Dr. Arunbabu Dhamodaran
Qualification : Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad)
Designation : Asst. Professor
Details of Educational Qualification:
| Course | Specialization | Group | College Name/University | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | Polymer Chemistry | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Concordia University, Montreal, Canada | 2015 |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | Polymer Chemistry | Chemistry | McGill University, Montreal, Canada | 2014 |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | Polymer Chemistry | Chemical Engineering | University of Waterloo, Canada | 2012 |
| Ph.D. | Polymer Chemistry | Chemistry | University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 2010 |
| M.Sc. | Physical Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | University of Madras, Chennai | 2004 |
| B.Sc. | Chemistry | Chemistry | Muthurangam Govt. Arts. College, Vellore/University of Madras | 2002 |
Research Projects
| S.No | Name of the Faculty | Title of the Project | Sanctioning Authority | Sanctioned Amount | Duration of the Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. D. Arunbabu | Stimuli Responsive Nanocomposite Polymer Hydrogels for the Fabrication of Desalination bags for Forward Osmosis Desalination | Ref: DSF Contract ID: 09/2018). DSF Project ID: IN-2018-018 | Rs.12,00,000/- | 1 Year |
| 2 | Dr. K. Seeni Meera (PI) & Dr. D. Arunbabu (Co-PI) | Reclamation of Tomato Plant Waste into Eco-Friendly and Commercially Viable Paper Products | DST-SEED: Scheme for Young Scientists & Technologists (SYST), New Delhi | Rs.28,81,503/- | 3 Years |
My Publications
| S.No | Title of the Paper | Full Details of Journal Name / Conference Name, Volume number, page number, Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermoreversible Gelation of Polybenzimidazole in Phosphoric Acid, Arindam Sannigrahi | Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2006, 27, 1962-1967 |
| 2 | Aggregation Behavior of Polybenzimidazole in Aprotic Polar Solvent, Arindam Sannigrahi | Macromolecules. 2007, 40, 2844-2851 |
| 3 | Tuning the Molecular Properties of Polybenzimidazole by Copolymerization, Arindam Sannigrahi | J. Phys. Chem. B. 2007, 111, 12124-12132 |
| 4 | Tuning the Particle Size and Charge Density of Cross linked Polystyrene Particles | J. App. Polym. Sci. 2008, 108, 2718-2725. |
| 5 | Blends of Polybenzimidazole and Poly (vinylidene fluoride) for Use in Fuel Cell | J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 5305-5310. |
| 6 | Emulsion copolymerization of styrene and sodium styrene sulphonate: Kinetics investigation, Determination of monomer reactivity ratios and co-polymer properties. | Polym. Int. 2008, 58, 88–96. |
| 7 | Synthesis of Crosslinked Poly (styrene-codivinylbenzene-co-Sulfopropyl methacrylate) Nanoparticles by Emulsion Polymerization: Tuning the Particle Size and the Surface Charge Density | Bull. Mater. Sci. 2009, 32, 633-641. |
| 8 | Formation of core (polystyrene)–shell (polybenzimidazole) nanoparticles using sulfonated polystyrene as template | J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 2010, 351, 374–383. |
| 9 | Photonic Crystal Hydrogel Material for the Sensing of Toxic Mercury Ion (Hg+2) in Water | Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 2592-2599. |
| 10 | Emulsion Copolymerization of Styrene: Effect of Ionic Comonomer Structure | J. Colloid and interface Sci. 2011, 361, 534-542. |
| 11 | Biomimetic Modification of Polymeric Surfaces: A Promising Pathway for Tuning of Wetting and Adhesion. | Macromol. Mat. Eng. 2012, 297, 743-760. |
| 12 | Biomimetic fabrication of biocompatible and biodegradable core-shell polystyrene/biosurfactant bionanocomposites for protein drug release. | Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2013,88, 1551-1560. |
| 13 | P(AAc-co-MBA) Hydrogel Films: Adhesive and Mechanical Properties in Aqueous Medium. | J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117, 441-449. |
| 14 | Polymers, Adhesion, and Paper Materials in Polymer Adhesion, Friction and Lubrication (Hongbo Zeng Ed.,) | Chapter 12, 501-543, John Wiley and Sons Inc., |
| 15 | Recent Strategies to Develop Self-Healable Crosslinked Polymer Networks, Soyoung An | Chem. Comm. 2015, 51, 13058-13070. |
| 16 | Synthesis of Charged Crosslinked Polystyrene Colloidal Particles and its application in the Generation of Mercury(Hg2+) Sensor in Poly 2008 | International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Technology, during January 28-31, 2008, at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. |
| 17 | Emulsion Copolymerization of Styrene and Sodium Styrene Sulfonate: Kinetics, Monomer Reactivity Ratios and Copolymer Properties | 5th annual in-house symposium CHEMFEST 2008 at School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. |
| 18 | Smart enzymatic biosensor for the sensing and determination of Mercury (Hg2+) | 7th annual in-house symposium CHEMFEST 2010 at School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. |
| 19 | “Polystyrene Nanoparticles Embedded Poly(AAc-co-MBA) Hydrogels as Nanocomposite Bioadhesives | Presented at Nano-Ontario 2012, held at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada. |
| 20 | Chapter Seven - Armored Urease: Enzyme-Bioconjugated Poly(acrylamide) Hydrogel as a Storage and Sensing Platform | Methods in Enzymology, 2017, 590, 143-167 |
Conferences & Workshops attended
- Participated in “Academia Day-Part of “3Dverve 2019”- An Annual Technical Conference of Dassault Systemes Foundation and Dassault Systemes” at Dassault Systemes, India R&D (Auditorium), Hinjewadi Phase 1, Pune on 21 February 2019.