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Dr. Anitha C KumarProfessor
School of Chemical Sciences |
• 2012 Selected for Marie-Curie IEF 2012 Fellowship with good score of 93.9/100.
• 2010-2011 CNRS postdoctoral fellowship from France.
• 2008-2010 ANR postdoctoral fellowship from France
• 2008 Best Poster award in International conference ICSS2008.
• 2005-2006 Senior Research Fellowship from University Grant Commission (UGC), India)
• 2003-2005 Junior Research Fellowship from University Grant Commission (UGC), India
• 2002 Qualified in National level test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by Indian Institute of Technologies on behalf of Govt. of India
• 2014 Member ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (RSC)
• 2019 Associate fellow Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Science
Ph.D in Polymer Science- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India
M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry- School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala,India.
B.Sc. Specialised in Chemistry- KE College, Mannanam,Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
(2022 March-Till Date) Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, MG University, Kerala
(2021 Feb-2022 March) Associate Professor
Departmentof Applied Chemistry
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala
(2018Nov–2021 Feb) Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AndhraPradesh,India.
(2006 Nov -2018Nov) Assistant Professor
Departmentof Chemistry
AcharyaNagarjunaUniversity,Guntur,AndhraPradesh,India.
(2014July-2016 June) Marie Curie Fellow
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
(2010May– 2011May) Postdoctoral Research Associate(PDRA)
Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal115,Avenue Schweitzer-33600
Pessac, France.
(2008October–2010April) PostdoctoralResearchAssociate(PDRA)
Laboratoire de Chimie desPolymères Organiques, Ecole Nationale
Supérieure de Chimie et dePhysiquedeBordeaux, 16avenue PeyBerland –
33607 Pessac, France.
(July2003–2008July) ResearchScholar
Department of Chemistry, IndianInstitute of Technology Madras.
(2002April -2002 September) Junior Scientific Officer
Polymer testing laboratory, Common Facility Service Centre, Industrial
Department, Govt. of Kerala, India.
(2000October-2001January) MSc Project Student
Structural and Ceramics Division,National Institute for
Interdisciplinary Science and Technology(NIISTCSIR),
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Publications
1) AnithaC.KumarandA.K.Mishra,“Fluorescencestudiesonpoly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)
thermoreversible gel” Proceedings of international conference on molecules to materials-
2006,Longowal, Chandigarh, 382-386, March 3-4, 2006.
2) AnithaC.KumarandA.K.Mishra,“1-Naphthol as an excited state proton transfer fluorescent probe for
sensing bound-water hydration of polyvinyl alcohol” Talanta, 71, 2003–2006 ,2007.
3) AnithaC. Kumar, S. Boral, H. B. Bohidar and A. K. Mishra, “Modifying the aggregation behavior of
Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) thermoreversible gel by a bile salt” Journal of Physics:
ConferenceSeries, 80,12011, 2007.
4) Anitha C. Kumar, A. K. Mishra and H. B. Bohidar, “The effect of sodium cholate aggregates
onthermoreversible gelation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)” Colloids and Surfaces B:
Biointerfaces,70, 60–67,2009.
5) Anitha C. Kumar, H. Erothu, H. B. Bohidar and A K. Mishra, “Bile salt induced aggregation
ofpoly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and lowering of the lower critical solution temperature in aqueous
solutions”Journal of Physical Chemistry B115, 433-439, 2011.
6) S. Louguet; Anitha C. Kumar, G. Sigaud, E. Duguet, S. Lecommandoux, C. Schatz, “A physicochemical
investigation of poly(ethyleneglycol)-block-poly(L-lysine)copolymer adsorption onto silica
nanoparticles”.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 359,2, 413-422, 2011.
7) Anitha C. Kumar, L. Stéphanie, S. Christophe, S. Lecommandoux, “Protein interaction with block
copolymer/silica hybrid nano particles”, Langmuir, 27, 21, 12891–12901,2011.
8) C.Tallet, J. Ieaud, O. Merchirs, Anitha C Kumar, F Nallet, A. Aradian and V. Ponsinet, “ Self-
Assembly as afabrication tool: Plasmonic particles organized in nanostructured polymer
matrices,Conference proceedings: metamaterials 2011: The fifthinternational congress on
advancedelectro magnetic materials in microwaves and optics, 60-62, 2011.
9) Harikrishna Erothu, Arun A. Sohdi, Anitha C. Kumar, Andrew J. Sutherland, Christine Dagron-
Lartigau, Ahmed Allal, Roger C. Hiorns, Paul D. Topham, “Facile synthesis of poly(3-xylthiophene)-
blockpoly(ethylene oxide) copolymers via Steglich esterification”. Polymer Chemistry, 4 (13), 3652-
3655, 2013.
10) Harikrishna Erothu andAnitha C Kumar, “Hydrophilic Polymers”, Biomedical Applications of
Polymeric Materials and Composites edited by Prof.Raju Francis and Prof.D. Sakthi Kumar, WILEY
PUBLISHERS, 2016
11) Anitha C Kumar and Harikrishna Erothu, “Synthetic polymer hydrogels”, Biomedical Applications
of Polymeric Materials and Composites edited by Prof. Raju Francis and Prof. D. Sakthi Kumar,
WILEY PUBLISHERS, 2016
12) Anitha C Kumar, “ Peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications” Proceedings of national
seminaronrecentadvancementsinmaterialsciences(RAIMS),15,17-18 March, 2018
13) Anitha C Kumar, “Preparation of metamaterials by incorporation of plasmonic particles in
polymermatrix” Proceedings of International conference on supercapacitors, energy storage and
applications(ICSEA),188, 8-10 March,2019.
14) JaanbeeShaikandAnithaCKumar,8-Anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate(ANS)asaprobeforPoly(vinyl
alcohol)(PVA)swelling, International Journal of ChemTechResearch,13,2019
15) SKJanbee andAnithaCKumar, Swelling behavior of Poly(vinylalcohol)(PVA) gels
–A Fluorescence study by using 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate(ANS) as a probe,
Proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Materials Chemistry at the Interfaces
of Energy, Environment and Medicine (AMCI-19),1-2, January 30-31, 2019 ISBN: 978-93-
81402-64-12(1-3)2019
16) Koteswara Rao Adusumalli and AnithaC.Kumar, Novel sensitive UV spectrophotometric
method for the determination of Atazanavir, Journal of Applicable Chemistry, 2411-2416,8(6), 2019
17) Jaanbee Shaik and Anitha C.Kumar,“Nanostructures for biomedical devices”, Nanoscale
Processing edited by Prof.Sabu Thomas and Dr Preetha Balakrishnan, Elsevier Publishers,2020
18) Anitha C kumar, Nanostructured polymersomes for drug delivery applications, 5th International
Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living (NBL-2019),; Editor: Dr. M. A. Shah and
Prof.P.Banerji,ISBN:978-81-939516-0-6, Applied Science Innovations Pvt.Ltd., India,2019
19) Anitha C Kumar, “Abistableelectro-optical novel switching of phase variance in liquid crystalline
hybrid materials”, Functional Materials Processing for Switchable Device Modulation edited by Prof.Sabu Thomas and Dr Kaushik Pal, Elsevier Publishers 2022
20) Athulya, K. R., Varughese, T., & Kumar, A. C. (2024) Polymersomes: Beyond Basics‐Synthesis, Stimuli Response and Biomedical Applications. ChemistrySelect, 9(36), e202402040, https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202402040.
21) Chandran, A., Athulya, K. R., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) Spectroscopic Investigation of Hydrogels Formed from Phenylalanine. J Fluoresc., 35, 7045-7057, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-024-04055-3.
22) Chandran, A., Varughese, T., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) Exploring the potential of amino acid and peptide hydrogels: a comprehensive review. International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, 11(1), 1-39, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNBM.2025.146465.
23) Chandran, A., Athulya, K. R., Rasheed, R. F., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) BIOWASTE TO HYDROGELS: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR WASTE REDUCTION WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS, ES Chemistry and Sustainability, 2, 1366, https://doi.org/10.30919/escs1366.
24) Athulya, K. R., Chandran, A., Bantu, T. R., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) A spectroscopic Investigation into Stability of Carbon dots derived from polyethylene glycol. J Fluoresc., 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-025-04169-2.
25) Chandran, A., Athulya, K. R., Bantu, T. R., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) Fluorescence Studies of Amino Acid and Peptide-Based Hydrogels: Unveiling Self-Assembly and Structural Insights. ChemistrySelect, 10(8), e202405721, https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202405721.
26) Chandran, A., Athulya, K. R., Bantu, T. R., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) pH-Responsive behavior and stability of Fmoc-phenylalanine hydrogels: a comprehensive spectroscopic analysis. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol.,115, 590-609, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-025-06815-4.
27) Kamil, A.M., Kumar, A. C., Maria, H. J. & Thomas. S. (2025) Review: adsorption of dyes from wastewater by graphene oxide and its composites. J. Mater. Sci.,60, 9397–9446, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-10944-0.
28) Bantu, T. R., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) POLYVINYL ALCOHOL/CHITOSAN BLENDING FILMS SUPPLEMENTED WITH Crotalariapallida FIBERS: PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION. Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.31788/RJC.2025.1819127.
29) Bantu, T.R., Tom, R.T., Sebasian, D.P., & Kumar, A. C. (2025) Mechanical and Morphological Enhancement of PVA Composites using Crotalaria pallida Fibers. Malaysian journal of chemistry 27 (4), 207-217, https://doi.org/10.55373/mjchem.v27i4.207.
Book Chapter
11) Chandran, A., Athulya, K. R., Rasheed, R. F., & Kumar, A. C. (2025). Energy storage applications of plant derived carbon nanomaterials. In Nanostructured Carbon Materials from Plant Extracts,(pp. 507-544). Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95126-5.00014-7.
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