Publications

20. Rana, U.; Xu, K.; Narayanan, A.; Walls, M. T.; Panagiotopoulos, A. Z.; Avalos, J. L.; Brangwynne, C. P.
"Asymmetric oligomerization state and sequence patterning can tune multiphase condensate miscibility"
Nature Chemistry 2023, in press. preprint: bioRxiv 2023, doi:10.1101/2023.03.11.532188. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
19. Liu, X.; Mokarizadeh, A. H.; Narayanan, A.; Mane, P.; Pandit, A.; Tseng, Y.-M.; Tsige, M.; Joy, A.
“Multiphasic coacervates assembled by hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions”
The Journal of American Chemical Society 2023, in press
18. Narayanan, A.; Dhinojwala, A.; Joy, A.
"Design Principles for Creating Synthetic Underwater Adhesives"
Chemical Society Reviews 2021, 50, 13321
​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
17. Patil, R.;  Narayanan, A.; Tantisuwanno, C.; Sancaktar, E.  
"Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase on pH-Responsive Polyimide-Polyacrylic Acid Smart Membranes Fabricated Using 248 nm KrF Excimer Laser for Drug Delivery"
Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry 2023, 13, 1, BRIAC131,011. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
16. Tseng, Y.-T.; Narayanan, A.; Mishra, K.; Liu, X.; Joy, A. 
"Light-Activated Adhesion and Debonding of Underwater Pressure Sensitive Adhesives"
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 29048. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
15. Narayanan, A.#; Kaur, S.#; Kumar, N.; Joy, A.; Dhinojwala, A. (#equal contribution)
"Cooperative Multivalent Weak and Strong Interfacial Interactions Enhance the Adhesion of Mussel-Inspired Adhesives"
Macromolecules 2021, 54, 5417. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
14. Narayanan, A.; Menefee, J. R.; Liu, Q.; Dhinojwala, A.; Joy, A. 
"Lower Critical Solution Temperature-Driven SelfCoacervation of Non-Ionic Polyester Underwater Adhesives"
ACS Nano 2020, 14, 8359. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
The study was highlighted by Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) "Mussel-Inspired Polymer Glue Sticks to Wet Surfaces"
13. Narayanan, A.; Xu, Y.; Dhinojwala, A.; Joy, A. 
"Advances in Photoreactive Tissue Adhesives Derived from Natural Polymers"
ChemEngineering 2020, 4, 32. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
12. Liu, Q.; Jain, T.; Peng, C.; Peng, F.; Narayanan, A.; Joy, A. 
"Introduction of Hydrogen Bonds Improves the Shape Fidelity of Viscoelastic 3D Printed Scaffolds While Maintaining Their Low Temperature Printability"
Macromolecules 2020, 53, 3690. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
11. Jain, T.; Clay, W.; Tseng, Y.-M.; Vishwakarma, A.; Narayanan, A.; Ortiz, D.; Liu, Q.; Joy, A.
"Role of pendant side-chain length in determining 3D printability"
Polymer Chemistry 2019, 10, 5543. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
10. ​Narayanan, A.; Kaur, S.; Peng, C.; Debnath, D.; Mishra, K.; Liu, Q.; Dhinojwala, A.; Joy, A.
"Viscosity Attunes the Adhesion of Bioinspired Low Modulus Polyesters to Wet Tissues" 
​Biomacromolecules 2019, 20, 2577. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
​Documented by the show 'Nature Knows Best' Season 2, Episode 10 (Medicine) available at Amazon Prime and Hulu
​9. Liu, Q.; Yuan, S.; Guo, Y.; Narayanan, A.; Peng, C.; Wang, S.; Miyoshi, T.; Joy, A. 
"Modulating the Crystallinity, Mechanical Properties, and Degradability of Poly (𝛆-caprolactone) Derived Polyesters by Statistical and Alternating Copolymerization" 
Polymer Chemistry 2019, 10, 2579. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
8. Liu, Q.; Wang, C.; Guo, Y.; Peng,C.; Narayanan, A.; Kaur, S.; Xu, Y.; Weiss, R. A.; Joy, A.
"Opposing Effects of Side-Chain Flexibility and Hydrogen Bonding on the Thermal, Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Supramolecularly Crosslinked Polyesters" 
Macromolecules 2018, 51, 9294. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
7. Kaur, S.#; Narayanan, A.#; Dalvi, S.; Liu, Q.; Joy, A.; Dhinojwala, A.  (#equal contribution)
"​Direct Observation of the Interplay of Catechol Binding and Polymer Hydrophobicity in a Mussel-Inspired Elastomeric Adhesive"
ACS Central Science 2018, 4, 1420. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
6. Xu, Y.; Liu, Q.; Narayanan, A.; Jain, D.; Dhinojwala, A.; Joy, A. 
"Mussel-Inspired Polyesters with Aliphatic Pendant Groups Demonstrate the Importance of Hydrophobicity in Underwater Adhesion" 
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2017, 4, ​1700506 (1-6). Link 🔗, Full text 📄
​​Highlighted by insiderscience.org 'Flow Like an Oil, Stick Like a Mussel'
​5. Bauri, K.; Pan, A.; Haldar, U.; Narayanan, A.; De, P. 
"Exploring Amino Acid-Tethered Polymethacrylates as CO2-Sensitive Macromolecules: A Concealed Property" 
​Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2016, 54, 2794. Link 🔗, Full text 📄​
4. Narayanan, A.; Chandel, S.; Ghosh, N.; De, P.
"Visualizing Phase Transition Behavior of Dilute Stimuli Responsive Polymer Solutions via Mueller Matrix Polarimetry" 
Analytical Chemistry 2015, 87, 9120-9125. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
​3. Bauri, K.; Narayanan, A.; Haldar, U.; De, P.
"Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Driving Chiral Nanostructured Materials" 
Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 6152. Link 🔗, Full text 📄
2. Narayanan, A.; Maity, B.; De, P. 
"Exploring the Post-Polymerization Modification of Side-Chain Amino Acid Containing Polymers via Michael Addition Reactions" 
Reactive and Functional Polymers 2015, 91, 35. ​Link 🔗, Full text 📄
1. Narayanan, A.; Bauri, K.; Ruidas, B.; Pradhan, G.; Banerjee, S.; De, P. 
"Specific Counterion Repercussion on the Thermal, pH-response and Electrochemical Properties of the Side-Chain Leucine Based Chiral Polyelectrolytes" Langmuir 2014, 30, 13430. Link 🔗, Full text 📄

Patents

1. Abraham Joy, Amal Narayanan, Tanmay Jain, Russell Catania, and Nicholas Nun.
Methods and Devices that Change Color to Indicate the Presence of Opioids and Other Narcotics, United States Patent Serial No: US17/258,789 Link 🔗

2. Abraham Joy and Amal Narayanan
Non-Ionic Coacervates for Dry, Humid and Wet Adhesion, United States Patent Serial No: US 11033573 B1 Link 🔗

3. Abraham Joy, Amal Narayanan, Kaushik Mishra, Gamini Samaranayake, and Adam Kois.
Catechol containing polymer emulsions and methods of preparation thereof. United States Patent Application Serial No: PCT/US2022/020513 Link 🔗
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4. Abraham Joy, Apoorva Vishwakarma, Amal Narayanan.
​Use of Polymer Coacervates for the Disruption and Removal of Biofilms. United States Provisional Patent.