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Dr. Palraj Ranganathan  

 

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

 

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Molecular Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (July, 2018)
  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (2016)
  • Master of Science (MS) in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (April, 2015)
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (April, 2013)

 

 

 

Office: Molecular Science Building B1

 

 

E-mail: rangapalraj@gmail.com

 

 

 

Research Assistant Professor: Department of Molecular Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C) (October, 2019-Present)

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Research Assistant Professor, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei,     Taiwan. (October 2019-Present)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. (October 2018-Septemper 2019)

FIELD EXPERTISE

  • Polyamide synthesis, Synthesis of new monomers (diamine and diester based), Poly(ester amide)s, Poly(ether-b-amide)s, Foaming applications, Hot melt adhesive, Crystallization Kinetics, Electrochemical sensor, Electrocatalysis, Thermo-responsive electrocatalysis, Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). 

REVIEWER

  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • ACS Omega
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Y.H. Chen, P. Ranganathan, C.W. Chen, Y.H. Lee, S.P. Rwei. Effect of Bis (2-Aminoethyl) Adipamide/Adipic Acid Segment on Polyamide 6: Crystallization Kinetics Study. Polymers. 2020 May; 12(5):1067. (IF = 3.426)
  2. C. Pattamaprom, C.H. Wu, P.H. Chen, Y.L. Huang, P. Ranganathan, S.P. Rwei, F.S. Chuan. Solvent-Free One-Shot Synthesis of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Based on Bio-Poly (1, 3-propylene succinate) Glycol with Temperature-Sensitive Shape Memory Behavior. ACS omega. 2020 Feb 20;5(8):4058-66. (IF = 2.87)
  3. P. Ranganathan, S.P. Rwei, C. Pattamaprom, T. Kavitha, P. Sarojini. New reductant-free synthesis of gold nanoparticles-doped chitosan-based semi-IPN nanogel: A robust nanoreactor for exclusively sensitive 5-fluorouracil sensor. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2020 Apr 1;148:79-88. (IF = 5.162)
  4. B. Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, T.W. Chen, S.M. Chen, J. Vinoth Kumar. Thermo-Reversible Switch-Like Electrocatalytic Reduction of Tizanidine based on Graphene Oxide-Tethered Stimuli-Responsive Smart Surface Supported Pd Catalyst. Analytical Chemistry. 2020 May 21. (IF = 6.785)
  5. Bhuvanenthiran Mutharani, Murugan Keerthi, Shen-Ming Chen, P. Ranganathan, Tse-Wei Chen, Shih-Yi Lee*, and Wen-Han Chang "One-Pot Sustainable Synthesis of Ce2S3/Gum Arabic Carbon Flower Nanocomposites for the Detection of Insecticide Imidacloprid". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (2020) 4980−4988. (IF= 8.785)
  6. Bhuvanenthiran Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, and Shen-Ming Chen, Temperature-Reversible Switched Antineoplastic Drug 5-Fluorouracil Electrochemical Sensor based on Adaptable Thermo-Sensitive Microgel Encapsulated PEDOT. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 304 (2020) 1273612. (IF = 7.108)
  7. Bhuvanenthiran Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, Shen-Ming Chen, and Deepak Vishnu S. K, Stimuli-enabled reversible switched aclonifen electrochemical sensor basedon smart PNIPAM/PANI-Cu hybrid conducting microgel. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 304 (2020) 1272322. (IF = 7.108)
  8. Bhuvanenthiran Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, Shen-Ming Chen, Tse-Wei Chen, M. Ajmal Ali, and Ahmed Hossam Mahmoud, Sonochemical Synthesis of Novel Thermo-Responsive Polymer and Tungsten Dioxide Composite for the Temperature-Controlled Reversible “On-Off” Electrochemical Detection of β-Blocker Metoprolol. Ultrasonics sonochemistry 64 (2020) 105008. (IF = 6.5)
  9. Bhuvanenthiran Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, Shen-Ming Chen*, and Chelladurai Karuppiah, "Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Acetaminophen, Naproxen, and Theophylline using an In-Situ Polymerized Poly(Acrylic Acid) Nanogel Covalently Grafted Onto a Carbon Black/La2O3 Composite". Microchimica Acta 186 (2019) 651. (IF = 6.2))
  10. Bhuvanenthiran Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, Shen-Ming Chen*, and Ramaraj Sayee Kannan, "Ultrasound-Promoted Covalent Functionalization of CNFs with Thermo-Sensitive PNIPAM via “Grafting-From” Strategy for On/Off Switchable Electrochemical Determination of Clothianidin". Ultrasonics sonochemistry 56 (2019) 200–212. (IF = 6.5)
  11. S.P. Rwei, P. Ranganathan, and Y. H. Lee. Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics Study of Fully Aliphatic PA6 Copolyamides: Effect of Novel Long-Chain Polyamide Salt as a Comonomer. Polymers 2019, 11(3), 472; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11030472. (IF = 3.426).
  12. S.P. Rwei, P. Ranganathan, and Y. H. Lee. Synthesis and characterization of low melting point PA6 copolyamides from ε-caprolactam with bio-based polyamide salt. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1186 (2019) 285-292. (IF = 2.463).
  13. S.P. Rwei, P. Ranganathan, W. Y. Chiang and Y. H. Lee. Synthesis of low melting temperature aliphatic-aromatic copolyamides derived from novel bio-based semi aromatic monomer. Polymers 2018, 10, 793; doi:10.3390/polym10070793. (IF = 3.426).
  14. S.P. Rwei, P. Ranganathan, W. Y. Chiang and Y. H. Lee. Synthesize and characterization of copolyamides derived from novel bio-based diamine monomer. Journal of applied polymer science. 2018, Doi: 10.1002/App.46878. (IF = 2.520).
  15. S.P. Rwei, P. Ranganathan, W.Y. Chiang, T.Y. Wang. Magneto rheological Fluid of Carbonyl Iron Suspension Blended with Grafted MWCNT or Graphene. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 443 (2018) 58-66. (IF = 2.717).
  16. P. Ranganathan, B. Mutharani, S. M. Chen. Biocompatible chitosan-pectin polyelectrolyte complex for simultaneous electrochemical determination of metronidazole and metribuzin. Carbohydrate Polymers. 214 (2019) 317–327. (IF = 7.182).
  17. B. Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen. Ultrasound-promoted covalent functionalization of CNFs with thermo-sensitive PNIPAM via “grafting-from” strategy for on/off switchable electrochemical determination of clothianidin. Ultrasonics – Sonochemistry. 56 (2019) 200–212. (IF = 6.5).
  18. P. Ranganathan, B. Mutharani, S. M. Chen. Polystyrene:β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex-SupportedY2O3‑Based Electrochemical Sensor: Effective and SimultaneousDetermination of 4‑Aminoantipyrine and Acyclovir Drugs. The journal of physical chemistry C. 2019, 123, 12211−12222. (IF = 4.189).
  19. B. Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen, Chitosan-gold collapse gel/poly (bromophenol blue) redox-active film. A perspective for selective electrochemical sensing of flutamide. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 124 (2019) 759–770. (IF = 5.162).
  20. B. Mutharani, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen, Highly sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine in biological samples based on poly-N-isopropylacrylamide microgel. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 96 (2019) 599–609 (IF = 4.794 )
  21. P. Ranganathan, R. Sasikumar, S. M. Chen, S. P. Rwei, P. Sireesha, Enhanced photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on nickel oxide supported on nitrogen-doped graphene nanocomposite as a photoanode Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 504 (2017) 570-578. (IF = 7.489).
  22. P.Ranganathan, V.Kasiviswanathan, and R.Sayee Kannan. Proficient Decolorization of Methylene Blue by Returnable Bacillus Coagulans immobilized Beads: Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamic Studies. Int. j. Pharma Bio Sci. 7 (2016) 1121-1134. (IF = 7.446).
  23. R. Sasikumar, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen, S. P. Rwei, f-MWCNTs-PIN/Ti2O3 nanocomposite: Preparation, characterization and nanomolar detection of α-Lipoic acid in vegetables Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical. 255 (2018) 217-225. (IF = 7.108).
  24. P. Sireesha, R. Sasikumar, S. M. Chen, C. Su, P. Ranganathan, S. P. Rwei, Carboxylic acid functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes-polyindole/Ti2O3: A novel hybrid nanocomposite as highly efficient photo-anode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), Applied. Surface. Science. 423 (2017) 147-153. (IF = 6.182).
  25. R. Sasikumar, M. Govindasamy, S. M. Chen, Y. C. Liu, P. Ranganathan, S. P. Rwei, Electrochemical determination of morin in kiwi and strawberry fruit samples using vanadium pentoxide nano-flakes, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 504 (2017) 626-632. (IF = 7.446).
  26. R. Sasikumar, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen, S. P. Rwei, Muthukrishnan, Electro-oxidative     determination of aromatic amine (o-phenylenediamine) using organic-inorganic hybrid composite, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 504 (2017) 149-157. (IF = 7.446).
  27. R. Sasikumar, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen, P. Sireesha, T. W. Chen, P. Veerakumar, S. P. Rwei,  T. Kavitha, Economically applicable Ti2O3 decorated m-aminophenol-formaldehyde resin microspheres for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 494 (2017) 82-91. (IF = 7.446).
  28. R. Sasikumar, P. Ranganathan, S. M. Chen, T. Kavitha, S. Y. Lee, T. W. Chen, W. H. Chang, Electrochemical determination of sulfur-containing amino acid on Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode modified with Graphene Oxide, International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 12 (2017) 4077-4085. (IF = 1.284).
  29. S. Ragu, S. M. Chen, P. Ranganathan, S. P. Rwei, Fabrication of a Novel Nickel-Curcumin/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for Superior Electrocatalytic Activity toward the Detection of Toxic p-nitrophenol, International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 11 (2016) 9133-9144. (IF = 1.284).

SEMINAR & PAPER PRESENTATIONS

  • Poster presented in National Conference on Modern Trends in Chemical Sciences-2014 (MTCS – 2014) at VHNSN College, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. ISBN: 978-93-81723-25-8. PP–10.
  • Poster presented in State Level Intercollegiate Students’s Seminar on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer-2014 at S.B.K. College, Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Paper presented in National Conference on Recent Developments in Chemistry-2015 (RDC - 15) at S.B.K. College, Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. OP – 17.
  • Poster presented in International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM), at Thiagarajar College, Madurai (7 & 8 September, 2015) OP – 79.
  • Participated in UGC Sponsored National seminar on Pioneering Areas in Chemistry, Organized by Department of Chemistry, Devanga Arts College, Aruppukottai. (20 & 21th January, 2010).