Publications Using APEX Dip Coating Systems

  1. Optical properties of dip coated titanium-di-oxide (TiO2) thin films annealed at different temperatures. S Biswas, AK Kar - Materials Research Express, 2018.

  2. Single step method to fabricate durable superliquiphobic coating on aluminum surface with self-cleaning and anti-fogging properties. D.Nanda, P.Varshney, M.Satapathy S.S.Mohapatra..B.Bhushan. A.Kumar. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2017, 507, 397-409.

  3. Fabrication of durable porous and non-porous superhydrophobic LLDPE/SiO 2 nanoparticles coatings with excellent self-cleaning property. M Satapathy, P Varshney, D Nanda, SS Mohapatra, A.Behera, A.Kumar. Surface and Coatings Technology, Available online 12 July 2017.

  4. Self-assembled monolayer of functionalized silica microparticles for self-cleaning applications. D Nanda, P Varshney, M Satapathy, SS Mohapatra, A.Kumar. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 529, 2017, 231-238.

  5. A successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method to fabricate a layer-by-layer (LbL) MnO 2-reduced graphene oxide assembly for supercapacitor. M Jana, S Saha, P Samanta, NC Murmu, NH Kim, T. Kuila, J. H. Lee. Journal of Power Sources, 340, 2017, 380-392.

  6. Ceria nanoparticles vis-a-vis cerium nitrate as corrosion inhibitors for silica-alumina hybrid sol-gel coating. RV Lakshmi, ST Aruna, S Sampath - Applied Surface Science, 393, 2017, 397-404.

  7. Photophysical behavior of layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembled film of Azo dye Chromotrope-2R and a Polycation. C Hansda, B Dutta, U Chakraborty, T Singha, S A Hussain, D Bhattacharjee, Sharmistha Paul, P K Paul. Journal of Luminescence, 178, 2016, 347-355.

  8. Synthesis of Non-spherical Patchy Particles at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces via Differential Deformation and their Self-Assembly. M Sabapathy, Y Shelke, MG Basavaraj, E Mani - Soft Matter, 12, 2016, 5950-5958.

  9. Surface treatment and its effect on electrochemical behavior of Ti-15Mo-3Nb alloy. RV Lakshmi, P Bera, C Anandan - RSC Advances, 6, 2016, 36345-36355.

  10. Two-Dimensional Nanostrips of Hydrophobic Copper Tetradecanoate for Making Self-Cleaning Glasses. Subhrangsu Sarkar, IndraniMukherjee, Sriparna Chatterjee, Smita Gohil, Bimal P. Singh, and Pushan Ayyub. Journal of Nanomaterials,Volume 2016, Article ID 9596068, 7 pages.

  11. Introducing Cu2O Thin Films as a Hole-Transport Layer in Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cell Structures. Soumyo Chatterjee and Amlan J. Pal. J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 2016, 1428−1437.

  12. Growth of Ni–Co binary hydroxide on a reduced graphene oxide surface by a successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method for high performance asymmetric supercapacitor electrodes. M Jana, S Saha, P Samanta, NC Murmu, NH Kim T Kuila and J H Lee. J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 2016, 2188-2197.


  14. D. Mushahary, C. Wen, J. M. Kumar, R. Sravanthi, P. Hodgson, G. Pande and Y. Li. Strontium content and collagen-I coating of Magnesium–Zirconia–Strontium implants influence osteogenesis and bone resorption. Clin. Oral Impl. Res. 27 (2016) e15–e24.

  15. Enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell performance using TiO2: Nb blocking layer deposited by soft chemical method S. Parthiban, K.S. Anuratha, S .Arunprabaharan, S. Abinesh and N. Lakshminarasimhan. Ceramics International, 41 (2015) 205–209.

  16. Application of La-ZSM-5 Coated Silicon Carbide Foam Catalyst for Toluene Methylation with Methanol. D. Ghosal, J. K. Basu, S. Sengupta. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10, 2015, 201-209.

  17. High performance single layer nano-porous antireflection coatings on glass by sol–gel process for solar energy applications. D. B. Mahadik, R. V. Lakshmi and H. C. Barshilia. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 140 (2015) 61–68.

  18. Corrosion, wettability and thrombogenicity investigation of ion beam modified HAP/Al2O3. D. Shikha, M. Shahid, U. Jha, S. K. Sinha, V. R. Reddy, S. Ojha, P. Kumar and D. Kanjilal. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 163 (2015) 272–278.

  19. Obviating the post annealing step for production of Al-doped zinc oxide films using sol–gel method: Use of rapid cooling and gas blanketing. S. Ghosh and J. Chakraborty. Thin Solid Films, 605, (2015) 173–179.

  20. Visualization of the equilibrium position of colloidal particles at fluid–water interfaces by deposition of nanoparticles. M. Sabapathy, V. Kollabattula, M. G. Basavaraj and E. Mani. Nanoscale, 7 (2015) 13868-13876.

  21. Characterization of Alumina and H-ZSM-5 Zeolite and Comparison of their Performance by Toluene Methylation Reaction with Ceramic Foam as Catalyst Support. D. Ghosal, S. Sengupta and J. K. Basu. Current Catalysis, 4 (2015) 111-124.

  22. Synthesis of Single and Multipatch Particles by Dip-Coating Method and Self-Assembly Thereof. M. Sabapathy, S. D. Christdoss Pushpam, M. G. Basavaraj and E. Mani. Langmuir, 31 (2015) 1255–1261.

  23. In-vitro biocompatibility and corrosion resistance of strontium incorporated TiO2 nanotube arrays for orthopaedic applications. K. Indira, U. K. Mudali and N. Rajendran. J. Biomater. Appl., 29 (2014) 113-129.

  24. Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Nanoporous TiO2 as Photoanode for DSSC Sensitized by a Natural Dye Extracted from" Mesua Ferrea". N. Goswami, P. K. Gogoi and D. Saikia. The International Journal of Science and Technoledge, 2 (2014) 245-249.

  25. Influence of silanes on the wettability of anodized titanium. S.C. Vanithakumari, R.P. George and U. K. Mudali. Applied Surface Science, 292 (2014) 650–657.

  26. Polyaniline nanofiber reinforced nanocomposite based highly sensitive piezoelectric sensors for selective detection of hydrochloric acid: Analysis of response mechanism. S. Banerjee, D. Konwar and A. Kumar. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 190 (2014) 199–207.

  27. Fabrication and evaluation of CdS/PbS thin film solar cell by chemical bath deposition technique. D. Saikia and P. Phukan. Thin Solid Films, 562 (2014) 239–243.

  28. Urea Biosensor Based on Zinc Oxide/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Chitosan Nanocomposite Thin Films. S. Verma, G. Bhanjana, N. Dilbaghi, S. Kumar and A. Umar. Sensor Letters, 12 (2014) 50-55.

  29. Collagen type-I leads to in vivo matrix mineralization and secondary stabilization of Mg–Zr–Ca alloy implants. D. Mushahary, C. Wen, J. M. Kumar, J. Lin, N. Harishankar, P. Hodgson, G. Pande and Y. Li. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 122 (2014) 719–728.

  30. In vitro bioactivity and corrosion resistance of Zr incorporated TiO2 nanotube arrays for orthopaedic applications. K. Indira, U. KamachiMudali and N. Rajendran. Applied Surface Science, 316 (2014) 264–275.

  31. Thermally Tailored Gradient Topography Surface on Elastomeric Thin Films. S. Roy, N. Bhandaru, R. Das, G. Harikrishnan and R. Mukherjee. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6 (2014) 6579–6588.

  32. Synthesis and Characterization of Photoanode of Nanostructured TiO2 Sensitized by Natural Dyes for Application in DSSC. N. Goswami, D. Saikia and P. K. Gogoi. Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, 143 (2013) 503-513.

  33. Immobilization of Urease on TiO2-Chitosan Nanohybrid Film for Development of Urea Biosensor. S. Kumar, S. Verma and N. Dilbaghi. Materials Focus, 2 (2013) 443-449.

  34. Synthesis of polymer–PbS nanocomposite by solar irradiation-induced thermolysis process and its photovoltaic applications. D. Saikia, P. K. Gogoi, P. K. Saikia and S Sarma. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 8 (2013) 403-411.

  35. Synthesis of Polymer-cdse Nanocomposite by Heat Induced Thermolysis Process and its Photovoltaic Applications. D. Saikia, N. Goswami, P. Phukan, P. K. Saikia and  P. K. Gogoi. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 1 (2012) 62-72.

  36. Electrochemical behavior of zirconia based coatings on mild steel prepared by sol–gel method. S. K. Tiwari, M. Tripathi and R. Singh. Corrosion Science, 63 (2012),  334–341.

  37. Synthesis and characterization of CdS/PVA nanocomposite thin films from a complexing agent free system. D. Saikia, P. K. Saikia, P. K. Gogoi, M. R. Das, P. Sengupta and M.V. Shelke. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 131 (2011) 223–229.

  38. Development of conversion coating on mild steel prior to sol gel nanostructured Al2O3 coating for enhancement of corrosion resistance. S. K. Tiwari, R. K. Sahu, A. K. Pramanick and R. Singh. Surface and Coatings Technology, 205 (2011) 4960–4967.

  39. Fabrication of Ovalbumin-Phospolipid Thin Film with Minimal Protein Aggregation by Different Self-Assembly Methods. Authors: Kamilya, Tapanendu; Pal, Prabir; Mahato, Mrityunjoy; Talapatra, G.B. Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 9 (2009) 2956-2964.