RETRACTED: Durairaju et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridine-Grafted Copolymers of Acrylic Acid–Styrene Derivatives for Antimicrobial and Fluorescence Applications. Micromachines 2021, 12, 672

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The journal retracts the article “Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridine-Grafted Copolymers of Acrylic Acid–Styrene Derivatives for Antimicrobial and Fluorescence Applications” [1] cited above.

Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding image anomalies contained within this publication [1].

Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and Editorial Board that identified indications of inappropriate editing and duplication between figures presented in this article [1] and an earlier publication [2], produced by a similar research group and presenting different experimental conditions.

While the authors collaborated throughout the process, they were unable to satisfactorily address the above-mentioned concerns or submit raw materials that the Editorial Board deemed sufficient to verify the integrity of the images. Consequently, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the reliability of the findings and has decided to retract this publication, as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).

This retraction was approved by the Section Editor-in-Chief of the journal Micromachines.

The authors did not agree to this retraction.