Department: Science & Humanities

Ms. LEKSHMY O

Employee Code / ID No. 20723006
Qualifications M.Sc, M.Phil, B.Ed, (Doing PhD in Chemistry)
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Electrochemical Sensors using Metal Organic Frameworks.
Research,  Consultancy, Publication
  • Ms. Lekshmy O, Chemistry Lab Tutor published a paper entitled, “Iron removal from drinking water system using eco-friendly synthesized MOFs”, in Oriental Journal of Chemistry on April -2024 with ISSN:0970-020.(Scopus database, Q4, ESCI indexed)
  • Ms. Lekshmy O, Chemistry Lab Tutor published a paper entitled, “Chitosan-based Coating for Corrosion Protection of Copper”, in Futuristic Trends in Chemical, Material Science and NanoTechnology, Vol. 3, Book:1 (pp.251-256), Chapter-16 , 2024, ISBN : 978-93-5747-867-0, IIP series.
  • Published a paper on “ Development of hetero metal-organic frameworks of transition metal ions”, in Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Chemistry, 2018 Year : 2018, Volume : 37c, Issue : 1,  148 – 153, Article DOI : 10.5958/2320-320X.2018.00021.3
  • Published a paper on “ Effect of Method of Synthesis on the Development of MOFs of Transition Metal ions”, in Journal of  the Academy of Chemistry Teachers, Vol: 3(2), 2017, ISSN-2395-6801.
  • Published  a paper on “ Development of MOF based Corrosion Inhibitors”, on International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2021          ISSN No:-2456-2165
  • Published a paper on “ Eco-friendly synthesis of Magnesium based MOF “, in Journal of Surface Science and Technology, 2021, volume 37, issue:3-4, Online ISSN: 0976-9420, Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jsst/2021/28590
  • International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials Science, Proceedings, Year: 2020, Electrochemical Synthesis of Bimetallic MOFs, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • Neoteric Advances in Chemical Sciences(NACS 2021), Proceedings, ISBN : 978-93-5607-240-4, A Novel synthesis and corrosion study of Mg-MOF, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • International Seminar on Luminescence Materials, 2022, Proceedings, Synthesis and Photoluminescent studies of Eco-friendly modified Mg-MOF, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • National Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (NCAFM-2023), Green Approach of Synthesizing Mg-MOF using flower extract of Clitoria Ternatea and its Corrosion Application, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • International Conference on Advance Materials and Technology (ICAMT-2024), Development of an electrochemical sensor based on Metal-Organic Framewok synthesized using green technology at NSS College, University of Kerala, Neeramankara.
  • International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Science (ICRAMS-2024), Comparitive Study of Magnesium based Metal-Organic Framework Synthesized by Green Method for Electrochemical Detection of TNT at MG College, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • Published a paper on “Iron Removal from Drinking Water System using Eco-friendly Synthesized MOFs” in Oriental Journal of Chemistry, Vol: 40, issue 2, April-2024.
  • Published a paper on “ Chitosan-Based Coating for Corrosion Protection of Copper”, in Futuristic Trends in Chemical, Material Science and Nano Technology, vol:3, book:1, chapter-16,2024,  ISBN : 978-93-5747-867-0, IIP series.
  • National Conference on Renewable Energy : Innovations, Challenges and Oppurtunities; NCREICO-2024, “Electrochemical Detection of Ascorbic Acid using Green Technology”, Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum on November 15 -2024.
  • National Seminar on Neoteric Advances in Chemical Sciences (NACS) -2024, Proceedings,“Comparative Analysis of Mg-MOFs and Dexamethasone on Osteoblast Viability: A Promising Approach for Osteoporosis Prevention”, at the Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Trivandrum on November 7 and 8, ISBN: 978-93-341-6346-9.
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Dr. Preethi P C

Employee Code / ID No. 10723061
Qualifications MSc Chemistry, CSIR-JRF-NET, Ph. D
Orcid ID 0000 0003 4136 9544
Industry / R & D Experience5 5 Years
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Coordination Polymers/ Metal organic frameworks/Material Science
  1. Research,  Consultancy, Publication
  1. Preethi P. C, Harisankar A, Maneesha M, Sreeja T. G, Jamelah S. Al-Otaibi, Y. Sheena Mary, Resmi Raghunandan, Sr(II) based one-dimensional coordination polymer as an effective optical sensor for the detection of nitroaromatic explosives in aqueous medium, Optical Materials 154 (2024) 115750, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2024.115750.
  2. Harisankar A, Maneesha M, Preethi P. C, Geethu G, Kavya M K, Midhun Murali, Resmi Raghunandan, Facile room temperature synthesis of ZIF-67 for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under sunlight irradiation, Ionics (2024), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05601-6.
  3. A. Harisankar, P.C. Preethi, T.G. Sreeja, P. Rejani, M. Murali, R. Raghunandan, Zinc oxide functionalized MOF-5 for the adsorptive removal of Pb(II) metal ions and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye in aqueous medium, Ionics (Kiel) (2024).  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05414-7
  4. Preethi P. C, Harisankar A, P.S Vindhya, V T Kavitha, Anoop S Nair, Resmi Raghunandan, Development of a Cu/ZnO@ZIF-8 nanocomposite as a pH-responsive drug delivery vehicle for the sustained release of doxorubicin in human lung cancer cell lines, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 90 (2023) 105147, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2023.105147
  5. Harisankar A, Preethi P C, Shahana A. Khadar, Vindhya P S, C V. Suneesh, Sreevidya T V., Resmi Raghunandan, Dual- Functional Manganese-Doped ZnO-MOF Hybrid Material with Enhanced Hydrolytic Stability: A Fluorescent Photoinduced Electron Transfer Sensor for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Acetic Acid and Chromium (VI), ACS Inorganic Chemistry (2023), 62, 43, 17766-17782. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02507
  6. Preethi P.C, Harisankar A, Soumyamol U.S, Resmi Raghunandan, Synthesis of oxydiacetate functionalized strontium coordination polymer through gel diffusion technique: A new dual luminescent chemosensor for the detection of copper(II) ions and Cr(VI) oxyanions in aqueous medium, Polyhedron, 223 (2022) 115974, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2022.115974
  7. Preethi Prasannakumaran Nair Chandrika Kumari, Harisankar Asadevi, Sreevidya Tekku Veedu, Resmi Raghunandan, Hydrogen bond mediated turn-on sensor: Ultra-sensitive and label free barium-MOF for probing malathion an organophosphate pesticide, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1286 (2023) 135542, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135542.
  8. Harisankar Asadevi, Preethi Prasannakumaran Nair Chandrika Kumari, Rejani Padmavathy Amam, Shahana Abdul Khadar, Saranya Charivumvasath Sasi, Resmi Raghunandan, ZnO@MOF-5 as a Fluorescence “Turn-Off” Sensor for Ultrasensitive Detection as well as Probing of Copper (II) Ions, ACS Omega. 7 (2022) 13031–13041. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00416.
  9. Harisankar A, Preethi P.C, Y Sheena Mary, Sreeja T G, Resmi Raghunandan, Spectral, thermal, structural and DFT studies of a new luminescent heterobimetallic MOF of lead ad sodium based on diglycolic acid ligand having unusual coordination environment for photodegradation and antibacterial applications, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1285 (2023) 135472, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135472.
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