Research

 Juraij, K.; Niroula, A.; Greish, Y.; Mural, P. K. S.; Nazir, A.; Iqbal, M. Z., ”Sustainable, antifouling poly (ethylene furanoate)/poly (lactic acid) (PEF/PLA) blend electrospun nanofibrous membranes for switchable premix emulsification/demulsification.” Journal of Membrane Science (2025), 717, 123622. Q1, IF: 8.4

Pratihar, S.; Chandran, A. M.; Mridha, N.; Yella, A.; Mural, P. K. S., ”Tunable Self-Poled 2D h-BN/PVDF Nanofibers for Enhanced Electromechanical and Electrochemical Applications.” ACS Applied Electronic Materials (2025).

Varun, S.; Chandran, A. M.; Minhaj, K. P.; Shaju, V.; Varghese, L. A.; Mural, P. K. S., ”Unveiling predictive insights for enhanced performance of PVDF-based nanogenerators via machine learning modeling.” Chemical Engineering Journal (2024), 484, 149661. Q1, IF: 13.3

Shyju, S.; Chandran, A. M.; Varun, S.; Kumar, M. V. P.; Mural, P. K. S., ”Chitosan nanocompositebased triboelectric nanogenerators with enhanced electrical performance: An opportunity for bioelectronics.” ACS Applied Electronic Materials (2024), 6(2), 887-900. Q2, IF: 4.3

Bhat, A. R.; Pratihar, S.; Manzoor, S.; Chandran, A. M.; Yella, A.; Mural, P. K. S., ”Augmenting piezoelectric performance of poly (vinylidene fluoride) nanogenerator with zinc oxide nanorods decorated reduced graphene oxide nanosheets.” ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024), 7(9), 10268- 10283. Q2, IF: 5.3

Pratihar, S.; Chandran, A. M.; Bhat, A. R.; Mural, P. K. S., ”Piezoelectric nanogenerators based on poly (vinylidene fluoride) doped with high entropy oxide nanoparticles for sensitive pressure sensors.” ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024), 7(17), 20553-20568.Q2, IF: 5.3

Tiwari, A.; Mridha, N.; Sharma, S. K.; Salesh, M.; Nannapaneni, C. M.; Mural, P. K. S.; Yella, A., ”Lead-free hybrid halide perovskite-based piezo/triboelectric self-powered wearable dualfunctional sensors.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2024), 12(43), 29502-29512. Q1, IF: 10.7

Juraij, K.; Shafeeq, V. H.; Chandran, A. M.; Vasudevan, S.; Mural, P. K. S.; Sujith, A. ”Human body stimuli-responsive flexible polyurethane electrospun composite fibers-based piezoelectric nanogenerators.” Journal of Materials Science (2023), 58(1), 317-336. Q2, IF: 3.5

Bhat, A. R.; Kumar, R.; Mural, P. K. S. (2023). ”Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review of Tribo-Mechanical properties.” Tribology International, 189, 108978. Q1, IF: 6.1

Samal, A.; Kumar, S.; Mural, P. K. S.; Bhargava, M.; Das, S. N.; Katiyar, J. K. ”A critical review of different properties of natural fibre-reinforced composites.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (2023), 09544089231202915.Q2, IF: 2.3

Karunanithi, A.; Suryawanshi, T. Y.; Redkar, N.; Mural, P. K. S.; Saxena, S.; Shukla, S. ”rGO induced enhanced antifouling properties in electrospun PVA–rGO nanocomposite membranes.”

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology (2023), 9(11), 2891-2902. Q2, IF: 3.5

Varun, S.; Nitish Manu George; Akash M. Chandran; Lity Alen Varghese; Mural, P. K. S. ”Multifaceted PVDF nanofibers in energy, water and sensors: A contemporary review (2018 to 2022) and future perspective.” Journal of Fluorine Chemistry (2022), 110064. Q3, IF: 1.7

Chandran, A. M., Tayal, E., & Mural, P. K. S. (2022). ”Polycaprolactone-blended cellulose acetate thin-film composite membrane for dairy waste treatment using forward osmosis.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(57), 86418-86426.

Chandran, A. M.; Mural, P. K. S. ”Surface silanized MWCNTs doped PVDF nanocomposite with self-organized dipoles: an intrinsic study on the dielectric, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and energy harvesting phenomenology.” Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2022), 6(6), 1641-1653. Q2, IF: 5.0

Varghese, J. P.; Chandran, A. M.; Mural, P. K. S.; Sunitha, R.; Preetha, P. ”Investigating the characteristics of amino silane functionalized alumina nanoparticles doped epoxy nanocomposite for high-voltage insulation.” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (2022), 21, 227-235. Q3, IF: 2.1

Chandran, A. M.; Varun, S.; Karumuthil, S. C.; Varghese, S.; Mural, P. K. S. ”Zinc oxide nanoparticles coated with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane as additives for boosting the dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride) films for energy harvesting.” ACS Applied Nano Materials (2021), 4(2), 1798-1809. Q2, IF: 5.3

Chandran, A. M.; Varun, S.; Mural, P. K. S. ”Flexible electroactive PVDF/ZnO nanocomposite with high output power and current density.” Polymer Engineering & Science (2021), 61(6), 18291841. Q2, IF: 3.2

Chandran, A. M., Varun, S., & Mural, P. K. S. (2021). ”Comparative study on thermal and electrical transport properties of hexagonal boron nitride and reduced graphene oxide/epoxy nanocomposite by transient plane source techniques and impedance spectroscopy.” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 32, 25350-25362. Q2, IF: 2.8

Chandran, A. M., Varun, S., & Mural, P. K. S. ”Development of self-poled PVDF/MWNT flexible nanocomposites with a boosted electroactive β-phase.” New Journal of Chemistry (2020), 44(34), 14578-14591. Q2, IF: 2.7

Mural, P. K. S.; Madras, G.; Bose, S. ”Polymeric membranes derived from immiscible blends with hierarchical porous structures, tailored bio-interfaces and enhanced flux: Potential and key challenges.” Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects (2018), 14, 149-165. 

Mural, P. K. S.; Jain, S.; Madras, G.; Bose, S. ”Antibacterial Membranes for Water Remediation with Controlled Leaching of Biocidal Silver Aided by Prior Grafting of Poly(ethylene imine) on to Ozone-Treated Polyethylene.” ChemistrySelect (2017), 2(2), 624-631. Q3, IF: 1.9 

Mural, P. K. S.; Jain, S.; Kumar, S.; Madras, G.; Bose, S. ”Unimpeded permeation of water through biocidal graphene oxide sheets anchored on to 3D porous polyolefinic membranes.” Nanoscale (2016), 8(15), 8048-8057. Q1, IF: 5.8

Mural, P. K. S.; Jain, S.; Madras, G.; Bose, S. ”Improving antifouling ability by site-specific silver decoration on polyethylene ionomer membranes for water remediation: assessed using 3D micro computed tomography, water flux and antibacterial studies.” RSC Advances (2016), 6(91), 88057-88065. Q2, IF: 3.9

Mural, P. K. S.; Sharma, M.; Madras, G.; Bose, S. ”A critical review on in situ reduction of graphene oxide during preparation of conducting polymeric nanocomposites.” RSC Advances (2015), 5(41), 32078-32087. Q2, IF: 3.9

Mural, P. K. S.; Sharma, M.; Shukla, A.; Bhadra, S.; Padmanabhan, B.; Madras, G.; Bose, S. ”Porous membranes designed from bi-phasic polymeric blends containing silver decorated reduced graphene oxide synthesized via a facile one-pot approach.” RSC Advances (2015), 5(41), 3244132451. Q2, IF: 3.9

Mural, P. K. S.; Pawar, S. P.; Jayanthi, S.; Madras, G.; Sood, A. K.; Bose, S. ”Engineering nanostructures by decorating magnetic nanoparticles onto graphene oxide sheets to shield electromagnetic radiations.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2015), 7(30), 16266-16278. Q1, IF: 8.3

Mural, Prasanna Kumar S.; Madras, Giridhar; Bose, Suryasarathi. ”Positive temperature coefficient and structural relaxations in selectively localized MWNTs in PE/PEO blends.” RSC Advances (2014), 4(10), 4943-4954. Q2, IF: 3.9

Mural, Prasanna Kumar S.; Rana, Manish Singh; Madras, Giridhar; Bose, Suryasarathi. ”PE/PEO blends compatibilized by PE brush immobilized on MWNTs: improved interfacial and structural properties.” RSC Advances (2014), 4(31), 16250-16259. Q2, IF: 3.9

Mural, Prasanna Kumar S.; Banerjee, Aditi; Rana, Manish Singh; Shukla, Abhinaya; Padmanabhan, Babu; Bhadra, Sambhu; Madras, Giridhar; Bose, Suryasarathi. ”Polyolefin based antibacterial membranes derived from PE/PEO blends compatibilized with amine terminated graphene oxide and maleated PE.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2014), 2(41), 17635-17648. Q1, IF: 10.7

Mural, P. K.S.; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.; Anbudayanidhi, S. ”Polypropylene/high impact polystyrene blend nanocomposites obtained from E-waste: evaluation of mechanical, thermal and morphological properties.” International Journal of Plastics Technology (2011), 15(1), 46-60.

Emerging Materials and Technologies in Water Remediation and Sensing: Proceedings of ICWT 2022, Edited by Sumit Saxena, Shobha Shukla, and Prasanna Kumar S. Mural, Vol. 439, Springer Nature, 2023

Nano-Enabled Technologies for Water Remediation, Edited by Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, Prasanna Kumar S. Mural, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran, Elsevier, 2022

Sustainable Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment, Edited by Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, Prasanna Kumar S. Mural, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran, Upal Ghosh, CRC Press