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[93] Ashesh Mahto, Dibyendu Mondal, Veerababu Polisetti, Jitkumar Bhatt, Nidhi M. R., Kamalesh Prasad* and S.K. Nataraj*. Sustainable water reclamation from different feed streams by Forward Osmosis Process Using Deep Eutectic Solvents as Reusable Draw Solution. ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. DOI : 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03046 [IF : 2.84]

[92] Stimuli responsive ion gels prepared using ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents with special reference to polysaccharides. Kamalesh Prasad,* Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma, Mara G. Freire, Chandrakant Mukesh, and Jitkumar Bhatt. Carbohydrate Polymers 2018,180, 328-336 [Review article] [IF 4.82]

[91] Agarose based large molecular systems: Synthesis of fluorescent aromatic agarose amino acid nano-conjugates – their pH-stimulated structural variations and interactions with BSA. A. K Sharma, N. A Chudasama, Kamalesh Prasad*, and A K Siddhanta* Carbohydrate Research, 2017, 449, 37-46 [IF 1.90]

[90] Liquid pharmaceuticals formulation by eutectic formation. Andrew P. Abbott *, Essa I. Ahmed, Kamalesh Prasad, Idrees B. Qader, Karl S. Ryder. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2017, 448, 2-8 [IF 2.47]

[89] Seaweed derived non-toxic functionalized graphene sheets as sustainable materials for the efficient removal of fluoride from high fluoride containing drinking water. M.Sharma, D. Mondal, N. Singh, K. Upadhyay, A. Rawat, R.V. Devkar, R. A. Sequeira and Kamalesh Prasad *. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5 (4), 3488–3498. [IF 5.95]

[88] Very High Concentration Solubility and Long-Term Stability of DNA in an Ammonium-Based Ionic Liquid: A Suitable Medium for Nucleic Acid Packaging and Preservation. N. Singh, M.Sharma, D. Mondal, M. M. Pereira, & Kamalesh Prasad * ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 1998−2005 [IF 5.95]

[87] Evaluation of cellulose of Valoniopsis pachynema (Martens) Børgesen for its applications in paper making. N.D Sanandiya, C. Mukesh, Kamalesh Prasad* A.K. Siddhanta *. J Appl Phycol. 2017. 29, 1657-1662 [IF 2.61]

[86] Suitability of bio-based ionic liquids for the extraction and purification of IgG antibodies. Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma, Maria V. Quental, Ana P. M. Tavares, Kamalesh Prasad* and Mara G. Freire*. Green Chemistry, 2016,18,6071-6081 (IF : 9.12)

[85] Growth and biochemical characterization of green and red strains of the tropical agarophytes Gracilaria edulis and Gracilaria debilis (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta). V. Veeragurunathan*, Kamlesh Prasad, Nripat Singh, J. Malarvizhi, Subir Kumar Mandal, Vaibhav A Mantri. J of Appl Phycology, 2016, 28, 3479-3489. [IF 2.61]

[84] Agarose functionalization: Synthesis of PEG-agarose amino acid nano-conjugate - its structural ramifications and interactions with BSA in a varying pH regime. Nishith A Chudasama, Kamalesh Prasad, A.K. Siddhanta*. Carbohydrate Polymers 2016, 151,735-742. [IF 4.82]

[83] Synthesis of functionalized N-doped graphene DNA hybrid material in a deep eutectic solvent. Jitkumar Bhatt, Dibyendu Mondal, Ranjitsinh V. Devkar & Kamalesh Prasad * Green Chemistry, 2016, 18,4297-4302. (IF : 9.12)

[82] Preparation of a noncytotoxic hemocompatible ion gel by self-polymerization of HEMA in a green deep eutectic solvent having long term drug immobilization and pH stability efficiency. Chandrakant Mukesh, Kapil K. Upadhyay, Ranjitsinh V. Devkar, Nishith A Chudasama, Gopalkumar G. Raol and Kamalesh Prasad * Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics, 2016, 217, 1899-1906 (IF : 2.50)

[81] Experimental evidence for the participation of deep eutectic solvents in silver chloride crystal formation at low temperature . Jitkumar Bhatt, Dibyendu Mondal , Kamalesh Prasad*. Journal of Crystal Growth 2016, 442 , 95–97 (IF : 1.80)

[80] Preparation of a natural deep eutectic solvent mediated self polymerized highly flexible transparent gel having super capacitive behaviour. Chandrakant Mukesh, Rajeev Gupta, Divesh N. Srivastava,Sanna Kotrappanavar Nataraj* and Kamalesh Prasad*. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 28586-28592 (IF : 3.11)

[79] Biomass derived solvents for the scalable production of single layered graphene from graphite. Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Nripat Singh and Kamalesh Prasad* , Chemical Communications 2016, 52, 9074-9077 (IF: 6.32) ChemComm Emerging Investigators 2016 issue

[78] Deep eutectic solvent promoted one step sustainable conversion of fresh seaweed biomass to functionalized graphene as potential electrocatalyst. Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma, Chen-Hao Wang, Yu-Chuan Lin, Hsin-Chih Huang, Arka Saha, Sanna Kotrappanavar Nataraj * and Kamalesh Prasad *. Green Chemistry, 2016, 18, 2819-2826 (IF : 9.12)

[77] Deep eutectic solvents as efficient solvent system for the extraction of k-carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii. Arun Kumar Das, Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal and Kamalesh Prasad*. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2016, 136, 930-935 (IF: 4.82)

[76] Deep eutectic solvents as new class of draw agent to enrich low abundant DNA and proteins using forward osmosis. Dibyendu Mondal, Ashesh Mahto, Polisetti Veera Babu, Jitkumar Bhatt, Kamalesh Prasad * and Sanna Kotrappanavar Nataraj * RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 89539 – 89544 [addendum RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 92618]. (IF : 3.11)

[75] Extraction of plant growth regulators present in Kappaphycus alvarezii sap by imidazolium based ionic liquids: Detection and quantification by HPLC–DAD technique. Arun Kumar Das and Kamalesh Prasad*. Analytical Methods, 2015, 7, 9064–9067 (IF: 1.90)

[74] Sustainable processing and synthesis of non-toxic and antibacterial magnetic nanocomposite from spider silk in neoteric solvents. Nripat Singh, Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma, Ranjitsinh V. Devkar, Sonam Dubey & Kamalesh Prasad*. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2015, 3, 2575–2581 (IF : 5.95)

[73] High concentration DNA solubility in bio-ionic liquids with long-lasting chemical and structural stability at room temperature. Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Nripat Singh, Jitkumar Bhatt and Kamalesh Prasad * RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 40546 - 40551. (IF : 3.11)

[72] A green and sustainable approach to utilize bio-ionic liquids for the selective precipitation of high purity agarose from an agarophyte extract. Mukesh Sharma, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Dibyendu Mondal, Ramavatar Meena * and Kamalesh Prasad * Green Chemistry, 2015,17, 2867-2873. (IF : 9.12)

[71] Formation of multiple structural formats of DNA in a bio-deep eutectic solvent. Chandrakant Mukesh and Kamalesh Prasad *. Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics. 2015. 216, 1061-1066. (IF : 2.50)

[70] Elimination of gibberellin from Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed sap foliar spray enhances corn stover production without compromising the grain yield advantage. D. Mondal, Arup Ghosh*, Kamalesh Prasad, Nidhi Bhatt, Sanam Singh, P.K. Ghosh*. Plant Growth Regulation, 2015, 75, 657-666. (IF : 2.64)

[69] Preparation of bio-deep eutectic solvent triggered antibacterial silver chloride-DNA hybrid material having cephalopod like architecture. Jitkumar Bhatt, Dibyendu Mondal, Gopal Bhojani and Kamalesh Prasad*, Material Science & Engineering C, 2015, 56, 125-131. (IF : 3.088)

[68] Fundamental studies on the feasibility of deep eutectic solvents for the selective partition of glaucarubinone present in the roots of Simarouba glauca. Faisal Kholiya, Nidhi Bhatt, M.R. Rathod, R. Meena and Kamalesh Prasad.* Journal of Separation Science, 2015, 38, 3170–3175 (IF : 2.56)

[67] Production of partially reduced graphene oxide nanosheets using a seaweed sap: Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Arun K Das and Kamalesh Prasad * RSC Advances., 2014, 4, 64583-64588. (IF : 3.11)

[66] Studies on the effect of bio-ionic liquid structures on the spontaneous reduction and dispersion stability of graphene oxide in aqueous media : Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Chandrakant Mukesh and Kamalesh Prasad * RSC Adv., 2014, 4 (79), 42197 – 42201. (IF : 3.11)

[65] Polymerizable bio-ionic liquid based nanogel : A new nanocarrier for an anticancer drug. Chandrakant Mukesh, Jitkumar Bhatt, Kamalesh Prasad*. Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics 2014, 215, 1498−1504. (IF : 2.50)

[64] Simultaneous dehydration of biomass derived sugars to 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) and reduction of graphene oxide in ethyl lactate : One pot dual chemistry. Dibyendu Mondal, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Mukesh Sharma, Kamalesh Prasad*. RSC Advances. 2014, 4, 29834-29839. (IF : 3.11)

[63] A facile approach to prepare dual functionalized DNA based material in a bio- deep eutectic solvent. Dibyendu Mondal, Jitkumar Bhatt, Mukesh Sharma, Shruti Chatterjee, Kamalesh Prasad*. Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 3989-3992.( IF : 6.32)

[62] Selective binding of trans-zeatin present in Kappaphycus alvarezii sap using an ionic liquid. Arun Kumar Das, Nidhi Bhatt and Kamalesh Prasad * Current Science, 2014, 106, 1409-1413. (IF : 0.97)

[61] Choline Chloride-thiourea, a deep eutectic solvent for the production of chitin nanofibers. Chandrakant Mukesh, Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma & Kamalesh Prasad* Carbohydrate Polymers 2014, 103, 466-471. (IF : 4.82)

[60] Preparation of tamarind gum based soft ion gels having thixotropic properties. Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Chandrakant Mukesh and Kamalesh Prasad* Carbohydrate Polymers 2014, 102, 467-471. (IF : 4.82)

[59] Agarose based multifunctional materials: Evaluation of thixotropy, self-healability and stretchability. J.P Chaudhary, Kamalesh Prasad, R. Meena*. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2014, 114, 306-311. (IF : 4.82)

[58] Preparation and functional evaluation of agarose derivatives. J.P Chaudhary, Vishal Gupta, Kamalesh Prasad, R. Meena* Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2014, 131, 40630-40640. (IF : 1.600)

[57] Surfactant-induced coagulation of agarose from aqueous extract of Gracilaria dura seaweed as an energy-efficient alternative to the conventional freeze–thaw process. Ramavatar Meena,*Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Pradeep K. Agarwal, Pratyush Maiti, Shruti Chatterjee, Hiren D. Raval, Parinita Agarwal, Arup K. Siddhanta, Kamalesh Prasad and Pushpito K. Ghosh* RSC Advances., 2014, 4 (53), 28093 – 28098. (IF : 3.11)

[56] Rapid dissolution of DNA in a novel bio-based ionic liquid with long-term structural and chemical stability: successful recycling of the ionic liquid for reuse in the process. Chandrakant Mukesh, Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma & Kamalesh Prasad*. Chemical Communications, 2013, 49, 6849 – 6851. (IF : 6.32)

[55] Improved solubility of DNA in recyclable and reusable bio-based deep eutectic solvents with long-term structural and chemical stability. Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma, Chandrakant Mukesh, Vishal Gupta and Kamalesh Prasad* Chemical Communications 2013, 49, 9606-9608. (IF : 6.32)

[54] Solvent responsive healing of guar gum gel prepared in an ionic liquid. Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Chandrakant Mukesh and Kamalesh Prasad* RSC Advances., 2013, 3, 16509 – 16515. (IF : 3.11)

[53] Self-healing guar gum and guar gum-multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite gels prepared in an ionic liquid. Mukesh Sharma, Dibyendu Mondal, Chandrakant Mukesh and Kamalesh Prasad* Carbohydrate Polymers. 2013, 98, 1025-1030. (IF : 4.82)

[52] Dissolution of alpha-chitin in deep eutectic solvents.. Mukesh Sharma, Chandrakant Mukesh, Dibyendu Mondal, and Kamalesh Prasad * RSC Advances., 2013, 3, 18149 – 18155. (IF : 3.11)

[51] Functional modification of agarose: A facile synthesis of a fluorescent agarose-tryptophan based hydrogel. Stalin Kondaveeti, Kamalesh Prasad*, A. K. Siddhanta.* Carbohydrate Polymers 2013, 97,165-171. (IF : 4.82)

[50] Studies on the structure-property relationship of sodium alginate based thixotropic hydrogels. Dharmesh R. Chejara, Stalin Kondaveeti, Kamalesh Prasad* and A. K. Siddhanta*. RSC-Advances 2013, 3,15744-15751. (IF : 3.11)

[49] Fuel intermediates, agricultural nutrients and pure water from Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed.. Dibyendu Mondal, Mukesh Sharma, Pratyush Maiti, Kamalesh Prasad, Ramavatar Meena, Arup K. Siddhanta, Pragnya Bhatt, Arup Ghosh, K. Eswaran, Bharti G. Shah and Pushpito K. Ghosh *. RSC-Advances 2013, 3, 17989-17997. (IF : 3.11)

[48] Self-assembly of model graft copolymers of agarose and weak polyelectrolyte-based amphiphilic diblock copolymers: controlled drug delivery and degradation. R. Muppalla, S. Jewrajka,* Kamalesh Prasad. J Biomed. Mat. Res. Part A 2013, 101,1637-50.( IF : 3.26)

[47] Synthesis of sodium alginate based sprayable new soft gel system. Mahesh U Chattbar, Kamalesh Prasad*, Dharmesh R Chejara, A.K.Siddhanta.* Soft Matter 2012, 8, 1837-1844. (IF : 3.80)

[46] Non-ionic surfactant mediated preparation of κ-carrageenan/calcium carbonate biocomposite. Sanjay Kumar, Kamalesh Prasad*, A.K. Siddhanta*. Indian J Chem A. 2012, 51A, 1085-1089. (IF : 0.729)

[45] One-pot synthesis of fluorescent polysaccharides: Adenine grafted agarose and carrageenan. Mihir Oza, Kamalesh Prasad, A.K Siddhanta. Carbohydrate Research 2012, 357, 23–31. (IF : 1.90)

[44] Preparation of superior quality products from Indian agarophytes. Meena, Ramavatar, Kamalesh Prasad, Ganesan, M., Siddhanta, A.K.* J Appl. Phycology 2011, 23, 183-189. (IF : 2.56)

[43] Purification and characterization of an extracellular polyM-G lyase from marine fungus isolated from brown seaweed.. Ravindra Pal Singh, Vishal Gupta, Manoj Kumar, Puja Kumari, Kamalesh Prasad, C R K Reddy and Bhavanath Jha. J Appl. Phycol. ,2011, 23,755-762. (IF : 2.37)

[42] Microwave assisted synthesis of pH-responsive swellable adducts of chitosan-polyuronic acids. Ramavatar Meena, Mahesh U Chhatbar, Kamalesh Prasad, A. K. Siddhanta. Carbohydr. Polym. 2011, 83, 1402-1407. (IF : 4.82)

[41] The cellulose contents of Indian seaweeds. A K Siddhanta, Mahesh U Chhatbar · Gaurav K Mehta · Naresh D Sanandiya · Sanjay Kumar · Mihir D Oza · Kamalesh Prasad· Ramavatar Meena. J Appl. Phycol. 2011, 23, 919-923. (IF : 2.56)

[40]. Microwave assisted facile synthesis of water soluble fluorescent alginic acid derivatives. Mahesh U. Chhatbar, Ramavatar Meena, Kamalesh Prasad, Dharmesh R. Chejara and A. K. Siddhanta.* Carbohydr. Res. 2011, 346, 527-533. (IF : 1.90)

[39]. Chemical Investigation of Carrageenan from the Red alga Sarconema filiforme (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) of Indian Waters. Sanjay Kumar, Gaurav K Mehta, Kamalesh Prasad, Ramavtar Meena and Arup K Siddhanta.* Natural Product Communications 2011, 6,1327-32. (IF : 0.884)

[38] Preparation of chitin nanowhiskers using an ionic liquid and their composite materials with poly (vinyl alcohol) Jun-ichi Kadokawa,* Akihiko Takegawa, Shozaburo Mine, Kamalesh Prasad. Carbohydr. Polym. 2011, 84, 1408-1412. (IF : 4.82)

[37]. Partial characterization of sulfohydrolase from Gracilaria dura and evaluation of its potential application in improvement of the agar quality. M.K Shukla, Manoj Kumar, Kamalesh Prasad, C R K Reddy and Bhavanath Jha. Carbohydr. Polym. 2011, 85,157-163. (IF : 4.82)

[36] Sulphated galactans of Champia indica and Champia parvula (Rhododymeniales, Rhodophyta) of Indian Waters. Kamalesh Prasad, Ramavtar Meena and Arup K Siddhanta.* J Carbohydr. Chem. 2011, 30, 47-60. (IF : 1.417)

[35] Detection and quantification of some plant growth regulators in a seaweed-based foliar spray employing a mass spectrometric technique sans chromatographic separation. Kamalesh Prasad*, Arun K. Das, Mihir D. Oza, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Arup K. Siddhanta, Ramavatar Meena, K. Eswaran, M.R Rajyaguru and Pushpito K. Ghosh. J Agr. Food Chem. 2010, 58 (8), 4594–4601. (IF : 2.85)

[34]. Cellulose of Salicornia brachiata. Naresh Sanandiya, Kamalesh Prasad*, Ramavatar Meena and A. K. Siddhanta.* Natural Product Communications 2010, 5, 603-606. (IF : 0.882)

[33]. Preparation of cellulose-based ionic porous material compatibilized with polymeric ionic liquid. Kamalesh Prasad, Shozaburo Mine, Yoshiro Kaneko, Jun-ichi Kadokawa. Polymer Bulletin, 2010, 64, 341-349. (IF : 1.43)

[32]. Preparation of robust composite materials composed of i-carrageenan and polymeric ionic liquids. Kamalesh Prasad and Jun-ichi Kadokawa.* Polymer Composites. 2010, 31, 799-806. (IF : 2.32)

[31]. Preparation of guar gum-based functional materials using ionic liquid. Shozaburo Mine, Kamalesh Prasad, Hironori Izawa, Kouhei Sonoda and Jun-ichi Kadokawa. J. Mat. Chem. 2010, 20, 9220-9225. [IF (2010) : 7.443]

[30]. Functional modification of agarose: A facile synthesis of a fluorescent agarose-guanine derivative. Mihir D Oza, Ramavatar Meena, Kamalesh Prasad, P Paul and A K Siddhanta,* Carbohydr. Polym. 2010, 81, 878-884. (IF : 4.82)

[29]. Preparation of galactans from Gracilaria debilis and Gracilaria salicornia. Gaurav K Mehta, Ramavatar Meena, Kamalesh Prasad, M Ganesan, A K Siddhanta.* J Appl. Phycology. 2010, 22,623–627. (IF : 2.56)

[28]. Formation and Growth of Micelles in Dilute Aqueous CTAB Solutions in the presence of NaNO3 and NaClO3.. K Kuperkar, L Abezgauz, D Danino, Kamlesh Prasad, P.A. Hassan and P Bahadur. J Surfact Deterg 2010, 13, 293-303.( IF : 1.85)

[27]. Novel Gelling Systems of k-, i-, and l-Carrageenans and Their Composite Gels with Cellulose Using Ionic Liquid. Kamalesh Prasad, Yoshiro Kaneko and Jun-ichi Kadokawa. Macromolecular Bioscience 2009, 9, 376-382.( IF : 3.23)

[26] Preparation of temperature-induced shapeable film material from guar gum-based gel with an ionic liquid Kamalesh Prasad, Hironori Izawa, Yoshiro Kaneko, and Jun-ichi Kadokawa. J. Mat. Chem., 2009, 19, 4088–4090. [IF (2009) : 7.443]

[25] Development of a stable hydrogel network based on agar-kappa carrageenan blend cross-linked with genipin. Meena, Ramavatar, Kamalesh Prasad, Siddhanta, A.K,* Food Hydrocolloids 2009, 23, 497-509. (4.74)

[24]. Profiling of cellulose content in Indian seaweed species. A K Siddhanta,* Kamalesh Prasad, Ramavatar Meena, Gayatri Prasad, Gaurav K Mehta, Mahesh U Chhatbar, Mihir D Oza, Sanjay Kumar, Naresh Sanandia. Bioresource Technology. 2009, 100, 6669-6673. (IF : 5.65)

[23]. Agar/sodium alginate-graft-polyacrylonitrile, a stable hydrogel system. Mahesh U Chhatbar, Ramavatar Meena, Kamalesh Prasad and A.K. Siddhanta*, Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A: 2009, 46A, 1085-1090. (IF : 0.78)

[22]. Microwave assisted rapid method for hydrolysis of sodium alginate for M/G ratio determination. Mahesh Chhatbar, Ramavatar Meena, Kamalesh Prasad and A. K. Siddhanta. Carbohydr. Polym. 2009, 76, 650-656. (4.82)

[21] Weak Gel of Chitin with Ionic Liquid, 1-Allyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide. Kamalesh Prasad, Masa-aki Murakami, Yoshiro Kaneko, Akihiko Takada, Yoshifumi Nakamura, and Jun-ichi Kadokawa, Int. J Biol. Macromol. 2009, 45, 221-225. (IF : 3.67)

[20] Facile Preparation of Chaetomorpha antennina based porous polysaccharide-PMMA hybrid material by radical polymerization under microwave irradiation. Gayatri Prasad, Kamalesh Prasad,* Ramavatar Meena, B K Ramavat and A K Siddhanta.* J Mat. Sci. 2009, 44, 4062-4068. (IF : 2.371)

[19] Kamalesh Prasad and Jun-ichi Kadokawa, Preparations of novel gel materials composed of polysaccharides with an ionic liquid. Cellulose Communications, 2009, 16, 106-112 (Review article)

[18] Facile solvent free synthesis of polymerized sucrose functionalized polyoxyethylene (23) lauryl ether by microwave irradiation. Kamalesh Prasad*, P. Bahadur, Ramavatar Meena and A.K Siddhanta. Green Chemistry 2008, 10, 1288-1293. (IF : 9.12)

[17] A new approach to functionalize agar and kappa carrageenan based thin films with improved barrier properties. Kamalesh Prasad*, Meena, Ramavatar and A.K Siddhanta. J Polym Mat, 2008, 25, 373-380. (IF : 0.33)

[16] Superior quality agar from Gracilaria species (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) collected from the Gulf of Mannar, India. Meena, Ramavatar, Kamalesh Prasad, Ganesan, M., Siddhanta, A.K.* J Appl. Phycology 2008, 20, 397- 402. (IF : 2.56)

[15] Development of a robust hydrogel system based on agar and sodium alginate blend. Meena, Ramavatar., Mahesh Chatbar, Kamalesh Prasad and Siddhanta, A.K. Polymer International, 2008, 57, 329-336. (IF : 2.41)

[14]. Agars of Gelidiella acerosa of west and southeast coasts of India. Kamalesh Prasad., Siddhanta, A. K., Ganesan, M. Ramavat, B K. Jha, B and Ghosh, P. K. Bioresource Technology, 2007, 98, 1907-1915. (IF : 5.65)

[13]. Preparation of Genipin fixed agarose hydrogel. Meena, Ramavatar., Kamalesh Prasad and Siddhanta, A.K. J Appl polym Sci, 2007, 107, 290-296. (IF : 1.600)

[12]. Effect of genipin, a naturally occurring crosslinker on the properties of kappa-carrageenan. Meena, Ramavatar., Kamalesh Prasad and Siddhanta, A.K. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2007, 41, 94-101. (IF : 3.67)

[11]. Preparation, characterization and benchmarking of agarose from Gracilaria dura of Indian waters Meena, Ramavatar; Siddhanta, A.K, Kamalesh Prasad, Ramavat, B.K.; Eswaran; K. Thiruppathi, Ganesan, M. A. Mantri, Vaibhav and Subba Rao. P V. Carbohydrate Polymers 2007, 69, 179-188. (4.82)

[10]. Intermolecular complexation and phase separation in aqueous solutions of oppositely charged biopolymers. Singh, S. Santinath, Siddhanta, A. K., Meena Ramavatar, Kamalesh Prasad, Bandyopadhyay, S and H. B. Bohidar. Int. J. Biol. Macromol 2007, 41, 185-192. (3.67)

[09] Microwave induced rapid one pot synthesis of k-carrageenan-graft-PMMA using potassium persulphate as initiating system. Kamalesh Prasad., Meena, Ramavatar and A.K Siddhanta, J Appl polym Sci, 2006, 101, 161-166. (1.600)

[08]. Hydrogel forming agar-graft-PVP and carrageenan-graft-PVP blends: Rapid synthesis and characterization. Kamalesh Prasad., Mehta, Gaurav., Meena, Ramavatar and Siddhanta, A.K. J Appl polym Sci, 2006, 102, 3654-3663. (1.600)

[07]. Kamalesh Prasad* Chemical and Rheological studies on Seaweed Polysaccharides (PhD thesis summary). Appl. Rheol. 2006, 16, 32-34. (IF : 1.078)

[06]. Superior quality agar from Gelidiella acerosa of the west coast of India: An evaluation. Kamalesh Prasad., Goswami, A.M., Meena, Ramavatar., Ramavat, B.K and Siddhanta. A.K.* Indian J of Marine Sci, 2006, 35, 268-274. (IF : 0.313)

[05]. Studies on ‘sugar reactivity’ of agars extracted from some Indian agarophytes. Meena, Ramavatar, Kamalesh Prasad and Siddhanta, A.K,* Food Hydrocolloids, 2006, 20, 1206-1215. (IF : 4.74)

[04]. Synthesis of Carrageenan- graft-PAAm : Evaluation of its adhesive and absorbent properties. Meena, Ramavatar., Kamalesh Prasad and Siddhanta, A.K. J Appl polym Sci, 2006, 102, 5144-5153. (IF : 1.600)

[03] Surface tension and fluorescence studies of polysaccharide-surfactant solutions: Agar-CTAB Kamalesh Prasad*, Trivedi, Keyur., Siddhanta, A.K. and Bhattacharya, Amit. Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A 2005, 44 A, 2445-2449. (IF : 0.78)

[02] Physical modification of agar: Formation of agar-fatty acid complexes. Kamalesh Prasad., Trivedi, Keyur., Meena Ramavatar and Siddhanta, A.K.* Polymer Journal. 2005, 37, 826-832. (IF : 2.14)

[01] On the properties of agar gel containing ionic and nonionic surfactants. Kamalesh Prasad., Siddhanta, A. K., Rakshit, A. K., Bhattacharya, Amit and Ghosh, Pushpito K. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2005, 35, 135-144. (IF : 3.67)