Biography

2021-present, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University.

2019-2021, Post-Doctoral, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University.

2016-2019, Post-Doctoral, National Agenda Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).

2011-2016, PhD, Center for Neuro-Medicine, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), University of Science and Technology (UST).

Fields of research:

Organic fluorescent chemosensors for the detection of hazardous analytes and biomolecules;

Covalent Organic Frameworks for CO₂ reduction and energy storage applications,

Granted Projects:

Prostate cancer biomarker citrate detection using activatable NIR-II chemosensors: sensing mechanism and prostate tumor diagnosis applications (NSFC No.: 2211101256), PI.

Main Publications:

1. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi ¹, Muthusamy Selvaraj ¹, Yun-Sik Nam,  Li Yujun, Yuanguo Xu, Kang Bong Lee. A new recognition moiety diphenylborinate in the detection of pyruvate via Lewis acid/base sensing pathway and its bioimaging applications. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 267 (2022) 120457. (doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2021-.120457)

2. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Tongtong Deng, Muthusamy Selvaraj, Meng Xie, Jimin Xie, Kang-Bong Lee, Yuanguo Xu. Prostate cancer biomarker citrate detection using triaminoguanidinium carbon dots, its applications in live cells and human urine samples. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2021) 120622. (doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2021.120622)

3. Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi ¹, Muthusamy Selvaraj ¹, 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 2021, 133149. (doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021-.133149)

4. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Long Zhao, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Dongwei Zhu, Shengjun Wang, John Mack, Kang-Bong Lee, Long Zhang and Weihua Zhu. A Chemosensor with Three Distinct Fluorometric Hg²⁺ Coordination Complexes: Exploring the Quantitative Sensing Strategy and Real Sample Applications. Talanta 236 (2022) 122884. (doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2021- .122884)

5. Brian Musikavanhu , Muthusamy Selvaraj, Dongwei Zhu, Zhaoli Xue, Qian Yu, Choonzo N. Chiyumba, John Mack, Tebello Nyokong, Shengjun Wang, Long Zhao. A simple quinoline-thiophene Schiff base turn-off chemosensor for Hg2+ detection: spectroscopy, sensing properties and applications. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 264 (2022) 120338. (doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2021.120338)

6. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, 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 346 (2021) 130534. (doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.130534)

7. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Long Zhao, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Dongwei Zhu, Rodah Soy, John Mack, Tebello Nyokong, Shengjun Wang, Kang-Bong Lee and Weihua Zhu. Turn-on detection of cysteine by a donor-acceptor type quinoline fluorophore: exploring the sensing strategy and performance in bioimaging. Dyes and Pigments 193 (2021) 109556. (10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109556)

8. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Dongwei Zhu, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Weihua Zhu, Shengjun Wang, Kang-Bong Lee and Long Zhao. Successive Detection of Zinc Ion and Citrate Using a Schiff Base Chemosensor for Enhanced Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Biosystems. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2021, 4, 1932−1941. (doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c01568)

9. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, 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. (doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2020.12.053)

10. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Dongwei Zhu, Long Zhao, Shengjun Wang and Weihua Zhu. A novel lysosome targeted fluorophore for H2S sensing: Enhancing the quantitative detection with successive reaction sites. Sensors and Actuators B 320 (2020) 128433. (doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.128433)

11. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Qingxiang Xu, Yan Chen, Long Zhao* and Weihua Zhu. An azido coumarin-quinoline conjugated fluorogenic dye: Utilizing amide-iminol tautomerism for H2S detection in live MCF-7 cells. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 238 (2020) 118345. (doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2020.118345)

12. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Yung-Sik Nam, Yeonhee Lee, Jong-Won song, Ho-Jin Lee and Kang-Bong Lee*. On-Off-on relay fluorescence recognition of ferric and fluoride ions based on indicator displacement in living cells. Analytica Chimica Acta 1066 (2019) 112–120. (doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.03.040)

13. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Kanagaraj Rajalakshmi, Yung-Sik Nam, Yeonhee Lee, Byoung Chan Kim, Sung Jin Pai, Sang Soo Han and Kang-Bong Lee*. Rapid-response and highly sensitive boronate derivative-based fluorescence probe for detecting H2O2 in living cells. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry (2019) 1–12. (doi.org/10.1155/2019/5174764).

14. 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 259 (2018) 307–315. (doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.12.078)

15. 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 259 (2018) 90–96. (doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.12.047)

16. Muthusamy Selvaraj, Soo Min Lee, Minghua Huang, Nam-Chul Cho, Ghilsoo Nam, Ae Nim Pae, Hyewhon Rhim, Gyochang Keum,* and Kyung Il Choi*. Isoxazoline, Isoxazole, and Oxadiazole Derivatives as M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonists. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 37 (2016) 1020–1028. (doi.org/10.1002/bkcs.10811)