Publications:

    1.  Gomathi, A., Sriharini, R., Arumuka Pravin, I., Kaushik, Rajaram., Ramesh Kumar, A., Anbu Sezhian, A., & Srivignesh, S. (2025). Impact of green synthesized selenium nanoparticles on the growth and development of amaranth microgreens. Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 7, 1621024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2025.1621024

2.  Mani, A., Shanmugha Mary, A., Kalangadan, N. … Kaushik Rajaram* Augmenting phage therapy using green nanotechnology for promising infection control, wound healing and devoiding phage resistance in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sci Rep 15, 30439 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00449-w

3.  Aarcha SM, Abishek Mani, Somnath Ghosh, Kaushik Rajaram*. Phage-embedded gelatin, alginate and gelatin/alginate-starch based hydrogels for topical bactericidal applications against multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 2024, 101:10, 101272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2024.101272.

4.      Aarcha Shanmugha Mary, Nashath Kalangadan, John Prakash, Srivignesh Sundaresan, Kaushik Rajaram*. Relative fitness of phage-resistant P. aeruginosa and alternate combinatory dosing for prolonged infection reduction. Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 21, e40076,DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40076. 

5. Aarcha Shanmugha Mary, Maruthupandy Muthuchamy, Muneeswaran Thillaichidambaram, Sinuk Lee, Barath Sivaraj, Sharayu Magar, Somnath Ghosh, Chitrali Laha Roy, Srivignesh Sundaresan, Meganathan Kannan, Sutharsan Govindarajan, Wan-Seob Cho,* and Kaushik Rajaram* "Formulation of Dual-Functional Nonionic Cetomacrogol Creams Incorporated with Bacteriophage and Human Platelet Lysate for Effective Targeting of MDR P. aeruginosa and Enhanced Wound Healing" ACS Appl. Bio Mater.  2024, 7, 6583.

6.      Kalangadan, Nashath and Mani, Abishek and Sundaresan, Srivignesh and Iyadurai, Arumuka Pravin and Rajaram Kaushik, Revitalizing Ciprofloxacin Using Beta-Caryophyllene Synergy for Enhanced Infection Control and Wound Healing. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5125642  or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5125642 (Preprint)

7.      Deeksha SarojiniDevi Radhakumar, Sundar Thiyagarajan, Kaushik Rajaram, Rajesh Parsanathan. Human antimicrobial peptide Histatin 1, 3, and its autoproteolytic cleaved peptides target the monkeypox virus surface proteins: molecular modelling and docking studies. Medicinal Chemistry, 2024. (Accepted).

8.      Nashath Kalangadan, Aarcha Shanmugha Mary, Kaushik Mani, Biplab Nath, Jayalalitha Kondapalli, Swati Soni, Vikram Srinivasa Raghavan, Rajesh Parsanathan, Meganathan Kannan, David Jenkins, Sai Siva Gorthi, Kaushik Rajaram*. Repurposing ivermectin and ciprofloxacin in nanofibers for enhanced wound healing and infection control against MDR wound pathogens. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2023, 90, 105166, doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2023.105166. (IF: 5.06).

9.      Banu A. A, Shafeera N. N, Kalangadan N, Rafi K. M, Saravanakkumar D, Rajaram Kaushik, Fowziya S. A, Mohamed S. B, Ayeshamariam A. Enhanced Growth of Green Synthesized Bi2Fe4O9: Nanoparticles Decorated on MWCNT. Orient J Chem 2024;40(1). https://bit.ly/3Sf9asx (IF: 0.6).

10.  Mary  Aarcha S,  Patil  Manali Manik,  Kundu  Ghoduli, Rajaram Kaushik. Machine Learning Mediated Advanced Phage and Antimicrobial Therapy - A Futuristic Approach. Highlights in Biosciences. 2023 Dec 30;6:bs202304. (IF 0.4)

11.  L. Priyadarsini, A. Subbiah, S. Srivignesh, K. Rama Krishna, K. Rajaram, S.Kathiresan, A. Ramesh Kumar. Comparative analysis of growth and yield parameters of grape var ‘Muscat Hamburg’ grafted on ‘Dog Ridge’rootstock and self-rooted cuttings. Plant Archives. 23,1, 2023 pp.384-388. https://doi.org/10.51470/PLANTARCHIVES.2023.v23.no1.063

12.  Anh. H. Nguyen, Sojin Song, Ha. T. Do,, Lan N­­. Mai, Thuat T. Trinh, Kaushik Rajaram*. Rapid and Duplex Detection of MRSA using SERS-based Molecular Beacons. Nano Trends.   2023, 2, 100007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwnano.2023.100007 

13.  Thillaichidambaram Muneeswaran, Muthuchamy Maruthupandy, Aarcha Shanmugha Mary, Thirumalaiswamy Vennila, Rajaram Kaushik, Chockalingam Muthiah Ramakritinan, Franck Quero. Starch-mediated synthesis of chitosan/silver nanocomposites: in-vitro antibacterial and wound healing applications. Journal of Drug Delivery science and Technology.  2023, 84, 104424, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104424.(IF: 5.21).

14.  Nithya Selvaraju, Senthilnathan Selvaraj, Neeraj Singhal, Vigneshwaran Mohan, Yuvaraj Sivalingam, Kaushik Rajaram, Gunasekaran Venugopal. Electron Transfer Behaviour of Green Synthesized Carbon Quantum Dot Sensor Towards VOC and Heavy Metal Ion Sensing. Materials Science Engineering B. (2022-Accepted). (IF: 4.10)

15.  Nashath Kalangadan#, Aarcha Shanmugha Mary#, Rudrapogu Hepsiba Jyothi#, Sathyanarayanan Punniyakoti, Srivigensh Sundaresan¥, Ramesh Kumar Alagarsamy¥, Kaushik Rajaram*. Characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of green synthesized silver nanoparticle thin films with reusable applications. Materials Letter. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131923. (IF: 3.5)

16.  Aarcha Shanmugha Mary, Vikram Srinivasa Raghavan, Sirisha Kagula, Vinodhini Krishnakumar, Meganathan Kannan, Sai Siva Gorthi, Kaushik Rajaram*. Enhanced In Vitro Wound Healing Using PVA/B-PEI Nanofiber Mats: A Promising Wound Therapeutic Agent against ESKAPE and Opportunistic Pathogens. ACS applied biomaterials. 2021, 4, 12, 8466–8476. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00985. (IF 4.09)

17.  DC Dinesh, S Tamilarasan, K Rajaram, E Bouřa. Antiviral Drug Targets of Single-Stranded RNA Viruses Causing Chronic Human Diseases. Current drug targets. 2020;21(2):105-124. doi: 10.2174/1389450119666190920153247. (IF: 3.8)

18.  Behera SK, Das D, Balasubramani K, Chellappan S, Rajaram K, Mohanta HK, Balabaskaran Nina P (2020) Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in livestock in the wildlife and livestock interface area of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, India, Veterinary World, 13(3): 465-470. Doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.465-470 H. (IF: 2.1)

19.  Guguloth, S. K., Lakshmi, A. R., Rajendran, R., Rajaram, K., Chinnasamy, T., Huang, J. D., ... & Durairajan, S. S. K. A Mechanistic Review on Plant-derived Natural Inhibitors of Human Coronaviruses with Emphasis on SARS-COV-1 and SARS-COV-2. Current drug targets. 2021 DOI: 10.2174/1389450122666211005115313. (IF: 3.8)

20.  Durairajan, S. S. K., Selvarasu, K., Bera, M. R., Rajaram, K., Iyaswamy, A., & Li, M. Alzheimer's Disease and other Tauopathies: Exploring Efficacy of Medicinal Plant-Derived Compounds in Alleviating Tau-Mediated Neurodegeneration. Current molecular pharmacology. 2021. DOI: 10.2174/1874467214666210906125318.(IF: 3.7)

21.  Kaushik Rajaram, Patricia Losada-Pérez, Veronique Vermeeren, Baharak Hossenikhani, Patrick Wagner, Veerle Somers, Luc Michiels. Real time analysis of dual display phage immobilization and autoantibody screening using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. International journal of nanomedicine. 2015; 10, 5237-5247.  DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S84800 (IF: 7.4)

22.  Kaushik Rajaram, Vermeeren V, Somers K, Somers V, Michiels L. Construction of a helper plasmid-mediated dual-display phage for autoantibody screening in serum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2014; 98(14):6365−6373. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5713-8. (IF: 5.9)

23.  Vasuki V, Sugeerappa L H, Nagalakshmi K, Somnath G, Kaushik Rajaram.  Optimisation of an asymmetric polymerase chain reaction assay for the amplification of single-stranded DNA from Wuchereria bancrofti for electrochemical detection. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 108(6): 804-807, September 2013. (IF: 1.9)

24.  D Yuvaraj, Kaushik Rajaram, and K. Narasimha Rao. Optical, Field-Emission, and Antimicrobial Properties of ZnO Nanostructured Films Deposited at Room Temperature by Activated Reactive Evaporation. ACS Applied. Materials. Interfaces, 2010, 2(4), pp1019–1024 (IF 10.1).

25.  S. Ghosh, Kaushik Rajaram, K. Nagalakshmi , S. L. Hoti , G. A. Menezes, B. N. Harish, H. N. Vasan. Antimicrobial activity of highly stable silver nanoparticles embedded in agar–agar matrix as a thin film. Carbohydrate Research. 345 (2010) 2220– 2227. (IF- 2.1).

Book chapters (Selected):

1.      Plant Growth Promoting Potentials of Endophytic Fungi for the Management for Agricultural Crops and Grasses. Siva Sundara Kumar Durairajan, Suchitra Rakesh, Barkavi Durairajan, Kaushik Rajaram, Nagarathinam Arunkumar, Rajesh Jeewon.  (Accepted in plant microbe interaction SPRINGER).

2.  Contribution of Beneficial Fungi for Maintaining Sustainable Plant Growth and Soil Fertility. Suchitra Rakesh, Arun Kumar, Kaushik Rajaram, and Siva Sundara Kumar Durairajan. (Accepted in plant microbe interaction SPRINGER).

3.  Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface. Nagarathinam Arunkumar, Suchitra Rakesh, Kaushik Rajaram, Narayanasamy Ravi Kumar, Siva Sundara Kumar Durairajan (Accepted in plant microbe interaction SPRINGER).

4.  Immunology – Antibodies To Widal Test. Vinodhini Krishna kumar, Aarthi Sreenikethan,, Kaushik Rajaram. A Complete Guide for Experimental Procedures in Life Sciences (2021) : 143-190.

5.  Molecular Biology – Central Dogma of Our Life. Vinodhini Krishna kumar, Aishwarya Mohan, Kaushik Rajaram. A Complete Guide for Experimental Procedures in Life Sciences (2021) : 113-141.

6.    Macromolecular chemistry: An introduction. Chandrabose Selvaraj, Dhurvas    Chandrasekaran Dinesh, Kaushik Rajaram, Srivignesh Sundaresan, Sanjeev Kumar Singh. In-silico approaches to macromolecular chemistry.  2023. 71-128.  (Elsevier).

7. Aarcha Shanmugha Mary, Vinodhini Krishnakumar, Kaushik Rajaram. Phage-based Biosensors. Book: Cutting-edge Technologies in Biological Sensing and Analysis. ISBN9781032629438.

Patent:

Filed on 22/03/2021 (Published on Sep 2022): Title: A spirulina based microbial culture media composition and method thereof. Application number: 202141012085 Authors: Vishnu G, Nashath K, Aarcha SM, Arunkumar N, Eswaran M, Srivignesh S, Praveen BN, Kaushik R.