Publications
Papers published, accepted, and submitted for publication in peer reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings = 69; patent applications = 3; several manuscripts in preparation. Numerous papers presented at national and international meetings such as ACS, Pittsburgh Conference, FAACS, EAS, and ISEC.
Published Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals 2000 -
G. V. Reddy and S. Muralidharan, “Synthesis and Characterization of 4-(Halomethyl)Acyl-3-Methyl-1-Phenyl-5-Pyrazolones and Their Amphiphilic Analogs” Heterocycles (accepted).
N. Srividya and S. Muralidharan, “Determination of Line Tension of Giant Vesicles From Pore Closing Dynamics” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2008, 112, 7147-7152.
M. T. Kumara, B. C. Tripp and S. Muralidharan, "Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Bioengineered Protein Nanotubes", 2007, Biomacromolecules (in press).
M. T. Kumara, B. C. Tripp and S. Muralidharan, "Self-Assembly of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanotubes on Bioengineered Flagella Scaffolds" Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 2056-2064.
M. T. Kumara, Brian C. Tripp, and S Muralidharan, "Exciton Energy Transfer in Self-Assembled Quantum Dots on Bioenginered Bacterial Flagella Nanotubes" Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111, 5276-5280.
M. T. Kumara, S. Muralidharan and B. C. Tripp, "Generation and Characterization of Inorganic and Organic Nanotubes on Bioengineered Flagella of Mesophilic Bacteria", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2007, 7, 2260-2272.
M. T. Kumara, N. Srividya, S. Muralidharan, and B. C. Tripp, "Bioengineered Flagella Nanotubes with Cysteine Loops: Self-Assembly and Manipulation in an Optical Trap", Nano Letters, 2006, 6, 2121-2129.
P. G. Beerman, B. R. McGarvey, B. O. Skadtchenko, S. Muralidharan, and R. Sung, "Cationic Substitution Sites in Mn2+ -Doped ZnS Nanoparticles", Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2006, 8, 235-241.
S. Muralidharan, P. Gonzalez, R. Sung, and B. McGarvey, "EPR Aspectra of Mn doped ZnS Quantum Dots", Chemistry of Materials, 2004, 16, 915-918.
S. Muralidharan, H. Cao, and H. Ma, "Synthesis and Metal Ion Recognition of Self-Assembling Acylpyrazolones" Journal of Ion Exchange, 2003, 14, 417-420.
Published Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals 1990's
S. Muralidharan, G. Ma and H. Freiser, "Centrifugal Partition Chromatographic Separation of Tervalent Lanthanides Using Acylpyrazolone Extractants", Analytical Chemistry, 1997, 69, 2835.
S. Muralidharan, G. Ma and H. Freiser, "Interfacial Catalysis of Formation and Dissociation of Tervalent Lanthanide Complexes in Two Phase Systems", Analytical Chemistry, 1997, 69, 2827.
S. Muralidharan, Y. Surakitbanharn and H. Freiser, "Centrifugal Partition Chromatographic Separations of Platinum Group Metals by Complexation and Iona Pair Formation", Analytical Chemistry, 1996, 68, 3934.
S. Muralidharan, E. Ma, P. Jiang and H. Freiser, "Kinetic Behavior of Lanthanide Extraction With Acidic Phosphorus Extractants", Journal of Chemical Technology Biotechnology, 1996, 65, 81.
S. Muralidharan, G. Jarvinen, R. Barrans, N. Schroeder, K. Wade, M. Jones, B. Smith, J. Mills, G. Howard, and H. Freiser, ASelective Extraction of Trivalent Actinides from Lanthanides with Dithiophosphinc Acids and Tributylphosphate@, Chapter in the book Separations of f Elements, Plenum Press, New York, 1995, pp 43-62.
S. Muralidharan, G. Ma and H. Freiser, "Factors Influencing the Efficiencies of Multistage Separations of Lanthanides" Chapter in the book Separations of f Elements, Plenum Press, New York, 1995, pp 177-198.
S. Muralidharan, R. Cai and H. Freiser, "Kinetics of the Dissociation of Ni-2-Methyl-8-Hydroxyquinoline in Water and Surfactant Micelles", Langmuir, 1995, 11, 2926.
S. Muralidharan, F. Chen, H. Ma and H. Freiser, "Kinetics of Extraction and Back-Extraction of Ni-Dodecylsalicylaldoxime and Its Correlation With Centrifugal Partition Chromatographic Efficiencies", Langmuir, 1995, 11, 3235.
S. Muralidharan and H. Freiser, "Centrifugal Partition Chromatographic Separation of Metal Ions" Chapter in the book Centrifugal Partition Chromatography, Marcel-Dekker, 1994, New York, 317.
S. Muralidharan, F. Chen and H. Freiser, "Study of the Extraction and Back-Extraction of Ni-1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-4-Benzoyl-5-Pyrazolone and the Correlation between Kinetics and Centrifugal Partition Chromatographic Efficiencies", Langmuir 1994, 10, 2139.
S. Muralidharan, K. Inaba and H. Freiser, "Effect of Kinetic Factors on the Efficiencies of Centrifugal Partition Chromatographic Separations of Tervalent Lanthanides with Bis(2,4,4,-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic Acid as Extractant", Solvent Extraction Research and Development 1994, 1, 13.
S. Muralidharan, P. H. Smith, M. E. Barr, J. R. Brainard, D. K. Ford, S. D. Reilley, R. R. Ryan, L. A. Silks, H. Freiser, W. H. YU, "Synthesis and Characterization of Two Nitrogen-Donor Cryptands", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1993, 58, 7939.
S. Muralidharan, F. Y. Chen and H. Freiser, "Kinetics and Equilibrium of the Extraction of Nickel(II) by 8-Mercaptoquinoline in a Highly Dispersed Two Phase System", Langmuir, 1993, 9, 3656.
S. Muralidharan, K. Inaba and H. Freiser, "Simultaneous Characterization of Extraction Equilibria and Back-Extraction Kinetics: Use of Arsenazo III to Characterize Lanthanide-Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic Acid Complexes in Surfactant Micelles", Analytical Chemistry, 1993, 65, 1510.
S. Muralidharan, Y. Surakitbanharn and H. Freiser, "Centrifugal Partition Chromatography of Palladium(II) and the Influence of Chemical Kinetic Factors on Separation Efficiency", Analytical Chemistry, 1991, 63, 2642.
S. Muralidharan, Y. Surakitbanharn and H. Freiser, "Separation of Palladium(II) from Platinum(II), Iridium(III) and Rhodium(III) Using Centrifugal Partition Chromatography", Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 1991, 1, 45.
S. Muralidharan, R. Cai and H. Freiser, "Improved Separation of Closely Related Metal Ions by Centrifugal Partition Chromatography" Journal of Liquid Chromatography,1990, 13, 3651.
S. Muralidharan and H. Freiser, "Separation of Enantiomers Using Polymeric Copper-Amine-Cellulose Columns", Journal of Chromatography, 1990, 513, 370.
S. Muralidharan, W. H. Yu, S. Tagashira and H. Freiser, "Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies on the Complexation of Nickel(II) by 8-Quinolinol in Micelles of Neutral and Charged Surfactants, Langmuir, 1990, 6, 1190.
Published Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals 1980’s
S. Muralidharan, M. Hojjatie, M. Dietz and H. Freiser, "A Short and Convenient Synthesis of 5-Alkyl Substituted 8-hydroxy Quinolines", Synthetic Communications, 1989, 19, 2273.
S. Muralidharan, M. Hojjatie and H. Freiser, "Synthesis and Multinuclear NMR Characterization of Some [3.3]Diselena and [4.4]Tetraselena Cyclophanes", Tetrahedron, 1989, 45, 1611.
S. Muralidharan, M. Hojjatie and H. Freiser, "Structural and Complexation Properties of 2,11-Diselena-[3.3]-2,6-Pyridinophane", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989, 54, 393.
S. Muralidharan and H. Freiser, "Catalytic Properties of Polymeric Copper-Amine-Cellulose Complexes", Journal of Molecular Catalysis, 1989, 50, 181.
S. Muralidharan and H. Freiser, "Immobilization, Stabilization and Isolation of Organocopper Compounds Using Polymeric Supports", Inorganic Chemistry, 1988, 27, 3251.
S. Muralidharan, T. Cecconie and H. Freiser, "Characterization of Micro-Babington and Cross-Flow Nebulizers for Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry", Applied Spectroscopy, 1988, 42, 177.
S. Muralidharan, R. Sperline and H. Freiser, "Determination of the Interfacial Excess of Surfactants at the Solid-Liquid Interface using ATR-IR Spectroscopy", Langmuir, 1987, 3, 198.
S. Muralidharan, R. Sperline and H. Freiser, "A Method for the Determination of the Angle of Incidence and the Number of Reflections of the Circle Cell by ATR-IR Spectroscopy", Applied Spectroscopy, 1986, 40, 1019.
S. Muralidharan, Li-Kean and H. Freiser, "Determination of the Equilibrium Constants of Organophosphorus Liquid-Liquid Extractants by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy", Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 1985, 3, 895.
S. Muralidharan, J. H. Espenson and Scott A. Ross, "Kinetics and Mechanism of Molecular A-Frame Formation. Reactions of Cyclo-octasulfur and Sulfur Dioxide with PtCl2(μ-PPh2CH2PPh2)2 and Related Binuclear Platinum Complexes", Inorganic Chemistry, 1986, 25, 2557.
S. Muralidharan and J. H. Espenson, "Kinetics and Mechanism of Molecular A-Frame Formation in Reactions of [Pt2(PPh3)2(μ-dppm)2][PF6] with Diazomethane, Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide and Hydrogen Chloride", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1984, 106, 8104.
S. Muralidharan and J. H. Espenson "Molecular A-Frame Formation by Methylene Insertion into Platinum-Platinum Bond", Inorganic Chemistry, 1983, 22, 2786.
S. Muralidharan and J. H. Espenson, "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of Europium(II) and the Reduction of Europium(III) by 2-hydroxy-2-propyl Radicals", Inorganic Chemistry, 1984, 23, 636.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "The Photochemical Properties of Rhodium(III) Phthalocyanine Cation Radicals", Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1984, 88, 5261.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "Sequential Biphotonic Processes in Rhodium(III) Phthalocyanines", Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1983, 87, 4877.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "Photochemistry of Transition Metal Phthalocyanines. An Analysis of the Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of the Acido(phthalocyanine) Rhodium(III) Complexes", Inorganic Chemistry, 1983, 22, 1369.
S. Muralidharan, G. Ferraudi, M. S. Green and K. Caulton, "The Photochemistry of Rhenium Hydrides. A Flash Photolytic Investigation of the Transients in the Photochemistry of Tris(dimethylphenyl phosphine)pentahydride Rhenium(V)" Journal of Organometallic Chemistry", 1983, 244, 47.
S. Muralidharan, L. K. Patterson and G. Ferraudi, "Luminescence from Upper Excited Electronic States of Phthalocyanines", Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1982, 65, L235.
S. Muralidharan, G. Ferraudi and K. Schmatz, "Photochemistry of Transition Metal Phthalocyanines. Mechanistic Aspects on the Photochemistry of the Acido(Phthalocyanine)Rhodium(III) Complexes Investigated by Continuous, Flash and Laser Flash Photolysis", Inorganic Chemistry, 1982, 21, 2691.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "The Charge Transfer and Ligand Centered Excited State Photochemistries of the First and Second Row d6 - Transition Metal Phthalocyanines", Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1982, 64, L23.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "Photoinduced Dimerization of Macrocyclic Complexes Mediated by a Metal-Assisted Oxidation of the Macrocycle", Inorganic Chemistry, 1981, 20, 4262.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "Photochemistry of Copper(II) Complexes with Macrocyclic Amine Ligands", Inorganic Chemistry, 1981, 20, 2306.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "Photochemical Properties of Copper Complexes", Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 1981, 36, 45.
S. Muralidharan and G. Ferraudi, "The Photoinduced Oxidation of Axial and Macrocyclic Ligands in a Copper(II) Complex", Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1980, 40, L33.
S. Muralidharan and R. G. Hayes, "Intense Satellites in the X-ray Photoelectron Spectra of Certain Metalloporphyrins", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1980, 102, 5106.
Published Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals 1970’s
S. Muralidharan and R. G. Hayes, "Satellites in the Photoelectron Spectra of Certain Metalloporphyrins", Journal of Chemical Physics, 1979, 71, 2970.
S. Muralidharan and R. G. Hayes, "XPS Studies of the Valence Electron Levels of Metalloporphyrins", Chemical Physics Letters, 1978, 57, 630.
Reviewed Publications in Trade Journals
C. Deer, P. Gonzalez, R. Sung, and S. Muralidharan, "Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Mn(II) Doped PbS Quantum Dots" American Laboratory, 2005, 37, 17-20.
Ke Du, T. Dhanasekaran, and S. Muralidharan, "Capillary Electrophoresis as a Powerful Characterization tool in Nanotechnology", P/ACE Setter, 2004, 8, 8-9.
Papers Submitted for Publication
S. Dutta and S. Muralidharan, "Synthesis and Characterization of a Luminescent Ruthenium Chiral Complex: Synergistic Effect with MPS-PPV in Sensing of Prostaglandin PGE2", Chirality (submitted).
W. Okumu, J. Whitlock, N. Srividya, B. Tripp, and S. Muralidharan, "Membrane Dynamics of Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) Vesicles Probed with NBD Dye Molecules" Journal of Physical Chemistry (submitted).
J. Whitlock, W. Okumu, N. Srividya, B. Tripp, and S. Muralidharan, "Membrane Dynamics of EggPC and SoyPC Vesicles Probed with NBD Dye Molecules" Journal of Physical Chemistry (submitted).
Patent Applications
"Facile Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Monomers for Nanoparticle-Monomer-Nanomolecule-Receptor (NMNR) Nanosensors".
"Handheld Sensing Device with NMNR Nanosensors for Rapid Detection of Explosives, and Chemical and Biological Toxins".
"Flagella Bionanotubes and Composites for Various Nanotechnology Applications".
Published Book Chapters
S. Muralidharan, "Separations of Metal Ions By Micellar High Performance Liquid Chromatography" Encyclopedia of Chromatography, J. Cazes, Editor, Marcel-Dekker, , 2001, 514-518.
S. Muralidharan, "Separations of Metal Ions By Centrifugal Partition Chromatography", Encyclopedia of Chromatography, J. Cazes, Editor, Marcel-Dekker, 2001, 760-764.
S. Muralidharan and H. Freiser, "Fundamental Aspects of Metal Separations by Centrifugal Partition Chromatography", American Chemical Society Symposium on Recent Advances in Metal Ion Separation and Preconcentration, M. L. Dietz, R. D. Rogers, and A. H. Bond, Editors, ACS, Washington DC, 1999, pp347-389.
S. Muralidharan and H. Freiser, "Selective Separations of Metal Ions Via Centrifugal Partition Chromatography", Recent Progress in Actinides Separation Chemistry, Z. Yoshida, T. Kimura, and Y. Meguro, Editors, World Scientific, Singapore, 1997, pp191-208.