Suresh VALIYAVEETTIL

Suresh VALIYAVEETTIL

Associate Professor

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Research

ORCID: 0000-0001-6990-660X    
ResearcherID: D-4848-2009

 

Recognition and Achievements

• Editorial boards of Nanomaterials (MDPI), MRS (USA) communications (Cambridge University Press), Cancer Nanotechnology (Springer)
• Erudite Professorship at School of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala from Kerala Government, India, 2012
• The Faculty of Outstanding Scientist Award, NUS, 2008

 

Research Interests

My research interests include synthesis, characterisation and applications of functional polymers, nanomaterials, nanosafety/ nanotoxicity, microplastics, cellulose materials for environmental applications, circularity and sustainability of materials.

 

Research Highlight

My group is focussed on synthesis of novel functional molecules and polymers for energy and environmental applications. New perylene dyes, fluorescence particles and functional polymers are synthesised and fully characterised. Recently, highly functional molecules capable of forming two or three dimensional (2D & 3D) architectures and gels were reported from our group (ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 19044-19053). In the area of nanomaterials, a range of nanoparticles (e.g. metallic, carbon and polymeric) were synthesised, characterised and explored for potential applications in bioimaging and understanding the biological processes at the nano(bio)interface. More specifically, the intake, interactions and translocations of nanomaterials and nanoplastic particles inside the living systems (e.g. animals and human cells) are of particular interest for my group (Sci. Rep., 2021, 11, Article Number 2089). Both bio(nano)fibers and biomembranes (e.g. cellulosic natural fibres and membranes) are collected, purified and tested for water purification (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 413, Article Number: 125301). 

 

Teaching Contributions AY2022/2023

• CM4252 Polymer Chemistry 2
• CM5161 Advanced Chemical Laboratory Safety

 

Representative Publications

• Batool, A.; Valiyaveettil, S., Surface functionalized cellulose fibers – A renewable adsorbent for removal of plastic nanoparticles from water. J. Hazard. Mater. 2021, 413, 125301.
• Mahadevan, G.; Valiyaveettil, S., Comparison of Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity of Polyvinyl Chloride and Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanoparticles on Normal Human Lung Cell Lines. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2021, 34, 1468-1480.
• Mahadevan, G.; Valiyaveettil, S., Understanding the interactions of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(vinyl chloride) nanoparticles with BHK-21 cell line. Sci. Rep. 2021, 11, 2089.
• Batool, A., Valiyaveettil S., Chemical transformation of soya waste into stable adsorbent for enhanced removal of methylene blue and neutral red from water. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 104902.
• Joshi, S.;  Mahadevan, G.; Verma, S.; Valiyaveettil, S., Bioinspired Adenine–Dopamine Immobilized Polymer Hydrogel Adhesives for Tissue Engineering. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 11303-11306.
• Batool, A.; Valiyaveettil S., Coprecipitation-An Efficient Method for Removal of Polymer Nanoparticles from Water.  ACS Sus. Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 13481-13487
• Turel, T.; Valiyaveettil, S., Fine-Tuning the Electronic Properties of Azo Chromophore-Incorporated Perylene Bisimide Dyads. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 10593-10602.
• Joshi, S.; Kathuria, H.;  Verma, S.; Valiyaveettil S., Functional Catechol-Metal Polymers via Interfacial Polymerization for Applications in Water Purification. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 19044-19053.
• Saifullah, M. S. M.; Asbahi, M.; Kiyani, M. B. K.; Liow, S. S.; Bin Dolmanan, S.; Yong, A. M.; Ong, E. A. H.; Ibn Saifullah, A.; Tan, H. R.; Dwivedi, N.; Dutta, T.; Ganesan, R.; Valiyaveettil, S.;  Chong, K. S. L.; Tripathy, S.,  Room-Temperature Patterning of Nanoscale MoS2 under an Electron Beam. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 16772-16781.
• Turel, T.; Bhargava, S.; Valiyaveettil, S., Tubular Perylene Bisimide Macrocycles for the Recognition of Geometrical Isomers of Azobenzenes; J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 3092-3100.