Professional experience 

• • Assistant Professor at Department of Bioresource and Food Science, School of Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea 

  • Research Associate in DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS), and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India 

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University Kaohsiung, Taiwan  

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica Taiwan 

  • Scientist – Biodiversity at E4 Consultancy service 

  • Lecturer (part-time) in the Department of Biotechnology, DG Vaishnav College, Chennai. 

  • Ph.D., CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai

Awards 

• Awarded a Distinguished paper award for the paper “Platinum nanoparticles for photothermal treatment of Neuro 2A cancer cells” from Association of Chemical sensors in Taiwan on May 2014

• Awarded a Young Scientist Forum (YSF) award from Taiwan Society for Mass Spectrometry (TSMS) and 4th Asia Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference 2013

• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,  New Delhi, India - 2004-2006

• Received best paper presentation award for research paper entitled “Amylase production of Micrococcus sp., moderate halophile isolated from deep sea bed” presented at Conference on Microbiology of the Tropical Seas held from  13th to 15th Dec 2004 at National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India

Publications     

1. Gopal, J. and Muthu, M., 2023. Handheld portable analytics for food fraud detection, the evolution of next-generation smartphone-based food sensors: The journey, the milestones, the challenges debarring the destination. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, p.117504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117504

2. Oh, J.W., Pushparaj, S.S.C., Muthu, M. and Gopal, J., 2023. Review of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Causing Marine Fish Kills: Toxicity and Mitigation. Plants, 12(23), p.3936 (impact factor 4.5)

3. Balasubramani, G., Muthu, M., Gopal, J. and Chun, S., 2023. A review on the impact of TRAIL on cancer signaling and targeting via phytochemicals for possible cancer therapy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, p.127162. (impact factor 8.2)

4. Gopal, J. and Muthu, M. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the analysis of mushroom polysaccharidesof clinical, nutritional, and medicinal significance-contemplating the achievements and eliciting future trends. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, (2023) p.117095 (Impact factor 13.1) 

5. Gopal, J. and Muthu, M. The COVID-19 pandemic redefining the mundane food packaging material industry?. Science of The Total Environment, 861, (2023) p.160463 (Impact factor 9.8)  

6. Balasubramani, G., Muthu, M., Gopal, J. and Chun, S. A review on the impact of TRAIL on cancer signaling and targeting via phytochemicals for possible cancer therapy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, (2023) p.127162 (Impact factor 8.2) 

7. Gopal, J., Muthu, M. and Sivanesan, I., . A Comprehensive Compilation of Graphene/Fullerene Polymer Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Energy Storage.  Polymers, 15(3), 2023, p.701 (impact factor 5.0) 

8. Gopal, J., Hua, P.Y., Muthu, M. and Wu, H.F. A MALDI-MS-based impact assessment of ZnO nanoparticles, nanorods and quantum dots on the lipid profile of bacterial pathogens. Analytical Methods, 15(1), (2023) pp.87-98  (impact factor 3.1) 

9. Gopal, J., Muthu, M. and Sivanesan, I. A Comprehensive Survey on the Expediated Anti-COVID-19 Options Enabled by Metal Complexes—Tasks and Trials. Molecules, 28(8), (2023), p.3354 (impact factor 4.6) 

10. Sivanesan, I., Gopal, J., Hasan, N. and Muthu, M. A systematic assessment of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) application for rapid identification of pathogenic microbes that affect food crops: delivered and future deliverables. RSC advances, 13(25), (2023), pp.17297-17314 (Impact factor 4.036) 

11. Muthu, M., Pushparaj, S.S.C., Gopal, J. and Sivanesan, I. A Review on the Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan Microspheres: Milestones Achieved and Miles to Go. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(8), (2023) p.1480 (impact factor 2.74) 

12. Oh JW, Muthu M, Pushparaj SS, Gopal J. Anticancer Therapeutic Effects of Green Tea Catechins (GTCs) When Integrated with Antioxidant Natural Components. Molecules. 2023 Feb 24;28(5):2151 (Impact factor 4.6) 

13. Gopal, J., Muthu, M., Pushparaj, S.S.C. and Sivanesan, I. Anti-COVID-19 Credentials of Chitosan Composites and Derivatives: Future Scope?. Antibiotics, 12(4), (2023) p.665  (impact factor 5.22) 

14. Pushparaj, S.S.C., Gopal, J. and Muthu, M. Surveying the resilience of novel metal oxide nanoparticle-based antibiotics—future scope and direction. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, (2023) pp.1-15 (Impact factor 4.0) 

15. Sivanesan, I., Muthu, M., Gopal, J. and Oh, J.W. Mushroom polysaccharide-assisted anticarcinogenic mycotherapy: Reviewing its clinical trials. Molecules, 27(13), (2022) p.4090  (Impact factor 4.927) 

16. Chun, S., Gopal, J. and Muthu, M. A consolidative synopsis of the MALDI-TOF MS accomplishments for the rapid diagnosis of microbial plant disease pathogens. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, (2022) 156, p.116713 (Impact factor 13.1)

17. Gopal, J., Sivanesan, I., Muthu, M. and Oh, J.W. Scrutinizing the Nutritional Aspects of Asian Mushrooms, Its Commercialization and Scope for Value-Added Products. Nutrients, 14(18), (2022).  p.3700  (Impact factor 5.9) 

18. Sivanesan, I., Muthu, M., Kannan, A., Pushparaj, S.S.C., Oh, J.W. and Gopal, J. Identification of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) from green tea using mass spectrometry.  Separations, 9(8), (2022), p.209  (impact factor 2.6) 

19. Sivanesan, I., Tasneem, S., Hasan, N., Shin, J., Muthu, M., Gopal, J. and Oh, J.W. Surveying the oral drug delivery avenues of novel chitosan derivatives. Polymers, 14(11), 2022, p.2131  (impact factor 5.0) 

20. Sivanesan, I., Hasan, N., Muthu, M., Blessing, G., Gopal, J., Chun, S., Shin, J. and Oh, J.W. Exploring the impact of chitosan composites as artificial organs. Polymers, 14(8), (2022) p.1587  (impact factor 5.0) 

21. Gopal, J., Sivanesan, I., Muthu, M. and Oh, J.W. Overviewing the Ground Reality of Microplastic Effects on Seafoods, Including Fish, Shrimps and Crabs: Future Research Directions. Foods, 11(24), (2022) p.3976 (Impact factor 5.2) 

22. Chun, S., Muthu, M. and Gopal, J. Mass Spectrometry as an Analytical Tool for Detection of Microplastics in the Environment. Chemosensors, 10(12), (2022) p.530 (impact factor 4.2)  

23. Sivanesan, I., Tasneem, S., Hasan, N., Shin, J., Muthu, M., Gopal, J. and Oh, J.W. Surveying the Oral Drug Delivery Avenues of Novel Chitosan Derivatives. Polymers 2022, 14, 2131  (Impact factor 5.0) 

24. I.Sivanesan, J. Gopal, R.S. Vinay E.H Luke, JW Oh, M. Muthu, Consolidating the potency of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in viral diagnosis: Extrapolating its applicability for COVID diagnosis? TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, (2022) 116569. (Impact factor 13.1) 

25. Sivanesan, I., Hasan, N., Kashif Ali, S., Shin, J., Gopal, J., Muthu, M. and Oh, J.W., 2022. Novel chitosan derivatives and their multifaceted biological applications. Applied Sciences, 12(7), p.3267 (Impact factor 2.7)

26. M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S.C. Chun, A.J.P.Devadoss, N.Hasan, I. Sivanesan, Crustacean Waste-Derived Chitosan: Antioxidant Properties and Future Perspective. Antioxidants (2021), 10(2), 228. (Impact factor 7.0) 

27. Chun, S., Gopal, J. and Muthu, M., 2021. Antioxidant activity of mushroom extracts/polysaccharides—Their antiviral properties and plausible antiCOVID-19 properties. Antioxidants, 10(12), p.1899. 

28. JW Oh, J. Shin, S.C. Chun, M. Muthu,  J. Gopal, Evaluating the anticarcinogenic vibes of surface modi-fied/functionalized nanochitosan: the emerging trends and endeavors. Polymers (2021), 13(18), 3138 (Accepted for publication) (Impact factor 5.0) 

29. Sivanesan, I., Muthu, M., Gopal, J., Hasan, N., Kashif Ali, S., Shin, J. and Oh, J.W., 2021. Nanochitosan: Commemorating the metamorphosis of an exoskeletal waste to a versatile nutraceutical. Nanomaterials, 11(3), p.821 (Impact factor 5.3)

30. Sivanesan, I., Muthu, M., Gopal, J., Tasneem, S., Kim, D.H. and Oh, J.W., 2021. A fumigation-based surface sterilization approach for plant tissue culture. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(5), p.2282 (Impact factor 5.4)

31. Sivanesan, J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S.C. Chun, J. Shin, JW Oh, Reviewing chitin/chitosan nanofibers and associated nanocomposites and their attained medical milestones, Polymers 13 (2021), 2330 (Impact factor 5.0) 

32. Oh, J.W., Shin, J., Chun, S., Muthu, M. and Gopal, J., 2021. Evaluating the anticarcinogenic activity of surface modified/functionalized nanochitosan: The emerging trends and endeavors. Polymers, 13(18), p.3138 (Impact factor 5.0)

33. I. Sivanesan, J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S.C. Chun, J. Shin, S. Mari, JW Oh,  3,Green synthesized chitosan/chitosan nanoforms/nanocomposites for drug delivery applications Polymers, (2021) 13, 2256. (Impact factor 5.0) 

34. I. Sivanesan, J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S.C. Chun, JW Oh, Retrospecting the antioxidant activity of japanese match a green tea–lack of enthusiasm? Applied    Sciences. (2021), 11, 5087. (Impact factor 2.7) 

35. M. Muthu, J. Gopal, D.-H. Kim, I. Sivanesan, Reviewing the Impact of Vehicular Pollution on Road-Side Plants—Future Perspectives. Sustainability (2021), 13(9), 5114 (Impact factor 3.9)

36. S.C. Chun, J. Gopal, I. Sivanesan, M. Muthu, An analytical retrospection of mass spectrometric tool established for plant tissue culture: Current endeavours and future perspectives, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, DOI (2020) 115843. (Impact factor 13.1)  

37. M Muthu, S Chun, J Gopal,  SW Haga, V Anthonydhason, A.J.P. Devadoss, JW Oh, Insights into Bioinformatic Applications for Glycosylation: Instigating an Awakening towards Applying Glycoinformatic Resources for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, International Journal of  Molecular sciences,  21(24) (2020) 9336 (Impact factor 5.6) 

38. S. Chun, M. Muthu, J. Gopal, Nanotoxic impacts on staple food crops: There’s plenty of room for the unpredictables, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, DOI (2020) 1-12. (Impact factor 10.2) 

39. J.-W. Oh, M. Muthu, SW Haga, V Anthonydhason, S.W. Haga, P. Paul, S. Chun, Reckoning the dearth of bioinformatics in the arena of diabetic nephropathy (dn)—need to improvise, Processes, 8(7) (2020) 808. (Impact factor 3.5) 

40. M Muthu, S Chun, J Gopal, GS Park, A Nile, J Shin, J Shin, TH Kim, JW Oh. The MUDENG Augmentation: A Genesis in Anti-Cancer Therapy? International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020) 21 (15), 5583 (Impact factor 5.6) 

41. M Muthu, J Gopal, S Chun,  A.J.P. Devadoss, JW Oh, Status quo of glycosylation in cancer: what is, what is not and what is to be, Applied Sciences. Sci. 10(23) (2020), 8401 (Impact factor 2.7) 

42. M Muthu, S Chun, Z Kazibwe, J Gopal, UB Singh, JW Oh. Phenomenal Bombardment of Antibiotic in Poultry: Contemplating the Environmental Repercussions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (14), 5053 (Impact factor 4.614) 

43. P. Paul, M. Muthu, Y. Chilukuri, S.W. Haga, S. Chun, J.-W. Oh, In Silico Tools and Phosphoproteomic Software Exclusives, Processes, 7 (2019) 869. (Impact factor 3.5) 

44. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, T. Dhakshanamurthy, K.J. Kim, N. Hasan, S.J. Kwon, S. Chun, Sustainable ecofriendly phytoextract mediated one pot green recovery of chitosan, Scientific reports, 9 (2019) 1-12. (Impact factor 4.6) 

45. J. Gopal, Y.-M. Lee, J. Shin, M. Muthu, S. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Oh, J.-W. Oh, The graviola impact on human astroglioma cells: functional significance of MUDENG, RSC advances, 9 (2019) 8935-8942. (Impact factor 3.9) 

46. S.C. Chun, M. Muthu, N. Hasan, S. Tasneem, J. Gopal, Mycoremediation of PCBs by Pleurotus ostreatus: Possibilities and Prospects, Applied Sciences, 9 (2019) 4185. (Impact factor 2.7) 

47. D. Paul, J. Gopal, M. Kumar, M. Muthu,  Nature to the natural rescue: silencing microbial chats, Chemico-biological interactions, 280 (2018) 86-98. (Impact factor 5.1) 

48. M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S. Chun, S.K. Lee, Hydrophobic Bacteria-Repellant Graphene Coatings from Recycled Pencil Stubs, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 43 (2018) 241-249. (Impact factor 2.9) 

49. M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S. Chun, V. Anthonydhason, M. Jeevanandam, D. Paul, Pertinency of Pulsed Sonication for Activating Commercial Yeast Clusters, Journal of Cluster Science, 29 (2018) 641-648. (Impact factor 2.8) 

50. M. Muthu, A. Deenadayalan, D. Ramachandran, D. Paul, J. Gopal, S. Chun, A state-of-art review on the agility of quantitative proteomics in tuberculosis research, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, DOI (2018). (Impact factor 13.1) 

51. M. Muthu, S. Chun, H.F. Wu, M.W. Duncan, J. Gopal, The ongoing evolution of laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: Some observations on current trends and future directions, Journal of mass spectrometry, 53 (2018) 525-540. (Impact factor 2.3) 

52. J. Gopal, S. Chun, V. Anthonydhason, S. Jung, B.N. Mwang’ombe, M. Muthu, I. Sivanesan, Assays evaluating antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles: a myth buster, Journal of Cluster Science, 29 (2018) 207-213. (Impact factor 2.8) 

53. E. Gansukh, J. Gopal, D. Paul, M. Muthu, D.-H. Kim, J.-W. Oh, S. Chun, Ultrasound mediated accelerated Anti-influenza activity of Aloe vera, Scientific reports, 8 (2018) 17782. (Impact factor  4.6) 

54.  M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S. Chun, S.K. Lee, Hydrophobic Bacteria-Repellant Graphene Coatings from Recycled Pencil Stubs, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 43 (2018) 241-249. (Impact factor 2.9) 

55. E. Gansukh, V. Anthonydhason, S. Jung, D.H. Kim, M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S. Chun, Nanotherapeutic Anti-influenza Solutions: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges, Journal of Cluster Science, 29 (2018) 933-941. (Impact factor 2.8)  

56. S. Chun, M. Muthu, J. Gopal, D. Paul, D.H. Kim, E. Gansukh, V. Anthonydhason, The unequivocal preponderance of biocomputation in clinical virology, RSC advances, 8 (2018) 17334-17345. (Impact factor 3.9) 

57. J.-H. Choi, W.-K. Min, J. Gopal, Y.-M. Lee, M. Muthu, S. Chun, J.-W. Oh, Silver nanoparticle-induced hormesis of astroglioma cells: A Mu-2-related death inducing protein-orchestrated modus operandi, International journal of biological macromolecules, 117 (2018) 1147-1156. (Impact factor 8.2) 

58. V. Anthonydhason, J. Gopal, S. Chun, M. Muthu, Nanocarbon Effect of Smoking Biofilms for Effective Control, Journal of Cluster Science, 29 (2018) 541-548. (Impact factor 2.7) 

59. M. Muthu, H.-F. Wu, J. Gopal, I. Sivanesan, S. Chun, Exploiting microbial polysaccharides for biosorption of trace elements in aqueous environments—scope for expansion via nanomaterial intervention, Polymers, 9 (2017) 721. (Impact factor 5.0) 

60. M. Muthu, D. Ramachandran, N. Hasan, M. Jeevanandam, J. Gopal, S. Chun, Unprecedented nitrate adsorption efficiency of carbon-silicon nano composites prepared from bamboo leaves, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 189 (2017) 12-21. (Impact factor 4.6) 

61. M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S. Chun, Nanopost array laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (NAPA-LDI MS): Gathering moss?, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 97 (2017) 96-103. (Impact factor 13.1) 

62. M. Manikandan, A. Deenadayalan, A. Vimala, J. Gopal, S. Chun, Clinical MALDI mass spectrometry for tuberculosis diagnostics: Speculating the methodological blueprint and contemplating the obligation to improvise, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 94 (2017) 190-199. (Impact factor 13.1) 

63. J. Gopal, V. Anthonydhason, M. Muthu, E. Gansukh, S. Jung, S. Chul, S. Iyyakkannu, Authenticating apple cider vinegar’s home remedy claims: antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral properties and cytotoxicity aspect, Natural product research, DOI (2017) 1-5. (Impact factor 2.2) 

64. E. Gansukh, M. Muthu, D. Paul, G. Ethiraj, S. Chun, J. Gopal, Nature nominee quercetin's anti‐influenza combat strategy—Demonstrations and remonstrations, Reviews in Medical Virology, 27 (2017) e1930. (Impact factor 11.1) 

65. X. Shang, M. Muthu, Y.S. Keum, S. Chun, J. Gopal, An agile, simplified and sonication mediated one-pot aqueous extraction and antibacterial assessment of predominant Korean mushrooms, RSC advances, 6 (2016) 12143-12157. (Impact factor 3.9) 

66. M. Muthu, A. Vimala, O.H. Mendoza, J. Gopal, Tracing the voyage of SELDI-TOF MS in cancer biomarker discovery and its current depreciation trend–need for resurrection?, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 76 (2016) 95-101. (Impact factor 13.1) 

67. M. Muthu, J. Gopal, S.X. Min, S. Chun, Green tea versus traditional Korean teas: antibacterial/antifungal or both?, Applied biochemistry and biotechnology,180 (2016) 780-790. (Impact factor 3.0) 

68. M. Manikandan, H.-F. Wu, Bio-mimicked gold nanoparticles with complex fetal bovine serum as sensors for single cell MALDI MS of cancer cell and cancer stem cell, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 231 (2016) 154-165. (Impact factor 8.4) 

69. M. Manikandan, D. Ramachandran, S. Chun, Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles Mediated Extraction of Toxic Bile Acids Form Inexpensive Nutrient Media for Unprecedented Growth Enhancement of Halophilic Bacteria, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 16 (2016) 9468-9476. (Impact factor 1.354) 

70. M. Manikandan, Z. Kazibwe, N. Hasan, A. Deenadayalan, J. Gopal, T. Pradeep, S. Chun, Biological Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (DESI MS)–unequivocal role of crucial ionization factors, solvent system and substrates, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 78 (2016) 109-119. (Impact factor 13.1) 

71. M. Manikandan, V. Kannan, O.H. Mendoza, M. Kanimozhi, S. Chun, L. Pašić, The contribution of endophytic bacteria to Albizia lebbeck-mediated phytoremediation of tannery effluent contaminated soil, International journal of phytoremediation, 18 (2016) 77-86. (Impact factor  3.7) 

72. M. Manikandan, V. Kannan, K. Mahalingam, A. Vimala, S. Chun, Phytoremediation potential of chromium-containing tannery effluent-contaminated soil by native Indian timber-yielding tree species, Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 46 (2016) 100-108. (Impact factor  2.9) 

73. M. Manikandan, J. Gopal, R.S. Kumaran, V. Kannan, S. Chun, Purification and characterization of a highly active chromate reductase from endophytic Bacillus sp. DGV19 of Albizzia lebbeck (L.) Benth. actively involved in phytoremediation of tannery effluent-contaminated sites, Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 46 (2016) 192-199. (Impact factor  2.9) 

74. M. Manikandan, J. Gopal, S. Chun, Sonophysical cost effective rapid indigenous preparation of aluminium particles via exfoliation of aluminium foil, RSC advances, 6 (2016) 32405-32413. (Impact factor 3.9) 

75. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, D. Paul, D.-H. Kim, S. Chun, Bactericidal activity of green tea extracts: the importance of catechin containing nano particles, Scientific reports, 6 (2016) 19710. (Impact factor 4.6) 

76. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S.-C. Chun, Water soluble nanocurcumin extracted from turmeric challenging the microflora from human oral cavity, Food chemistry, 211 (2016) 903-909. (Impact factor 8.8) 

77. Chun, S., Muthu, M., Gansukh, E. et al. The ethanopharmacological aspect of carbon nanodots in turmeric smoke. Sci Rep 6, 35586 (2016) (impact factor 4.6)

78. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S. Chun, Bactericidal property of macro-, micro-and nanocurcumin: an assessment, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 41 (2016) 2087-2093. (Impact factor 2.9) 

79. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S. Chun, Autochthonous self-assembly of nature's nanomaterials: green, parsimonious and antibacterial carbon nanofilms on glass, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18 (2016) 18670-18677. (Impact factor  3.3) 

80. N. Pugazhenthiran, S. Sen Gupta, A. Prabhath, M. Manikandan, J.R. Swathy, V.K. Raman, T. Pradeep, Cellulose derived graphenic fibers for capacitive desalination of brackish water, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 7 (2015) 20156-20163. (Impact factor 9.5) 

81. M. Manikandan, D. Ramachandran, S. Chun, De novo synthesis of novel bacteriogenic nanocell particles and its cancer cell compatibility evaluation, RSC advances, 5 (2015) 79792-79799. (Impact factor 3.9) 

82. M. Manikandan, R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Chun, A single-step purification of cauliflower lysozyme and its dual role against bacterial and fungal plant pathogens, Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 177 (2015) 556-566. (Impact factor 3.0 ) 

83. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S.C. Chun, H.F. Wu, State‐of‐the‐art nanoplatform‐integrated MALDI‐MS impacting resolutions in urinary proteomics, PROTEOMICS Clinical Applications, 9 (2015) 469-481. (Impact factor 2.0) 

84. J. Gopal, M. Muthu, S.-C. Chun, One-step, ultrasonication-mobilized, solvent-free extraction/synthesis of nanocurcumin from turmeric, RSC advances, 5(2015) 48391-48398. (Impact factor 3.9) 

85. M. Manikandan, P.-Y. Hua, H.-F. Wu, Rapid endophytic bacterial detection by enzyme incorporated MALDI MS, RSC advances, 4 (2014) 50233-50240 (Impact factor 3.9) 

86. M. Manikandan, J. Gopal, N. Hasan, H.-F. Wu, A nano-patterned self assembled monolayer (SAM) rutile titania cancer chip for rapid, low cost, highly sensitive, direct cancer analysis in MALDI-MS, Talanta, 130 (2014) 78-89. (Impact factor  6.1) 

87. M. Manikandan, H.N. Abdelhamid, A. Talib, H.-F. Wu, Facile synthesis of gold nanohexagons on graphene templates in Raman spectroscopy for biosensing cancer and cancer stem cells, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 55 (2014) 180-186. (Impact factor 12.6) 

88. P.-Y. Hua, M. Manikandan, H.N. Abdelhamid, H.-F. Wu, Graphene nanoflakes as an efficient ionizing matrix for MALDI-MS based lipidomics of cancer cells and cancer stem cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2 (2014) 7334-7343. (Impact factor 7.0) 

89. J. Gopal, M. Manikandan, H.-F. Wu, Low cost aluminium foil platforms for rapid mass spectrometric differentiation of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus niger mycelium and spores by in situ gold nanosphere accelerated microwave digestion, RSC advances, 4 (2014) 10982-10989. (Impact factor  3.9) 

90. M. Manikandan, H.-F. Wu, Rapid differentiation and quantification of live/dead cancer cells using differential photochemical behavior of acridine orange, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 12 (2013) 1921-1926. (Impact factor 3.1) 

91. M. Manikandan, H.-F. Wu, Probing the fungicidal property of CdS quantum dots on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida utilis using MALDI-MS, Journal of nanoparticle research, 15 (2013) 1728. (Impact factor  2.5) 

92. M. Manikandan, N. Hasan, H.-F. Wu, Rapid detection of haloarchaeal carotenoids via liquid–liquid microextraction enabled direct TLC MALDI-MS, Talanta, 107 (2013) 167-175. (Impact factor 6.1) 

93. M. Manikandan, N. Hasan, H.-F. Wu, Platinum nanoparticles for the photothermal treatment of Neuro 2A cancer cells, Biomaterials, 34 (2013) 5833-5842 (Impact factor 14.0) 

94. J. Gopal, M. Manikandan, N. Hasan, C.H. Lee, H.F. Wu, A comparative study on the mode of interaction of different nanoparticles during MALDI‐MS of bacterial cells, Journal of mass spectrometry, 48 (2013) 119-127. (Impact factor 2.3) 

95. J. Gopal, N. Hasan, M. Manikandan, H.-F. Wu, Bacterial toxicity/compatibility of platinum nanospheres, nanocuboids and nanoflowers, Scientific reports, 3 (2013) 1260. (Impact factor 4.6) 

96. H.F. Wu, J. Gopal, M. Manikandan, Future perspective of nanoparticle interaction‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry for rapid, simple, direct and sensitive detection of microorganisms, J. Mass spectrometry, 47 (2012) 355-363. (Impact factor 2.) 

97. M. Manikandan, H.-F. Wu, N. Hasan, Cell population based mass spectrometry using platinum nanodots for algal and fungal studies, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 35 (2012) 493-497. (Impact factor 12.6) 

98. M. Manikandan, N. Hasan, H.-F. Wu, Rapid and direct detection of attomole adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by MALDI-MS using rutile titania chips, Analyst, 137 (2012) 5128-5134. (Impact factor 4.2) 

99. M. Jeevanandam, R. Nagarajan, M. Manikandan, M. Senthilkumar, S. Srinivasalu, M. Prasanna, Hydrogeochemistry and microbial contamination of groundwater from lower ponnaiyar basin, cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India, Environmental Earth Sciences, 67 (2012) 867-887. (Impact factor  3.1)  

100. J. Gopal, H.-F. Wu, C.-H. Lee, M. Manikandan, Tracing the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus on laboratory ants using physical preconcentration coupled ZnO nanoparticle assisted MALDI-TOF MS, Analyst, 137 (2012) 357-364. (Impact factor 2.8) 

101. M. Manikandan, V. Kannan, B.H. Velikonja, L. Pašic, Optimization of growth medium for protease production by Haloferax Lucentensis VKMM 007 by response surface methodology, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 42 (2011) 818-824. (Impact factor 2.2)

102. M. Manikandan, V. Kannan, L. Pašić, Extraction, purification and characterization of a protease from Micrococcus sp. VKMM 037, Environmental technology, 32 (2011) 1487-1495. (Impact factor 2.8) 

103. P.A. Kumar, M. Manikandan, V. Kannan, Optimization of nutrients for the production of RNase by Bacillus firmus VKPACU1 using response surface methodology, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 15 (2010) 641-650. (Impact factor 3.2) 

104. M. Manikandan, L. Pašić, V. Kannan, Purification and biological characterization of a halophilic thermostable protease from Haloferax lucentensis VKMM 007, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 25 (2009) 2247-2256. (Impact factor  4.1) 

105. M. Manikandan, L. Pašić, V. Kannan, Optimization of growth media for obtaining high-cell density cultures of halophilic archaea (family Halobacteriaceae) by response surface methodology, Bioresource technology, 100 (2009) 3107-3112. (Impact factor 11.4) 

106. M. Manikandan, V. Kannan, L. Pašić, Diversity of microorganisms in solar salterns of Tamil Nadu, India, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 25 (2009) 1007-1017. (Impact factor  4.1) 

107. V. Singh, M. Muthu, M. Bohra, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanostructures, Journal of Nanomaterials 2008, Article ID 1847262 (Impact factor 2.986)