Chemistry

Research Publications

  1. C.B. Meenakshy, K.S. Sandhya, R. Gouri, D.K.S. Lekshmi, Ani Deepthi, Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of tryptanthrin appended spiro1-nitropyrrolizidine derivatives by the three-component reaction of tryptanthrin, l-proline and β-nitrostyrene, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1334, 2025, 141795.

  2. D. K. S. Lekshmi, Arsha S Nair, A. Jayakrishnan, K.S Sandhya, A Computational Study of Doxorubicin Analogues Conjugated To Polysorbate 80 for Targeted Delivery to the Brain Tumor, ChemistrySelect 10 (25) 2025, e00911

  3. Sreedevi Thulaseedharakurup, Neethu Ninan, Bidhari Pidhatika, Andrew Hayles, Markos Negash Alemie,
    Krasimir Vasilev, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Poornima Vijayan P, Surface functionalisation of
    crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol/ cellulose nanofiber biocompatible composite membrane using plasma,
    Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 41, 2025, 101461

  4. Pinky Abraham, Renjini Sadhana, Pavitha Pushpakaran Anitha, Akhilash Mohanan Pillai, Electrochemically Modified Sensor Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide–Molybdenum Disulfide–Doped Poly(p-Aminobenzene Sulfonic Acid) Nanocomposite Film for the Detection of Morphine, 16, 2025, 815–827.

  5. Renjini S, Pillai, Akhilash Mohanan, Abraham, Pinky, Pavitha P.A, Electrochemical synthesis of graphene oxide/palladium composite for the detection of norepinephrine in the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid, Ionics, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s11581-024-05758-0.
  6. Elssa George, Jomon Joy, Poornima Vijayan P, Henri Vahabi, Soney C. George, Saithalavi Anas, Effect of filler loading on the frictional, thermal and mechanical properties of ABS/boron nitride (h-BN) nanocomposites, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 40, 2024, 101372.
  7. Viscoelastic and rheokinetic behaviour of cellulose nanofiber/ cloisite 30B hybrid nanofiller reinforced epoxy nanocomposites, Jesiya Susan George, Poornima Vijayan P, Marc Ponçot, Jibin Keloth Paduvilan, Sabu Thomas, Chemical Engineering Journal, 498, 2024, 155170.
  8. T Sreedevi, Henri Vahabi, Sabu Thomas, Hanna J Maria, Jesiya Susan George, Midhun Dominic CD, Nishar Hameed, Poornima Vijayan P*, Thermal stability and flame retardancy of cotton fabric coated with PVA-boric acid-cellulose nanofiber hybrid: Role of chemical interactions, Materials Today Communications, 40, 2024, 109463.
  9. Aparna S, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Jesiya Susan George, Sabu Thomas, Midhun Dominic C. D, Poornima Vijayan P*, Bioderived Antibacterial Coating for Polypropylene Non-woven Fabric to Prevent Secondary Infection, Materials Circular Economy, 6(33), 2024.

  10. Insights into the Synergistic Effect of Graphene Oxide/Silica Hybrid Nanofiller for Advancing the Properties of Epoxy Resin, Jesiya Susan George, Poornima Vijayan P, Marc Ponçot, Henri Vahabi, Hanna J Maria, and Sabu Thomas, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c00601

  11. Jesiya Susan George, Poornima Vijayan P, Henri Vahabi, Hanna J. Maria, Anju C.S., Sabu Thomas, Sustainable hybrid green nanofiller based on cellulose nanofiber for enhancing the properties of epoxy resin, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 694, 2024, 134082, ISSN 0927-7757,

  12. S.V. Anjana Krishna, S. Umadevi, C.D. Midhun Dominic, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, A.V. Asha Bhanu, Jesiya Susan George, T. Sreedevi, Sabu Thomas, P. Poornima Vijayan, Biomass derived cellulose nanofiber loaded PVA-nanocurcumin coating for extending the shelf life of Mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata), Hybrid Advances, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hybadv.2024.100162

  13. Soorya Koymeth, Anjana Krishna S V, Sabu Thomas, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Midhun Dominic C D, Jesiya Susan George, Reshmi R.S, Poornima Vijayan P*, Biowaste derived chitosan nanocomposite coatings for the preservation of banana, Biomass conversion and Biorefinery, 2023.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-05051-6

  14. Jomon Joy, Elssa George,PoornimaVijayan P, Saithalavi Anas, Sabu Thomas, An overview of synthesis, morphology, and versatile applications of nanostructured graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2023.12.016

  15. Elssa George, Abhisha Manoli, PoornimaVijayan P, Henri Vahabi, Soney C. George, Saithalavi Anas, Polydopamine modified polymeric carbon nitride nanosheet based ABS nanocomposites for better thermal, frictional and mechanical performance, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 35, 100987, 2023.

  16. Miscibility, thermal degradation and rheological analysis of epoxy/MABS blends, Jomon Joy, Krzysztof Winkler, Anna Bassa, Poornima Vijayan P, Seno Jose, Saithalavi Anas and Sabu Thomas, Soft Matter, 2023, 1744-6848

  17. Development and Current Trends on Ion Exchange Materials, Poornima Vijayan P.,Chithra P.G,Anjana Krishna S V,Ansar E.B &Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Separation & Purification Reviews, 2022, 1542-2119

  18. Understanding the role of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber on natural rubber latex nanocomposites,  V, Vijayalekshmi, P, Poornima Vijayan, CD, Midhun Dominic, Thomas, Sabu, Polymers from Renewable Resources, 2022, 2045-1377

  19. Nanosilica incorporated coarse wool-epoxy hybrid biocomposites with improved physico-mechanical properties. Jose S, George JS, Jacob TA, Vijayan P P, Bhanu A. V. A, Nedumpillil NN and Thomas S, Frontiers in Materials, 2023, 2296-8016.

  20. Poornima Vijayan P, Self-healing Epoxy Resin with Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Behavior. In: Hameed, N., Capricho, J.C., Salim, N., Thomas, S. (eds) Multifunctional Epoxy Resins.2023,  ISBN: 978-981-19-6037-6

  21. Poornima Vijayan P, Radiation curing of epoxy composites and coatings.” In Radiation Technologies and Applications in Materials Science, 2023, ISBN: 9781003321910

  22. Hydrophobic and corrosion-resistant composite (BiVO4/TiO2) hot-dip zinc coating with enhanced self-cleaning ability, M.J. Deepa, S.R. Arunima, S.M.A. Shibli, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 0925-8388

  23. Mohandas J. Deepa, Sasidharan R. Arunima, Liju Elias, Thaju C. Bhagya, Chanassery V. Geethanjali, Viswanathan S. Saji, and Sheik Muhammadhu Aboobakar Shibli, BiVO4−TiO2 Composite-Based Zinc Phosphate Coating for High NIR Reflectance and Sustainable Energy-Saving Applications, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00504

  24. Jesiya Susan George, Arya Uthaman, Arunima Reghunadhan, Hiran Mayookh Lal, Sabu Thomas, Poornima Vijayan P, Bioderived thermosetting polymers and their nanocomposites: current trends and future outlook, Emergent Materials, 2022.

  25. C.D. Midhun Dominic, Vandita Raj, K.V. Neenu, P.M. Sabura Begum, Krzysztof Formela, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Deepak D. Prabhu, P. Poornima Vijayan, T. G. Ajithkumar, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Chlorine-free extraction and structural characterization of cellulose nanofibers from waste husk of millet (Pennisetum glaucum), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813022003142

  26. Elssa George, Jomon Joy, Poornima vijayan P., Sarath P. S., Soney C. George, Saithalavi Anas, Development, characterization, and tribological behavior of polymeric carbon nitride/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene nanocomposites, Polymer Composites,2021,  https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26415

  27. PoornimaVijayan P, P.G.Chithra, Pinky Abraham, Jesiya SusanGeorge, Hanna J.Maria, Sreedevi T, SabuThomas, Nanocoatings: Universal antiviral surface solution against COVID-19, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106670

  28. Jesiya Susan George, Poornima Vijayan P, Jibin Keloth Paduvilan, Nisa Salim, Jaka Sunarso, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Nishar Hameed, Sabu Thomas, Advances and future outlook in epoxy/graphene composites for anticorrosive applications, Progress in Organic Coatings, 162, 106571, 2022

  29. Poornima Vijayan P, Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy/Natural Fiber Composites. In: Mavinkere Rangappa, S., Parameswaranpillai, J., Siengchin, S., Thomas, S. (eds) Handbook of Epoxy/Fiber Composites, 2022, Springer, Singapore

  30. Poornima Vijayan P, Archana S R, Chapter 16 – Magnetic nanoparticles-based coatings, Editor(s): Huaihe Song, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Ghulam Yasin, Nakshatra Bahadur Singh, Ram K. Gupta, In Micro and Nano Technologies, Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry, 2022, Elsevier

  31. S.R. Arunima, Deepa, M.J.; Elias, L.; Shibli, S.M.A. Exploration of WO3/BiVO4 composite based hot-dip zinc coating to combat biocorrosion. Material Science and Engineering: B, 271, 115302, 2021

  32. Deepa, M.J.; Arunima, S.R.; Elias, L.; Shibli, S.M.A. Development of Antibacterial V/TiO2-Based Galvanic Coatings for Combating Biocorrosion. ACS Applied Biomaterials, 4, 3332-3349, 2021

  33. S R Arunima, M. J. Deepa, Liju Elias, C V Geethanjali, S M A Shibli, Tuning of surface characteristics of composite (WO3/BiVO4) zinc phosphate coatings for industrial applications, Applied Surface Science, 543, 148822, 2021

  34. B. Sureshkumar, Y. Sheena Mary, Y. Shyma Mary, S. Suma, Spectroscopic and DFT investigations of 8‑hydroxy quinoline‑5‑sulfonic acid‑5‑chloro‑8‑hydroxyquinoline co-crystal, Chemical Papers, 75, 3387–3399, 2021

  35. Pournami Vijayan P, Poornima Vijayan P, George K. C. and Anoop Chandran, Anomalous Dielectric Behavior in Co-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes: Effect of Oxygen Vacancy Mediated Defect Dipole Pairs, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 10, 113006, 2021.

  36. Balaji Krishnakumar, Debajyoti Bose, Manjeet Singh, RV Sanka, Velidi VSS Gurunadh, Shailey Singhal, Vijay Parthasarthy, Liberata Guadagno, Poornima Vijayan P, Sabu Thomas, Sravendra Rana, Sugarcane Bagasse-Derived Activated Carbon-(AC-) Epoxy Vitrimer Biocomposite: Thermomechanical and Self-Healing Performance, International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2021, Article ID 5561755, 7 pages, 2021.

  37. Vijayan, P.P. (2021). Spectroscopy and X‐ray Scattering Studies of Epoxy Composites. In Epoxy Composites (eds J. Parameswaranpillai, H. Pulikkalparambil, S.M. Rangappa and S. Siengchin). https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527824083.ch8

  38. P. Poornima Vijayan, Sharika T. Nair, Self-Healing Polymer Coatings (Ch 12), in Polymer Coatings: Technologies and Applications. Rangappa, S. (Ed.), Parameswaranpillai, J. (Ed.), Siengchin, S. (Ed.). (2021). Boca Raton: CRC Press, ISBN9780429199226  (Book chapter) https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429199226

  39. Asha Bhanu A.V, Poornima Vijayan P, Sabu Thomas, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Debora Puglia, Suchart Siengchin, Aryakrishna L, Aiswarya Manohar, Fabrication of water-resistant epoxy nanocomposite with improved dynamic mechanical properties and balanced thermal and dimensional stability: Study on dual role of graphene oxide nanosheets and barium oxide microparticles, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 617, 2021, 126405

  40. Sharika T. Nair, Poornima Vijayan P., Soney C. George, Nandakumar Kalarikkal and Sabu Thomas, Enhanced mechanical and thermal performance of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-filled polypropylene/natural rubber thermoplastic elastomers, New Journal of Chemistry (RSC), 2021, Advance Article, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NJ05437B

  41. Nicolas Augusto Paolini, Alexandre Gonçalves Cordeiro Neto, Alana Cristine Pellanda, Agne Roani de Carvalho Jorge, Bryan de Barros Soares, João Batista Floriano, Marcos Antonio Coelho Berton, Poornima Vijayan P, Sabu Thomas, “Evaluation of Corrosion Protection of Self-Healing Coatings Containing Tung and Copaiba Oil Microcapsules”, International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2021, Article ID 6650499, 13 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6650499

  42. Alana Cristine Pellanda, Alexandre Gonçalves Cordeiro Neto, Agne Roani de Carvalho Jorge, Marcos Antonio Coelho Berton, João Batista Floriano, Sabu Thomas, Poornima Vijayan P, “Performance Evaluation of Layered Double Hydroxides Containing Benzotriazole and Nitrogen Oxides as Autonomic Protection Particles against Corrosion”, International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2021, Article ID 6630194, 16 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6630194

  43.  P. Poornima Vijayan, A.V. Asha Bhanu, S.R. Archana, Anila Babu, Suchart Siengchin, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Development of chicken feather fiber filled epoxy protective coating for metals, Materials Today: Proceedings, 41, 2021, 468-472, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.229.

  44. Behzad Shirkavand Hadavand, Maryam Jouyandeh, Seyed Mohamad Reza Paran, Reza Khalili, Henri Vahabi, Hamed Fakharizadeh Bafghi, Fouad Laoutid, P. Poornima Vijayan, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Silane‐functionalized Al2O3‐modified polyurethane powder coatings: Nonisothermal degradation kinetics and mechanistic insights. J Appl Polym Sci. 2020; 137:49412.   https://doi.org/10.1002/app.49412

  45. Renjini Sadhana, Pinky Abraham, and Anithakumary Vidyadhran, Solar Exfoliated Graphene Oxide: A platform for Electrochemical sensing of Epinephrine, Current Anal. Chem., 16(4), 2020, 393-403. DOI: 10.2174/1573411015666190104110928

  46. S.R. Archana, P.S. Arun, B.R. Sreelekshmi, S.M.A. Shibli, Tuning of CeO2-MnO2 nano composite in Al-Zn alloy matrix for effective activation, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 261, 2020, 114768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114768

  47. Karami, Z.; Paran, S.M.R.; Vijayan P.P; Ganjali, M.R.; Jouyandeh, M.; Esmaeili, A.; Habibzadeh, S.; J. Stadler, F.; Saeb, M.R. A Comparative Study on Cure Kinetics of Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH)/Epoxy Nanocomposites. J. Compos. Sci. 2020, 4, 111. https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/4/3/111

  48. Jouyandeh, M.; Karami, Z.; Paran, S.M.R.; Mashhadzadeh, A.H.; Ganjali, M.R.; Bagheri, B.; Zarrintaj, P.; Habibzadeh, S.; Vijayan P.P.; Saeb, M.R. Effect of Nickel Doping on the Cure Kinetics of Epoxy/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites. J. Compos. Sci. 2020, 4, 102.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/4/3/102

  49. Renjini Sadhana, Pinky Abraham, and Anithakumary Vidyadhran, Solar Exfoliated Graphene Oxide: A platform for Electrochemical sensing of Epinephrine, Current Anal. Chem., 16(4), 2020, 393-403.

  50. S R Arunima, Electrochemical characterization of different layers of  hot dip zinc coating, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 36,1370-1378, 2020

  51. S R Arunima, M. J. Deepa, C V Geethanjali, Viswanathan S Saji, S M A Shibli, Tuning of hydrophobicity of WO3-based hot-dip zinc coating with improved self-cleaning and anti-corrosion properties, Applied Surface Science, 527, 146762, 2020

  52. V.S. Sumi, S R Arunima, M. J. Deepa, M. Ameen Sha, A. H. Riyas,  M.S. Meera,  Viswanathan S Saji, S M A Shibli, PANI-Fe2O3 composite for enhancement of active life of alkyd resin coating for corrosion protection of steel, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 247, 122881, 2020

  53. M. J. Deepa, S R Arunima, H. Ramesh,   V.S. Sumi, M. Ameen Sha, A. H. Riyas,  S M A Shibli, Tuning of electrochemical and topographical characteristics for enhancement of anti-corrosion performance of hot-dip TiO2–Zn–(1 %)Al composite coatings, Corrosion Science, 177, 108944, 2020

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