Dr.Sekar Vijayakumar

@hqu.edu.cn

Post Doctoral Research Fellow,College of Material Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Environment-Friendly Functional Materials, Ministry of Education/vijaysekar05@gmail.com
College of Material Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Engineering Research Center of Environment-Friendly Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Xiamen 361021, PR China.

Dr.Sekar Vijayakumar


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does research in Nanopharmacology and Nanotoxicology, Nanobiotechnology, Biopolymers, Nanodrug delivery, Biomaterials, Biofilms, Infectious Diseases, Ecotoxicology, Aquaculture, Immunology and Phytomedicine. He have published more than 110 research findings in top most peer reviewed index Q1,Q2 journals with a total impact factor of above 300, in addition he have published 10 book chapters in Elsevier and Taylor& Francis publisher and his google scholar profile totally 4924 citations and H index value of 39 and i10 index value of 71. Moreover, he acts as a potential reviewer of the various international Elsevier, RSC, Springer, Frontiers, MDPI and Springer publisher’s journals. He has recently received the “Best Young Scientist Award in Nanobiotechnology”, National conference on SMART SUMMIT-2021 conducted by PEARL Foundation Madurai,Tamilnadu.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Biomaterials, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Biotechnology, Bioengineering
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Scholar Citations

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Nanocarrier-mediated delivery of polyphenols: an emerging strategy for overcoming biological barriers in gastrointestinal cancer therapy
    YYML Sekar Vijayakumar, Anbu Malar Michael, Zaira I. González-Sánchez, Mani ...
    Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering , 2026
    2026
  • Construction and curcumin release performance of pH-responsive hydrogels based on norbornene dicarboxylic anhydride-modified chitosan via thiol–ene photocrosslinking
    ML Ying Yu, Yonggang Peng, Sekar Vijayakumar, Yikai Chen, Yangfan Mao ...
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 349, 150842 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Bioactive Sphingosine from Ficus racemosa: Isolation, Structural Elucidation, DFT Studies and Cytotoxic Potential against Oral Carcinoma Cells Via in Vitro and in Silico Approaches
    SV Rajesh Dhakshinamoorthy, Sonia Kesavan, Aruna Sharmili Sundararaj ...
    Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology , 2026
    2026
  • MgO nanoparticles formulated from konjac glucomannan and its therapeutic potential☆
    ML Sekar Vijayakumar, Zaira I. González Sánchez, Mani Divya , Esteban F ...
    Bioorganic Chemistry 172, 109575 , 2026
    2026
  • Advancements in Metal Bio-Nanocomposites for Neurodegenerative Diseases
    SVTM Salonee More, Riya Pandey, Kanchanlata Tungare, Nandini Swaminathan
    Current Applications of Nanobiomaterials, Volume 2, 211–231 , 2026
    2026
  • Bioengineered vancomycin-loaded chitosan/collagen nanocomposite from Sphyrna lewini: Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic applications in wound healing☆
    VR K. Netha , R. Karthick Raja , U. Nithya, Gayathri Mahalingam , Sekar ...
    Bioorganic Chemistry 168, 109352 , 2025
    2025
  • Chapter 7 - Nanomaterial-based therapeutic drugs for SARS-CoV-2 variants: Recent findings, limitations, and prospects
    SV Geethalakshmi Sundararaman
    Nanotechnology and Antivirus Nanomaterials for Combating COVID-19 Strategies … , 2025
    2025
  • Chapter 11 - COVID-19 drug delivery: Current achievements and the impact of nanocarriers
    SV S Jayashree, K Sonia , G Mayakkannan, S Aruna Sharmili
    Nanotechnology and Antivirus Nanomaterials for Combating COVID-19 Strategies … , 2025
    2025
  • Chapter13- Astaxanthin and Its Effect on SARSCoV-2
    SV S Aruna Sharmili, S. Jayashree, K Sonia, G Mayakkannan, S Shruthi
    Anti-Coronavirus Marine Bioactive Compounds, 25 , 2025
    2025
  • Chapter-8- Systems Pharmacology Approaches on the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity of Natural Products
    SV Samiksha Garse, Vaishnavi Thakur, Juhi Gupta, Shine Devarajan, Mustansir ...
    Integrative Omics and Systems Pharmacology for COVID-19, 28 , 2025
    2025
  • Tailored benzylpyridinium-functionalized chitosan: structural design and multifunctional bioactivity evaluation
    ML Yonggang Peng, Ying Yu, Sekar Vijayakumar, Yikai Chen, Yangfan Mao ...
    Journal of Molecular Structure 1353, 144703 , 2025
    2025
  • Investigation of the bioactivities of N, N, N-trimethyl chitosan derivatives constructed with sulfonic zwitterionic moieties
    ML Yonggang Peng, Ying Yu, Zhongwen Su, Yujing Zhong, Yikai Chen, Yangfan ...
    Carbohydrate Research 559, 109721 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Chitosan content as a key modulator of gelation threshold and sustained fluconazole release in semi-IPN hydrogels
    EFDL Marcelo Guerrero, Francisco Nuñez , David Filho, Ricardo Castro ...
    Carbohydrate Polymers 373, 124572 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Bioinformatics Approaches to Study Plant miRNA Implications in Plant Stress
    SD Samiksha Garse, Soham Sunil Gumaste, Pallavi Gurav, Kanchanlata Tungare ...
    Impact of Climate Change on Medicinal and Herbal Plant microRNA Edited By … , 2025
    2025
  • Anti-COVID-19 Agents from Native Indian Crops
    SV Mani Divya
    Native Crops in India Biochemical, Processing, and Nutraceutical Aspects … , 2025
    2025
  • Tartaric acid-crosslinked chitosan-based quaternary ammonium/phosphonium salt–PVA multifunctional composite films for enhanced food preservation
    ML Zhongwen Su, Yonggang Peng, Ying Yu, Yujing Zhong, Junyue Zeng, Yikai ...
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 329, 147852 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • Asafoetida gum-wrapped ZnO nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer potential against gastric carcinoma
    ML Sekar Vijayakumar, Zaira I. González-Sánchez, Periasamy Anbu, Mani Divya ...
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 328, 147597 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • Green synthesis and bioactivity of peach hibiscus silver nanoparticles
    SV Geetha Kezhukut Ravunni, Mercy Madhumitha Kings, Anbumalarmathi ...
    Sustainable Chemistry One World 8, 100113 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer properties of bioactive bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus hircilactis CH4 and Lactobacillus delbrueckii GRIPUMSK isolated from …
    International Dairy Journal 171, 106395 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Innovative pH-responsive chitosan hydrogel: A systematic study on VB12 controlled release and multifunctional biological effects via synergistic grafting of cysteine and arginine
    ML Ying Yu , Yonggang Peng , Yujing Zhong , Zhongwen Su , Sekar Vijayakumar ...
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 322, 146718 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Dietary supplementation of probiotic Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 improves growth performance, mucus and serum immune parameters, antioxidant enzyme activity as well as …
    AI Narayanan Gobi, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan,, Jiann-Chu Chen, Ravichandran ...
    Fish and Shellfish Immunology 74, 501-508 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 381
  • Laurus nobilis leaf extract mediated green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles: characterization and biomedical applications
    S Vijayakumar, B Vaseeharan, B Malaikozhundan, M Shobiya
    Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 84, 1213-1222 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 375
  • Plectranthus amboinicus leaf extract mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and its control of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm and blood …
    S Vijayakumar, G Vinoj, B Malaikozhundan, S Shanthi, B Vaseeharan
    Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 137, 886-891 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 301
  • Bioaccumulation, cytotoxicity and oxidative stress of the acute exposure selenium in Oreochromis mossambicus
    CF Narayanan Gobi, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan, Ravichandran Rekha, Sekar ...
    Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 162, 147-159 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 259
  • Biological therapeutics of Pongamia pinnata coated zinc oxide nanoparticles against clinically important pathogenic bacteria, fungi and MCF-7 breast cancer cells
    B Malaikozhundan, B Vaseeharan, S Vijayakumar, K Pandiselvi, ...
    Microbial pathogenesis 104, 268-277 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 203
  • Biopolymer gelatin-coated zinc oxide nanoparticles showed high antibacterial, antibiofilm and anti-angiogenic activity
    M Divya, B Vaseeharan, M Abinaya, S Vijayakumar, M Govindarajan, ...
    Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 178, 211-218 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 196
  • Garlic clove extract assisted silver nanoparticle – Antibacterial, antibiofilm, antihelminthic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and ecotoxicity assessment
    BV Sekar Vijayakumar, Balasubramanian Malaikozhundan, Kandasamy ...
    Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology 198 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 186
  • Antibacterial, antibiofilm and cytotoxic effects of Nigella sativa essential oil coated gold nanoparticles
    S Manju, B Malaikozhundan, S Vijayakumar, S Shanthi, A Jaishabanu, ...
    Microbial pathogenesis 91, 129-135 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 178
  • Therapeutic effects of gold nanoparticles synthesized using Musa paradisiaca peel extract against multiple antibiotic resistant Enterococcus faecalis biofilms and human lung …
    RSKMS S. Vijayakumar , B. Vaseeharan , B. Malaikozhundan , N. Gopi , P ...
    Microbial Pathogenesis 102, 173-183 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 175
  • Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using a probiotic Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 and their antibiofilm activity and toxicity effects in Ceriodaphnia cornuta
    S Shanthi, BD Jayaseelan, P Velusamy, S Vijayakumar, CT Chih, ...
    Microbial pathogenesis 93, 70-77 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 166
  • Oreochromis mossambicus diet supplementation with Psidium guajava leaf extracts enhance growth, immune, antioxidant response and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila
    N Gobi, C Ramya, B Vaseeharan, B Malaikozhundan, S Vijayakumar, ...
    Fish & shellfish immunology 58, 572-583 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 153
  • Bacillus thuringiensis coated zinc oxide nanoparticle and its biopesticidal effects on the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus
    B Malaikozhundan, B Vaseeharan, S Vijayakumar, MP Thangaraj
    Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 174, 306-314 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 150
  • Microwave assisted green synthesis of Hydroxyapatite nanorods using Moringa oleifera flower extract and its antimicrobial applications
    BV V. Kalaiselvi,R. Mathammal, S. Vijayakumar
    International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine 6, 286-295 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 131
  • Chitosan coated Ag/ZnO nanocomposite and their antibiofilm, antifungal and cytotoxic effects on murine macrophages
    R Thaya, B Malaikozhundan, S Vijayakumar, J Sivakamavalli, ...
    Microbial pathogenesis 100, 124-132 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 118
  • GFP tagged Vibrio parahaemolyticus Dahv2 infection and the protective effects of the probiotic Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 on the growth, immune and antioxidant responses in …
    N Gobi, B Malaikozhundan, V Sekar, S Shanthi, B Vaseeharan, ...
    Fish & shellfish immunology 52, 230-238 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 117
  • Biopolymer K-carrageenan wrapped ZnO nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles for anti MRSA therapy
    Sekar Vijayakumar , Kandasamy Saravanakumar , Balasubramanian Malaikozhundan ...
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 144, 9-18 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 109
  • A Review on Aquatic Impacts of Microplastics and Its Bioremediation Aspects
    DKRBV Jeyaraj Jeyavani, Ashokkumar Sibiya, Sivakumar Shanthini, Cyril Ravi ...
    Current Pollution Reports volume 7, 286–299 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 106
  • High synergistic antibacterial, antibiofilm, antidiabetic and antimetabolic activity of Withania somnifera leaf extract‑assisted zinc oxide nanoparticle
    AM Balasubramanian Malaikozhundan, · Jayaraj Vinodhini · Mohamed Ali ...
    Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 43, 1533–1547 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 103
  • Biopolymer zein-coated gold nanoparticles: Synthesis, antibacterial potential, toxicity and histopathological effects against the Zika virus vector Aedes aegypti
    GB Periyakaruppan Suganya, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan, Sekar Vijayakumar ...
    Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 173, 404–411 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 102
  • The antibacterial, antibiofilm, antifogging and mosquitocidal activities of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles green-synthesized using multiple plants extracts
    BV David Achudhan , Sekar Vijayakumar , Balasubramanian Malaikozhundan ...
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8, 104521 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 99