Department of Plastics Engineering

University oF Massachusetts

Lowell

 
  
 
 
 

 
 
Peer Reviewed Journal Papers


“Facile synthesis and patterning of silver nanoparticles for surface plasmon generation”
(A. Kokil, A. Kumar. S. Balasubramaniam, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar) Journal of Nanophotonics, Accepted for publication July 2011.
“Synthesis of polypyrrole with fewer structural defects using enzyme catalysis”
(R. Bouldin, S. Ravichandran, A. Kokil, R. Garhwal, S. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, R. Nagarajan), Synthetic Metals, Accepted for publication May 2011.*
“Investigation of QCM sensors with azobenzene functionalized coatings for the detection of nitroaromatics” (T. Ponrathnam, J. Cho, P. Kurup, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry (2011), Accepted for publication June 2011.*
“Oxidoreductase catalyzed polymerization of 3-methylpyrrole” (R. Bouldin, L. Kyriazidis, A. Fidler, S. Ravichandran, J. Kumar, L. Samuelson, R. Nagarajan) Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry (2011), Accepted for publication June 2011.*
“Horseradish peroxidase catalyzed polymerization of cardanol microcapsules” (A. Kokil, S. Ravichandran, J. Kumar, R. Nagarajan) Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry (2011), Accepted for publication June 2011.*
“Detection of Explosive Vapors by Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors Containing Novel Siloxane Based Coatings” (S. Liu, T. Ponrathnam, H. Sun, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, Z. Gu, P. Kurup.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 47(12), 1172-1175, (2010).
“Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of PolyQuercetin” (F. F. Bruno, A. Trotta, S. Fossey, S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 47(12), 1191-1196, (2010).
“A Renewable Waste Material for the Synthesis of a Novel Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant Polymer” (S. Ravichandran, R. Bouldin, J. Kumar, R. Nagarajan), Journal of Cleaner Production, 19(5), 454-458, (2010).*
“Soybean Peroxidase Catalyzed Enzymatic Synthesis of Pyrrole/EDOT Copolymers” (A. Tewari, A. Kokil, S. Ravichandran, S. Nagarajan, R. Bouldin, L. A. Samuelson, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar) Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 211(14), 1610-1617, (2010).*
“Dynamic chemical vapor sensing with nanofibrous film based surface acoustic wave sensors” (S. Liu, H. Sun, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, Z. Gu, J. Cho, P. Kurup), Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, A167(1), 8-13, (2011).
“A stable biomimetic redox catalyst obtained by the enzyme catalyzed amidation of iron porphyrin” (S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Green Chemistry, 11, 334 – 338, (2009).
“Patterning Flexible Substrates Using Surface Relief Structures in Azobenzene Functionalized Polymer Films” (S. Yang, K. Yang, A. Jain, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 45(11), 939-942, (2008).
“Biocatalytically oligomerized epicatechin with potent and specific anti-proliferative activity for human breast cancer cells” (S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, S. J. Braunhut, F. F. Bruno Ferdinando, D. McIntosh, L. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Molecules, 13(11), 2704-16 (2008).
“Biocatalytic Modification of Naturally Occurring Iron Porphyrin” (S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, R. Tyagi, J. Kumar, F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 45(11), 952-957, (2008).
“Biocatalytically Synthesized Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)” (S. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, R. Nagarajan), Macromolecules, 41(9), 3049-3052, (2008).*
“A Simple Technique for Submicron Scale Patterning of Silver Using Visible Light Interference” (A. Kumar, Abhishek; S. Nagarajan, K. Yang, A. Robinson, J. Singh, R. Nagarajan, A. Jain, J. Kumar) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 45(11), 964-967, (2008).
“Study of Thin Polymeric Film Deposited by the PECVD Process for use at 193 nm” (M. Cazeca, R. Nagarajan, M. –S. Sheu. M. Gow, C. Comptois, R. W. Sabnis, A. Farnsworth) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 44(12), 1317-1322, (2007).
“In situ polymerization of amphiphilic diacetylene for hole transport in solid state dye-sensitized solar cells” (Y. Wang, K. Yang, X. Wang, R. Nagarajan, L. Samuelson, J. Kumar) Organic Electronics, 7(6), 546-550, (2006).
“Spectroscopic and Microscopic Analysis of Photocrosslinked Vinylbenzylthymine Copolymers for Photoresist Applications” (S. Trakhtenberg, J. C. Warner, R. Nagarajan, Ramaswamy, F.F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Chemistry of Materials, 18(12), 2873-2878, (2006).
“In situ polymerized carboxylated diacetylene as a hole conductor in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells” (Y. Wang, K. Yang, S,-C. Kim, R. Nagarajan, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar) Chemistry of Materials, 18(18), 4215-4217, (2006).
“Hydrophobic barrier: Molecular self-assembly of amphiphilic polyacetylenes within aluminosilicate nano platelets” (D. W. Kim, B,-C. Ku, D. Steeves, R. Nagarajan, A. Blumstein, J. Kumar, P. W. Gibson, J. A. Ratto, L. A. Samuelson), Journal of Membrane Science, 275(1-2), 12-16 (2006).
“Synthesis of main-chain liquid-crystalline polyesters containing diphenyl mesogens by chemo-enzymatic route” (L. Niu, Langang, R. Nagarajan, D. Feng, L. Samuelson, J. Kumar) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 43(12), 1983-1990, (2006).
“Biocatalytic synthesis of multi-block copolymer composed of poly(tetrahydrofuran) and poly(ethylene oxide).” (L. Niu, R. Nagarajan, F. Guan, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 43(12), 1975-1981, (2006).
“Biomimetic Synthesis of Water-Soluble Conducting Copolymers/Homopolymers of Pyrrole and 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene” (F. F. Bruno, S. A. Fossey, S. Nagarajan, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, L. A. Samuelson), Biomacromolecules, 7(2), 586-589, (2006).
“Nanostructured assembly of homopolymers for a flexible Bragg grating” (M. Kim, R. Nagarajan, J. H. Snook, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Advanced Materials 17(5), 631-633 (2005).
“Biocatalytic synthesis of novel electronic and photovoltaic materials” (R. Mosurkal, R. Kumar, F. F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan, L. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Pure and Applied Chemistry, 77(1), 263-272 (2005).
“Poly[bis-(p-toluene sulphonate) of 2,4-Hexadiyne-1,6-diol] Langmuir-Blodgett thin film formation and characterization” (X. Wang, D. Sandman, F. F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry A42(11), 1555-1560 (2005).
“An Enzymatically Synthesized Polyaniline: A Solid-State NMR Study” (S. K. Sahoo, R. Nagarajan, S. Roy, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar, A. L. Cholli), Macromolecules 37(11), 4130-4138 (2004).
“Patterning of substrates using surface relief structures on an azobenzene-functionalized polymer film” (S. Yang, K. Yang, L. Niu, R. Nagarajan, S. Bian, A. K. Jain and J. Kumar), Advanced Materials, 16 (8), 693-696 (2004).
“Role of temperature in suppression of the formation of Pummerer's type ketone in enzymatic polymerization of 4-Propylphenol: An in-Situ Variable Temperature 1H NMR Study” (S. Sahoo, X. Wu, W. Liu, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, L .A. Samuelson and A. L. Cholli), Macromolecules, 37(6), 2322-2324 (2004).
“Enzymatic and biomimetic synthesis of electroactive polymers and their optical and electronic properties” (J. Kumar, W. Liu, S. Roy, R. Nagarajan, S. K. Tripathy, F.F. Bruno and L. Samuelson), International Journal of Plastics Technology, 6(1), 32-36 (2003).
“Biomimetic synthesis of water soluble conductive polypyrrole and poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)” (F. F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan, S. Roy, J. Kumar and L. A. Samuelson) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A40 (12), 1327-1333 (2003).
“Variation in the structure of conducting polyaniline with and without the presence of template during enzymatic polymerization: a solid-state NMR study” (S. K. Sahoo, R. Nagarajan, S. Chakraborty, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar and A.L. Cholli) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A39 (10), 1223-1240 (2002).
“Novel enzymatic polyethylene oxide-polyphenol system for ionic conductivity” (F. F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar and L. A. Samuelson) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A39 (10), 1061-1068 (2002).
“Biomimetic synthesis of a water soluble conducting molecular complex of polyaniline and lignosulfonate” (S. Roy, J. M. Fortier, R. Nagarajan, S. K. Tripathy, J. Kumar, L. Samuelson and F.F. Bruno), Biomacromolecules, 3(5), 937-941 (2002).
“Enzymatic synthesis of molecular complexes of polyaniline with DNA and synthetic oligonucleotides: Thermal and Morphological Characterization” (R. Nagarajan, S. Roy, J. Kumar, S. K. Tripathy, T. Dolukhanyan, C. Sung, F. Bruno and L. Samuelson), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, (12), 1519-1537 (2001).*
“Enzymatically synthesized polyaniline in the presence of a template poly(vinylphosphonic acid): a solid state NMR study” (S. Sahoo, R. Nagarajan, L. Samuelson, J. Kumar, A. L. Cholli and S.K. Tripathy), Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A38 (12), 1315-1328 (2001).
“Polymerization of water-soluble conductive polyphenol using Horseradish peroxidase” (F. F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan, P. Stenhouse, K. Yang, J. Kumar, S. K.Tripathy and L. A. Samuelson) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A38 (12), 1519-1537 (2001).
Chemoenzymatic functionalization of ribonucleic Acids with azobenzene chromophores (S. Roy, R. Nagarajan, P. Wu, K. Yang, F. F. Bruno, V. S. Parmar, S. K. Tripathy, J. Kumar and L. A. Samuelson) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A38 (12), 1383-1392 (2001).
“Peroxidase, hematin and pegylated hematin catalyzed vinyl polymerizations in water” (A. Singh, S. Roy, L. Samuelson, F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, V. John, and D. Kaplan) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, A38 (12), 1219-1230 (2001).
“Manipulating DNA conformation using intertwined conducting polymer chains" (R. Nagarajan, W. Liu, S. K. Tripathy, J. Kumar, F. F. Bruno and L. A. Samuelson), Macromolecules, 34, 3921-3927 (2001).*
“Nanoreactors for the enzymatic synthesis of conducting polyaniline” (L. Samuelson, W. Liu, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, F. F. Bruno, A. Cholli and S. Tripathy), Synthetic Metals, 119, 271-272 (2001).
“Enzymatic Synthesis of electrically conducting molecular complex of polyaniline and Poly (Vinyl phosphonic Acid)” (R. Nagarajan, S. K. Tripathy, J. Kumar, F. F. Bruno and L. A. Samuelson) Macromolecules, 33, 9542-9547 (2000).*
“The role of template in the enzymatic synthesis of conducting polyaniline” (W. Liu, A.L. Cholli, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, S.K. Tripathy, F. F. Bruno and L. Samuelson), Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121 (49), 11345-11355 (1999).

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