Publication activity:  

• Publications in scientific journals : 10
• Invited lectures : 1
• Citations : 61

 List of Publications

1. Ashok raja, Balakumar. S, B. Anandkumar, R. P. George, Arumugam Thamizhavel and U. Kamachi Mudali. Electrophoretic deposition of reduced graphene oxide-bioactive glass nano hybrid thin films on TiO2 nanostructures intended for biomedical applications. Materials Today Communications. 2020; Vol. 25, 101666. 

2. Ashok raja, Balakumar. S, P. Bargavi, P. Rajashree, B. Anandkumar, R. P. George and U. Kamachi Mudali. Decoration of 1-D Nano Bioactive Glass on Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets: Strategies and in vitro Bioactivity Studies. Material Science and Engineering C. 2018; Vol.90, 85.

3. Ashok raja, M Sakar and S Balakumar. A perspective on the hemolytic activity of chemical and green-synthesized silver and silver oxide nanoparticles. Materials Research Express. 2017; Vol. 4, Pg: 105406.

4. Ashok raja, S. Balakumar, D. Durgalakshmi, R. P. George, B. Anandkumar and U. Kamachi Mudali. Reduced graphene oxide/nano-Bioglass composites: processing and super-anion oxide evaluation. RSC Advances. 2016; Vol. 6, Pg: 19657.

5. Durgalakshmi, R. Ajay Rakkesh, C. Ashok Raja and S. Balakumar. Electrophoretic Deposition of Bioglass/TiO2 nanocomposite on CP-Ti substrates for Biomedical Applications. International Journal of Chemical Research Technology. 2015; Vol. 7, Pg. 755.

6. Venkatesh babu, Meiyazhagan Gowri, S. Balakumar, C. Ashok raja, D. kandaswamy, V. Ganesh. Disinfection of Dentinal Tubules with Silver Nanoparticles and 2% Chlorhexidine Against Enterococcus faecalis. Journal of Bionanoscience. 2015; Vol. 9. Pg. 63.

7. Durgalakshmi, S. Balakumar, C. Ashok Raja, Rani P. George and U. Kamachi Mudali. Structural, Morphological and Antibacterial investigation of Ag-Impregnated Sol-Gel derived 45S5 nanoBioglass systems. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 2015; Vol. 15. Pg. 4285.

8. Anjana, M. Gowri, C. Ashok Raja, M. Prasath, S. Balakumar, V. Ganesh. Silver nanoparticles as a non alcoholic hospital disinfectant to combat nosocomial pathogens. Journal of Bionanoscience. 2015; Vol. 9, Pg. 102.

9. Sakar Mohan, Ashokraja Chandrasekar, Balakumar Subramanian. Surface enhanced Raman scattering studies of silver-gold normal and inverted core-shell nanostructures on their efficiency of detecting molecules. Procedia Engineering. 2014; Vol. 92, Pg. 19.

10. Dhasarathan, P. Theriappan and C. Ashokraja. Microbial diversity in firework chemical exposed soil and water samples collected in Virudhunagar district. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 2010; Vol. 50, Pg. 46.

Education:

• 2007: BSc in Biotechnology at Sri Kaliswari College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
• 2010: MSc in Medical Bionanotechnology at Chettinad University, Kelambakkam, Tamil nadu, India
• 2020: PhD in Medical Bionanotechnology at National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India – Thesis: “Fabrication of bioactive glass based nanocomposites with biomedical applications”

 Awards, scholarships and research stays:

• CSIR- Research Associate, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, 2020
• CSIR- Senior Research Fellowship, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, 2018
• UGC DAE CSR, Project Assistant, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, 2014
• NCNSNT-MHRD, Research Fellow National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras, 2013

Other activities:

National Academy for Corrosion Engineers (NACE), Student Member – 2015 to 2018