• “Microencapsulation and controlled release of insect repellent geraniol in gelatin/gum arabic microcapsules” (Ogilvie-Battersby, J. D., Nagarajan R., Mosurkal, R., Orbey, N.) Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 640, 128494 (2022)

• “Bio-Based Flame-Retardant Coatings Based on the Synergistic Combination of Tannic Acid and Phytic Acid for Nylon–Cotton Blends.” (Kulkarni, S., Xia, Z., Yu, S., Kiratitanavit, W., Morgan, A. B., Kumar, J., Mosurkal, R., Nagarajan, R.). ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, (2021)
• “Identifying sustainable alternatives to dimethyl formamide for coating applications using Hansen Solubility Parameters.” (Yu, S., Sharma, R., Morose, G., & Nagarajan, R.). Journal of Cleaner Production, 322, 129011, (2021).
• “Facile microwave assisted flame retardant treatment for cotton fabric using a biobased industrial byproduct: phytic acid.” (Yu, S., Xia, Z., Kiratitanavit, W., Kulkarni, S., Kumar, J., Mosurkal, R., & Nagarajan, R.). Cellulose, 28(16), 10655-10674, (2021).
• “Thermomechanical and sequential stress performance of photovoltaic backsheets.” (Perez, P., Iyer, S., Thellen, C., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R., Ratto, J. A., & Rothacker, A.). Solar Energy, 216, 133-144, (2021).

• “Effects of mask-wearing on the inhalability and deposition of airborne SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in human upper airway.” (Xi, J., Si, X. A., & Nagarajan, R.). Physics of Fluids, 32(12), 123312, (2020).
• “A Bio-derived Char Forming Flame Retardant Additive for Nylon 6 Based on Crosslinked Tannic Acid.” (Xia, Z., Kiratitanavit, W., Facendola, P., Yu, S., Kumar, J., Mosurkal, R., & Nagarajan, R.). Thermochimica Acta, 693, 178750, (2020).
• “Antioxidant activity of synthetic polymers of phenolic compounds.” (Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Salemme, A., Togna, A. R., Saso, L., & Bruno, F.). Polymers, 12(8), 1646., 2020).
• “One-layer water vapor poly (olefin) barriers compete metal sputtering onto flexible substrates.” (Maji, T., Tsimenidis, K., Nagarajan, R., Mosurkal, R., Kumar, J., & Gkikas, M.). Polymer, 197, 122487, (2020).
• “Unusual role of labile phenolics in imparting flame resistance to polyamide” (S. Yu S, Z. Xia, W. Kiratitanavit. S. Thota. J. Kumar, R. Mosurkal, Nagarajan, R.) Polymer Degradation and Stability 175, 109103, (2020).
• “A Bio-derived Char Forming Flame Retardant Additive for Nylon 6 Based on Crosslinked Tannic Acid” (Z. Xia, W. Kiratitanavit, P. Facendola, S. Yu, S., J. Kumar, R. Mosurkal, Nagarajan, R.). Themochimica Acta , 693, 178750, (2020).

• “Barrier Properties and Abrasion Resistance of Biopolymer-Based Coatings on Biodegradable Poly(lactic Acid) Films” (Mohd Aris, Z., Bavishi, V., Sharma, R., Nagarajan, R.,) Polymer Engineering and Science, 59, 1874-1881 (2019).
• “Covalent functionalization of cellulose in cotton and a nylon-cotton blend with phytic acid for flame retardant properties” (Thota, S., Somisetti, V., Kulkarni, S., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R., & Mosurkal, R.) Cellulose, 1-14 (2019).
• “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Fluorescent Conjugated Polyserotonin”Kiratitanavit, (W., Bruno, F. F., Xia, Z., Yu, S., Kumar, J., & Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Renewable Materials, 7(2), 205-214 (2019).

• Aris, Z.F., Bouldin, R.M., Pelletier, M.G., Gaines, P.C., Budhlall, B., Nagarajan, R. (2017). Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilically Functionalized Polygalacturonic Acid. Carbohydrate Polymers,155 432–439.

• Kurup, P.U., Sullivan, C., Hannagan, R., Yu, S., Azimi, H., Robertson, S., Ryan, D.K., Nagarajan, R., Ponrathnam, T., Howe, G. (2016). A Review of Technologies for Characterization of Heavy Metal Contaminants. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 1–16.
• Barry, C.M., Budhlall, B., Nagarajan, R. (2016). Undergraduate modules for bio-based plastics: educational modules focused on bio-based polymers resulted in good learning outcomes for undergraduate students. Plastics Engineering,72(3) 30.

• Ponrathnam, T., Cho, J., Kurup, P.U., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2015). Enhancing detection of nitroaromatic vapors by utilizing polymer coatings on quartz crystal microbalances having strong dipoles. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical,216 443–452.
• Xia, Z., Singh, A., Kiratitanavit, W., Mosurkal, R., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2015). Unraveling the mechanism of thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation of tannic acid. Thermochimica Acta,605 77–85.
• Nagarajan, R. (2015). ”Non-equilibrium” block copolymer micelles with glassy cores. Journal of colloid and interface science.

• Bouldin, R.M., Kokil, A., Ponrathnam, T., Urban, N., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A., Nagarajan, R. (2014). Biocatalyic synthesis of unusually photoluminescent oligomers and electrically conducting polymers of 4-(3-pyrrolyl)butyric acid. Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
• Bouldin, R.M., Kokil, A., Ponrathnam, T., Urban, N., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A., Nagarajan, R. (2014). Biocatalyic synthesis of unusually photoluminescent oligomers and electrically conducting polymers of 4-(3-pyrrolyl)butyric acid. Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
• Bouldin, R.M., Singh, A., Magaletta, M., Connor, S., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2014). Biocatalytic Synthesis of Fluorescent Conjugated Indole Oligomers. Bioengineering,1(4) 246–259.
• Suthiwangcharoen, N., Nagarajan, R. (2014). Enhancing Enzyme Stability by Construction of Polymer-Enzyme Conjugate Micelles for Decontamination of Organophosphate Agents. Biomacromolecules.
• Ford, E.N., Suthiwangcharoen, N., D’Angelo, P.A., Nagarajan, R. (2014). Role of single-walled carbon nanotubes on ester hydrolysis and topography of electrospun bovine serum albumin/poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

• Aris, Z.F., Bouldin, R.M., Nagarajan, R., Budhlall, B., Bavishi, V. (2013). Hydrophilic modification of water insoluble polysaccharide as surface-active agents (13/841,903:). US Patent Appl

• Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Ku, B.C., Coughlin, B., Emrick, T., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2012). Halogen-free ultra-high flame retardant polymers through enzyme catalysis. Green Chemistry,14(3) 819-824.
• Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Kokil, A., Ponrathnam, T., Bouldin, R.M., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2012). Micellar Nanoreactors for Hematin Catalyzed Synthesis of Electrically Conducting Polypyrrole. Langmuir,28(37) 13380-13386.

• Satapathi, S., Ravichandran, S., Mosurkal, R., Nagarajan, S., Li, L., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2011). Biocatalytic synthesis of two-photon active resveratrol oligomer. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,48(12) 1061-1066.
• Liu, S., Sun, H., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Gu, Z., Cho, J., Kurup, P. (2011). Dynamic chemical vapor sensing with nanofibrous film based surface acoustic wave sensors. Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical,167(1) 8-13.
• Kokil, A., Kumar, A., Balasubramaniam, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J. (2011). Facile synthesis and patterning of silver nanoparticles for surface plasmon generation. Journal of Nanophotonics,5(1).
• Kokil, A., Ravichandran, S., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2011). Horseradish peroxidase catalyzed synthesis of polycardanol microcapsules. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,48(12) 1004-1008.
• Ponrathnam, T., Cho, J., Kurup, P., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J. (2011). Investigation of QCM sensors with azobenzene functionalized coatings for the detection of nitroaromatics. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,48(12) 1031-1037.
• Bouldin, R.M., Kyriazidis, L., Fidler, A., Ravichandran, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A., Nagarajan, R. (2011). Oxidoreductase catalyzed polymerization of 3-methylpyrrole. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,48(12) 976-982.
• Bouldin, R., Ravichandran, S., Kokil, A., Garhwal, R., Nagarajan, S., Kumar, J., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L.A., Nagarajan, R. (2011). Synthesis of polypyrrole with fewer structural defects using enzyme catalysis. Synthetic Metals,161(15-16) 1611-1617.

• SAI, L.I., PONRATHNAM, T., HONGWEI, S.U., Nagarajan, R., KUMAR, J., ZHIYONG, G.U., KURUP, P. (2010). Detection of Explosive Vapors By Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors Containing Novel Siloxane Based Coatings. Journal of Macromolecular Science: Pure & Applied Chemistry,47(12) 1172-1175.
• Liu, S., Ponrathnam, T., Sun, H., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Gu, Z., Kurup, P. (2010). Detection of explosive vapors by surface acoustic wave sensors containing novel siloxane based coatings. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,47(12) 1172-1175.
• Bruno, F.F., Trotta, A., Fossey, S., Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2010). Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of polyquercetin. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,47(12) 1191-1196.
• Nagarajan, R. (2010). Selected Papers from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell 10th Technical Symposium in Honor of Professor Sukant K. Tripathy. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,47(12) 1149.
• Tewari, A., Kokil, A., Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Bouldin, R., Samuelson, L.A., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J. (2010). Soybean peroxidase catalyzed enzymatic synthesis of pyrrole/edot copolymers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics,211(14) 1610-1617.
• Ravichandran, S., Bouldin, R., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R. (2010). ‘A Renewable Waste Material for the Synthesis of a Novel Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant Polymer. Journal of Cleaner Production,19(5) 454-458.

• Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Bruno, F., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2009). A stable biomimetic redox catalyst obtained by the enzyme catalyzed amidation of iron porphyrin. Green Chemistry,11(3) 334-338.

• Kumar, A., Nagarajan, S., Yang, K., Anandakathir, R., Singh, J., Nagarajan, R., Jain, A., Kumar, J. (2008). A simple technique for submicron scale patterning of silver using visible light interference. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,45(11) 964-967.
• Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Braunhut, S.J., Bruno, F., McIntosh, D., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J. (2008). Biocatalytically Oligomerized Epicatechin with Potent and Specific Anti-proliferative Activity for Human Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules,13(11).
• Ku, B., Kim, D.W., Steeves, D., Nagarajan, R., Blumstein, A., Kumar, J., Gibson, P.W., Ratto, J.A., Samuelson, L.A. (2008). Molecularly ordered structure and permeability properties of amphiphilic polyacetylene-multilayer nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology,68(15-16).
• Yang, S., Yang, K., Jain, A., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J. (2008). Patterning flexible substrates using surface relief structures in azobenzene functionalized polymer films. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,45(11) 939-942.

• Cazeca, M.J., Nagarajan, R., Sheu, M.S., Gow, M., Comptois, C., Sabnis, R.W., Farnsworth, A. (2007). Study of thin polymeric film deposited by the PECVD process for use at 193nm. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,44(12) 1317-1322.

• Niu, L., Nagarajan, R., Guan, F., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2006). Biocatalytic synthesis of multi-block copolymer composed of poly(tetrahydrofuran) and poly(ethylene oxide). Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,43(12) 1975-1981.
• Bruno, F.F., Fossey, S.A., Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A. (2006). Biomimetic synthesis of water-soluble conducting copolymers/homopolymers of pyrrole and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene. Biomacromolecules,7(2) 586-589.
• Kim, D.W., Ku, B.C., Steeves, D., Nagarajan, R., Blumstein, A., Kumar, J., Gibson, P.W., Ratto, J.A., Samuelson, L.A. (2006). Hydrophobic barrier: Molecular self-assembly of amphiphilic polyacetylenes within aluminosilicate nanoplatelets. Journal of Membrane Science,275(1-2) 12-16.
• Wang, Y., Yang, K., Wang, X., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2006). In situ polymerization of amphiphilic diacetylene for hole transport in solid state dye-sensitized solar cells. Organic Electronics: physics, materials, applications,7(6) 546-550.
• Trakhtenberg, S., Warner, J.C., Nagarajan, R., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2006). Spectroscopic and microscopic analysis of photo-cross-linked vinylbenzylthymine copolymers for photoresist applications. Chemistry of Materials,18(12) 2873-2878.
• Niu, L., Nagarajan, R., Feng, D., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2006). Synthesis of main-chain liquid-crystalline polyesters containing diphenyl mesogens by chemo-enzymatic route. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry,43(12) 1983-1990.

• Mosurkal, R., Kumar, R., Bruno, F.F., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J. (2005). Biocatalytic synthesis of novel electronic and photovoltaic materials. Pure and Applied Chemistry,77(1) 263-272.
• Bruno, F.F., Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A. (2005). Biocatalytic synthesis of water-soluble oligo(catechins). Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,42 A(11) 1547-1554.
• Kim, M., Nagarajan, R., Snook, J.H., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2005). Nanostructured assembly of homopolymers for a flexible bragg grating. Advanced Materials,17(5) 631-633.
• Trakhtenberg, S., Hangun-Balkir, Y., Warner, J.C., Bruno, F.F., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L.A. (2005). Photo-cross-linked immobilization of polyelectrolytes for enzymatic construction of conductive nanocomposites. Journal of the American Chemical Society,127(25) 9100-9104.
• Wang, X., Sandman, D.J., Bruno, F., Nagarajan, R. (2005). Poly[bis-(p-toluene sulphonate) of 2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol] Langmuir-Blodgett thin film formation and characterization. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,42 A(11) 1555-1560.

• Sahoo, S.K., Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J., Cholli, A.L. (2004). An enzymatically synthesized polyaniline: A solid-state NMR study. Macromolecules,37(11) 4130-4138.
• Yang, S., Yang, K., Niu, L., Nagarajan, R., Bian, S., Jain, A.K., Kumar, J. (2004). Patterning of substrates using surface relief structures on an azobenzene-functionalized polymer film. Advanced Materials,16(8) 693-696.
• Wu, X., Liu, W., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A., Cholli, A.L. (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. Macromolecules,37(6) 2322-2324.
• Wu, X., Yang, S., Nijus, J.M., Nagarajan, R., Cholli, A.L., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J. (2004). Solvent specified conformation in poly(α-L-glutamic acid) thin films. Biomacromolecules,5(4) 1214-1218.
• Bruno, F.F., Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A. (2003). Biomimetic Synthesis of Water Soluble Conductive Polypyrrole and Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene). Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,40 A(12) 1327-1333.

• Bruno, F.F., Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A. (2003). Biomimetic Synthesis of Water Soluble Conductive Polypyrrole and Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene). Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,40 A(12) 1327-1333.

• Roy, S., Fortier, J.M., Nagarajan, R., Tripathy, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A., Bruno, F.F. (2002). Biomimetic synthesis of a water soluble conducting molecular complex of polyaniline and lignosulfonate. Biomacromolecules,3(5) 937-941.
• Bruno, F.F., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A. (2002). Novel enzymatic polyethylene oxide-polyphenol system for ionic conductivity. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,39 A(10) 1061-1068.
• Sahoo, S.K., Nagarajan, R., Chakraborty, S., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J., Cholli, A.L. (2002). Variation in the structure of conducting polyaniline with and without the presence of template during enzymatic polymerization: A solid-state NMR study. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,39 A(10) 1223-1240.

• Roy, S., Nagarajan, R., Bruno, F., Tripathy, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. (2001). A hinged iron porphyrin catalyst tailored for water soluble electroactive polymer synthesis. Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering,85 202-203.
• Roy, S., Nagarajan, R., Wu, P., Yang, K., Bruno, F.F., Parmar, V.S., Tripathy, S.K., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L.A. (2001). Chemoenzymatic functionalization of ribonucleic acid with azobenzene chromophores. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,38 A(12) 1383-1392.
• Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S.K., Dolukhanyan, T., Sung, C., Bruno, F., Samuelson, L.A. (2001). Enzymatic synthesis of molecular complexes of polyaniline with DNA and synthetic oligonucleotides: Thermal and morphological characterization. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,38 A(12) 1519-1537.
• Sahoo, S.K., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J., Cholli, A.L., Tripathy, S.K. (2001). Enzymatically synthesized polyaniline in the presence of a template poly(vinylphosphonic acid): A solid state NMR study. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,38 A(12) 1315-1328.
• Nagarajan, R., Liu, W., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S.K., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L.A. (2001). Manipulating DNA conformation using intertwined conducting polymer chains. Macromolecules,34(12) 3921-3927.
• Samuelson, L., Liu, W., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Bruno, F.F., Cholli, A., Tripathy, S. (2001). Nanoreactors for the enzymatic synthesis of conducting polyaniline. Synthetic Metals,119(1-3).
• Singh, A., Roy, S., Samuelson, L., Bruno, F., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., John, V., Kaplan, D.L. (2001). Peroxidase, hematin, and pegylated-hematin catalyzed vinyl polymerizations in water. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,38 A(12) 1219-1230.
• Bruno, F.F., Nagarajan, R., Stenhouse, P., Yang, K., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S.K., Samuelson, L.A. (2001). Polymerization of water-soluble conductive polyphenol using horseradish peroxidase. Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry,38 A(12) 1417-1426.
• Nagarajan, R., Tripathy, S., Kumar, J., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L. (2000). Enzymatically synthesized conducting molecular complex of polyaniline and poly(vinylphosphonic acid). Macromolecules,33(26) 9542-9547.

• Liu, W., Cholli, A.L., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L. (1999). The role of template in the enzymatic synthesis of conducting polyaniline. Journal of the American Chemical Society,121(49) 11345-11355.