DEPARTMENT OF
Chemistry

faculty

Dr. Sajini T

Assistant Professor

[email protected]
Full Name:
Sajini T
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Department:
Chemistry
Researcher ID:
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1819-8153 VIDWAN ID: 218527
Mobile Number:
09656145617
Residence Phone Number:
8075504656
Educational Qualifications:
M Sc, PhD
Awards and Achievements:
MSc Chemistry (First Rank), CSIR-JRF Active SPOC in MOOC/NPTEL Courses
Area of Specialization:
Nanomaterials, Green synthesis, Molecular imprinted polymer, Nanocomposites, Polymeric materials, Environmental chemistry and Sustainable chemistry.
Papers Presented:
  1. Sajini T, Gigimol M.G and Beena Mathew. “A Facile Approach for the Enantiomeric Separation of Chiral Molecules Using Molecular Imprinting Technique Supported on Multiwalled Carbon nanotubes”. Nano India -2019. Hosted by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottyam, Supported by DST, Government of India. 26-27 April 2019.
  2. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “A Facile Approach for the Separation of Chiral Molecules Using Molecular Imprinting Technique Supported on Multiwalled Carbon nanotubes”. Sixth International Conference on Natural Polymers (ICNP-2018). Organized by IUMSE & IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. 7-9 December 2018.
  3. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Tailoring of Artificial Sorbents for the Separation of D-Mandelic Acid via Molecular Imprinting Technology Supported on Multiwalled Carbon nanotubes”. International Conference on advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM 2018). St Berchmans College, Changanassery, Sponsored by DST-SERB. 9-10 October 2018.
  4. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “A Facile Approach for the Enantiomeric Separation of Chiral Molecules Using Molecular Imprinting Technique Supported on Multiwalled Carbon nanotubes”. National Seminar on Recent Advances in Supramolecular and Nanochemistry. Organized by Assumption College, Changanassery, sponsored by KSCSTE. 16-17 November 2017.
  5. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Fabrication of Chiral Sorbents of L-phenylalanine Benzyl Ester on Vinyl Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon nanotubes via Molecular Imprinting Technology”. International Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, Properties and Applications (ICM-2016). Organized by IUMSE, MGU, Kotayam. 13-15 May 2016.
  6. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Tailoring of Chiral Sorbents on Vinyl Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube via Molecular Imprinting Technology”. International Conference on Materials for the Millennium (MatCon-2016). Organized by Department of Applied Chemistry, CUSAT. 14-16 January 2016.
  7. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Comparison of the Metal Ion Adsorbtion Properies of Modified and Unmodified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Charcoal”. International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-15). Held at K S Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India. 7-10 December 2015.
  8. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “A Facile Approach for the Separation of Chiral Molecules Using Molecular Imprinting Technique on Multiwalled Carbon nanotube”. International Conference on Advanced Materials and its Applications (ICAMA-2014), March 26-28, 2014, Alphonsa college, Pala.
  9. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. Composites of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Enantioselective Recognition of D-Mandelic Acid”. 5th Asian Conference on Colloid and interface Science (ACCIS-2013), November 20-23, 2013, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling.
  10. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Fabrication of Sorbents with Enhanced Enantioselective Properties by Molecular Imprinting Approach on Multiwalled Carbon nanotube”. International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS-2013), October 23-24, 2013, Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, SreeSankara College, Kalady.
  11. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Tailoring of Sorbents with Enhanced Chiral Recognition Properties by Molecular Imprinting Approach on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes”. International Conference onPolymers on the Frontiers of Science and Technology (APA-2013), February 21-23, 2013, Chandigarh, Punjab.
  12. Sajini T and Beena Mathew. “Molecular Imprinting Approach on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for the Design of Enantioselective Sorbents for D-Mandelic Acid”. National Conference on Current Trends in Chemistry (CtriC-2013), March 21-22, 2013, Cusat.
  13. Athira Kochumon, Aleena Alphons Benny, Anjitha Sebastian, T. Sajini*. ‘Maranta arundinacea Leaf Extract for Sustainable Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Efficient Azo Dye Degradation’. International Conference on Innovative Green Materials for Sustainable Engineering (IGMSE-2023), 27th & 28th February 2023. Department of Chemistry Institute of Science and Humanities SIMATS School of Engineering Chennai.
Papers Published:
  1. Sajini, S. John, B. Mathew, Rational Design and Tailoring of Imprinted Polymeric Enantioselective Sensor Layered on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for the Chiral Recognition of D-Mandelic acid, Polym. Chem., 10 (2019) 5364-5384. (IF -5.36)
  2. Sajini, S. John, B. Mathew, Tailoring of Photo-responsive Molecularly Imprinted Polymers on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube as an Enantioselective Sensor and Sorbent for L-PABE, Compos. Sci. Technol., 181 (2019) 107676. (IF-9.88)
  3. Sajini, R. Thomas, B. Mathew, Rational Design and Synthesis of Photo-responsive Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Enantioselective Intake and Release of L-Phenylalanine Benzyl Ester on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer, 173 (2019) 127-140. (IF-4.43)
  4. Sajini, R. Thomas, B. Mathew, Computational Design and Fabrication of Enantioselective Recognition Sorbents for L-Phenylalanine Benzyl Ester on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes using Molecular Imprinting Technology, Chinese. J. Polym., Sci. (2019) 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10118-019-2282-4. (IF-3.81)
  5. Sajini, M.G. Gigimol, B. Mathew, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Selective Adsorption and Specific Enantiomeric Recognition of D-Mandelic acid, J. Polym Res., 26 (2019). (IF-3.06)
  6. Sajini, M.G. Gigimol, B. Mathew, A Brief Overview of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Supported on Titanium Dioxide Matrices, Mater. Today Chem., 11 (2019) 283-295. (IF-8.3)
  7. Sajini, K. Aravind, B. Mathew, Theoretical and Computational Strategies for the Fabrication of Enantioselective Recognition Sites on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer, Int. J. Curr. Adv. Res., 6 (2017) 6334-6336.
  8. Sajini, B. Mathew, Composites of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Enantioselective Recognition of D-Mandelic acid, J. Surface Sci. Technol., 30 (2014) 201-218.
  9. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Sajini T, Ajith James Jose. Corrosion inhibition properties of 1,2,4-Hetrocyclic Systems: Electrochemical, theoretical and Monte Carlo simulation studies. Egyptian Journal of Petroleum (2017)26, 721–732.
  10. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Mathew Kuruvilla, Sajini T. Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion using Chitosan–Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite Films by Sol–Gel Method: An Environmentally Friendly Approach. J Bio Tribo Corros (2017) 3:3. (IF-3.1)
  11. Princy Philip, Tomlal Jose, Manoj Parameswaran, Sajini. Structurally modified poly(methyl methacrylate) electrospun nanofibers as better host matrix for noble metal nanoparticles. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. (2020). (IF-2.52)
  12. Princy Philip, Tomlal Jose, K.C. Philip, P. Manoj, Sajini. Studies on the hypsochromic shifted optical properties of gold nanoparticles embedded electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) nanofibers. Materials Today: Proceedings. 33 (2020) 2174–2179. (IF-1.24)
  1. T Sajini, Beena Mathew. A brief overview of molecularly imprinted polymers: Highlighting computational design, nano and photo-responsive imprinting. Talanta Open 4, 2021, 100072.
  2. Gopika M. Nair, Sajini*, Beena Mathew. Advanced green approaches for metal and metal oxide nanoparticles synthesis and their environmental applications. Talanta Open 5 (2022) 100080.
  3. Revathy, Jebin Joseph, Cyril Augustine, T. Sajini* and Beena Mathew. Synthesis and catalytic applications of silver nanoparticles: a sustainable chemical approach using indigenous reducing and capping agents from Hyptis capitata. RSC Environmental Science: Advances. 2022, 1, 491-505.
  4. Revathy, T. Sajini*, Cyril Augustine, Nayana Joseph, Iron-based magnetic nanomaterials: Sustainable approaches of synthesis and applications, Results in Engineering, Volume 18, 2023, 101114, ISSN 2590-1230, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101114.
  5. Sreelakshmi T.R., Sajini T.*, and Beena Mathew. Fabrication of Vinyl Functionalised Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for the Removal of Organic Pollutant. Advanced Materials Research. Vol. 1175, pp 63-72, 2023, ISSN: 1662-8985
  6. Sajini T, Sam John and Beena Mathew. Fabrication of nanostructured molecularly imprinted polymer as enantioselective sensor and sorbent for L‑phenylalanine benzyl ester. Journal of Polymer Research. 29, 509 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-03361-3.
Book/ Book Chapters Published:
  1. Sajini T, Aravind Krishnan and Beena Mathew, “Computational Modeling and Theoretical Strategies for the Design of Chiral Recognition Sites Using Molecular Imprinting Technology”. Advanced Polymeric Materials (River Publishers Series in Polymer Science). River Publishers, Viva Books Private Limited, 2018.
  2. Sajini T, Sam John and Beena Mathew, “Photo Responsive Materials Containing Azomoieties: A facile Approach in Molecular Imprinting”. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Volume 1: Mathematical and Analytical Techniques. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, 2017.
  3. Minu Elizabeth Thomas, Jince Abraham and Sajini T. Book Chapter: QM/MM methodology for studying the influence of ionic liquids in chemical reactions. Book: Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Predicting Ionic Liquid Properties, Elsevier. January 2021. eBook ISBN: 9780128202814. Paperback ISBN: 9780128202807
  4. T. Sajini and Beena Mathew. Book Chapter: Present and Future Perspectives of Photo-Responsive Molecularly Imprinted Polymers. Book: Photosensitizers and their Applications, Nova Science Publishers,USA, ISBN:979-8-88697-039-5. 2022
  5. Sajini T and Beena Mathew, Book Chapter: Nanostructured Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Electrochemical Sensing, Book: Nanocomposite Materials for Sensors: Current and Future Developments in Nanomaterials and Carbon nanotubes, Volume 2, 2021, 81-95
Extension Activities:
  • Department level hand sanitizer preparation during Covid Pandemic
  • Shastravandi at Govt New U P School Punnaveli, Kottayam (11-03-2022)
FDP'S ATTENDED:
  1. Orientation Course: UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, 3rd January 2020 to 23rd January 2020.
  2. Refresher Course: 1. Online Refresher Course in Chemistry for Higher Education Faculty, SWAYAM - Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT), MHRD, 2018.
  3. Online Two - Week Inter-Disciplinary Refresher Course on ‘Research Methodology and Data Analysis” from 17th May 2021 to 31st May, 2021, Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.
  4. FDP on ‘Multimedia Tools for Teaching and Learning’ from 22 - 28, July 2021, Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.
  5. NPTEL-AICTE FDP on ‘Bioinorganic Chemistry’, January 2023
  6. UGC­Approved Short­Term Professional Development Programme on ‘Implementation of NEP­2020 for University and College Teachers’ from 8­16 May, 2023
  7. FDP on ‘Instrumental Methods of Analysis’ from 7-13 October 2020, Bishop Moore College Mavelikara in collaboration with Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre (SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi) of MHRD
  8. National Level FDP on ‘Advanced Science & Technology’from 3-18 September 2021,  Department of Chemistry, St Berchmans College in association with Central University of Kerala and PMMMNMTT.
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
UGC Minor Research Project- Fabrication of Enantioselective Chiral Sensor using Molecular Imprinting Approach - UGC No:1917-MRP/14-15/KLMG026/UGC-SWRO Dated February 2015 – Rs 3,80,000/-
ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS:
Department of Chemistry, Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri, Kerala
PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES / EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP:
Reviewer: Applied water science (Springer) Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer)
Memberships:
Member, The Society for Molecular Imprinting
INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC BODIES OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS:
BoS Member, Assumption College, Changanassery (2016-2018)
OFFICIAL ROLES IN ADMINISTRATION / CORPORATE LIFE OF THE COLLEGE:
  1. Director, Womencell (2015-2017)
  2. PTA, Executive Member (2013-2017)
  3. Co-ordinator, SADP (2015-16)
  4. Alumni Association - Executive member (2014-2017)
  5. Science Centre –Executive member (2014-2016)
Current Positions:

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1. MOOC-SWAYAM Courses – Local Chapter Coordinator (2019- 2. MOOC Course on Organic Farming, MGU – College Coordinator (2020- 3. St Vincent De Paul Society, Executive Member (2013- 4. IQAC, Department Coordinator (2020- 5. Board Member, Staff co-operative society (2021-
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