Post Doctoral Research

University of Mainz, Germany
University of Tubingen, Germany

Research Area: Polymer Chemistry, Peptide synthesis, Photochemistry, Functional Polymers, Polymeric reagent, speciality polymers

Research Grant : DST, New Delhi

Research Publications (Selected)

1. Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Butanediol Dimethacrylate Cross Linked Polystyrene: A Flexible     Support for Gel Phase Peptide Synthesis. (1999), M. Roice, K. S. Kumar and V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai     Macromolecules, 32, 8807-8815.

2. Optimization in Peptide Synthetic Conditions of 1,4-Butanediol Dimethacrylate Cross-Linked Polystyrene and its     Efficiency in Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis. (2000). M. Roice, K. S. Kumar and V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai     Tetrahedron, 56, 3725-3734.

3. Synthesis of Alzheimer’s b-Amyloid Peptide Fragment (33-42) on a New 1,4 Butanediol Dimethacrylate Cross-Linked Polystyrene Support. (2000) M. Roice, K. S. Kumar and V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai Protein Pept. Lett., 7, 151-158.

4. A Novel Chemically and Mechanically Stable Glycerol-Based Crosslinked Polystyrene Support for Polypeptide     Synthesis: A Comparative Study with Merrifield Resin, Sasikumar, P.G.,Kumar,K.S.,Pillai,V.N.R.
    Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2004, 92 (1) , 288-294

5. Tri(propylene glycol) glycerolate diacrylate cross-linked polystyrene: A new resin support for solid-phase peptide     synthesis Sasikumar, P.G., Kumar, K.S., Rajasekharan Pillai, V.N. Journal of Peptide Research 2003, 62 (1) ,     1-10