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List of Research Publications (Total: 68+)

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  • T. D. Solanky, S. Richard, A. R. Patel, S. Kumar,* G. C. Nandi,* S. K. Panja,* Solid-State Emissive Push–Pull Indandione Fluorophore: Mechanistic Insights and Real-Time Level-3 Latent Fingerprint Visualisation. 2026 (Submitted).​

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  • T. D. Solanky, A. R. Patel, S. Richard, S. Dhibar, A. K. Das, G. C. Nandi*, S. Kumar,* S. K. Panja,* Understanding Reverse Solvatochromic Shifts in Pyrrolidine-Based NIR Dyes: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach. 2026 (Submitted).

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  • J. George, Pavithra B, B. Saha, M. Asfaq G., T. Ghatak, K. Singh, S. K. Panja, S. Ghosh*, and A. Sarbajna*. Anchoring Mode and pH Reveal Activity–Durability Decoupling in Molecular Electrocatalysts. 2026 (Submitted).

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  • A. R. Patel, T. D. Solanky, D. H. Patel, A. L. Prajapat, A. K. Das, S. Dhibar, and S. K. Panja*. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Materials as Next-Generation Photocatalysts: Design Strategies, Mechanistic Insights and Applications. 2026 (Submitted). 

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  • S. Dhibar,* A. Roy, S. Some, P. Garg, S. Bhattacharjee, A. K. Das, S. K. Panja, A. Bera, B. Saha,* and S. J. Ray*. Fabrication of a Semiconducting Supramolecular Nickel(II)-Based Metallogel as an Efficient Active Material for Nonvolatile Memory Applications. ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2026 (Accepted). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsaenm.6c00755

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  • S. Boda, R. Boddula, * J. Singh, R. K. Ameta, S. K. Panja, P. K. Tripathi. Organic integration of graphene-derived nanohybrids: Fundamentals to advanced applications. Synthetic Metals 320, 2026, 118238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2026.118238

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  • S. Some, A. Mohan, R. Laha, S. Dhibar,* P. Kaith, A. Trivedi, S. Bhattacharjee, T. O. Ajiboye, L. N. Nthunya, A. Bera, A. K. Das, S. K. Panja, S. Dam,* P. Predeep,* B. Saha,* Development of a Supramolecular Cobalt(II) Metallohydrogel from L-Serine-Based Low Molecular Weight Gelator for Dual Antimicrobial and Semiconducting Applications. Mater. Adv., 7, 2026, 5552-5560. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6MA00248J

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  • S. Richard, A. Shabashini, N. G. Lakshman, R. Varatharaj, T. D. Solanky, M. Bose, A. Husain, S. K. Panja,* Manas K Panda* and Ganesh C. Nandi*. Shifting Shades: A polymorph-driven luminescence modulation in a dual-state emissive organic luminophore. J. Mater. Chem. C, 14, 2026, 8168 8175. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC04358A​

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  • A. K. Das,* K. Sarkar, S. Bhattacharjee, S. Gajurel, S. Dhibar, S. K. Panja, S. A. Deshmukh, S. Sarkar,* Frontiers in manganese catalysis: a sustainable platform for bond construction and heterocycle synthesis. RSC Adv., 16, 2026, 19920-19968. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6RA02092E

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  • A. K. Das,* Md S. Ali, A. Misra, Md S. Saikh, S. Dhibar, S. K. Panja, Aniruddha Das, Gourav Ghatak, Sanjay Bhar, and Smritikana Biswas,* Eco-friendly Cyanation Strategies of Aryl Halides using Recyclable Nickel Nanocatalysts with Promising Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities. Mater. Adv., 7, 2026, 2349-2361. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00879D

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  • T. D. Solanky, A. D. Fazal, A. R. Patel, M. Nayak, Om Prakash, S. Dhibar, R. Boddula, S.Kumar,* S. K. Panja,*. Near-Infrared J-Type Excimer Emission in Pyrene-Based Push–Pull Systems: Role of Solvent Environment. J. Lumin., 293, 2026, 121764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2026.121764

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  • A. R Patel, A. D. Fazal, T. D Solanky, S. Dhibar, S. Kumar,* S. K. Panja,* Recent Advances in Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction: Mechanisms and Applications., Mater. Adv., 7, 2026, 109-143, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00750J

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  • Anas D. Fazal, Trupti D. Solanky, Abhishek R. Patel, Anil H. Gore, Amrutlal L. Prajapat, Om Prakash, Sumit Kumar,* and S. K. Panja,* Influence of Alkyl Chain Length on Physical, Thermal and Structural Properties of New Pyridinium-Ester-Based Room Temperature Ionic Liquids. Results in Chemistry, 18, 2025, 102850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2025.102850

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  • S. Dhibar, A. Mohan, R. Laha, S. Some, P. Kaith, A. Trivedi, S. Bhattacharjee, L. N. Nthunya, T. O. Ajiboye, A. Bera, S. K. Panja, A. K. Das, S. Dam, P. Predeep, B. Saha. A Supramolecular Semiconducting Nickel(II)-Metallohydrogel with Dual Antimicrobial and Micro-electronic Device Applications. RSC Adv., 15, 2025, 33494-33505. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA04603C

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  • A. D. Fazal, T. D. Solanky, A. R. Patel, Om Prakash, S. Dhibar, S. Kumar,* S. K. Panja,* Coumarin-based Photoacid as a dual-state Probe for Studying Proton Transfer Dynamics from Solute to Solvents. J. Mol. Liq., 437, 2025, 128448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128448

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  • S. Dhibar,* S. Some, S. Pal, R. Laha, P. Kaith, A. Trivedi, S. Bhattacharjee, L. N. Nthunya, T. O. Ajiboye, S. K. Panja, A. K. Das, A. Bera, S. Dam,* and B. Saha*. Investigating the potent antimicrobial properties of a supramolecular Zn(ii)-metallogel formed from an isophthalic acid-based low molecular weight gelator. RSC Adv., 15, 2025, 27544-27550. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA03663A

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  • R. Kumar, A. D. Fazal, S. K. Panja,* S. Kumar*. Azithromycin: Molecular and Clinical Insights into its Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Actions Against Global Health Threats. Orient. J. Physi. Sci., 10, 2025, 12-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/OJPS10.01.04​​

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  • ​S. K. Panja, S. S. Sharma*, K. Sharma, N. Srivastavad, A. L. Prajapat, S. Saha* J. Ray*. Thiophene oligomer-based NIR dyes: Photophysical properties and application in dye-sensitised solar cells. Chem. Phys., 295, 2025, 112721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2025.112721​​​​

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  • A. Shabashini, S. Richard, T. D. Solanky, A. Biswas, S. Kumar,* G. C. Nandi* and S. K. Panja*. Effect of Dipolar State on J-type Aggregation of Acceptor Group Modified Pyrene-based Push-Pull Systems. J. Photochem. Photobio. A, 458, 2025, 115971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115971

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  • S. K. Panja, S. Kumar, B. Haddad, A. R. Patel, D. Villemin, H. -M. Amine, M. Debdab, and S. Bera. Role of Multiple H-bonding Interactions on a Cluster of Hydroxyl-Functionalised Imidazolium Ionic Liquid: An Experimental, Topological and Molecular Dynamics Study. ChemPhys, 4, 2024, 369-388. https://doi.org/10.3390/physchem4040026

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  • S. K. Panja,* A. D. Fazal, T. D. Solanky, A. bhishek R. Patel. Rapid naked-eye detection of fluoride ions using near-infrared (NIR) organic dyes in aqueous and non-aqueous medium. Orient. J.  Phys. Sci., 2, 2024, 9.  http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/OJPS09.02.02

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  • S. Richard, A. Shabashini, S. K. Panja,* G. C. Nandi*. NIR Organic Probe for Rapid Naked-Eye Detection of Fluoride Ion in Aqueous Medium. Analytical Methods, 16, 2024, 3306-3310. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AY00812J

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  • A. Shabashini, S. Richard, M. K. Panda,* S. K. Panja,* G. C. Nandi*. Real-Time Visualisation of Latent Fingermarks with Level 3 Details Based on Solid State Emissive Organic Fluorophore Using Powder Dusting Method. Mater. Adv., 5, 2024, 1099-1105. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00870C

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  • Excitation Wavelength and Concentration-Dependent Photophysical Behaviour of Dipolar Molecular Rotors in Solution: Role of Structural Modification. Orient. J. Phys. Sci., 2, 2023, 8. https://bit.ly/3RlsyoX

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  • S. Kumar* and S. K. Panja*, Intermolecular Charge Transfer (IMCT) Complex between Solute and Ionic Liquid: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. Theor. Chem. Acc., 126, 2023, 142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-023-03073-x

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  • S. K. Panja*, S. Kumar*, A. D. Fazal, and S. Bera. Molecular aggregation kinetics of Heteropolyene: An Experimental, topological and solvation dynamics. J. Photochem. & Photobio. A: Chemistry, 445, 2023, 115084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115084

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  • A. Shabashini, S. K. Panja*, G. C. Nandi*. Tricyanopyrroline-based colorimetric NIR probe for rapid ‘naked-eye’ fluoride ion detection. Dyes and Pigments, 216, 2023, 111376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111376

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  • S. K. Panja,* S. Kumar,* Weak intra- and intermolecular interactions via aliphatic hydrogen bonding in piperidinium based ionic Liquids: Experimental, topological and molecular dynamics studies. J. Mol. Liq., 375, 2023, 121354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121354

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  • A. Shabashini, S. K. Panja*, A. Biswas, S. Bera, G. C. Nandi*. ICT-Based Photoacid Probe for Microsolvation and H-bonding Assisted Proton Transfer Process from Solute to Solvents. J. Photochem. Photobio. A, 432, 2022, 114087-114092.                                                          https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114087

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  • U. S. Mote*, A. H. Gore, S. K. Panja, and G. B. Kolekar. Effect of Various Aqueous Extracting Agents on Fluorescence Properties of Waste Tea Residue Derived Carbon Dots (WTR-CDs): Comparative Spectroscopic Analysis. J. Lumin., 37, 2022, 440-447. https://doi.org/10.1002/bio.4190

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  • Shabashini Arivalagan, S. K. Panja, Ganesh Chandra Nandi*, Applications of Carbon Dots (CDs) in Latent Fingerprints Imaging. Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 6, 2021, 1057-1072.                                          https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202100119

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  • S. K. Panja,* Dipolar State-Assisted Aggregation-Induced Optical Behaviour of Push-Pull Salen-Type Schiff Base (BIHyDE) in Solution. J. Mol. Struct., 1234, 2021, 130140-130146.                                           https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130140

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  • S. K. Panja,* Photodissociation and kinetics of bis-2-benzylidenemalononitrile (BBM) in different micelle environments. J. Photochem. Photobio. A, 401, 2020, 112744-47.                                              https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112744

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  • D. Hadji, B. Haddad,* S. A. Brandán, S. K. Panja, A. Paolone, M. Drai, D. Villemin, S. Bresson, M. Rahmouni. Synthesis, NMR, Raman, thermal and nonlinear optical properties of dicationic ionic liquids from experimental and theoretical studies. J. Mol. Struct. 1220, 2020, 128713-29.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128713

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  • S. K. Panja,* Influence of Anion on Physical and Electronic Property of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: Role of Weak Interactions. ChemistrySelect, 5, 2020, 2805 –2809. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201904781

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  • S K. Panja,* J-type aggregation and thermochromic behaviour of a Schiff base in solution: Role of keto-enol tautomerisation. SpectroChemActa., 229, 2020, 117860 66.                                              https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2019.117860

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PhD and Post-Doc Publications (20)

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  • S. Bhattacharyya, M. Maity, A. Chowdhury, M. L. Saha, S. K. Panja, P. J. Stang,* P. S. Mukherjee*. Coordination-assisted reversible photoswitching of spiropyranbased platinum macrocycles. Inorg. Chem., 59, 2020, 2083-2091. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03572

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  • S. K. Panja, B. Haddad, M. Debdab, J. Kiefer,* Y. Chaker, S. Bresson, and A. Paolone. Cluster formation through hydrogen bond bridges across chloride anions in a hydroxyl-functionalised ionic liquid. ChemPhysChem., 20, 2019, 936-940. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201801206

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  • Suvajit Koley and Haddad Boumediene; S. K. Panja*. Selective Photodissociation of Highly Photoactive Bis-2-benzylidenemalononitrile in Solution. J. Photochem. Photobio., 375, 2019, 18-23.        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.01.034

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  • S. Saha* S. K. Panja*. Temperature Sensor Probe Based on Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT) & Reversible Solute-Solvent Interaction in Solution. Spectro. Chem. Acta., 212, 2019, 128-131.    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.12.057

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  • S. K. Panja, H. Boumediene, J. Kiefer*. Cluster of the Ionic Liquid 1-Hydroxyethyl-3-methylimidazolium Picrate: From Theoretical Prediction in the Gas phase to Experimental Evidence in the Solid State. ChemPhysChem., 19, 2018, 3061-3068. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201800684

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  • S. K. Panja, H. Boumediene,* M. Drai, D. Villemin, and S. Bresson. Probing Effect of Weak H-bonding on Conformational Change in Ionic Liquid: Experimental and DFT Studies. J. Mol. Liq., 266, 2018, 727-731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.07.007

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  • S. Koley, S. K. Panja, S. Soni, and M. S. Singh*. Catalyst-Free One-Pot Access to Pyrazoles and Disulphide-Tethered Pyrazoles via Deamidative Heteroannulation of β-Ketodithioesters with Semicarbazide Hydrochloride in Water. Adv. Synth. Catal. 360, 2018, 1780-1785.                                             https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201701595

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  • Sumit K Panja, Nitin Srivastava, Hemanth Noothalapati, Shinsuke Sigeto, Satyen Saha*. Evidence of C--F-P and Aromatic π--F-P Weak Interactions in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids and its Consequences. Spectrochimica Acta, 194, 2018, 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2017.12.048

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  • Sumit K Panja*, Satyen Saha*. Micro-heterogeneity in imidazolium and piperidinium cation based ionic liquids: 1D and 2D NMR studies. Magn. Reson. Chem., 56, 2018, 95-102.                                                        https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.4610

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  • N. Dwivedi, S. K. Panja, A. Verma, T. Takaya, K. Iwata, S. S. Sunkari, and S. Saha*. NIR Luminescent Heterodinuclear [ZnII-LnIII] Complexes: Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Photophysical properties. J. Lumin., 192, 2017, 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.06.045

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  • S. K. Panja, N. Dwivedi and S. Saha*. Tunable Intra Molecular Charge Transfer (ICT) Process of Push-Pull System: Effect of Nitro group. RSC Adv., 6, 2016, 105786-105794. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA17521J

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  • S. K. Panja, N. Dwivwdi and S. Saha*. Manipulation of Proton Transfer in Molecular Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18, 2016, 21600-21609.                            https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP03797F

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  • N. Dwivedi, S. K. Panja, M. Das, S. Saha, S. S. Sunkari*. Anion Directed Structural Diversity in Zinc Complexes with Conformationally Flexible Quinazoline Ligand: Structural, Spectral and Theoretical Studies. Dalton Trans., 45, 2016, 12053-12068. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02139E

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  • S. K. Panja, N. Dwivedi, S. Saha*. Highly Stable Naphthalene Core-Based Novel Strain Molecule: Influence of Intermolecular H-Bonding Architectures. RSC Adv., 6, 2016, 59574–59581.                              https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA06855C

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  • S. K. Panja, N. Dwivedi and S. Saha*. First Report of Application of Simple Molecular Complexes as Organo-Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation. RSC Adv., 5, 2015, 65526-65531.                                         https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA09036A

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  • S. K. Panja, N. Dwivedi, H. Noothalapati, S. Shigeto, A. K. Sikder, A. Saha, S. S. Sunkari and S. Saha*. Significance of Weak Interactions in Imidazolium picrate Ionic Liquids: Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies for Molecular Level Understanding. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17, 2015, 18167-18177.                     https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP01944C

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  • S. Nahar, D. Bose, S. K. Panja, S. Saha* and S. Maiti*. Anti-cancer Therapeutic Potential of Quinazoline-Based Small Molecules Via Global Upregulation of miRNAs. Chem. Commun., 50, 2014, 4639-4642.           https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49337G

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  • S. K. Panja, S. Saha*. Recyclable, Magnetic Ionic Liquid bmim[FeCl₄] Catalysed, Multicomponent, Solvent-free, Green Synthesis of Quinazolines. RSC Adv., 3, 2013, 14495-14500.                                           https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA42039F

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Patent: (1)

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  • A Process for Generating and Tuning Near-Infrared J-Type Excimer Emission Using Solvent Engineering, 2026. Reference No. 202641060546A

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Book Chapter: (10)

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  • M. G. Saini, U. R. Vadaliya, A. H. Sawat, P. S. Bhavsar, S. K. Panja, Amrutlal L. Prajapat, Anil H. Gore*. Public Awareness and the Role of Community Engagement in Microplastic Mitigation. 2026 (Accepted)

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  • Case studies of microplastic treatment in wastewater systems. A. D Fazal, T. D. Solanky, A. R. Patel, M. P Thakkar, A. H Gore*, A. L. Prajapat*, S. K. Panja*, 2026 (Accepted)

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  • P. S. Bhavsar, P. V. Devre, A. H Sawat, A. S Patil, O.S. Nille, V. M Naik, P. R. Dongare, Datta B Gunjal, S. K. Panja, A. H Gore*. Applications of fluorescence-based techniques for microplastics and nanoplastics analysis. Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Analytical Chemistry, 2026, 531-552.                                 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-30270-1.00009-7

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  • S. Kumar, A. Prajapat, S. K. Panja, M. Shukla. Ultrasound Irradiation: Fundamental Theory, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Important Properties, and Physical Principles, 2024                                            https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527844494.ch1

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  • A. Manna*, A. Verma, S. K. Panja, S. Saha*. Recent Development of Carbenes: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Properties and Applications. InTechOpen, 2022.                                                                  http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101413

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  • Sumit K Panja* and Satyen Saha*. Efficient Synthetic Protocol and Mechanistic Study of Quinazoline Analogues and Their Biological Importance,​ Advances in Organic Synthesis, 2018, 121-146.

  • DOI: 10.2174/9781681086958118090006

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