Laboratory for Sustainable Materials in Energy, Environment and Healthcare  

Prof. S. BALAKUMAR, FRSC (UK), FInstP (IOP,UK), FASCh, SMIEEE (USA)

Lab Head, LSM-E2H,

National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 

University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai - 600 025, India

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Director,  Research Schemes and Projects (UNOM-RSP)

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Institute Coordinator- GIAN Program

University of Madras, Chennai - 600 005, India

Phone: 9442617848/ 044-22202749

Email: balasuga@yahoo.com; balakumar@unom.ac.in

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=iF8yRNUAAAAJ&hl=en

Latest Publications ( 2024-25)

1. Unraveling the Effects of Calcination Atmospheres on the Synthesis and Characteristics of 45S5 Bioactive Glass, T Shalini, RA Rakkesh, S Vijayakumari, K Annamalai, S Balakumar, Materials Research Bulletin, (2025) 113699 (Impact factor 5.6)

2. In situ nano-architectonic fabrication of Bi/BiOCl quasi-Ohmic heterojunctions via NaBH4 reduction for enhanced photo(electro)catalytic water remediation and splitting. K. Annamalai, S. Vijayakumari, Kalki Kamini Kumar, N.R. Sasirekha, S. Balakumar.  Materials Today Chemistry, July 2025. (Impact factor 6.7)

3. Synthesis and fabrication of FMO perovskite nanostructures for aqueous Zn-ion battery and flexible supercapattery applications. Govindasamy, Theertharaman, and Balakumar Subramanian. Journal of Power Sources 653 (2025): 237789.  (Impact factor 7.9)

4. Sulfurization-induced mesoporous hollow NiCo2S4 polyhedrons from ZIFs for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors with superior electrochemical stability. SBharanitharan, N. T., Dhinasekaran, D., Kishore, M. A., Subramanian, B., & Rajendran, A. R. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 164556.  (Impact factor 13.2)

5. Modulating drug delivery with nano-selenium capped by chitosan reverse micelles for anticancer potential. Gosala, Radha, Raghunandhakumar Subramanian, and Balakumar Subramanian. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 108 (2025): 106860. (Impact factor 4.9)

6. Design and Self-Assembly of ZnS Quantum Dots with Cationic Surfactant for Enhanced Supercapattery Hybrid Electrochemical Performance. Theertharaman Govindasamy, Yuvaraj Gopi, Nibin Kolanjikombil  Mathew, Vimalathithan Ramasamy Mariappan, and Balakumar Subramanian. ACS Applied Engineering Materials, May 2025. (Impact factor 3.5)

7. Multifunctional Layered HPMC/PCL-59SBioactive Glass Patches for Improved In Vivo Wound Healing with Potent Anti-Inflammatory and Angiogenic Effects. Elakkiya Krishnamoorthy, Gosala Radha, and Balakumar Subramanian. ACS Applied Bio Materials, May 2025. (Impact factor 4.3)

8. Synergistic Ti3C2 MXene/MoS2 heterostructure: Unlocking ultra-fast, durable, and high-efficiency energy storage for next-generation supercapacitors. Shanmuganathi S, Selvam T, Dhinasekaran D, Rajendran AK, Subramanian B, Rajendran AR. Applied Physics Letters. 2025 Mar 10;126(10). (Impact factor 3.5) 

9. Modulating Drug Delivery with Nano-Selenium Capped Chitosan Reverse Micelles for Anticancer Potential, Gosala R, Raghunandhakumar S, Subramanian B. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2025 Mar 27:106860. (Impact factor 4.5) 

10. Dual ion insertion and oxygen vacancy engineering in nanostructured V2O5 cathodes for enhanced Zn-ion battery performance and stability, Selvam T, Dhinasekaran D, Subramanian B, Rajendran AR., Journal of Power Sources. 2025 Apr 30;636:236593. (Impact factor 8.1) 

11. Tailoring surface defects in exotic 2D ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets for improved photocatalysis and prospective water splitting applications, Mylsamy S, Govindasamy T, Ramasamy J, Subramanian B., International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2025 May 1;124:226-41. (Impact factor 8.2) 

12. Advancing Vanadium MXene Cathodes: Strategic Enhancements for Superior Performance in Zinc-Ion Batteries, Jenitha. M, Durgalakshmi. D, Ashwin Kishore M. R., Balakumar. S, and Ajay Rakkesh R, Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2025, 2400844. (Impact factor 6.5)

13. Defect-rich 3D ZnO/2D rGO nanocomposites: Insight into photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical water splitting, Savithri Mylsamy, Theerthraman Govindasamy, Balakumar Subramanian, Materials Today Chemistry. 2025 Mar 1;44:102542. (Impact factor 6.7) 

14. Formulating Single Phasic Silicorhenanite (α-and β-Na2Ca4 (PO4) 2SiO4) Bioactive Glass Materials Competing with Commercial Crystalline Hydroxyapatite Bone Mineral for Biomedical Applications, Vijayakumari Sugumaran, Annamalai Kamalakkannan, Elakkiya Krishnamoorthy, Radha Gosala, Balakumar Subramanian, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2025 Jan 22. (Impact factor 5.5) 

15. Exploring the Wound Healing Potential of Biocompatible Nano-hydroxyapatite Derived from Parrotfish Scale (Scarrus ghobban) Waste for Bone Tissue Engineering, Surya P, Arulselvan P, Radha G, Balakumar S, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2025 Jan 18:103493. (Impact factor 3.4) 

16. Demonstrating the substitutional doping of erbium (Er) in BiFeO3 nanoparticles for the enhanced solar-driven photocatalytic activity, Bharathkumar S, Mohan S, Valdes H, Balakumar S, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 2025 Jan 16:112573. (Impact factor 4.3) 

17. Rational Design of NiCo2O4@ Carbon Hollow Spheres as a High-Performance Electrode Material for Flexible Supercapacitors, TB Naveen, D Durgalakshmi, MRA Kishore, S Balakumar, AR Rajendran, Nanoscale, 2025. 

18. Enhanced cathodic electrodes from V2O5 nanorods: Pioneering organic dye degradation and optimized catalysis for sustainable supercapattery devices,  Theertharaman Govindasamy, Vishva Kamalakkannan, Nibin K Mathew, Balakumar Subramanian, Journal of energy storage, 106 (2025) 114781. (Impact factor 8.9) 

19. Synergistic effects of silica-enriched bioactive glass and tri-calcium phosphate nanocomposites on BMP2 gene expression for bone repair and regeneration applications, Elakkiya Krishnamoorthy, Balakumar Subramanian, International Journal of Pharmaceutics.2025  (Impact factor 5.3) 

20. Theertharaman Govindasamy, Nibin K Mathew, Balakumar Subramanian, Eco-Friendly Enrichment of Tainted Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Fe3O4-rGO Nanocomposites for Superior Supercapattery Performance. Energy & Fuels. 2024 Oct 10. (Impact factor 5.2) 

21. Demonstrating the potential of bioactive glass-infused electrospun PVB fibrous patches in atopic dermatitis moisturizing therapy. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Shalini T, Elakkiya K, Nethrra SU, Varsha J, Rakkesh RA, Balakumar S, 2024 Nov 9:124930. (Impact factor 5.3) 

22. Engineering a 3D Network Hydrogel Composite Membrane with Chitosan/Pluronic F127/Bioglass for the Topical Administration of Therapeutic agents, Elakkiya Krishnamoorthy, Renita Jenifer Anand, Bargavi Purushothaman, Balakuamr Subramanian, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2024 Oct 24:106326. (Impact factor 4.5) 

23. Multifunctional MOF-5/Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrodes for Enhanced Nonenzymatic Glucose Detection and Supercapacitor Performance in Self-Powered Wearable Devices, Paul Nagarajan BR, Dhinasekaran D, Subramanian B, Rajendran AR,  ACS Applied Nano Materials. 2024 Oct 10. (Impact factor 5.3) 

24. Vanadium-based MXenes: synthesis, structural insights, and electrochemical properties for Zn-ion battery applications: a beginner’s guide, Jenitha M, Durgalakshmi D, Balakumar S, Rakkesh RA, Emergent Materials. 2024 Oct 31:1-26. (Impact factor 4.8) 

25. Phosphorus-doped carbon nitride for enhanced supercapacitor performance and energy storage applications, Surender Subburaj, Shalini Thomas, Kavipriyah M.N., Balakumar Subramanian, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 170 (2024) 113266. (Impact factor 4.4) 

26. Enhanced X-band Microwave Shielding via Fe3O4 Nanoparticle-Decorated Few Layered Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxides: Synthesis, Characterization, and Performance assessment, Govindasamy T, Mathew NK, Asapu VK, Subramanian V, Subramanian B., Composites Communications. 2024 Sep 19:102091. (Impact factor 6.5)

27. Optimizing Junction Interface Integrity between 3D/2D Defect Pyrochlore Bi1. 8Fe0. 2WO6 and g-C3N4 Nanostructures: A Novel Multifunctional Nanocomposite for Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photo-electrocatalytic Water Splitting and Water Remediation Applications, Annamalai K, Sasirekha NR, Balakumar S. Surfaces and Interfaces. 2024 Sep 6:105071. (Impact factor 5.7)

28. Exploring 1T/2H MoS2 nano coral structured active electrodes for enhanced pseudocapacitive supercapacitors: a rigorous evaluation and characterization study, Kavipriyah MN, Subburaj S, Subramanian B, Electrochimica Acta. 2024 Aug 17:144920. (Impact factor 5.5)

29. Praseodymium doping-induced band structure tunning in bismuth ferrite (Bi1-xPrxFeO3) nanofibers for the enhanced photocatalytic properties, Bharathkumar S, Sakar M, Valdes H, Balakumar S, Surfaces and Interfaces. 2024 Aug 10:104937. (Impact factor 5.7)

30. Influence of Ageing Time on Crystallization Kinetics and Hydroxyapatite Mimicking Silicorhenanite (β-Na2Ca4 (PO4) 2SiO4) Phase Evolution in 45S5® Bioactive Glass for Advanced Biomedical Applications, Sugumaran V, Subramanian B, Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2024 Aug 26:129893.  (Impact factor 4.3)

31. Advancing Bioactive Material for Mandibular Bone Regeneration: Transformation of Fibrous Mat into 3D Matrix Cotton for Enhanced Shape Retention and Rapid Hemostasis, Thomas S, Rajendran AR, Purushothaman B, Subramanian B., ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2024 Jul 18. (Impact factor 5.4)

32. Advancing X‐Band EMI Shielding: Single‐Layer Thin Films of Fe3O4‐MWCNT (1: 2)‐PVDF Meta‐Nanocomposite fabricated by Low‐Cost Drop‐Casting process, Govindasamy T, Mathew NK, Asapu VK, Subramanian V, Subramanian B., Advanced Engineering Materials, 2024. (Impact factor 3.4)

33. Multifunctional and sustainable hydroxyapatite from natural products for biomedical and industrial applications-A comprehensive reviewVeluswamy R, Balasubramaniam G, Natarajan M, Krishnaswamy M, Chinnappan BA, Nagarajan S, Subramanian B, Velauthapillai D.. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 2024 Oct 1;41:101653. (Impact factor 5.5)

34. Biomass-derived vanadium-based MAX phase nanostructures as stabilizer-free materials for symmetric supercapacitors, Naveen TB, Durgalakshmi D, Balakumar S, Rakkesh RA, Emergent Materials. 2024 May 20:1-1. (Impact factor 3.8)

35. Productizing Nano-Bioactive Glass-Based Bilayer Scaffolds: A Graft for Reconstruction of Mandibular and Femoral Bone Defects, Elakkiya Krishnamoorthy, Bargavi Purushothaman, Balakumar Subramanian, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 19, 25317-25332. (Impact factor 9.5)

36. Possibilities and Challenges of Cathode Materials for Zn-Ion Batteries, Rajendran AR, Shanmuganathi S, Selvam T, Durgalakshmi D, Subramanian B, Energy Advances. 2024. 

37. Enhancing self-powered wearable device performance: ZIF-8/rGO hybrid nanostructures for extended operation and electrochemical glucose detection, PN Blessy Rebecca, D Durgalakshmi, S Balakumar, R Ajay Rakkesh, Chemical Engineering Journal, 484. 149789, 2024. (Impact factor 13.3) 

38. Carbon quantum dots derived from agro waste biomass for pioneering bioanalysis and in vivo bioimaging, Manjubaashini N, Bargavi P, Balakumar S, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2024 Apr 23:115702. (Impact factor 4.3)

39. NH4+ Intercalation in Vanadium Oxide: Unraveling Orbital-Level Dynamics for High-Rate Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries, S Tharani, D Durgalakshmi, S Balakumar, AR Rajendran, 245th ECS Meeting (May 26-30, 2024) 

40. Investigation of the composition and morphology of raw materials from the Aral Sea regionKurbanov D, Mylsamy S, Zhou B, Babayev Z, Bazarbayev R, Allaniyazov A, Balakumar S, Zeng G, Yakubov K, Karazhanov S, de gruyter, Feb 28(0), 2024. (Impact factor 2.5)

41. Progress in flexible supercapacitors for wearable electronics using graphene-based organic frameworks. Journal of Energy Storage Shalini S, Naveen TB, Durgalakshmi D, Balakumar S, Rakkesh RA, May 10;86:111260, 2024. (Impact factor 9.4)

42. Devitrite (Na2Ca3Si6O16) phase dominated nanostructured 45S5 bioactive glass: exploring its structural and biological properties, K. Elakkiya, C. Ashok Raja, S. Balakumar, Biomedical materials, 19, 2024, 025039. (Impact factor 4.0).

43. Synergetic Advancements in Electromagnetic Interference shielding: Harnessing Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Biomass-Derived N-Doped Carbon Layered Structure for Next Generation Nanocomposites, Theertharaman Govindasamy, Nibin Kolanjikombil Mathew, Vinaya Kumar Asapu, Venkatachalam Subramanian, Balakumar Subramanian, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2024.

44. Crucial Chemical Revelations in 45S5 Bioactive Glass via Sequential Precursor Integration Order, Vijayakumari Sugumaran, A. J. Pavithra, Bargavi Purushothaman, Balakumar Subramanian, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2024. (Impact factor 4.81).

45. Multifunctional bandage-bioactive glass/metal oxides/alginate composites based regenerative membrane facilitating re-epithelialization in diabetic wounds with sustained drug delivery and anti-bactericidal efficacy, P. Bargavi, S. Balakumar, S. Raghunandhakumar, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 262, 2024, 130054. (Impact factor 7.7). 

46. Modulating the structural and magnetic properties of Fe3O4 nanoparticles for high performance supercapattery and EMI shielding application, Theertharaman Govindasamy, Nibin Kolanjikombil Mathew, Vinaya Kumar Asapu,  Venkatachalam Subramanian, and Balakumar Subramanian, Journal of Energy storage, 2024  (Impact factor-8.9)

47. Systematic exploration of defect-rich 2D nanoparticle assembled 3D ZnO nanoflowers for improved photocurrent generation and photocatalytic performance, Savithri Mylsamy, Theertharaman Govindasamy, Balakumar Subramanian, Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2024.  (Impact factor 7.4)

48. Twisted Bilayer Graphene: A Journey Through Recent Advances and Future Perspectives,  R Ajay Rakkesh, PN Blessy Rebecca, TB Naveen, D Durgalakshmi, S Balakumar, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 41(2), 2300125, 2024. (Impact factor 727)

49. Enhancing Interplanar Spacing in V2O3/V3O7 Heterostructures to Optimize Cathode Efficiency for Zn-Ion Batteries, Tharani Selvam, Durgalakshmi Dhinasekaran, Balakumar Subramanian, Ajay Rakkesh Rajendran, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 15, 2024, 1338–1346. (Impact factor 5.7).

50. Chitosan bioactive glass scaffolds for in vivo subcutaneous implantation, toxicity assessment, and diabetic wound healing upon animal model, Manjubaashini, N., P. Bargavi, Nebu George Thomas, Nikhil Krishnan, and S. Balakumar, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ,2024: 128291. (Impact factor 8.025)

51. A high valence binary metal–organic framework as an electrode material for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors, Naveen, T. B., Dhinasekaran Durgalakshmi, S. Balakumar, and R. Ajay Rakkesh,Chemical Communications ,2024. (Impact factor 6.222)

52. Influence of anodization in electrophoretic deposition of strontium substituted hydroxyapatite coatings,Radha, G. and Balakumar, S., Materials Letters, p.135778, 2024. (Impact factor 3.574)

53. High-performance aqueous zinc-ion battery cathodes: Enhanced performance with V2O5/graphene sandwich-like heterostructures featuring structural defects, Tharani Selvam, Durgalakshmi Dhinasekaran, Balakumar Subramanian, Ajay Rakkesh Rajendran, Applied Physics Letters, 124(7), 2024. (Impact factor 3.5)

54. High-performance EMI shielding effectiveness of Fe3O4–3D rPC nanocomposites: a systematicoptimization in the X-band region, Theertharaman Govindasamy, Nibin Kolanjikombil Mathew, Vinaya Kumar Asapu, Vijayshankar Asokan, Venkatachalam Subramanian, and Balakumar Subramanian, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 25, no. 44 (2024), 30501-30515. (Impact factor 3.676)

55. Rapidly derived equimolar Ca: P phasic bioactive glass infused flexible gelatin multi-functional scaffolds–A promising tissue engineering, Ranganathan, Priya, Vijayakumari Sugumaran, Bargavi Purushothaman, Ajay Rakkesh Rajendran, and Balakumar Subramanian.Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2024): 106264. (Impact factor 3.9)

56. Evaluating the microwave absorbing performance of polymer-free thin Fe3O4–MWCNT NCs in X-band region, Govindasamy Theertharaman, Nibin Kolanjikombil Mathew, Vinaya Kumar Asapu, Venkatachalam Subramanian, and Balakumar Subramanian. Surfaces and Interfaces (2024): 103716. (Impact factor 5.7)

57. Lattice distortion-driven band gap engineering and enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Mn-substituted nanostructured SrTiO3 materials: A comprehensive investigation, Mylsamy, S., Karazhanov, S., & Subramanian, B. (2024).Chemosphere, 140577. (Impact factor 8.1)