Our Research & Innovations
Welcome to the Research lab of Professor Dr. Shanmugaraju Sankarasekaran. Our lab is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of scientific knowledge and developing innovative solutions to real-world problems in the field of chemistry.
The main focus of our group research activities is “The rational design and synthesis of novel structures, smart materials, and functional porous polymers for applications in sustainable energy, environment, and biomedicine".
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The ongoing specific research projects are:
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Supramolecular Self-assembly Formation of Functional Molecular Architectures and Ensembles.
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Dynamic Covalent Bond Directed Self-Assembly of Stimuli-Responsive Organic Macrocycles and Cages.
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Cage-to-Network Approach: Porous Organic and Hybrid Polymers for Selective Sensing, Adsorption, and Sequestration/Conversion of Pollutants.
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Functional Nanostructures and Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications.
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Rational Design and Synthesis of Small-Molecule Chemosensors for Biologically Related Analytes.
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Development of New Synthetic Methodologies for the Design of Luminescent Organic Structures and Scaffolds
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Biomimetic Supramolecular Catalysis and Host-Guest Chemistry
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Main-group Supramolecular Chemistry