In Journals

1. Nanodrug delivery - An answer to cancer menace (Review article - to be submitted)

   Baiju Govindan, S. Varghese, R. Nair, Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar

2. Evolution of carbon nanotube based chemical and biosensors (Review article - to be submitted)

   Saino Varghese, R. Nair, Baiju Govindan,Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar

3. New ways to fight plant diseases - Nanodrug delivery as a boon (Review article - to be submitted)

   Remya Nair, Baiju Govindan, S. Varghese, Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar

4. Highly enhanced biosensor response for anti rat IgG- Streptavidin recombination using surface modified SPR sensor. (Manuscript Under Preparation – Already presented in Seminar)

   D. Sakthi Kumar, Fang wen shi, Yasuhiko Yoshida

5. A new route to produce diamonds at very low temperature

   D. Sakthi Kumar, Yasuhiko Yoshida

   Materials Science Letters (Manuscript under preparation - Already presented in Seminar - Patent received)

6. Surface modification of PET by Bio-compatible polymer films by plasma polymerization of geraniol

   D. Sakthi Kumar,T.Minemoto, R.Yoshinaka, K.Asano, S.Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, A. Jayakrishnan, Y.Yoshida

   Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Manuscript under preparation - Already presented in Seminar - Patent Received)

7. MnTPPCl film as glucose and H2O2 sensor D. Sakthi Kumar, S. Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, Y. Yoshida

   J. of photopolymer, science and technology (Submitted)

8. Characterization of plasma polymerized geraniol thin films.

   D. Sakthi Kumar, T.Minemoto, R.Yoshinaka, K.Asano, S.Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, Y.Yoshida

   Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Submitted)

9. Characterization of plasma polymerized citral thin films

   D. Sakthi Kumar, R.Yoshinaka,T.Minemoto, K.Asano,S.Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, Y.Yoshida

   J. of photopolymer, science and technology (Submitted)

10. Syntheses of Thin Films by Plasma Process and Their Applications to Biotechnology

    Yasuhiko Yoshida,D. Sakthi Kumar, A. Shoji

    J. of photopolymer, science and technology (Submitted)

11. Isolated bundles of high quality, highly uniform single wall nanotubes grown at very low temperature

    D. Sakthi Kumar,YasuhikoYoshida

    Nature Nanotechnology (Requested to submit the revised version)

12. Highly bio-compatible but non-biodegradable polymer films by plasma polymerization of acetobromoglucose

    D. Sakthi Kumar,Fangwenshi, Sasuga, A. Jayakrishnan, Y. Yoshida

    Journal of Biomaterials science: Polymer Edn. (Revised version submitted)

13. Microstructure and random magnetic anisotropy in Fe-Ni based nanocrystalline thin films (In print)

    Senoy Thomas, S H Al-Harthi,D. Sakthi Kumar, Imaddin A Al-Omari, Raju V Ramanujan, Yasuhiko Yoshida and M R Anantharaman

    Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, July 2008

14. Spectroscopic and photoluminescence studies of sol-gel glass with Fe3O4 nanoparticles encapsulated in the porous net work

    S. Thomas, D. Sakthi Kumar, Y. Yoshida, M.R. Anantharamn

    Journal of Nanoparticles Research 10 (2008) 203-206.

15. Characterization and properties of the plasma polymer films prepared from carbon dioxide and 1,3 butadiene.

    A. Shoji, K. Nakamura, S. Nishiyama, D. Sakthi Kumar, K. Murata, Y. Nakagawa, H. Noguchi, K. Kashiwagi, Y. Yoshida, S. Ishii

    Journal Photopolymer Science and Technology, 20(6) (2007) 817-822.

16. Surface modification of Poly (ethylene terephthalate) by Plasma Polymerization of Poly(ethylene glycol)

    D. Sakthi Kumar,M. Fujioka, K. Asano, A. Shoji, A. Jayakrishnan, Y.Yoshida

    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 18 (9)(2007) 1831- 1835.

17. Plasma Polymerization of Manganese Chloride Tetraphenylporphyrin and Evaluation of the Thin Film”,

    A. Shoji, Naoya Tsukada, D. Sakthi Kumar, Kunihiro Kashiwagi, Y. Yoshida

    Journal Photopolymer Science and Technology, 20(2) (2007) 241-244.

18. Efficacy of the bioactive compounds allium sativumlinn on in vitro crystallization of cholesterol.

    K. V. George, T. David, R. P. Thomas, A. S. Varghese, D. Sakthi Kumar, AND Y. Yoshida,

    Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 3 (2) (2007) 315 – 320.

19. Synthesis and characterization of fullerene derivative.

    S. Aikawa, S. Hatae, S. Nishiayama, D. Sakthi Kumar, Y. Yoshida

    Molecular crystals and Liquid crystals, 463 (2007) 519 – 527.

20. CoTPP thin film as glucose and hydrogen peroxide sensor after immobilizing glucose oxide(GOD)

    D. Sakthi Kumar,K. Nakamura, A. Shoji, Yasuhiko Yoshida

    Sensors and Materials 18 (7) (2006) 339-352.

21. Optically transparent magnetic nanocomposite based on the encapsulation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the sol-gel silica networks.

    S. Thomas, D. Sakthi Kumar, P.A. Joy, Y. Yoshida, M.R. Anantharamn

    Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 5565 - 5572.

22. Evidence for intergrannular tunneling in polyaniline passivated alpha Fe.

    V. Sunny, T. N. Narayanan, U. S. Sajeev, P. A. Joy, D. Sakthi Kumar, Yasuhiko Yoshida and M. R. Anantharaman

    Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 4765-4772.

23. Surface modification of plasma polymerized silicon resin films produced at different gas environments.

    A. Shoji, T. Fukushima, D. Sakthi Kumar, K. Kashiwagi, Yasuhiko Yoshida

    J. of photopolymer, science and technology (19 (2) (2006) 241-244.

24. Easy one-pot enzymatic synthesis of poly (L,L-lactide) by immobilized lipase

    M. Fujioka, N. Hosoda, S. Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, A. Shoji, D. Sakthi Kumar, K. Katsutaya, S. Ishii, Y. Yoshida

    J. Soc. of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan 62(3) (2006) 63 - 65.

25. Development of biosensor immobilized alcohol oxidase to measure formaldehyde

    A. Shoji, K. Uchiyama, D. Sakthi Kumar, Yasuhiko Yoshida

    Chemical Sensors 22, Supplement B (2006) 4-6

26. Importance of plasma polymer biomaterials in Nanodrug delivery and other futuristic applications.

    D. Sakthi Kumar, Yasuhiko Yoshida

    Proceedings of the International symposium on novel techniques in nano biology (2005) 123 - 129.

27. Halogen plasma treatment of polyethylene surfaces

    A. Shoji, T. Adachi, M. Tsuchiya, M. Fujishima, D. Sakthi Kumar, Y. Yoshida

    J. of photopolymer, science and technology 18 (2) (2005) 251-254.

28. Chemical Modification of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Resin Using Poly(Ethylene Glycol) to Improve Blood-compatibility

    B. Balakrishnan, D. Sakthi Kumar, Y. Yoshida, A. Jayakrishnan

    Biomaterials 26 (2005) 3495 - 3502.

29. Optical and electrical characterization of plasma polymerized pyrrole thin films

    D. Sakthi Kumar,K.Nakamura, S. Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, K. Kashiwagi, Y. Yoshida

    Journal of Applied Physics 92(5) (2003) 2705 - 2711.

30. Electrical and optical properties of plasma polymerized eucalyptus oil thin films

    D. Sakthi Kumar, K. Nakamura, S. Nishiyama, H. Noguchi, K. Kashiwagi, Y. Yoshida

    Journal of Applied Polymer Science 90 (4) (2003) 1102 - 1107.

31. Dielectric properties of plasma polymerized pyrrole thin film capacitors

    D. Sakthi Kumar, Yasuhiko Yoshida

    Surface and Coatings Technology 169 - 170 (2003) 600 - 603.

32. Structural, Electrical and optical properties of plasma polymerized and iodine doped polymer pyrrole.

    Rajan K. John and D. Sakthi Kumar

    Journal of Applied Polymer Science 83 (9) (2002) 1856 - 1859.

33. Investigations in the sensing mechanisms of Plasma polymerized CoTPP &CuTPP films.

    D. Sakthi Kumar, K. Nakamura, H. Noguchi, S. Ishi, K. Kashiwagi,Y. Yoshida

    Chemical Sensors 17 (B) (2001) 221 - 223.

34. On the mechanism of electrical conduction in plasma polymerized furan films

    D. Sakthi Kumar

    Journal of Materials Science 35 (17) (2000) 4427 - 4430.

35. Structure and effect of pyrolisis in plasma polymerized polyfuran thin films

    D. Sakthi Kumar

    Journal of Applied Polymer Science 75 (2000) 1176 - 1179.

36. Dielectric properties of plasma polymerized furan thin film capacitors.

    D. Sakthi Kumar

    Materials Letters 41 (1999) 1 - 4.

37. Mechanism of electrical conduction in plasma polymerized lemongrass oil thin films.

    D. Sakthi Kumar and M.G. K. Pillai

    Thin Solid Films 353 (1999) 249 - 253

38. Structural studies on plasma polymerized Pyrrole.

    Rajan K. John, D. Sakthi Kumar, S. Jayalekshmi, M.R. Ananatharaman and M.G. K. Pillai,

    Asian Chemistry Letters 1 (1997) 27 - 30

39. Preparation of a dielectric polymer from Lemongrass oil.

    D. Sakthi Kumar

    Proceedings of The Ninth Kerala Science Congress (1997) 7 - 10

40. Preparation and spectroscopic characterization of plasma polymerized aniline thin films.

    Minimol Augestine, Mini Sebastian, Malini K.A., Samkumar, Joseph M.J., Tenson Joseph, D. Sakthi Kumar, S. Jayalekshmi, T.M.A. Rasheed and M.R. Anantharaman,

    Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics 34 (1996) 966 - 971

41. Preparation and spectroscopic characterization of plasma polymerized furan and lemongrass oil films

    D. Sakthi Kumar, S. Jayalekshmi, M.R. Anantharaman and M.G.K. Pillai

    Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics 34 (1996) 922 - 925