Polymer Chemistry Lab University of Hyderabad

Our latest work in the area of biomaterials is just published

Hierarchical Structures of Amino Acid Derived Polyhydroxyurethanes: Promising Candidates as Drug Carriers and Cell Adhesive Scaffolds In this study, we examined the self-assembly of a series of biodegradable and biocompatible amino acid–based polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs), investigating the structural influence of these polymers on their self-assembly and the resulting morphological features. The presence of hydrophilic and hydrop...

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Galactose Glycopolymer-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Binding Studies with Lectin Weak binding of carbohydrates with protein receptors possesses serious drawbacks in the advancement of therapeutics; however, the development of strategies for multipoint interactions between carbohydrates and protein can overcome these challenges. One such method is developed in this work where gly...

Polyurethane, a versatile commodity plastic, is integral to our daily lives. However, its production is associated with toxicity and its non-degradability is a major concern. The need for green and sustainable polyurethane is more urgent than ever. Seven years ago, we began developing such a polymer, and now, the results are available for everyone to see and follow. We hope this work marks a paradigm shift in the research and manufacturing of polyurethane. Despite the lengthy process, we are proud to contribute to a field of immense societal value. Earlier, we patented part of this work.
Read our latest article:
Biodegradable and biocompatible nonisocyanate polyurethanes synthesized from bio-derived precursors
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127446
https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S0032386124007821

Polymer grafted M*F as PEM

Grafting of Poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) to M*F Surfaces to Achieve Proton Conducting Hybrid Materials In recent times, surface-modified metal organic frameworks (M*Fs), obtained using different postsynthetic modifications (PSMs) on M*Fs, are being explored frequently to develop hybrid materials for numerous applications. In continuation of our recent work on the grafting of polymer chains on the M*F...

New class of Polymer Membrane for the use in Fuel Cell

Mixed Matrix Membranes Fabricated from Nanofillers of a Porous Organic Polymer for Applications as Proton Exchange Membranes In recent years, nanofiller-embedded polymer matrix-supported mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) have been the center of attraction for various potential applications. In this study, we have explored the role of porous organic polymers (POPs) as proton conducting materials in a polymer membrane-supported...

Dear Friends
With a heavy heart and deep pain, I inform you that Pinky's soul left us today in the early morning to heavenly abode. Thank you all for your support and wishes within a very short time despite of your busy schedule 🙏. As a matter of fact, we stop the crowd funding.
Best regards
Tushar Jana

Dear Friends,

One of my former post-doc, Dr. Mithun Chakraborty, needs your help urgently. His wife, Dr. Pinki Saha (who was also a post-doc in our University), is suffering from liver disease and she needs liver transplantation immediately. The total cost for the treatment is about 40 lakhs. Mithun comes from an ordinary family, he is unable to support this huge cost. Currently, Mithun works as a chemical safety officer in IISc, Bangalore. They have two small kids.
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Acute Liver Failure Had Caged Pniki's, Please Help . I am reaching out to you today with a heartfelt plea for assistance for Pinki Saha, who is bravely battling acute liver failure at Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru. Pinki's treatment demands an overwhelming sum of Rs 40,00,000, a financial burden that our family cannot shoulder alone.

The inventions of this patent will enable us and others to develop sustainable green polyurethane - a polymer which is commonly used in making various essential items of our daily life.

Another one, just published

Multicationic Anion-Exchange Membranes from Pyridine-Bridged Polybenzimidazole and Polymer-Ionic-Liquid-Grafted Graphene Oxide In this study, we functionalized the surface of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets by grafting polymer ionic liquid (PIL) chains of varying structures and then utilized PIL-g-GO materials as nanofillers with poly(butylated pyridinium benzimidazolium)iodide (PyPBI-BuI-OBA) in order to prepare hydroxide-i...

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Grafting of Polymer Brushes on M*F Surface to Achieve Proton-Conducting Membranes In recent years, postsynthetic modification (PSM) of a metal–organic framework (M*F) has gained immense interest for the synthesis of hybrid materials with improved functionality. However, further improvement in the PSM strategies to make them scalable and yield a synthetically tunable M*F surface...

A patent granted from our recent work towards sustainable polymers

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