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 Academic Identity

Orcid Id
0000-0002-8056-8231
Scopus Id
35089912700
Researcher Id
AAU-5316-2020
Google Scholar Id
eQTn02UAAAAJ

Bimalendu Adhikari

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Chemistry

 adhikarib[at]nitrkl.ac.in

 Biosketch

34

Publications       

2

Sponsored Projects

0

Consultancy Projects

7

Doctoral Students

1

Continuing Education

4

PG Dissertation

 Personal Information

Dr. Bimalendu Adhikari

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Chemistry

Joined in Jun 2020

 Room Number: CY-000

 Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

 Education Qualification

  1. Ph.D.
    Chemistry
    Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
  2. M.Sc
    Chemistry (Specialization: Organic Chemistry)
    University of Calcutta

 Experience

Teaching Experience
  • Engineering Chemistry,  NIT Silchar,  01 Jan 2020 - 31 May 2020
  • Organic Spectroscopy,  DDU Gorakhpur University,  19 Jul 2018 - 14 Dec 2019
  • Supramolecular Chemistry,  DDU Gorakhpur University,  19 Jul 2018 - 14 Dec 2019
  • Basic Organic Chemistry,  DDU Gorakhpur University,  19 Jul 2018 - 14 Dec 2019
  • Bio-Organic Chemistry,  IISER Mohali,  01 Jan 2017 - 17 Jul 2018
  • Basic Organic Chemistry Lab,  IISER Mohali,  01 Jan 2017 - 17 Jul 2018
  • Advance Organic Chemistry Lab,  University of Toronto,  01 May 2013 - 31 Aug 2014
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry,  Chiba University, Japan,  30 May 2015 - 12 Nov 2016
  • Bioorganic and Supramolecular Chemistry,  University of Toronto, Canada,  19 Oct 2012 - 29 May 2015

 Expertise Information

Research Group
Organic Chemistry
Areas of Interest
Bioorganic Chemistry, Supramolecular (Polymer) Chemistry, Soft & Nanomaterials

 Projects

Dynamic Peptide Libraries.

 DST-inspire

 Principal Investigator

 60 months

 Running

Sponsored

Devising Light-Powered Far-From-Equilibrium Supramolecular Polymers.

 Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)

 Principal Investigator

 36 months

 Running

Sponsored

 Continuing Education

Modeling and Synthesis: Molecules to Macromolecules (MSMM-2023)

 Chemistry

 Coordinator

 25 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023

 Brochure

Workshop

 Publications

20

Google Scholar h-index

28

Google Scholar i10-index

20

Scopus h-index

Total Publications: 34
S. D. Sarkar, C. Guchhait, and B. Adhikari, "Multicomponent Low Molecular Weight Gels and Gelators", Multicomponent Hydrogels: Smart Materials for Biomedical Applications, ch.3, pp.48-81, Royal Society of Chemistry, biomaterials science no. 15 2023 Inbook
M. U. Lone, N. Sahu, Raj. K. Roy, and B. Adhikari, "Introduction of Ferrocene as a Facilitator for the Construction of Supramolecular Polymers", Chemistry—A European Journal, Wiley, September 2022, 10.1002/chem.202202711 Article
V. Kovac, I. Kodrin, K. Radosevic, K. Molcanov, B. Adhikari, H., and L. Barisic, "Oxalamide-Bridged Ferrocenes: Conformational and Gelation Properties and In Vitro Antitumor Activity", Organometallics, vol.41, pp.920-936, ACS 2022, 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00661 Article
B. Adhikari and N. Sahu, "COVID-19 into Chemical Science Perspective: Chemical Preventive Measures and Drug Development", Chemistry Select, vol.6, pp.2010 –2028, Wiley 2021, 10.1002/slct.202100127 Article
N. Sahu, I. Mohanta, A. Srivastava, and B. Adhikari, "Supramolecular polymers", Supramolecular Chemistry in Corrosion and Biofouling Protection, ch.3, pp.436, CRC Press 2021, 10.1201/9781003169130 Inbook

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B. Adhikari, K. Aratsu, J. Davis, and S. Yagai, "Photoresponsive circular supramolecular polymers: A topological trap and photoinduced ring-opening elongation", Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol.58, no.12, pp.3764-3768, Wiley 2019, 10.1002/anie.201811237 Article
S. Yagai, Y. Kitamoto, S. Datta, and B. Adhikari, "Supramolecular polymers capable of controlling their topology", Accounts of Chemical Research, vol.52, no.5, pp.1325-1335, ACS 2019, 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00660 Article
M. Ogasawara, X. Lin, H. Kurata, H. Ouchi, M. Yamauchi, T. Obha, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, M. Numata, R. Nogami, B. Adhikari, and S. Yagai, "Water-induced self-assembly of an amphiphilic perylene bisimide dyad into vesicles, fibers, coils, and rings", Materials Chemistry Frontiers, vol.2, no.1, pp.171-179, RSC 2018, 10.1039/c7qm00494j Article
B. Adhikari, X. Lin, M. Yamauchi, H. Ouchi, K. Aratsu, and S. Yagai, "Hydrogen-bonded rosettes comprising pi-conjugated systems as building blocks for functional one-dimensional assemblies", Chemical Communications, vol.53, no.70, pp.9663-9683, RSC 2017, 10.1039/c7cc04172a Article
B. Adhikari, Y. Yamada, M. Yamauchi, K. Wakita, Xu. Lin, K. Aratsu, T. Ohba, T. Karatsu, M. Hollamby, N. Shimizu, H. Takagi, Rie. Haruki, S. I. Adachi, and S. Yagai, "Light-induced unfolding and refolding of supramolecular polymer nanofibres", Nature Communications, vol.8, no.15254, Springer Nature 2017, 10.1038/ncomms15254 Article
B. Adhikari, T. Suzuki, L. Xu, M. Yamauchi, T. Karatsu, and S. Yagai, "Photoresponsive supramolecular copolymers from diarylethene–perylene bisimide hydrogen bonded complexes", Polymer, vol.128, pp.356-362, Elsevier 2017, 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.01.025 Article
M. Yamauchi, N. Kanao, B. Adhikari, T. Karatsu, and S. Yagai, "Phototriggered supramolecular polymerization of barbituric acid rosette", Chemistry Letters, vol.46, no.1, pp.111-114, Chemical Society of Japan 2017, 10.1246/cl.160940 Article
D., K. Aratsu, M. Yamauchi, X. Lin, B. Adhikari, and S. Yagai, "Supramolecular polymerization of hydrogen-bonded rosettes with anthracene chromophores: Regioisomeric effect on nanostructures", Polymer Journal, vol.49, no.1, pp.189-195, Nature 2017, 10.1038/pj.2016.94 Article
M. Yamauchi, B. Adhikari, D., X. Lin, T. Karatsu, T. Ohba, N. Shimizu, H. Takagi, R. Haruki, S., T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, and S. Yagai, "Supramolecular polymerization of supermacrocycles: Effect of molecular conformations on kinetics and morphology", Chemistry—A European Journal, vol.23, no.22, pp.5270-5280, Wiley 2017, 10.1002/chem.201605873 Article
B. Adhikari, C. Singh, A. Shah, A. J. Lough, and H. B. Kraatz, "Amino acid chirality and ferrocene conformation guided self-assembly and gelation of ferrocene–peptide conjugates", Chemistry - A European Journal, vol.21, no.32, pp.11560-11572, Wiley 2015, 10.1002/chem.201501395 Article
A. Shah, B. Adhikari, S. Martic, A. Munir, S. Shahzad, K. Ahmad, and H., "Electron Transfer in Peptides", Chemical Society Reviews, vol.44, no.4, pp.1015-1027, RSC 2015, 10.1039/c4cs00297k Article
B. Adhikari, A., B. Baker, A. Shah, C. Xiang, and H., "Bis-amino acid derivatives of 1,1'-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid: Structural, electrochemical, and metal ion binding studies", Organometallics, vol.33, no.18, pp.4873-4887, ACS 2014, 10.1021/om500032p Article
A. Munir, A. Shah, A., U., B. Adhikari, S., R. Qureshi, and H., "Detailed electrochemistry of the environmental toxin ethylene diamine", Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol.161, no.6, pp.h370-h374, The Electrochemical Society 2014, 10.1149/2.044406jes Article
K. Ahmad, A., B. Adhikari, U., S., C. Vijayaratnam, N. Muhammad, S. Shujal, A. Rauf, H. Hussain, A. Badshah, R. Qureshi, H., and A. Shah, "pH-dependent redox mechanism and evaluation of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of a novel anthraquinone", RSC Advances, vol.4, no.60, pp.31657-31665, RSC 2014, 10.1039/c4ra04462b Article
B. Adhikari and H., "Redox-triggered changes in the self-assembly of a ferrocene-peptide conjugate", Chemical Communications, vol.50, no.42, pp.5551-5553, RSC 2014, 10.1039/c3cc49268k Article
B. Adhikari, A. Shah, and H., "Self-assembly of guanosine and deoxy-guanosine into hydrogels: Monovalent cation guided modulation of gelation, morphology and self-healing properties", Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol.2, no.30, pp.4802-4810, RSC 2014, 10.1039/c4tb00702f Article
A. Munir, I. Ullah, A. Shah, U., S., B. Adhikari, S., S., H., and A. Badshah, "Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and ph dependent electrochemical fate of two non-ionic surfactants", Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol.161, no.14, pp.h885-h890, The Electrochemical Society 2014, 10.1149/2.0391414jes Article
S. Shahzad, A. Shah, M. Sirajuddin, B. Adhikari, K. Ahmad, U., S. Ali, G., R. Qureshi, and H., "Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, ph dependent redox mechanism and dna binding behavior of chlorohydroxyaniline derivatives", RSC Advances, vol.4, no.43, pp.22299-22307, RSC 2014, 10.1039/c4ra03434a Article
J. Nanda, A. Biswas, B. Adhikari, and A. Banerjee, "A gel-based trihybrid system containing nanofibers, nanosheets, and nanoparticles: modulation of the rheological property and catalysis", Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, vol.52, no.19, pp.5041-5045, Wiley 2013, 10.1002/anie.201301128 Article
B. Adhikari and A. Banerjee, "Catalytic properties of graphene-metal nanoparticle hybrid prepared using an aromatic amino acid as the reducing agent", Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol.139, no.2-3, pp.450-458, Elsevier 2013, 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2013.01.020 Article
B. Adhikari, R. Afrasiabi, and H., "Ferrocene-tryptophan conjugate: An example of a redox-controlled reversible supramolecular nanofiber network", Organometallics, vol.32, no.20, pp.5899-5905, ACS 2013, 10.1021/om4004779 Article
J. Nanda, B. Adhikari, S. Basak, and A. Banerjee, "Formation of hybrid hydrogels consisting of tripeptide and different silver nanoparticle-capped ligands: Modulation of the mechanical strength of gel phase materials", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.116, no.40, pp.12235-12244, ACS 2012, 10.1021/jp306262t Article
B. Adhikari, A. Biswas, and A. Banerjee, "Graphene Oxide-Based Hydrogels to Make Metal Nanoparticle-Containing Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Functional Hybrid Hydrogels", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol.4, no.10, pp.5472-5482, ACS 2012, 10.1021/am301373n Article
B. Adhikari, J. Nanda, and A. Banerjee, "Multicomponent hydrogels from enantiomeric amino acid derivatives: Helical nanofibers, handedness and self-sorting", Soft Matter, vol.7, no.19, pp.8913-8922, RSC 2011, 10.1039/c1sm05907f Article
B. Adhikari and A. Banerjee, "Self-assembling peptides: From molecules to nanobiomaterials", Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, vol.91, no.4, pp.471-483, Springer 2011, NA Article
B. Adhikari and A. Banerjee, "Short peptide based hydrogels: Incorporation of graphene into the hydrogel", Soft Matter, vol.7, no.19, pp.9259-9266, RSC 2011, 10.1039/c1sm06330h Article
B. Adhikari and A. Banerjee, "Facile synthesis of water-soluble fluorescent silver nanoclusters and hgii sensing", Chemistry of Materials, vol.22, no.15, pp.4364-4371, ACS 2010, 10.1021/cm1001253 Article
B. Adhikari and A. Banerjee, "Short-Peptide-Based Hydrogel: A Template for the In Situ Synthesis of Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters by Using Sunlight", Chemistry—A European Journal, vol.16, pp.13698, Wiley 2010, 10.1002/chem.201001240 Article
B. Adhikari, G. Palui, and A. Banerjee, "Self-assembling tripeptide based hydrogels and their use in removal of dyes from waste-water", Soft Matter, vol.5, no.18, pp.3452-3460, RSC 2009, 10.1039/b905985g Article

 Courses Taught

  • CY1003 : Applied Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY1101 : Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY4104 : Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis {Theory}
  • CY6107 : Special Topics in Organic Synthesis {Theory}
  • CY7107 : Special Topics in Organic Synthesis {Theory}
  • CY1170 : Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY2704 : Functional Group Estimation Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY3703 : Chemical Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY4701 : Organic Compounds Preparations Laboratory {Practical}

 Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [7]
Design of Photoresponsive CQD@mSiO2 hybrid nanoparticles for delivery of anticancer drugs and imaging

 Sangita Bishi

Enrolled: Jul 2018

 Continuing

 Co-Supervisor

BIOORGANIC & SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMSITRY, NANO MATERIALS, ORGANIC SYYNTHESIS

 Nihar Sahu

Enrolled: Sep 2020

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Supramolecular/Bioorganic/Nano Chemistry

 Indrajit Mohanta

Enrolled: Jan 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

From covalent to noncovalent synthesis

 Sovik Dey Sarkar

Enrolled: Aug 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Supramolecular and Nano Chemistry

 Chandrakanta Guchhait

Enrolled: Aug 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Bioorganic chemistry

 Archana Kullu

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Supramolecular Polymer

 Suriyaa V

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

 Dissertations

PG Dissertation
  • Ariharasudhan. R (420CY2134), "Applications of G-quartets in Supramolecular Chemistry" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Sunaina Kumari (420CY2034), "Supramolecular Copolymers" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Aditya Shukla (421CY2061), "In-situ synthesis of ferrocene peptide conjugate for supramolecular assembly" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Deepak Mahalik (421CY2046), "Synthesis of aryl boronic acid conjugated dipeptide for supramolecular assembly" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
UG Dissertation
  • Pradyosh Kumar Nath (418CY5005), "Synthesis of Peptide Barbiturates in Gelation" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring

 Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours
  • DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow Award,    2016
  • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researcher,    2014
  • National Eligibility Test (CSIR),    2007
  • GATE (All India Rank-40),    2007
  • JAM (All India Rank-206),    2005
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Chemical Society of Japan,    2016
  • American Chemical Society,    2015
  • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researcher, Japan,    2014