Publications (2016)

• Gupta, R.; Singhal, M.; Nataraj, S. K.; Srivastava, D. N., A potentiostatic approach of growing polyaniline nanofibers in fractal morphology by interfacial electropolymerization. RSC Advances 2016, 6 (111), 110416-110421.
• Ravishankar , T. N.; Vaz, M. d. O.; Khan, S.; Ramakrishnappa , T.; Teixeira, S. R.; Balakrishna, G. R.; Nagaraju, G.; Dupont, J., Ionic Liquid Assisted Hydrothermal Syntheses of TiO2/CuO Nano-Composites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water. ChemistrySelect 2016, 1 (10), 2199-2206.
• Muralikrishna, S.; Cheunkar, S.; Lertanantawong, B.; Ramakrishnappa, T.; Nagaraju, D. H.; Surareungchai, W.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Reddy, K. R., Graphene oxide-Cu(II) composite electrode for non-enzymatic determination of hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2016, 776, 59-65.
• Sriram, G.; Patil, P.; Bhat, M. P.; Hegde, R. M.; Ajeya, K. V.; Udachyan, I.; Bhavya, M. B.; Gatti, M. G.; Uthappa, U. T.; Neelgund, G. M.; Jung, H.-Y.; Altalhi, T.; Madhuprasad; Kurkuri, M. D., Current Trends in Nanoporous Anodized Alumina Platforms for Biosensing Applications. Journal of Nanomaterials 2016, 2016, 24.
• Keri, R. S.; Rajappa, C. K.; Patil, S. A.; Nagaraja, B. M., Benzimidazole-core as an antimycobacterial agent. Pharmacological Reports 2016, 68 (6), 1254-1265.
• Kuntikana, S.; Bhat, C.; Kongot, M.; Bhat, S. I.; Kumar, A., An Expeditious Green Cascade Synthesis of 3-Arylideneaminoquinazolin-4(1H)-one Derivatives via ‘Solvent Drop Grinding’ and Their Antioxidant and DNA Protective Studies. ChemistrySelect 2016, 1 (8), 1723-1728.
• Patel, R.; Kumari, M.; Dohare, N.; Khan, A. B.; Singh, P.; Amit Kumar, Interaction between Pyrrolidinium Based Ionic Liquid and Bovine Serum Albumin: A Spectroscopic and Molecular Docking Insight. Biochem Anal Biochem 2016, 5, 265.
• Dash, S. P.; Roy, S.; Mohanty, M.; Carvalho, M. F. N. N.; Kuznetsov, M. L.; Pessoa, J. C.; Kumar, A.; Patil, Y. P.; Crochet, A.; Dinda, R., Versatile Reactivity and Theoretical Evaluation of Mono- and Dinuclear Oxidovanadium(V) Compounds of Aroylazines: Electrogeneration of Mixed-Valence Divanadium(IV,V) Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry 2016, 55 (17), 8407-8421.
• Patil, V.; Barragan, E.; Patil, S. A.; Patil, S. A.; Bugarin, A., Direct Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Structurally Complex Chalcones. ChemistrySelect 2016, 1 (13), 3647-3650.
• Bhanushali, J. T.; Kainthla, I.; Keri, R. S.; Nagaraja, B. M., Catalytic Hydrogenation of Benzaldehyde for Selective Synthesis of Benzyl Alcohol: A Review. ChemistrySelect 2016, 1 (13), 3839-3853.
• Patil, R.; Patil, S. A.; Beaman, K. D.; Patil, S. A., Indole molecules as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization: potential new anticancer agents, an update (2013–2015). Future Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 8 (11), 1291-1316.
• Lee, M.-H.; Nagaraja, B.M.; Prakash, N.; Ngoc T.T.; Lee, K.Y.; Yoon, S;  Jung, K.W., Effect of potassium addition on bimetallic PtSn supported θ-Al2O3 catalyst for dehydrogenation of propane to propylene Res.Chem. Intermed. 2016, 42, 123-140.
• Chaudhary, J. P.; Mahto, A.; Vadodariya, N.; Kholiya, F.; Maiti, S.; Nataraj, S. K.; Meena, R., Fabrication of carbon and sulphur-doped nanocomposites with seaweed polymer carrageenan as an efficient catalyst for rapid degradation of dye pollutants using a solar concentrator. RSC Advances 2016, 6 (66), 61716-61724.
• Haque, R. A.; Ghdhayeb, M. Z.; Budagumpi, S.; Khadeer Ahamed, M. B.; Abdul Majid, A. M. S., Synthesis, crystal structures, and in vitro anticancer properties of new N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) silver(i)- and gold(i)/(iii)-complexes: a rare example of silver(i)-NHC complex involved in redox transmetallation. RSC Advances 2016, 6 (65), 60407-60421.
• Patil, S. A.; Patil, S. A.; Patil, R., Magnetic Nanoparticles Supported Carbene and Amine Based Metal Complexes in Catalysis, Journal of Nano Research, 2016, 42, 112-135.
• Laveena P. D'Souza, R. Shwetharani, Vipin Amoli, C.A.N. Fernando, Anil Kumar Sinha, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Photoexcitation of Neodymium Doped TiO2 for Improved Performance in Dye - Sensitized Solar Cells, Materials & Design, 104, 346, 2016
• Bhat, M. P.; Madhuprasad; Patil, P.; Nataraj, S. K.; Altalhi, T.; Jung, H.-Y.; Losic, D.; Kurkuri, M. D., Turmeric, naturally available colorimetric receptor for quantitative detection of fluoride and iron. Chemical Engineering Journal 2016, 303, 14-21.
• Keri, R. S.; Quintanova, C.; Chaves, S.; Silva, D. F.; Cardoso, S. M.; Santos, M. A., New Tacrine Hybrids with Natural-Based Cysteine Derivatives as Multitargeted Drugs for Potential Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Chemical Biology & Drug Design 2016, 87 (1), 101-111.
• Hiremathad, A.; Chand, K.; Esteves, A. R.; Cardoso, S. M.; Ramsay, R. R.; Chaves, S.; Keri, R. S.; Santos, M. A., Tacrine-allyl/propargylcysteine-benzothiazole trihybrids as potential anti-Alzheimer's drug candidates. RSC Advances 2016, 6 (58), 53519-53532.
• Mukesh, C.; Gupta, R.; Srivastava, D. N.; Nataraj, S. K.; Prasad, K., Preparation of a natural deep eutectic solvent mediated self polymerized highly flexible transparent gel having super capacitive behaviour. RSC Advances 2016,6 (34), 28586-28592.
• Shwetharani, R.; Balakrishna, R. G., Efficient algal lipid extraction via photocatalysis and its conversion to biofuel. Applied Energy 2016,168, 364-374.
• Ravishankar, T. N.; de Oliveira Vaz, M.; Khan, S.; Ramakrishnappa, T.; Teixeira, S. R.; Balakrishna, G. R.; Nagaraju, G.; Dupont, J., Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production from Y2O3/TiO2 nano-composites: a comparative study on hydrothermal synthesis with and without an ionic liquid. New Journal of Chemistry 2016.
• Ramasami, A. K.; Ravishankar, T. N.; Sureshkumar, K.; Reddy, M. V.; Chowdari, B. V. R.; Ramakrishnappa, T.; Balakrishna, G. R., Synthesis, exploration of energy storage and electrochemical sensing properties of hematite nanoparticles. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2016,671, 552-559.
• Nithyadharseni, P.; Reddy, M. V.; Ozoemena, K. I.; Ezema, F. I.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Chowdari, B. V. R., Electrochemical Performance of BaSnO3 Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Battery Prepared by Molten Salt Method. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2016,163 (3), A540-A545.
• Pai, R. K.; Pillai, S.; Ahipa, T. N., Microscopic analysis of polymer honeycomb thin film studied by PeakForce TUNA for organic solar cell application. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 2016,8 (2), 023703.
• Shivaputra A. Patil1*, Siddappa A. Patil2, Renukadevi Patil1 and Rintaro Hashizume3, Imidazoquinolines: Recent developments in anticancer activity, Journal:Mini-Rev. Med. Chem, 16(4), 309-322, 2016
• M.S. Jyothi, P. D’Souza Laveena, R. Shwetharani, Novel hydrothermal method for effective doping of N and F into nano Titania for both energy and environmental applications, Material Research Bulletin, 74, 2016, 478–484.

• Jyothi, M. S.; Nayak, V.; Padaki, M.; Geetha Balakrishna, R.; Soontarapa, K., Aminated polysulfone/TiO2 composite membranes for an effective removal of Cr(VI). Chemical Engineering Journal 2016,283, 1494-1505.

• Nayak, V.; Jyothi, M. S.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Padaki, M.; Isloor, A. M., Synthesis and characterization of novel sulfanilic acid-polyvinyl chloride-polysulfone blend membranes for metal ion rejection. RSC Advances 2016,6 (30), 25492-25502.

• Shwetharani, R.; Balakrishna, R. G., Photo-active float for field water disinfection. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2016,15 (3), 447-455.

• Chandan H. R.; M. Venkataramana; Mahaveer D Kurkuri and Geetha Balakrishna R, Simple quantum dot bioprobe / label for sensitive detection of staphylococcus aureus TNase, Sens. Actuator B Chem., 2016, 222, 1201-1208.

• Madhuprasad; Bhat, M. P.; Jung, H.-Y.; Losic, D.; Kurkuri, M. D., Anion Sensors as Logic Gates: A Close Encounter? Chemistry – A European Journal 2016, DOI:10.1002/chem.201504396.

• Patil, S.; Bugarin, A., Fifty Years of π-Conjugated Triaz­enes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2016,2016 (5), 860-870.
• Pai, R. K.; T. N. Ahipa; B, H., Rational design of benzodithiophene based conjugated polymers for better solar cell performance. RSC Advances 2016,6 (28), 23760-23774.
• Mondal, D.; Sharma, M.; Wang, C.-H.; Lin, Y.-C.; Huang, H.-C.; Saha, A.; Nataraj, S. K.; Prasad, K., Deep eutectic solvent promoted one step sustainable conversion of fresh seaweed biomass to functionalized graphene as a potential electrocatalyst. Green Chemistry 2016, 18 (9), 2819-2826.