Nanotubes

  • Ashesh Garai†

  • Department of Chemistry, Rammohan College, Kolkata 700009, India

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(6): 793-798

    Published online Nov 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.6.793
  • Received on May 22, 2025
  • Revised on Jul 19, 2025
  • Accepted on Jul 20, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Ashesh Garai

  • Department of Chemistry, Rammohan College, Kolkata 700009, India

  • E-mail: agchemistry@rammohancollege.ac.in