Research Interests /Highlights (Citations – 710; ‘h’ index – 16; i10-index – 23)

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Sustainable Nanotechnology, Hybrid Nanomaterials & Multifaceted Applications

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• Carbonaceous nanomaterials, polymer@nanomaterials hybrids in sensing, detection,wastewater treatment, environmental remedation and tissue enginnnering.

• e.g. Monitoring of analytes, hazardous pollutants (Heavy metal ions, Pharmaceuticals, PCPs, Pesticides, Oil etc.) in the environment and develop their effective way of removal. Fabrication of polymer based nanofibers, transperent film & hydrogel for optical, optoelectronic devices,  tissue engineering (wound dressing & contolled release), energy devices, photocatalyst, food packaging, UV blocking, forensic and security applications.

 

Material Science & Chemistry

 

• Synthesis of functional (ligand capped), Plasmonics & Photonics nanomaterials

• Development of nanomaterial based sensor (Quantum Dot/MNPs/CDs)

• Nanosensor for environmental, biomedical, pharmaceutical applications (detection)

• Photophysical, dynamics study of nanomaterials, biomolecules and its interactions

 

Spectroscopy & Photochemistry

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• Fluorescent probe, chemosensor, colorimetric probe (Turn-on/Turn-off)

• Photophysical & Excited state dynamics-Fluorescence quenching/enhancement

• Study of binding interaction between protein-drug interactions through FRET/SET

• Multispectroscopic analysis of fluorescent molecules, biomolecules (solvatochromism)

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Analytical Chemistry

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• Chromatographic method development and validation for analytical applications

• Instrumental Methods (GC, HPLC, GC-MS) for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals etc.