Research :

1. Novel Hybrid Droplets from Nematogens and Proteins capable of Size Dependent Partitioning of Proteins.

Micron-size droplets made of different liquid crystals and sequestered with different proteins without the denaturation of the latter have been synthesized in our lab and can be used to spatial partitioning of the biomolecules based on their molecular weights.
Student: Naveen Kumar

2. Enzymatic sponges: Capable of recycling and carrying out highly efficient biochemical reactions.

A combination of enzymes, polymer, and crosslinking agent is used to make enzymatic sponges which can carry out an enzymatic reaction with high catalytic efficiency, and can be recycled multiple times making it as an exciting material for various industrial applications where restoration of an enzyme from the solution is high cost process.
Student: Mehak J.

3. Bio-active solvents to dissolve different sized solutes.

Student: Anasua M.

4. Porous liquids from anisotropic nanomaterials.

Different aspect ratio of nano particles were successfully synthesized and their gas adsorbtion behaviour studied.
Student: Prabhu D.

5. Stimuli responsive polymer self-assembles into hollow tubules which grow up to several millimetres.

pH driven self-assembly of polymers forms mesh like architectures made up of long hollow tubules. The assembly of the polyelectrolyte happens for different molecular weights. These self assembled structures can be cross-linked and functionalized with cell growth factors to make bioactive scaffolds.
Student : Mehak J