Research Interest:

• Novel Self–Assembled Supramolecular Pi conjugated Polymers
• Pi conjugated polymers for Energy Harvesting and Energy Storage
• Polymers for application in sensors
• Enantioselective Separation using Polymers
• Hybrid materials for Additive Manufacturing

Selected  Publications

 1. Ganesh N. Kamble; Dheeraj Chandra Joshi; Utreshwar Gavhane,; Asha Syamakumari Carbohydrate based Polyester and Amino acid polyester photocrosslinker and their Resin Formulation for 3D printing Applications. Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2025, doi.org/10.1002/asia.202401474

2. Ganesh N. Kamble; Asha Syamakumari* ‘Bio-based Reprintable Bis-dynamic Covalent Photopolymer Composition for DLP 3D Printing with Self-healing Properties’. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2025, 7, 1401−1410, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c03116

3. Shibam, Pal; Utreshwar Gavhane,; Asha Syamakumari, Biocompatible PVAc-g-PLLA Acrylate Polymers for DLP 3D Printing with Tunable Mechanical Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024 ASAP https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c11285.

4. Aryan Anurath Wavhal, Swati Dilwale, Priyanka Pandinhare Puthiyaveetil,  Navnath R. Kakade,^a Sreekumar Kurungot* and Asha SK* High-Voltage Symmetric Supercapacitor Electrodes Via In Situ Synthesized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Doped Perylenebisimide-Based Donor–Acceptor Conjugate Polymer P(PDI2OD-T2). J. Phys. Chem. C 2024, 128, 31, 12808–12821. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02345

5. Kakde, Navnath; Sharma, Himanshu; Vanka, Kumar; Syamakumari, Asha. Rational Monomer Design for the Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers by Direct Hetroarylation Polymerization. ACS Polymer Au, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00050

6. Shibam Pal, Yogesh Gaikwad, SK Asha* Room Temperature Photocurable PEEK Polymer Formulations for High-Performance 3D Printing Applications. ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.4c00275

7. Shibam Pal, SK Asha* Thiol-ene-based Degradable 3D Printed Network from bio resource derived monomers Ethyl-lactate and Isosorbide. European Polymer Journal, 2024, doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.112761.

8. Navnath R Kakde, Asha SK* Exploring SiliaCat Pd-DPP as Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Multi Batch Direct Heteroarylation Polymerization for P(NDI2OD-T2). Polymer Chemistry 2023, 14, 2803-2819. DOI: 10.1039/d3py00183k (2023 Polymer Chemistry Pioneering Investigators Collection).

9. Ganesh N. Kamble, Dheeraj Chandra Joshi, and Asha Syamakumari* Design and Synthesis of Photocrosslinker and Light Blocker based on L-Amino acid Polyester and Their Application in Solvent-free Resin Formulation for DLP/SLA 3D Printing. Polymer 2023,  270, 125781 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125781.

10. Shrikant B. Nikam, Chandrodai Pratap Singh, Sailaja Krishnamurty, and Asha SK* Structure-property insights into chiral thiophene copolymers by direct heteroarylation polymerization. European Polymer Journal, 2022, 181, 111676. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111676.

Projects completed or on-going