Professor (Materials Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry), RMIT University
Co-Leader, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL) Group, RMIT University
President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Victorian Branch
Co-Leader, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL) Group, RMIT University
President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Victorian Branch
I am an interdisciplinary scientist, research leader, and innovator with over 10 years of experience in materials science, nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and sensor development. I am consistently recognized for my performance excellence, including securing over AUD $14 million in research funding, publishing over 80 high-quality research articles, mentoring 16 PhD students and 3 postdocs to completion, and incorporating new digital tools to enhance student learning.
I am passionate about engaging with the media and the community, and I am skilled at translating cutting-edge research into accessible and engaging materials for professional and public audiences. I have been named inventor on over 20 patents, and I have strong research translational experience working with a range of industries on biomedical imaging and sensor development.
I am excited to share my passion for research and innovation and highlight my contribution to the field.
I am passionate about engaging with the media and the community, and I am skilled at translating cutting-edge research into accessible and engaging materials for professional and public audiences. I have been named inventor on over 20 patents, and I have strong research translational experience working with a range of industries on biomedical imaging and sensor development.
I am excited to share my passion for research and innovation and highlight my contribution to the field.
Publications
A. Pablo-Sainz-Ezquerra, R. Taitt, F. Riporto, Y. Mugnier, P. D. Mariathomas, R. Le Dantec, M. Aouine, C. Geantet, R. Ramanathan, V. Bansal, Y. Chevolot, V. Monnier
ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol. 6(14), 2024, pp. 13166-13176
M. Singh, M. Zakria, A. S. Pannu, P. Sonar, C. Smith, S. Mahasivam, R. Ramanathan, K. Tran, S. Tawfik, B. J. Murdoch, E. L. H. Mayes, M. J. S. Spencer, M. R. Phillips, V. Bansal, C. Ton-That*
ACS Nano, vol. 18(26), 2024, pp. 16947–16957
S. Naveen Prasad, S. Mahasivam, S. Hashmi, V. Bansal, R. Ramanathan*
Sensors & Diagnostics, vol. 3(1), 2024, pp. 117-128
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Projects
Developing new optically active nanomaterials as photoactive catalysts to drive important chemical reactions.
Creating metal-organic semiconductors based on a unique molecule TCNQ and understand their optical and chemical properties to be used in a range of applications
We create new nanomaterials that can mimic the catalytic activity of natural enzymes, which can be used for developing sensors and antimicrobial surfaces.
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Current Research Students
PhD student
Pyria's work is focused on using nanozymes for antibacterial applications
PhD Student
Essokiya's work is focused on the development of electrochemical and optical sensors for detection of food toxicants
PhD Student
Moin's work is focussed on development of metal oxide coated laser-induced graphene based electrodes for flexible and highly efficient supercapacitors
PhD Student
Gaurav's work is focused on developing phytofunctional metal oxide nanoparticle system for inflammation theranostics
PhD Student
Erangi's work is focused in the development of apta-sensor technology for point-of-care diagnosis
PhD Student
Pair's work is focused on developing nanosensors for point-of-care detection of environmental food agriculture and clinical analytes
PhD Student
Faizan's work is focused on controlling the activity of nanozymes for antibacterial applications
Masters Student
Preeti's work is focused on developing transparent electronic patches as wearable oxide-based biosensors
PhD Student
Ayushi's work focuses on using molecularly imprinted polymers as recognition moieties to develop electrochemical sensors for environmental estrogens
Previous Students
2024
Sanjana focused on creating nanozyme sensors on fabric surfaces to develop nanozyme-based colorimetric sensors for the detection of urinary biomarkers of early onset diabetes and renal deterioration.
2024
Sabeen's work focussed on understanding how nanoparticles of different compositions interact with biomolecules viz. HSA protein and amino acids.
2024
Satnam's work is focused on creating new magnetic materials for biomedical imaging.
2023
Aviraj worked on exploring new strategies for the fabrication of 2D materials with interesting optical properties.
2023
Ana is working on creating hybrid materials as nanozymes for antibacterial applications
2023
Neha worked on studying the effect of pressure and temperature on the crystal structure of rare earth oxides and rare earth scandates.
2022
Gayatri worked on understanding the mechanism of ⍺-synuclein proteotoxicity and development of sensor for detection of ⍺-synuclein conformers.
2022
Sanje worked on plasmonic modulation of spatially confined reactions on a silver nanoprisim
2022
Oshadie worked on tuning the key determinants of 2-dimensional transition metal electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction.
2022
Piyumi worked on understanding the interactions between nanozymes and aptamers to rationally design aptasensors for the detection of ampicillin in milk samples.
2021
Zakir worked on metal-organic semiconducting charge transfer complexes based on TCNQFx (x= 0 and 4) for electron transfer reactions.
2019
Mandeep worked on Using triethylamine as a versatile ligand to control the properties of nanomaterials
2018
Wenyue worked on light response materials for microbial control and colorimetric sensing of UV radiations and vaginal infections
2018
Pabudi worked on nanoparticle-enabled spectroscopic techniques for the detection of biomolecules.
2018
Nurul worked on modulating the nanozyme activity for antibacterial and sensing applications
2017
Mahsa worked on TCNQ-based metal-organic semiconducting hybrids as phototunable catalyst
Contact
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Rajesh Ramanathan
Professor and Co-Leader NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL) Group