About
Academic qualification:
1997: Cochin University of Science and Technology,
PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Ion exchange membranes
1999: University of Pune, MSc Physical Chemistry
Research Associate Fellowship from the central Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, Govt. of India) School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
Research
Polyelectrolyte multilayers as coatings for membrane separation
Transport of Proteins through polyelectrolyte Multilayer membranes : Design of a single step process for the purification of proteins. This study mainly deals with the investigation of transport characteristics of model protein (bovine serum albumin) and egg white proteins ovalbumin and lysozyme through multilayer membranes.
Events
• Organising Committee member, PHOTORADCHEM-2007- An international conference on frontiers of radiation and photochemistry, Feb. 2007, School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.
Publications
Akhil Gopalakrishnan, Mary Lidiya Mathew, JishaChandran, Appala Raju Badireddy, Judith Winglee, Mark Wiesner, C. T. Aravindakumar and Usha K. Aravind, Sustainable Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Surfaces: Possible Matrix for Salt/dye Separation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015 (in press)
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