Associate Professor (Scientist-E)
We work in the following areas: Food microbiology/fortification: Fabrication of nano-paper/device for food processing/preservation/ protection. Food/agri sensing: Designing sensors with nanoparticles for optical/electrical language decoding. Smart nutrient/biocontrol application: Nano-engineering of intelligent material to feed plants in targeted fashion.
E-mail:
psvijayakumar@inst.ac.inGoogle Link:
Google LinkFood/agri sensing
Smart plant nutrient/biocontrol application
Food microbiology/fortification
A sustainable fertilizer coating using jute grafted silica for urea release control has been developed using egg white as the binder, which forms an irreversible hydrophobic β-sheet on gentle heating and substitutes earlier petrochemical coatings. Hence, for the first time here, jute grafted silica nanoring has been used, where the nanojute acts as a strong buckle for the egg white β-sheet fastener and serve as the sack for holding urea.
Plant encounters myriad of stresses during their life cycle that cause release of volatiles. Early detection of these volatiles is of utmost importance to prevent crop loss. Here, an attempt of SnO2-based chemoresistive sensor has been made which will be able to sense selectively the volatiles with multiple oxidation sites i.e. ionone (4 oxidation sites), a signature molecule released by plants under biotic stress, at minimum concentration.
Upconversion nanoparticles with the excitation in the NIR range and the emission in the visible range, which have overlap with the absorbance of the lycopene have been used for the lycopene detection. Thus caused colour change in the upconversion paper is proportional to the lycopene concentration, which is precisely quantified with the phone camera.
Pests are the major challenge in crop protection, in this pesticide usage often leads to irreparable environmental damage. Pheromone is an ecofriendly approach for insect control, but it is expensive and have very short life.Here, we have developed a "pheromone-graphene oxide" composite that can extend the life of pheromone in proportion to the extension in the diffusion path. Thus, the composite shows significantly more insect trapped than the commercially available septa platform.
Upconversion nanoparticles with the property to convert deep-penetrating near-infrared radiation to UV radiation have been cast into a disk to use sunlight and emit UV radiation for vitamin D conversion.
The synthesized graphene oxide wrapper shows efficient preservative release with the stimuli of the overripe fruit juice and improves the fruit shelf life.
Carbon nanomaterial and mesoporous silica were used for the smart preservative and targeted agro chemicals application. The fertilizer coating acts as a gate, which close the pores in the presence of carbonate ions to keep the iron in phyto-available forms, whereas open the pores in the presence of the uptake proton signal from the roots.
Email: navjot.ph22239@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH22239
Email: abhijit.ph22216@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH22216
Email: ankita.ph21254@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH21254
Email: neeraj.ph21216@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH21216
Email: kanchan.ph20263@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH20263
Email: sarita.ph20219@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH20219
Email: parul.ph20218@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH20218
Email: prem.ph20220@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH20220
Email: mahima.ph19230@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH19230
Email: bandana.ph18223@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH18223
Reg. No.: RA-01-202111
Designation: Post Docs/RA
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
Reg. No.: PH17225
Designation: PhD Scholar
Jan 2018 - Jan 2023
Reg. No.: PH14215
Designation: PhD Scholar
Jan 2015 - Apr 2021
Reg. No.: PH14224
Designation: PhD Scholar
Jan 2015 - Dec 2020
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Nanogold Loaded Sharp Edged Carbon Bullets as Gene Carrier for Plant Genetic Engineering: , Vijayakumar S.,Abhilash O.U.,Khan B.M.,Prasad B.L.V. , Advanced Functional Materials , 20: 2416- 2423 , (2010) , : 10.1002/adfm.2009018832.
Starch wall of urea: Facile starch modification to residue-free stable urea coating for sustained release and crop productivity , Kanchan Swami, Bandana kumari Sahu, Mona Nagargade, Kamaljit Kaur, Ashwini Dutt Pathak, Sudhir Kumar Shukla, Tsering Stobdan, Vijayakumar Shanmugam* , (2023) , 121042 , Carbohydrate Polymer , 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.1210423.
Targeted nutrient application to tomato plant with MOF/Zeolite composite wrapped with stimuli-responsive biopolymer: , Bindra P., Sharma S., Sahu B.K., Bagdwal H., Vijayakumar S.*, Singh M. , (2023) , 34: 105264 , Materials Today Communications , 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.1052644.
Promise of nano-carbon to the next generation sustainable agriculture: , Chandel M., Kaur K., Sahu B.K., Sharma S., Panneerselvam R., Vijayakumar S.* , (2022) , 188: 461-481 , Carbon , 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.11.0605.
Excellent enzymeless anti-oxidant sensor for fruit juice and wine using nano gold/metal selenide urchins decorated 2D-composite: , Palanisami, M., Kaur, K., Sahu, B.K., Kataria, S., Chandel, M., Sharma, A., Elumalai S., Ramaraj R., Vijayakumar S.* , Microchemical Journal , (2022) , 183: 108078 , Microchemical Journal , 10.1016/j.microc.2022.1080786.
Nanocatalytic interface to decode the phytovolatile language for latent crop diagnosis in future farms: , Chandel M., Kumar P., Arora A., Kataria S., Dubey S.C., Djanaguiraman M., Kaur K., Sahu B.K., Abir De Sarkar, Vijayakumar S.* , (2022) , 94: 11081-11088 , Analytical Chemistry , 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c022447.
Phone camera nano-biosensor using highly sensitive transparent reusable upconversion paper: , Kaur K., Sahu B.K., Swami K., Chandel M., Gupta A., Zhu Li-H., Youngblood J.P., Kanagarajan S., Vijayakumar S.* , (2022) , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , doi/10.1021/acsami.2c068948.
Eco-Friendly Urea Nanosack: Jute Grafted Silica Nanoring Woven Fertilizer to Control Urea Release and Enhance Crop Productivity: , Sahu B.K., Nagargade M., Chandel M., Kaur K., Swami K., Kumar P., Palanisami M., Pathak A.D., Shukla S.K., Vijayakumar S.* , (2022) , 10: 13357-13366 , ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c033729.
Triple-smart eco-friendly chili anthracnose control agro-nanocarrier: , Sharma S., Singh B., Bindra P., Panneerselvam P., Dwivedi N., Senapati A., Adholeya A., Vijayakumar S.* , (2021) , 13: 9143–9155 , ACS Appl. Mater, Interfaces , 10.1021/acsami.0c1879710.
Porous nanomaterials: Main vein of agricultural nanotechnology: , Sharma S., Sahu B.K., Cao L., Bindra P., Kaur K., Chandel M., Koratkar N., Huang Q., Vijayakumar S.* , (2021) , 100812 , Progress in Materials Science , 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2021.10081211.
A systematic study to unravel the potential of using polysaccharides based organic-nanoparticles versus hybrid-nanoparticles for pesticide delivery: , R. Mahajan; A. Selim, K. M, Neethu, S. Sharma, V. Shanmugam, G. Jayamurugan,* , (2021) , 32: 475704 , Nanotechnology , 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1bdc12.
Nano-maze lure : Pheromone sandwich in graphene oxide interlayers for sustainable targeted pest control: , Kaur K., Sharma S., Gupta R., Munikrishnappa V.K.T., Chandel M., Ahamed M., Singhal N.K., Bakthavatsalam N., Gorantla M., Muthusamy E., Subaharan K., Vijayakumar S.* , (2021) , 13: 48349–48357 , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 10.1021/acsami.1c0911813.
Upconversion nanodevice-assisted healthy molecular photocorrection: , Kaur K., Bindra P., Mondal S., Li W.-P., Sharma S., Sahu B.K., Naidu B.S., Yeh C.-S., Gautam U.K. , Vijayakumar S.* , (2020) , 7: 291–298 , ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng , 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c0124414.
Effect of galvanotaxic graphene oxide on chloroplast activity: Interaction quantified with Biolayer-Interferometry coupled confocal microscopy: , Sharma S., Sahu B.K., Srinivasan S., Singh M., G. Jayamurugan., Vijayakumar S.* , (2020) , 162: 147-156 , Carbon , 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.02.05415.
Nano-hives for plant stimuli controlled targeted iron fertilizer application: , Bindra P., Kaur K., Rawat A., Abir De Sarkar, Monika Singh,Vijayakumar S.* , (2019) , 375: 121995 , Chemical Engineering Journal , 10.1016/j.cej.2019.12199516.
Ecofriendly fruit-switches based on graphene oxide for programed fruit preservatives delivery to extend shelf life: , Sharma S., Biswal B. K., Kumari D., Bindra P., Kumar S., Stobdan T.,Vijayakumar S.* , (2018) , 10: 18478–18488 , ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces , 10.1021/acsami.8b0204817.
Anti-drift nano-stickers made of graphene oxide for targeted pesticide delivery and crop pest control: , Sharma S.,Singh S.,Ganguli A. K.,Vijayakumar S.* , (2017) , 115: 781-790 , Carbon , 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.01.07518.
Oligonucleotides-Assembled Au Nanorod-Assisted Cancer Photothermal Ablation and Combination Chemotherapy with Targeted Dual-Drug Delivery of Doxorubicin and Cisplatin Prodrug: , Vijayakumar S., Chien Y.H., Cheng Y.S., Liu T.Y., Huang C.C.,Su C.H.,Chen Y.S.,Kumar U.,Hsu H.F.,Yeh C.S. , (2014) , 6: 4382-93. , ACS Applied materials and interfaces , 10.1021/am500090519.
Near-infrared light-responsive nanomaterials in cancer therapeutics: , Vijayakumar S., Selvakumar S. ,Yeh C.S. , (2014) , 43: 6254-87 , Chemical Society Reviews , 10.1039/c4cs00011k (>450 Citations) (Cover page article)20.
Au Nanorod Design as Light-Absorber in the First and Second Biological Near-Infrared Windows for in Vivo Photothermal Therapy: , Li W.P., Vijayakumar S., Huang C.C., Huang G.D., Huang Y.K.,Chiu S.H.,Yeh C.S. , (2013) , 7: 5330-5342 , ACS Nano , 10.1021/nn401187c21.
Eccentric Inorganic-polymeric Nanoparticles Formation by Thermal Induced Cross-linked Esterification and Conversion of Eccentricity to Raspberry-like Janus: , Li W.P.#, Vijayakumar S.#, Huang C.C.#, Huang G.D., Huang Y.K., Chiua S.H. , Yeh C.S. , (2013) , 49: 1609-1611. , Chem. Commun , 10.1039/C3CC37671K # Equally contributed first author22.
Escape from the destruction of the galvanic replacement reaction for solid->hollow->solid conversion process in one pot reaction: , Chien Y.H., Tsai M.F., Vijayakumar S., Sardar K.,Huang C.L.,Yeh C.S. , (2013) , 5: 3863-3871 , Nanoscale , 10.1039/C3NR00100H23.
Electrochemical regulation of microbial growth on disposable screen printed carbon electrodes: , Chang J. L.,Lien C. H.,Vijayakumar S.,Hsieh P.H.,Zen J.M. , (2012) , 82: 103-108 , Electrochimica Acta , 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.03.02924.
Intracellular biogenic silver nanoparticles for the generation of carbon supported antiviral and sustained bactericidal agents: , Vijayakumar S.,Prasad B.L.V. , (2009) , 25: 11741–11747 , Langmuir , 10.1021/la901024p1.
Nanotechnology Applications for Food Safety and Quality Monitoring: , Kumar R., Sharma A., Vijayakumar S., Prabhakar P.K. , (2022) , 1 , Elsevier2.
Our journey with carbon nanoparticles for targeted agriculture: , Sahu B.K., Kaur K., Chandel M., Vijayakumar S.* , (2021) , Invited Chapter by MASU3.
Composting technology and organic waste utilization in agriculture: , Natarajan S, Udayasoorian C., Kavitha , (2006) , Dept. of Environmental ScienceDepartment of Bio-Technology - Post Doc Fellow: National Chemical Laboratory, Pune (January 2007 to December 2009 )
National Science council Post Doc Fellow: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (January 2010 to January 2014 )
Reviewer in Americal Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier (Outstanding reviewer award 2018), Nature publication and Springer journals.
Finalist in Swiss Young Researcher Idea Competition https://swisslitho.com/young-researcher-idea-competition/
National Science Council, Taiwan -Post Doctoral Award
Department of Biotechnology, GoI - Post Doctoral Award
University SRF awarded for PhD (Based on Masters score)
Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ICAR) National Eligibility Test
Environmental Protection Movement (Life member)
The Horticultural Society of India (Life member)
Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (Life member)
American Chemical Society (Annual member)
Title: Design of controlled and targeted agricultural pesticide delivery nano-carrier with copper- graphene oxide composite (Completed)
PI: Dr. P.S.Vijayakumar
CO-PI: Dr. Vivek Bagchi
Tenure: 3 years
Funding Agency: DST nano mission
Title: Fabrication of low cost real time sensor for early crop pest monitoring and management.(Ongoing)
PI: Dr. P.S.Vijayakumar
Tenure: 3 years
Funding Agency: SERB
Title: Development of novel theranostic nanoplatforms for image guided combination therapy for liver cancers (As Co-PI) (Completed)
PI: Dr. P.S.Vijayakumar
Tenure: 3 years
Funding Agency: DST Nanomission
Title: Bio-degradable nanofiber encapsulated biofertilizer to enhance phosphorous and other micro nutrient uptake in rice (Ongoing)
PI: Dr. P.S.Vijayakumar
Tenure: 3 years
Funding Agency: DBT
Title: Smart packing system with the nanocomposite to improve the shelf life of perishable vegetable (Completed)
PI: Dr. P.S.Vijayakumar
Tenure: 2 years
Funding Agency: DRDO