• “Numerical and experimental investigation of a hybrid battery thermal management system for high-rate applications” (Xiang, X.; Routsi, A. M.; Nagarajan, R.; Wang, Q.; Yang, R.; Chiniforooshan Esfahani, I. C.; Hoffman, D.; Sun, H.) Journal of Energy Storage, 141, 119081 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.119081

• “Thermal Evaluation of Biocomposites Made from Poly (Lactic Acid) and Cottonseed Byproducts” (He, Z.; Nam, S.; Kulkarni, S.; Bagheri Kashani, M.; Nagarajan, R.) Macromol, 5, 16 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol5020016
• “Polylactic Acid and Polybutylene Succinate Biopolymer Blends for Extrusion Processing: Dry Blending vs. Masterbatch Dilution” (Azami, M.; Maurya, A.K.; Nagarajan, R.; Ameli, A.) Polymers, 17, 3117 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17233117

• “A comparative study of alkyl chain silanes and polydimethylsiloxane liquid-like brushes as PFAS-free liquid-repellent fabric coatings” (Bagheri Kashani, M., Rahimi, B., Morose, G., Salierno, G., Kumar, J., & Nagarajan, R.) Progress in Organic Coatings, 195, 108670 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2024.108670
• “Durable flame retardant Nylon-6,6 by Microwave-Assisted surface grafting of polyacrylamide” (Yu, S., Xia, Z., Kiratitanavit, W., Kulkarni, S., Sharma, R., Lu, D., Morgan, A. B., Kumar, J., Mosurkal, R., & Nagarajan, R.) ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(15), 8876–8884 (2024).
• “Dynamic Worm-Gel Materials as Tunable, Regenerable Adsorbents for Water Treatment” (Shahrokhinia, A.; Tafazoli, S.; Rijal, S.; Shuster, D. B.; Scanga, R. A.; Morefield, D. J.; Garay, J.; Rocheleau, R. A.; Bagheri Kashani, M.; Nagarajan, R.; Apul, O. G.; Reuther, J. F.) Macromolecules, 57(2), 628–639 (2024).

• “Safer and Effective Alternatives to Perfluoroalkyl-Based Surfactants in Etching Solutions for the Semiconductor Industry” (Bagheri Kashani, M.; Sharma, R.; Shelke, S.; Morose, G.; Christuk, C.; Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Cleaner Production, 415, 137879 (2023).

• “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” (Yu, S., Xia, Z., Kiratitanavit, W., Thota, S., Kumar, J., Mosurkal, R., Nagarajan, R.) Polymer Degradation and Stability, 175, 109103 (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).

• Chapter 11: Fire retardants from renewable resources (Xia, Z., Kiratitanavit, W., Yu, S., Kumar, J., Mosurkal, R., Nagarajan, R.) Advanced Green Composites, Wiley and Scrivener Publishing, pp. 275-320 (2018).

• “Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of hydrophilically functionalized polygalacturonic acid” (Mohd Aris, Z., Bouldin, R., Budhlall, B., Pelletier, M., Gaines, P., Nagarajan, R.) Carbohydrate Polymers, 155, 432–439 (2017).

• “Enzymatic and Biomimetic Approaches to the Synthesis of Electrically Conducting Polymers” (Nagarajan, S., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.), in Functional Polymers: Design, Synthesis and Applications, Apple Academic Press (USA and Canada), distributed by Taylor & Francis Group (2016).

• “Enhancing Detection of Nitroaromatic Vapors by Utilizing Polymer Coating on Quartz Crystal Microbalances Having Strong Dipoles” (Ponrathnam, T., Cho, J., Kurup, P. U., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 216, 443-452 (2015).
• “Unraveling the Mechanism of Thermal and Thermo-Oxidative Degradation of Tannic Acid” (Xia, Z., Singh, A., Kiratitanavit, W., Mosurkal, R., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Thermochimica Acta, 605, 77–85 (2015).

• “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Fluorescent Conjugated Indole Oligomers” (Bouldin, R. M., Singh, A., Magaletta, M., Connor, S., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Bioengineering, 1, 246-259 (2014).
• “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Unusually Photoluminescent Oligomers and Electrically Conducting Polymer of 4-(3-Pyrrolyl)Butyric Acid” (Bouldin, R. M., Urban, N., Ponrathnam, T., Kokil, A., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. A., Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131, 21 (2014).

• “Thermally Stable Polymers of Cardanol as Char-Forming Additives for Polypropylene” (Kiratitanavit, W., Ravichandran, S., Xia, Z., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Renewable Materials, 1, 289-301 (2013).
• “Passive Wireless Displacement Sensor Based on RFID Technology” (Cazeca, M.J., Mead, J., Chen, J., Nagarajan, R.) Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 190, 197-202 (2013).

• “Micellar Nanoreactors for Hematin Catalyzed Synthesis of Electrically Conducting Polypyrrole” (Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Kokil, A., Ponrathnam, T., Bouldin, R.M., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Langmuir, 28, 13380-13386 (2012).
• “Halogen-free Ultra-High Flame Retardant Polymers through Enzyme Catalysis” (Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Ku, B.C., Coughlin, B., Emrick, T., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Green Chemistry, 14, 819-824 (2012).

• “Facile Synthesis and Patterning of Silver Nanoparticles for Surface Plasmon Generation” (Kokil, A., Kumar, A., Balasubramaniam, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J.) Journal of Nanophotonics, 5 (2011).
• “Oxidoreductase Catalyzed Polymerization of 3-Methylpyrrole” (Bouldin, R., Kyriazidis, L., Fidler, A., Ravichandran, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L., Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 48, 976-982 (2011).
• “Investigation of QCM Sensors with Azobenzene Functionalized Coating for the Detection of Nitroaromatics” (Ponrathnam, T., Cho, J., Kurup, P., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 48, 1031-1037 (2011).
• “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Two-Photon Active Resveratrol Oligomer” (Satapathi, S., Ravichandran, S., Mosurkal, R., Nagarajan, S., Li, L., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 48, 1061-1066 (2011).
• “Horseradish Peroxidase Catalyzed Synthesis of Polycardanol Microcapsules” (Kokil, A., Ravichandran, S., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 48, 1004-1008 (2011).
• “Dynamic Chemical Vapor Sensing with Nanofibrous Film Based Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors” (Liu, S., Sun, H., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Gu, Z., Cho, J., Kurup, P.) Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 167, 8-13 (2011).
• “Synthesis of Polypyrrole with Fewer Structural Defects Using Enzyme Catalysis” (Bouldin, R., Ravichandran, S., Kokil, A., Garhwal, R., Nagarajan, S., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L. A., Nagarajan, R.) Synthetic Metals, 161, 1611-1617 (2011).
• “A Renewable Waste Material for the Synthesis of a Novel Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant Polymer” (Ravichandran, S., Bouldin, R., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Cleaner Production, 19(5), 454-458 (2011).

• “Detection of Explosive Vapors by Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors Containing Novel Siloxane Based Coatings” (Liu, S., Ponrathnam, T., Sun, H., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Gu, Z., Kurup, P.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 47(12), 1172-1175 (2010).
• “Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of PolyQuercetin” (Bruno, F. F., Trotta, A., Fossey, S., Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 47(12), 1191-1196 (2010).
• “Soybean Peroxidase Catalyzed Enzymatic Synthesis of Pyrrole/EDOT Copolymers” (Tewari, A., Kokil, A., Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Bouldin, R., Samuelson, L. A., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J.) Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 211(14), 1610-1617 (2010).
• “Enzymatic Synthesis of Electrically Conducting Polymers” (Bouldin, R., Kokil, A., Ravichandran, S., Nagarajan, S., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L. A., Nagarajan, R.), in Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis and Biopolymers, ACS Symposium Series 1043, ACS, Washington, 315-341 (2010).
• “Metalloporphyrin Based Biomimetic Catalysts for Materials Synthesis and Biosensing” (Nagarajan, S., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J., Nagarajan, R.), in Biomaterials, ACS Symposium Series 1054, ACS, Washington, Chapter 12, 221–242 (2010).

• “A Stable Biomimetic Redox Catalyst Obtained by the Enzyme Catalyzed Amidation of Iron Porphyrin” (Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Bruno, F., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J.) Green Chemistry, 11, 334–338 (2009).

• “Patterning Flexible Substrates Using Surface Relief Structures in Azobenzene Functionalized Polymer Films” (Yang, S., Yang, K., Jain, A., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J.) 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” (Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Braunhut, S. J., Bruno, F. F., McIntosh, D., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J.) Molecules, 13(11), 2704-16 (2008).
• “Biocatalytic Modification of Naturally Occurring Iron Porphyrin” (Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Tyagi, R., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L. A.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 45(11), 952-957 (2008).
• “Biocatalytically Synthesized Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)” (Nagarajan, S., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L. A., Nagarajan, R.) Macromolecules, 41(9), 3049-3052 (2008).
• “A Simple Technique for Submicron Scale Patterning of Silver Using Visible Light Interference” (Kumar, A., Nagarajan, S., Yang, K., Robinson, A., Singh, J., Nagarajan, R., Jain, A., Kumar, J.) 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” (Cazeca, M., Nagarajan, R., Sheu, M.-S., Gow, M., Comptois, C., Sabnis, R. W., Farnsworth, A.) 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” (Wang, Y., Yang, K., Wang, X., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J.) Organic Electronics, 7(6), 546-550 (2006).
• “Spectroscopic and Microscopic Analysis of Photocrosslinked Vinylbenzylthymine Copolymers for Photoresist Applications” (Trakhtenberg, S., Warner, J. C., Nagarajan, R., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J.) Chemistry of Materials, 18(12), 2873-2878 (2006).
• “In Situ Polymerized Carboxylated Diacetylene as a Hole Conductor in Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” (Wang, Y., Yang, K., Kim, S.-C., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J.) Chemistry of Materials, 18(18), 4215-4217 (2006).
• “Hydrophobic Barrier: Molecular Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Polyacetylenes within Aluminosilicate Nano Platelets” (Kim, D. W., Ku, B.-C., Steeves, D., Nagarajan, R., Blumstein, A., Kumar, J., Gibson, P. W., Ratto, J. A., Samuelson, L. A.) Journal of Membrane Science, 275(1-2), 12-16 (2006).
• “Synthesis of Main-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters Containing Diphenyl Mesogens by Chemo-Enzymatic Route” (Niu, L., Nagarajan, R., Feng, D., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J.) 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)” (Niu, L., Nagarajan, R., Guan, F., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J.) 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” (Bruno, F. F., Fossey, S. A., Nagarajan, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. A.) Biomacromolecules, 7(2), 586-589 (2006).

• “Nanostructured Assembly of Homopolymers For A Flexible Bragg Grating” (Kim, M., Nagarajan, R., Snook, J. H., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J.) Advanced Materials, 17(5), 631-633 (2005).
• “Biocatalytic Synthesis of Novel Electronic and Photovoltaic Materials” (Mosurkal, R., Kumar, R., Bruno, F. F., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J.) 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” (Wang, X., Sandman, D., Bruno, F. F., Nagarajan, R.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 42(11), 1555-1560 (2005).

• “An Enzymatically Synthesized Polyaniline: A Solid-State NMR Study” (Sahoo, S. K., Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J., Cholli, A. L.) Macromolecules, 37(11), 4130-4138 (2004).
• “Patterning of Substrates Using Surface Relief Structures on an Azobenzene-Functionalized Polymer Film” (Yang, S., Yang, K., Niu, L., Nagarajan, R., Bian, S., Jain, A. K., Kumar, J.) 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” (Sahoo, S., Wu, X., Liu, W., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. A., Cholli, A. L.) Macromolecules, 37(6), 2322-2324 (2004).

• “Enzymatic and Biomimetic Synthesis of Electroactive Polymers and Their Optical and Electronic Properties” (Kumar, J., Liu, W., Roy, S., Nagarajan, R., Tripathy, S. K., Bruno, F.F., Samuelson, L.) International Journal of Plastics Technology, 6(1), 32-36 (2003).
• “Biomimetic Synthesis of Water Soluble Conductive Polypyrrole and Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)” (Bruno, F. F., Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. A.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 40(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” (Sahoo, S. K., Nagarajan, R., Chakraborty, S., Samuelson, L. A., Kumar, J., Cholli, A.L.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure & Applied Chemistry, 39(10), 1223-1240 (2002).
• “Novel Enzymatic Polyethylene Oxide-Polyphenol System for Ionic Conductivity” (Bruno, F. F., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. A.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 39(10), 1061-1068 (2002).
• “Biomimetic Synthesis of a Water Soluble Conducting Molecular Complex of Polyaniline and Lignosulfonate” (Roy, S., Fortier, J. M., Nagarajan, R., Tripathy, S. K., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L., Bruno, F.F.) Biomacromolecules, 3(5), 937-941 (2002).

• “Enzymatic synthesis of molecular complexes of polyaniline with DNA and synthetic oligonucleotides: Thermal and Morphological Characterization” (Nagarajan, R., Roy, S., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S. K., Dolukhanyan, T., Sung, C., Bruno, F., Samuelson, L.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 38(12), 1519-1537 (2001).
• “Enzymatically Synthesized Polyaniline in the Presence of a Template Poly(Vinylphosphonic Acid): A Solid State NMR Study” (Sahoo, S., Nagarajan, R., Samuelson, L., Kumar, J., Cholli, A. L., Tripathy, S.K.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 38(12), 1315-1328 (2001).
• “Polymerization of Water-Soluble Conductive Polyphenol Using Horseradish Peroxidase” (Bruno, F. F., Nagarajan, R., Stenhouse, P., Yang, K., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S. K., Samuelson, L. A.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 38(12), 1519-1537 (2001).
• “Chemoenzymatic Functionalization of Ribonucleic Acids with Azobenzene Chromophores” (Roy, S., Nagarajan, R., Wu, P., Yang, K., Bruno, F. F., Parmar, V. S., Tripathy, S. K., Kumar, J., Samuelson, L. A.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 38(12), 1383-1392 (2001).
• “Peroxidase, Hematin and Pegylated Hematin Catalyzed Vinyl Polymerizations in Water” (Singh, A., Roy, S., Samuelson, L., Bruno, F., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., John, V., Kaplan, D.) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 38(12), 1219-1230 (2001).
• “Manipulating DNA Conformation using Intertwined Conducting Polymer Chains” (Nagarajan, R., Liu, W., Tripathy, S. K., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L. A.) Macromolecules, 34, 3921-3927 (2001).
• “Nanoreactors for the Enzymatic Synthesis of Conducting Polyaniline” (Samuelson, L., Liu, W., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Cholli, A., Tripathy, S.) Synthetic Metals, 119, 271-272 (2001).

• “Enzymatic Synthesis of Electrically Conducting Molecular Complex of Polyaniline and Poly (Vinyl phosphonic Acid)” (Nagarajan, R., Tripathy, S. K., Kumar, J., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L. A.) Macromolecules, 33, 9542-9547 (2000).

• “The Role of Template in the Enzymatic Synthesis of Conducting Polyaniline” (Liu, W., Cholli, A.L., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S.K., Bruno, F. F., Samuelson, L.) Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121(49), 11345-11355 (1999).