Vijayaraghavan Ranganathan

Research Fellow   Room: 134, Building 23N, Clayton Phone: +61 3 9905 4535 Fax: +61 3 9905 4597 Email: Vijay.Ranganathan@sci.monash.edu.au

Summary Publications

Summary

Vijay completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Doug MacFarlane in 2007. His thesis was titled 'Ionic Liquids as Alternative Solvents.' He is investigating biocompatible ionic liquids in a range of areas including their use as biomedical devices, stabilizing solvents.

Research Interests

1. Synthesis and Characterization of Biocompatible Ionic Liquids
2. Novel Ionic Biomaterials for Biomedical Devices
3. Synthesis of Biocompatible Ionic gels and Enzyme Encapsulation
4. Stabilization of Biomacromolecules in Biocompatible Ionic Liquids
5. Ionic Liquids as Alternate Solvents in
   • Charge Transfer Polymerization
   • Ionic Polymerization
6. Extraction of Tannins from plant sources using Distillable Ionic Liquids
7. Ionic Liquids as Moderators in Exothermic Reactions
8. Ionic Liquids in Chemical Process Safety

Background

PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Anna University (1996)

M.Sc in Chemistry, Annamalai University (1989)

Post-Graduate Diploma in "Plastics Processing Technology", CIPET (1983)