Biography

2022-present, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, China.

2019-2022, Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, China.

2015-2019, Visiting Scientist, National Agenda Research Division, Advanced analysis centre, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea.

2011-2015, Ph.D., Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Tamilnadu, India.

Fields of research:

Fluorescent chemosensors, bioimaging and electrochemical sensors

Granted Projects:

(1) Jiangsu postdoctoral research funding program, B, 2021K102B

(2) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant, B, 2019M661757

(3) Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 2E27070

(4) Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 2E26631

(5) University grants commission, New Delhi, UGC/BSR/ RFSMS/F.7/225/09

Main Publications:

1. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Selvaraj Muthusamy, Ho-Jin Lee, Palanisamy Kannan, Dongwei Zhu, Jong-Won Song, Yun-Sik Nam, Dong Nyoung Heo, Il Keun Kwon, Zhibin Luo, Yuanguo Xu, Dual-channel fluorescent probe for discriminative detection of H₂S and N₂H₄: Exploring sensing mechanism and real-time applications, Journal of Hazardous Materials 465 (2024) 133036.

2. Selvaraj Muthusamy, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first author), Yeonggil Seo, Meng Xie, Palanisamy Kannan, Rathna Silviya Lodi, Jong-Won Song, Yuanguo Xu, Quantitative detection of citrate for early stage diagnosing of prostate cancer: Discriminating normal to cancer in prostate tissues. Chinese Chemical Letters (2023) 108880.

3. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Selvaraj Muthusamy, Ho-Jin Lee, Palanisamy Kannan, Dongwei Zhu, Rathna Silviya Lodi, Meng Xie, Jimin Xie, Jong-Won Song, Yuanguo Xu, Quinoline-derived electron-donating/withdrawing fluorophores for hydrazine detection and applications in environment and bioimaging, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectrscopy, 304 (2024) 123282.

4. Dongwei Zhu, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first and corresponding author), Runqian Wang, Haijing Wu, Palanisamy Kannan, Jong-Won Song, Ho-Jin Lee, Selvaraj Muthusamy, A coumarin derivative-based turn-on fluorescent probe for real-time applications of hydrazine detection in environment and bioimaging, Dyes and Pigments, 216 (2023) 111370.

5. Selvaraj Muthusamy, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first author), Yeonggil Seo, Meng Xie, Palanisamy Kannan, Rathna Silviya Lodi, Jong-Won Song, Yuanguo Xu, Push-pull electronic effects on benzothiazole derived probes for the detection of Zn²⁺: Exploring the sensing strategies and its applications. Dyes and Pigments, 207 (2022) 110709.

6. Selvaraj Muthusamy, Siqi Yin, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first author), Suci Meng, Dongwei Zhu, Meng Xie, Jimin Xie, Rathna Silviya Lodi, Yuanguo Xu, Development of a quinoline-derived turn-on fluorescent probe for real time detection of hydrazine and its applications in environment and bioimaging, Dyes and Pigments, 206 (2022) 110618.

7. Selvaraj Muthusamy, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first author), Palanisamy Kannan, Dongwei Zhu, Yeonggil Seo, Weihua Zhu, Jong-Won Song, Kang-Bong Lee, Yun-Sik Nam, Targeting citrate as novel strategy in diagnosing prostate cancer using Rhodamine extended red emissive fluorophore: Sensing mechanism and prostate tumor diagnosis applications, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 369 (2022) 132299.

8. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Muthusamy Selvaraj, Meng Xie, Yun-Sik Nam, Kang-Bong Lee, Yuanguo Xu, Jimin Xie. Fabrication of thiophene decorated side chain entanglement free COFs for highly regenerable mercury extraction, Chemical Engineering Journal, 430 (2022) 133149.

9. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first author), Dae-Hwan Ahn, Su-Jin Yoon, Yung-Sik Nam, Yeonhee Lee, Yuanguo Xu, Jong-Won Song, Ho-Jin Lee and Kang-Bong Lee. Tetraphenylethene-based fluorescent probe with aggregation-induced emission behavior for Hg²⁺ detection and its application. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1148 (2021) 238178.

10. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi (equal first author), Dongwei Zhu, Weihua Zhu, Shengjun Wang, Kang-Bong Lee, Haijun Xu, Long Zhao. Dual detection of mercury (II) and lead (II) ions using a facile coumarin-based fluorescent probe via excited state intramolecular proton transfer and photo-induced electron transfer processes, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 346 (2021) 130534.

11. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Yung-Sik Nam, Sumin Youg, Muthusamy Selvaraj and Kang-Bong Lee, Biocompatible silica nanoparticles conjugated with azidocoumarin for trace level detection and visualization of endogenous H₂S in PC3 cells. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 259 (2018) 307–315.

12. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Yung-Sik Nam, Muthusamy Selvaraj, Yeonhee Lee and Kang-Bong Lee, Metal free bioimaging reagent for intracellular citrate in prostate cancer cells using aryl boronate derivative. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 259 (2018) 90–96.

Approved Patents:

1. Pyruvate detection sensor used for detection of pyruvate in cells from human body, fluid and blood separated from human body, comprises diphenylborane derivative, that measured with naked eye or quantitively with fluorescence photometer, South Korea Patent, KR2359333-B1, 08 Feb 2022.

2. Sensor useful in kit for detecting mercury ions comprises compound comprises tetraphenylene-based compound, South Korea Patent, KR2270656-B1, 30 Jun 2021.

3. Sensors for detecting citrate, and method of detecting citrate using the same, United States Patent, US10578622-B2, 03 Mar 2020.

4. Off-on-air type circulating ion detection sensor useful as biomedical probe in kit for detecting ferric and fluoride ions in cells, comprises (4-(3-(4-(4,5-diphenyl- 1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)-1,2-4-oxadiazol-5-yl)phenyl)boronic acid, South Korea Patent, KR2017702-B1, 03 Sep 2019.

5. Compound for hydrogen peroxide detection sensor, is prepared by using imidazole derivative, reacting imidazole derivative and carboxyphenylboronic acid pinacol ester in organic solvent to obtain compound desired product, South Korea Patent, KR1966222-B1, 05 Apr 2019.

6. Citrate detection sensor used to detect citrate in cells i.e. prostate cancer cells and as paper-strip type sensor, comprises 5-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)-3-(4-(diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole, South Korea Patent, KR1962882-B1, 28 Mar 2019.

7. Sensor used for detecting hydrogen peroxide in e.g. environmental contamination sample and drinking water, comprises 5-(4-(4,4,5,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxabororan-2-yl)phenyl)-3-(4-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole, South Korea Patent, KR1823114-B1, 29 Jan 2018.