Mukut Chakraborty, Ph.D. (IACS)

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Department of Chemistry
West Bengal State University,
Berunanpukuria, Malikapur,
Barasat, 24 Pgs (N), Kolkata- 700 126
West Bengal, INDIA
Phone – +91-33-25241975
Mobile – +919830160462
Fax: +91-33-25241977
E-mail: mukutchem@yahoo.co.in

Research Areas: Polymer Chemistry, Nanomaterials

Research Interest:

1. Synthesis and characterization of conducting polymers.
2. Design and synthesis of metal-polymer nanomaterials.
3. Physical studies of different polymer containing hybrid materials.

1. Life Member of Polymer Society of India.
2. Life Member Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

1. Ph.D.- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (Degree awarded by Calcutta University), 2001
2. M.B.A. – IISWBM, Calcutta University, 1997
3. M.Sc. in Chemistry- Calcutta University, 1994
4. B.Sc. in Chemistry- Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1992

1. Recipient of Prof. Sadhan Bose Memorial Award from Calcutta University for the year 1995.
2. Recipient of Sir P. C. Ray Research Award from Calcutta University for the year 1998-1999.
3. Recipient of Convention Award for Young Scientists by Indian Chemical Society in the year 1999.

Publications:

1. Synthesis and characterization of conducting interpenetrating network composites of polypyrrole and poly(vinyl acetate), Mukut Chakraborty, D. C. Mukherjee and B. M. Mandal, Macromolecules, New Frontiers Vol. 1, 293, 1998.
2. Poly(vinyl alcohol) Stabilized Polyaniline Dispersions in Aqueous Alcohols, Mukut Chakraborty, B. M. Mandal and D. C. Mukherjee, (Paper presented at International Conference on Disperse Systems), 26, 1998.
3. Conducting Blends of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Polyaniline, Mukut Chakraborty, D. C. Mukherjee and B. M. Mandal, Polymers’s 99, Society for Polymer Science, India, Ed. A. K. Ghosh, 365, 1999.
4. Interpenetrating Polymer Network Composites of Polypyrrole and Poly(vinyl acetate), Mukut Chakraborty, D. C. Mukherjee and B. M.Mandal, Synthetic Metals, 98, 193, 1999.
5. Dispersion Polymerization of Aniline : Spectral Study and Kinetics, Mukut Chakraborty, B. M. Mandal and D. C. Mukherjee, (Paper presented at International Conference on Chemistry, Dec 1999), B4, 1999.
6. Dispersion Polymerization of Aniline in Different Media: A Spectral Study and Kinetics, Mukut Chakraborty, D. C. Mukherjee and B. M. Mandal, Langmuir 16, 2482, 2000.
7. Dispersion Polymerization of Aniline in Various Media, Mukut Chakraborty and B. M. Mandal, Recent Advances in Polymers and Composites 82, 2000.
8. Dispersion Polymerization of Aniline using Hydroxypropylcellulose as Stabilizer : Role of Rate of Polymerization, D. Chattopadhyay, Mukut Chakraborty and B. M. Mandal Polymer International 50, 538, 2001.
9. Regulating Shape and Size of Conducting Polymer Colloid Particles, Mukut Chakraborty and B. M. Mandal (Paper presented at National Conference on Surface Science, NEHU), 2001.
10. Frequency Dependant Conductivity of IPN Composites of Polypyrrole and Poly(vinyl acetate) S. Bhattacharya, S. K. Saha, Mukut Chakraborty, B. M. Mandal and D. Chakraborty. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, 39, 1935, 2001.
11. Synthesis and Characterization of Gold-poly(pyrrole) Nanocomposites, Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee, Mukut Chakraborty and Tarun K. Mandal (Paper presented at MACRO 2002).
12. Synthesis of Dendrimer-Stabilized Gold-Polypyrrole Core-Shell Nanoparticle Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee, Mukut Chakraborty and Tarun K. Mandal J. of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 3, 487, 2003.
13. Synthesis of Size Tunable Gold Nanoparticles by Poly(vinyl phenol) and Electrostatic Multi-layer Deposition of the Gold-Poly(vinyl phenol) Nanocomposite, Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee, Mukut Chakraborty and Tarun K. Mandal, J. of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 4, 844, 2004.
14. Poly(vinyl alcohol) Stabiliozed Polyaniline Dispersions : Polymerization Rate and Morphology Variation, Mukut Chakraborty, B. M. Mandal and D. C. Mukherjee, (Paper presented at International Conference on Soft Matter), 2004.
15. Oxidative Degradation of Polyaniline during the Chemical Oxidative Polymerization of Aniline in Aqueous Methanol Medium, Mukut Chakraborty, D. C. Mukherjee and B. M. Mandal, Polymer International 54, 1158, 2005.
16. Reversible Association of Thermoresponsive Gold Nanoparticles: Polyelectrolyte Effect on the Lower Critical Solution Temperature of Poly(vinyl methyl ether), Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee, Mukut Chakraborty and Tarun K. Mandal, J. of Phy. Chem B 110, 6768, 2006.