About the Authors

Amit Kumar

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, United States of America

Kayla M. Pate

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, United States of America

Melissa A. Moss

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, United States of America

Dexter N. Dean

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, United States of America

Vijayaraghavan Rangachari

Vijay.rangachari@usm.edu

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VR MAM AK. Performed the experiments: AK KMP DND. Analyzed the data: AK VR KMP MAM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AK MAM VR.