Dr. A. Ratnamala obtained her Ph.D degree in the year 2005 from IICT- Hyderabad and there she did post doctoral research for a couple of years and then moved to Pharmaceutical Industry as a research Scientist. Currently she is an Associate Professor at GITAM University-Hyderabad Campus. Research interest of her group includes design, synthesis and characterization of various materials / catalysts for organic synthesis, nanocomposites & quantum dots and its applications as biosensors.
Research Publications
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Hierarchical graphene oxide-Ni3S2 quantum dots nanocomposites modified glassy carbon electrode for electrochemical detection of dopamine and tyrosine M. Hasheena, A. Ratnamala,* M. Noorjahan, G. Deepthi Reddy , Gousia Begum Frontiers in materials 2023 , https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2023.1207875,
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Synthetic Approaches to Gliflozins: A Comprehensive Overview, Ch. V. A. Sasikala , Pradip D. Nahide , Mallesh Beesu , Sayantan Biswas , Debjit Basu , Srinivas Achanta , Ratnamala Annapragada∗ , Rakeshwar Bandichhor∗, 2024 Synthesis DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751524
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Efficient Route to Canagliflozin via Anhydroketopyranose Ch.V. A. Sasikala, Ratnamala Annapragada*, Debjit Basu, Kiran Kumar Singarapu, Aaseef Mohammad, and Rakeshwar Bandichhor* Organic Letters 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00980, Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 19, 3450–3454
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CeZSM-5 – a designer’s catalyst for selective synthesis of octahydroacridine A.Ratnamala, V. Durgakumari, M. Subrahmanyam and N. Archana, Chemical Communications, Issue 23 (2004) 2710-2711. Q1 Impact factor: 6.834 ; https://doi.org/10.1039/B409413A
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An efficient and novel porous nanosilica supported TiO2 photocatalyst for pesticide degradation using solar light M.V.P. Sharma, G. Sadanandam, A. Ratnamala, V.D.Kumari, M. Subrahmanyam, Journal of Hazardous Materials 171(2009)626-633. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.040
Ongoing Research Projects
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SEED Grant(Ongoing): Synthesis And Characterization Of Doped Hydroxyapatite Based Films And Its Biological Applications
Expertise
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Nanocomposites & quantum dots and its applications as Electrochemical biosensors for detection of drug molecules
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Design, synthesis and characterization of various materials / catalysts and it evaluation for the synthesis of drug intermediates and organic synthesis,
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Heterogenous catalysis
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Synthesis, characterization of thin films for biomedical applications
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Photocatalysis
Authored Books
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Metal-Organic Frameworks for Chemical Reactions; Elsevier Publisher
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Advanced Ceramics for Microwave Absorber Applications, Bentham Science Publisher
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Advanced Ceramics for Biomedical Applications, Bentham Science Publishers
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Electrochemical Green Synthesis,Advances in Green Synthesis, Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
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Microbially-Derived Biosurfactants for Improving Sustainability in Industry Elsevier Publisher