@article{sutherland_rather_sabino_vallabhuneni_wang_popat_kota_2023, title={Hemp-Based Sustainable Slippery Surfaces: Icephobic and Antithrombotic Properties}, volume={11}, ISSN={["2168-0485"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06233}, DOI={10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06233}, abstractNote={With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill that removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act altogether, production of hemp is experiencing a renaissance. Building on this revival and re-emergence of hemp, we designed and fabricated hemp-based sustainable and robust slippery surfaces by coating hemp paper with beeswax and subsequently infusing it with hemp oil. A wide variety of aqueous liquids and beverages easily slide on our hemp-based sustainable slippery surfaces, without leaving a trace. We also fabricated hemp-based sustainable slippery surfaces using different textured metals. Our hemp-based sustainable slippery metal surfaces display good icephobic and antithrombotic properties. With these attributes, we envision that our hemp-based sustainable slippery surfaces will pave the path to more safe, non-toxic, and biodegradable or recyclable slippery surfaces for applications in food packaging, anti-icing or de-icing coatings, and antithrombotic medical devices.}, number={6}, journal={ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING}, author={Sutherland, Daniel J. and Rather, Adil M. and Sabino, Roberta M. and Vallabhuneni, Sravanthi and Wang, Wei and Popat, Ketul C. and Kota, Arun K.}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{rather_wani_ahmad_shaari_rather_2023, title={Superior Photocatalytic Dye Degradation and Adsorption Efficiency of Rgo-Mwcnt Modified Zno-Al2o3 Nanocomposites}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85162824166&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.2139/ssrn.4485407}, journal={SSRN}, author={Rather, R.A. and Wani, A.A. and Ahmad, N. and Shaari, N. and Rather, A.M.}, year={2023} }
 @article{xu_chang_yao_zhang_dupont_rather_bao_wang_2022, title={Modularizable Liquid-Crystal-Based Open Surfaces Enable Programmable Chemical Transport and Feeding using Liquid Droplets}, volume={34}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85128187895&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1002/adma.202108788}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={20}, journal={Advanced Materials}, author={Xu, Y. and Chang, Y. and Yao, Y. and Zhang, M. and Dupont, R.L. and Rather, A.M. and Bao, X. and Wang, X.}, year={2022} }
 @inbook{rather_xu_dupont_wang_2022, title={Polymeric Membranes in Wastewater Treatment}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85130564956&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/978-981-16-3667-7_17}, booktitle={Nanoscale Engineering of Biomaterials: Properties and Applications}, author={Rather, A.M. and Xu, Y. and Dupont, R.L. and Wang, X.}, year={2022}, pages={487–515} }
 @article{rather_xu_chang_dupont_borbora_kara_fang_mamtani_zhang_yao_et al._2022, title={Stimuli-Responsive Liquid-Crystal-Infused Porous Surfaces for Manipulation of Underwater Gas Bubble Transport and Adhesion}, volume={34}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85125092907&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1002/adma.202110085}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={14}, journal={Advanced Materials}, author={Rather, A.M. and Xu, Y. and Chang, Y. and Dupont, R.L. and Borbora, A. and Kara, U.I. and Fang, J.-C. and Mamtani, R. and Zhang, M. and Yao, Y. and et al.}, year={2022} }
 @article{yao_bennett_xu_rather_li_cheung_bhanji_kreder_daniel_adera_et al._2022, title={Wettability-based ultrasensitive detection of amphiphiles through directed concentration at disordered regions in self-assembled monolayers}, volume={119}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85140271613&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.2211042119}, abstractNote={Various forms of ecological monitoring and disease diagnosis rely upon the detection of amphiphiles, including lipids, lipopolysaccharides, and lipoproteins, at ultralow concentrations in small droplets. Although assays based on droplets’ wettability provide promising options in some cases, their reliance on the measurements of surface and bulk properties of whole droplets (e.g., contact angles, surface tensions) makes it difficult to monitor trace amounts of these amphiphiles within small-volume samples. Here, we report a design principle in which self-assembled monolayer–functionalized microstructured surfaces coated with silicone oil create locally disordered regions within a droplet’s contact lines to effectively concentrate amphiphiles within the areas that dominate the droplet static friction. Remarkably, such surfaces enable the ultrasensitive, naked-eye detection of amphiphiles through changes in the droplets’ sliding angles, even when the concentration is four to five orders of magnitude below their critical micelle concentration. We develop a thermodynamic model to explain the partitioning of amphiphiles at the contact line by their cooperative association within the disordered, loosely packed regions of the self-assembled monolayer. Based on this local analyte concentrating effect, we showcase laboratory-on-a-chip surfaces with positionally dependent pinning forces capable of both detecting industrially and biologically relevant amphiphiles (e.g., bacterial endotoxins), as well as sorting aqueous droplets into discrete groups based on their amphiphile concentrations. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the sliding behavior of amphiphile-laden aqueous droplets provides insight into the amphiphile’s effective length, thereby allowing these surfaces to discriminate between analytes with highly disparate molecular sizes.}, number={43}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, author={Yao, Y. and Bennett, R.K.A. and Xu, Y. and Rather, A.M. and Li, S. and Cheung, T.C. and Bhanji, A. and Kreder, M.J. and Daniel, D. and Adera, S. and et al.}, year={2022} }
 @article{shome_rather_borbora_srikrishnarka_baidya_pradeep_manna_2021, title={Design of a Waste Paper-Derived Chemically ‘Reactive’ and Durable Functional Material with Tailorable Mechanical Property Following an Ambient and Sustainable Chemical Approach}, volume={16}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108334530&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1002/asia.202100475}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={14}, journal={Chemistry - An Asian Journal}, author={Shome, A. and Rather, A.M. and Borbora, A. and Srikrishnarka, P. and Baidya, A. and Pradeep, T. and Manna, U.}, year={2021}, pages={1988–2001} }
 @article{xu_rather_yao_fang_mamtani_bennett_atta_adera_tkalec_wang_2021, title={Liquid crystal–based open surface microfluidics manipulate liquid mobility and chemical composition on demand}, volume={7}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85116613780&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1126/sciadv.abi7607}, abstractNote={Liquid crystal surfaces enable manipulation of liquid mobility and cargo release via temperature, electrolytes, and light.}, number={40}, journal={Science Advances}, author={Xu, Yang and Rather, Adil M. and Yao, Yuxing and Fang, Jen-Chun and Mamtani, Rajdeep S. and Bennett, Robert K. A. and Atta, Richard G. and Adera, Solomon and Tkalec, Uroš and Wang, Xiaoguang}, year={2021} }
 @article{shome_moses_rather_mandal_manna_2021, title={Unconventional and Facile Fabrication of Chemically Reactive Silk Fibroin Sponges for Environmental Remediation}, volume={13}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85106494931&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1021/acsami.1c03150}, abstractNote={Silk fibroin and silk microfibers, both derived from silk cocoon, have been widely used for prospective biomedical, energy, and environmental applications. However, various complex and catalyst-based approaches have been adopted for chemical modification and integration of different functionalities in silk fibroin-based materials. Here, both tailored water wettability and mechanical property have been associated with silk microfiber reinforced silk fibroin sponges (SMFRSFSs) through the strategic introduction of β-sheets and a facile and catalyst-free chemical reaction at ambient conditions. While the controlled tailoring of β-sheets in the silk fibroin skeletal framework of the sponges allowed us to modulate the compressive modulus, the 1,4-conjugate addition reaction between amine residues of silk (fiber and fibroin) and acrylate groups of a multifunctional cross-linker provided residual chemical reactivity. Further, the chemically "reactive" sponge was postmodified with the selected alkylamines to introduce a wide range of water wettability (from 36 to 161°) without affecting the mechanical property. Thereafter, the silk cocoon-derived and extremely water-repellent sponge was used for environment-friendly cleaning of oil spillages through selective absorption-based and filtration-based oil/water separation at different and severe aqueous conditions. This silk cocoon-derived mechanically tailorable and chemically reactive sponge could also be useful for various biomedical and energy-related applications.}, number={20}, journal={ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces}, author={Shome, A. and Moses, J.C. and Rather, A.M. and Mandal, B.B. and Manna, U.}, year={2021}, pages={24258–24271} }
 @article{rather_srikrishnarka_baidya_shome_pradeep_manna_2020, title={Evaluating the impact of tailored water wettability on performance of CO<sub>2</sub> capture}, volume={3}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85096088520&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1021/acsaem.0c01603}, abstractNote={The growing emission of CO2 is a severe cause of concern due to its adverse impact on the environment and climate change worldwide. In the past, various approaches, including synthesis of porous ma...}, number={11}, journal={ACS Applied Energy Materials}, author={Rather, A.M. and Srikrishnarka, P. and Baidya, A. and Shome, A. and Pradeep, T. and Manna, U.}, year={2020}, pages={10541–10549} }
 @article{shome_das_rawat_rather_manna_2020, title={Reduction of imine-based cross-linkages to achieve sustainable underwater superoleophobicity that performs under challenging conditions}, volume={8}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089305602&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/d0ta04426a}, abstractNote={A simple and scalable reduction of GA-crosslinked BSA coating on a fibrous substrate, provided a highly sustainable underwater superolephobic coating that is capable of separating crude oil and other refined oils at practically relevant and severe conditions.}, number={30}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, author={Shome, A. and Das, A. and Rawat, N. and Rather, A.M. and Manna, U.}, year={2020}, pages={15148–15156} }
 @article{xu_rather_song_fang_dupont_kara_chang_paulson_qin_bao_et al._2020, title={Ultrasensitive and Selective Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Thermotropic Liquid Crystals and Image-Based Machine Learning}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85112099105&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.2139/ssrn.3682267}, abstractNote={Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL Copy DOI}, journal={SSRN}, author={Xu, Y. and Rather, A.M. and Song, S. and Fang, J.-C. and Dupont, R.L. and Kara, U.I. and Chang, Y. and Paulson, J.A. and Qin, R. and Bao, X. and et al.}, year={2020} }
 @article{xu_rather_song_fang_dupont_kara_chang_paulson_qin_bao_et al._2020, title={Ultrasensitive and Selective Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Thermotropic Liquid Crystals and Image-Based Machine Learning}, volume={1}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85100662670&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100276}, abstractNote={Rapid, robust virus-detection techniques with ultrahigh sensitivity and selectivity are required for the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we report that the femtomolar concentrations of single-stranded ribonucleic acid (ssRNA) of SARS-CoV-2 trigger ordering transitions in liquid crystal (LC) films decorated with cationic surfactant and complementary 15-mer single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (ssDNA) probe. More importantly, the sensitivity of the LC to the SARS ssRNA, with a 3-bp mismatch compared to the SARS-CoV-2 ssRNA, is measured to decrease by seven orders of magnitude, suggesting that the LC ordering transitions depend strongly on the targeted oligonucleotide sequence. Finally, we design a LC-based diagnostic kit and a smartphone-based application (app) to enable automatic detection of SARS-CoV-2 ssRNA, which could be used for reliable self-test of SARS-CoV-2 at home without the need for complex equipment or procedures.}, number={12}, journal={Cell Reports Physical Science}, author={Xu, Y. and Rather, A.M. and Song, S. and Fang, J.-C. and Dupont, R.L. and Kara, U.I. and Chang, Y. and Paulson, J.A. and Qin, R. and Bao, X. and et al.}, year={2020} }
 @article{shome_maji_rather_yashwanth_patel_manna_2019, title={A Scalable Chemical Approach for the Synthesis of a Highly Tolerant and Efficient Oil Absorbent}, volume={14}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85074076807&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1002/asia.201901102}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={24}, journal={Chemistry - An Asian Journal}, author={Shome, A. and Maji, K. and Rather, A.M. and Yashwanth, A. and Patel, D.K. and Manna, U.}, year={2019}, pages={4732–4740} }
 @article{shome_rather_manna_2019, title={Chemically reactive protein nanoparticles for synthesis of a durable and deformable superhydrophobic material}, volume={1}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072040750&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c9na00031c}, abstractNote={A naturally derived approach is introduced for the synthesis of a nature-inspired, highly compressible and extremely water repellent material. The BSA protein derived highly tolerant superhydrophobic cotton was successfully applied in eco-friendly remediation of various oil contaminants selectively from aqueous phases.}, number={5}, journal={Nanoscale Advances}, author={Shome, A. and Rather, A.M. and Manna, U.}, year={2019}, pages={1746–1753} }
 @article{rather_shome_bhunia_panuganti_mandal_manna_2019, title={Correction: Simultaneous and controlled release of two different bioactive small molecules from nature inspired single material (Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2018) 6 (7692–7702) DOI: 10.1039/C8TB02406E)}, volume={7}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85059529567&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c8tb90182a}, abstractNote={Correction for ‘Simultaneous and controlled release of two different bioactive small molecules from nature inspired single material’ by Adil M. Rather et al., J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 7692–7702.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry B}, author={Rather, A.M. and Shome, A. and Bhunia, B.K. and Panuganti, A. and Mandal, B.B. and Manna, U.}, year={2019}, pages={346} }
 @article{shome_rather_ghosal_bhunia_mandal_manna_2019, title={Rational Chemical Engineering in Natural Protein Derived Functional Interface}, volume={7}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064391871&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00501}, abstractNote={Catalyst-free and readily chemically reactive functional coatings that have immense prospects in various relevant applications are unprecedentedly synthesized directly using naturally existing bovine serum albumin (BSA), where facile Michael addition reaction between amine and acrylate groups provided a simple basis for the covalent integration of deposited BSA and rendered residual chemical reactivity to the protein derived coating. Such chemically reactive BSA based coating was further extended for tailoring various water wettability, including biomimicked superhydrophobicity through appropriate chemical optimizations, and the chemically modulated water wettability was rationally utilized for controlling the rate of release of selected drugs (aspirin and tetracycline) from days to months. The released drug (tetracycline) from the superhydrophobic cotton remained highly bioactive and prevented the proliferation of bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus). Further, the synthesized BSA based s...}, number={8}, journal={ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering}, author={Shome, A. and Rather, A.M. and Ghosal, A. and Bhunia, B.K. and Mandal, B.B. and Manna, U.}, year={2019}, pages={7502–7509} }
 @article{rather_shome_kumar_bhunia_mandal_srivastava_manna_2018, title={Alkali metal-ion assisted Michael addition reaction in controlled tailoring of topography in a superhydrophobic polymeric monolith}, volume={6}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85053529143&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c8ta06329j}, abstractNote={An alkali metal ion assisted Michael addition reaction between acrylate and amine groups is strategically exploited in the synthesis of a chemically reactive and tailored hierarchical topography for addressing important fundamental aspects of biomimicked interfaces.}, number={35}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, author={Rather, A.M. and Shome, A. and Kumar, S. and Bhunia, B.K. and Mandal, B.B. and Srivastava, H.K. and Manna, U.}, year={2018}, pages={17019–17031} }
 @article{shome_rather_manna_2018, title={Aloe vera mucilage derived highly tolerant underwater superoleophobic coatings}, volume={6}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056997437&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c8ta08481e}, abstractNote={An aloe vera mucilage (AVM) derived highly tolerant and stretchable fish-scale-mimicked coating is introduced by the strategic use of Michael addition reaction. The naturally derived and nature-inspired coating is capable of sustaining various challenging exposures—without compromising the embedded underwater superoleophobicity.}, number={45}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, author={Shome, A. and Rather, A.M. and Manna, U.}, year={2018}, pages={22465–22471} }
 @article{rather_manna_2018, title={Green and Rapid Synthesis of Durable and Super-Oil (under Water) and Water (in Air) Repellent Interfaces}, volume={10}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049673867&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1021/acsami.8b06924}, abstractNote={In this letter, a single polymer is rapidly and covalently transformed into a chemically reactive and functional bulk polymeric coatings through a catalyst-free mutual chemical reaction between acrylates and amine groups at ambient condition-in the absence of any external reaction solvent, which is unprecedented in the literature. This facile and green chemical approach provided a common basis for achieving two distinct biomimicked wettabilities-that are superhydrophobicity (lotus-leaf mimicked) in air and superoleophobicity (fish-scale inspired) under water. The essential chemistry that conferred bioinspired wettability was optimized in the hierarchically featured polymeric material by postcovalent modulation of chemically reactive polymeric material with primary-amine-containing small moleculess, glucamine and octadecylamine. The inherently sticky and "chemically reactive" polymeric material having appropriate hierarchical topography is highly capable of providing substrate-independent (irrespective of chemical compositions and mechanical strength of the substrates) stable coatings with robust bioinspired (i.e., lotus leaf and fish scale) wettability.}, number={28}, journal={ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces}, author={Rather, A.M. and Manna, U.}, year={2018}, pages={23451–23457} }
 @article{rather_shome_bhunia_panuganti_mandal_manna_2018, title={Simultaneous and controlled release of two different bioactive small molecules from nature inspired single material}, volume={6}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85057569462&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c8tb02406e}, abstractNote={Simultaneous and extended (over 6 months) release of two different bioactive small molecules from single polymeric material was successfully achieved through strategic use of metastable trapped air for the first time.}, number={46}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry B}, author={Rather, A.M. and Shome, A. and Bhunia, B.K. and Panuganti, A. and Mandal, B.B. and Manna, U.}, year={2018}, pages={7692–7702} }
 @article{das_sengupta_deka_rather_raidongia_manna_2018, title={Synthesis of fish scale and lotus leaf mimicking, stretchable and durable multilayers}, volume={6}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051918791&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c8ta04984j}, abstractNote={Stretchable and nature inspired multilayers are developed through covalent and layer-by-layer integration of functional nanomaterials. These nanomaterials are amino graphene oxide and a chemically reactive polymeric nanocomplex, and the synthesized material is capable of sustaining various forms of severe physical damage and large tensile deformations simultaneously.}, number={33}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, author={Das, A. and Sengupta, S. and Deka, J. and Rather, A.M. and Raidongia, K. and Manna, U.}, year={2018}, pages={15993–16002} }
 @article{rather_mahato_maji_gogoi_manna_2017, title={'Reactive' nano-complex coated medical cotton: A facile avenue for tailored release of small molecules}, volume={9}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032935077&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c7nr03990e}, abstractNote={Here, the medical-cotton that coated with amine ‘reactive’ nanocomplex was exploited in tailoring the release rate (from 1 day to 100 days) of post-loaded small molecules through appropriate modulation of water wettability.}, number={42}, journal={Nanoscale}, author={Rather, A.M. and Mahato, S. and Maji, K. and Gogoi, N. and Manna, U.}, year={2017}, pages={16154–16165} }
 @article{parbat_gaffar_rather_gupta_manna_2017, title={A general and facile chemical avenue for the controlled and extreme regulation of water wettability in air and oil wettability under water}, volume={8}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027891795&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c7sc02296d}, abstractNote={A chemical approach for the regulation of oil (under water) and water (in air) wettability. The super-wetting properties are highly durable at harsh physical/chemical settings.}, number={9}, journal={Chemical Science}, author={Parbat, D. and Gaffar, S. and Rather, A.M. and Gupta, A. and Manna, U.}, year={2017}, pages={6542–6554} }
 @article{rather_jana_begum_srivastava_manna_2017, title={Exceptional control on physical properties of a polymeric material through alcoholic solvent-mediated environment-friendly Michael addition reaction}, volume={19}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030712501&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c7gc02286g}, abstractNote={An eco-friendly approach to synthesize the polymeric materials with various controlled physical properties is explored in this work through appropriate selection of the reaction medium (i.e. alcoholic solvent).}, number={19}, journal={Green Chemistry}, author={Rather, A.M. and Jana, N. and Begum, S. and Srivastava, H.K. and Manna, U.}, year={2017}, pages={4527–4532} }
 @article{das_deka_rather_bhunia_saikia_mandal_raidongia_manna_2017, title={Strategic Formulation of Graphene Oxide Sheets for Flexible Monoliths and Robust Polymeric Coatings Embedded with Durable Bioinspired Wettability †}, volume={9}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85037744278&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1021/acsami.7b14028}, abstractNote={Artificial bioinspired superhydrophobicity, which is generally developed through appropriate optimization of chemistry and hierarchical topography, is being recognized for its immense prospective applications related to environment and healthcare. Nevertheless, the weak interfacial interactions that are associated with the fabrication of such special interfaces often provide delicate biomimicked wettability, and the embedded antifouling property collapses on exposure to harsh and complex aqueous phases and also after regular physical deformations, including bending, creasing, etc. Eventually, such materials with potential antifouling property became less relevant for practical applications. Here, a facile, catalyst-free, and robust 1,4-conjugate addition reaction has been strategically exploited for appropriate covalent integration of modified graphene oxide to developing polymeric materials with (1) tunable mechanical properties and (2) durable antifouling property, which are capable of performing both in air and under oil. Furthermore, this approach provided a facile basis for (3) engineering a superhydrophobic monolith into arbitrary free-standing shapes and (4) decorating various flexible (metal, synthetic plastic, etc.) and rigid (glass, wood, etc.) substrates with thick and durable three-dimensional superhydrophobic coatings. The synthesized superhydrophobic monoliths and polymeric coatings with controlled mechanical properties are appropriate to withstand different physical insults, including twisting, creasing, and even physical erosion of the material, without compromising the embedded antiwetting property. The materials are also equally resistant to various harsh chemical environments, and the embedded antifouling property remained unperturbed even after continuous exposure to extremes of pH (pH 1 and pH 11), artificial sea water for a minimum of 30 days. These flexible and formable free-standing monoliths and stable polymeric coatings that are extremely water-repellent both in air and under oil, are of utmost importance owing to their suitability in practical circumstances and robust nature.}, number={48}, journal={ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces}, author={Das, A. and Deka, J. and Rather, A.M. and Bhunia, B.K. and Saikia, P.P. and Mandal, B.B. and Raidongia, K. and Manna, U.}, year={2017}, pages={42354–42365} }
 @article{rather_manna_2017, title={Stretchable and durable superhydrophobicity that acts both in air and under oil}, volume={5}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026221342&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c7ta04073c}, abstractNote={A facile and robust Michael addition reaction is strategically exploited here, to develop a highly stretchable (150% deformation) superhydrophobic material. This material strongly repels aqueous phase both in air and under oil and with impeccable physical/chemical durability, and is appropriate for rapid separation of both heavy and light oils from complex aqueous phases with above 99% efficiency.}, number={29}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, author={Rather, A.M. and Manna, U.}, year={2017}, pages={15208–15216} }
 @article{rather_jana_hazarika_manna_2017, title={Sustainable polymeric material for the facile and repetitive removal of oil-spills through the complementary use of both selective-absorption and active-filtration processes}, volume={5}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034240678&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1039/c7ta07982f}, abstractNote={Superhydrophobic cotton (SHC) with exemplary physical and chemical durability is capable of removing repeatedly diverse types of oil contaminants, through both the selective absorption and gravity-driven active-filtration processes.}, number={44}, journal={Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, author={Rather, A.M. and Jana, N. and Hazarika, P. and Manna, U.}, year={2017}, pages={23339–23348} }
 @article{rather_manna_2016, title={Facile Synthesis of Tunable and Durable Bulk Superhydrophobic Material from Amine "reactive" Polymeric Gel}, volume={28}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85006257596&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03862}, abstractNote={Materials with extremes of water wettability are of potential interest in various fundamental and applied contexts. However, often, poor chemical and physical durabitity of conventional thin special wettable materials stands in the way of prospective applications of this property at practical settings. A chemically “reactive” polymeric gel material is introduced here, and advantage is taken of the robust and facile 1,4-Michael addition reaction between acrylate and primary amine groups to develop a chemically cross-linked and bulk (including interior and surface) superhydrophobic material. A mixture of dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate and branched poly(ethylenimine) (BPEI) can rapidly form a self-standing gel network. On removal of solvent molecules, the synthesized gel network provides a highly porous and reactive polymeric matrix that can be further modified with a variety of small molecules to tailor the liquid water wettability on the synthesized material. This approach provides a facile and rapid proc...}, number={23}, journal={Chemistry of Materials}, author={Rather, A.M. and Manna, U.}, year={2016}, pages={8689–8699} }