Research Highlights

• Ahipa T N, RK Pai and his group were able to synthesize two novel D-A polymers containing pyridine with vinylene spacer.
  

  

  Hemavathi, B.; Ahipa, T. N.; Pillai, S.; Pai, R. K., Cyanopyridine based conjugated polymer-synthesis and characterization. Polymer 2015, 78, 22-30. »

• Dr. Geetha Balakrishna, M V Reddy and group, for the first time synthesized Y2Sn2O7 anode material, with a good stability and capacity retention during cycling, for lithium ion batteries and the same was published in Electrochimica Acta, 182, 2015, 1060-1069.
  

  

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• Ahipa T N, RK Pai and his group were able to investigate the properties of hexagonal columnar liquid crystal as a processing additive to a P3HT:PCBM photoactive layer.
  

  

  T. N, A.; K. M, A.; Krishna Pai, R., Hexagonal columnar liquid crystals as a processing additive to a P3HT:PCBM photoactive layer. New Journal of Chemistry 2015, 39 (11), 8439-8445. »

• Ahipa T N, RK Pai and his group were able to publish a review article entitled "Polymer design for solar cell – Current trend and future scenario" in Polymer.
  

  

  Hemavathi, B.; Ahipa, T. N.; Pai, R. K., Polymer design for solar cell – Current trend and future scenario. European Polymer Journal 2015, 72, 309-340. »

• Mahaveer Kurkuri, Madhuprasad and his group were able to publish a review article entitled "Isolation of circulating tumour cells by physical means in a microfluidic device: a review" in RSC Advances.
  

  

  Patil, P.; Madhuprasad; Kumeria, T.; Losic, D.; Kurkuri, M., Isolation of circulating tumour cells by physical means in a microfluidic device: a review. RSC Advances 2015, 5 (109), 89745-89762. »

• B. M. Nagaraja and his group were able to publish a review article entitled "Activity studies of vanadium, iron, carbon and mixed oxides based catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene: a review" in Catalysis Science & Technology.
  

  

  Kainthla, I.; Bhanushali, J. T.; Keri, R. S.; Nagaraja, B. M., Activity studies of vanadium, iron, carbon and mixed oxides based catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene: a review. Catalysis Science & Technology 2015, 5 (12), 5062-5076. »

• Rangappa S. Keri and his group were able to publish a review article entitled "Benzofuran: an emerging scaffold for antimicrobial agents" in RSC Advances.
  

  

  Hiremathad, A.; Patil, M. R.; K. R, C.; Chand, K.; Santos, M. A.; Keri, R. S., Benzofuran: an emerging scaffold for antimicrobial agents. RSC Advances 2015, 5 (117), 96809-96828. »