Research Area: Smart Organic Materials

Nikita Das, S. Mandal, S. S. Mal, S. Bose, C. Maity*, Catalytically controlled formation of coumarin-based hydrogelator enables colorimetric ferrous ion detection in sol and hydrogel. Commun. Chem., 2025, 8, 372. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-025-01760-3) 

D. Jagankar, Nikita Das, A. Mukherjee, C. Maity*. Room-temperature synthesis of silver-based nanoparticle-embedded hydrogel material via catalytic crosslinking for recyclable dye degradation applications. RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 34068-34078. (doi.org/10.1039/D5RA03595C )

Nikita Das, C. Maity*. Mechanical force-switchable aqueous organocatalysis. Commun. Mater., 2024, 5, 205. (doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00640-y) 

Nikita Das, C. Maity*. Multi-colored aqueous ink for rewritable paper. Small, 2024, 2403512. (https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202403512) 

Nikita Das, C. Maity*. Chemical transformation in supramolecular hydrogel. ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 5544–5570. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c00411) 

Nikita Das, C. Maity*. Switchable organocatalytic systems in aqueous media. Commun. Chem., 2022, 5, 115. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00734-z) 

C. Maity*, Nikita Das. Alginate-based smart materials and their application: Recent advances and perspective. Top. Curr. Chem., 2022, 380, 1-67. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-021-00360-8) 

Patent Applications: 202541037660; 202541009943; 202441040132; 202441040131

Dineshkumar Bharathidasan, C. Maity*. Self-assembly of Tyrosine Scaffolds in Aqueous Media: Complex Molecular Architectures from Simple Building Blocks. Chem. Rec. 2025, e202500005. (https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202500005 )

Dineshkumar Bharathidasan, C. Maity*. Organelle-Specific Smart Supramolecular Materials for Bioimaging and Theranostics Application. Top. Curr. Chem., 2025, 383,1. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-024-00483-8)

Dineshkumar Bharathidasan, A. S.Salvi, S. Bose, C. Maity*. Biochemical Signal-Induced Supramolecular Hydrogelation for Structured Free-Standing Soft Material Formation. Macromol. Biosci., 2024, 24, 2400419. (https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202400419)

Patent Applications: 202541024986, 202541103988 

Damini Jagankar, G. Manohar, P. Srivastava, C. Maity*. Facile Room-temperature One-pot Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles-embedded Hydrogel for Recyclable Dye Degradation and Antimicrobial Applications. Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2026, Advance Article (https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EN00722D) 

Damini Jagankar, N. Das, A. Mukherjee, C. Maity*. Room-temperature synthesis of silver-based nanoparticle-embedded hydrogel material via catalytic crosslinking for recyclable dye degradation applications. RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 34068-34078. (doi.org/10.1039/D5RA03595C )

J. Mahapatra, S. Ghosh Dastidar, Damini Jagankar, N. Roy, J. Sharma, A. Mukherjee, C. Maity, T. K Panda, S. S. Mal. Catalytic Synthesis of Xanthene and Unprecedented Evolution of Naphthopyrans Using Heteropoly Acid‐Tantalum (V) Oxide Hybrid Composite as Promoter. Chem. Select., 2025, 10, e202406059. (doi.org/10.1002/slct.202406059)  

Patent Applications: 202441040131, 202441040132, 202541006381, 202541009943. 

Rohan Gharad, C. Maity*. Self-assembly-driven esterase mimetic behavior of a naphthalenediimide amphiphile in aqueous media. ChemCatChem., 2025, 17, e00882. (https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202500882)

Patent Applications: 202441074954, 202541024277

Patent Applications: 202441040132 ; 202541015819

Divya Chauhan, C. Maity*. Light responsive single amino acid-based supramolecular hydrogel for photo-controlled vitamin release. Mater. Adv., 2026, 7, 175-186 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00736D)

Patent Applications: 202541039265