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Biosketch
Educations
- PhD in Nanoscience and Technology: School of Nanoscience and Technology, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India (2015)
- M.Tech in Nanomedical Sciences: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India
- B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering: Calicut University, Kerala, India
Research Experiences
- Ramalingaswami Fellow @ IIT Palakkad from Sep 2021 onwards
- Postdoctoral Researcher (Mar 2017 - Jan 2020): Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology division, Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
- Postdoctoral Researcher (Mar 2016 - Nov 2016): Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, South Korea
Teaching Experiences
- Assistant Professor in Biomedical engineering at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Sathyamangalam, India (Dec 2020 to May 2021)
- Assistant Professor in Biomedical engineering at Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology, Kerala, India (Jun 2015 to Nov 2015)
- Assistant Professor (adhoc) at School of Nanoscience and Technology, NIT Calicut, India (Jan 2015 to May 2015)
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Teaching
@IIT Palakkad:
Even Semester
BS5001: Fundamentals of Nanobiotechnology (Elective)
CY1040: Chemistry Lab (B.Tech)
Odd Semester
BT2010: Life Science (B.Tech)
CY1040: Chemistry Lab (B.Tech)
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Research Group
Ph.D. Students
1. Ms. Ankitha Menon, PMRF Fellow, Co-Guide: Dr Dinesh Jagadeesan (Jan 2022-)
MSc Chemistry from Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 2019
2. Ms. Gayathri V G, Co-Guide: Prof. Jagadeesh Bayry (Aug 2023-)
MSc Biohemistry and Molecular biology from Pondichery University, 2023
3. Ms. Hibu Munku, jointly with Dr Praveena Gangadharan (Aug 2023-)
M.Tech Environmental science and engineering from NEIRST, Arunachal Pradesh, 2023
4. Ms. Haritha M, Co-Guide: Prof. Jagadeesh Bayry (Jan 2025-)
MSc Biotechnology, 2018-20, Amrita University
5. Mr. Niyas K, Co-Guide: Dr Mintu Porel (Jan 2025-)
(MSc Chemistry, 2020-22, NIT Warangal)
MS. Students
Mr. Anson T Mathew, Co-Guide: Dr M Sabarimalai Manikandan (Jan 2025-)
B.Tech Biomedical Engineering, KTU
Research Assistants
Miswar Yousuf T (MSc Chemistry, University of Hyderabad 2023-2025)
MUHAMMED ANAS P T (MSc Chemistry, IIT Palakkad 2023-2025)
Thabshira P (MSc Microbiology Calicut University 2023-2025)
Alumini
Research Assistant (Post-doc)
Arjun Ajith Mohan (March 2022-Jun 2022), PhD from NIT Calicut, 2021, Presently Postdoc at Old Dominion University, USA
Research Assistants
Vaishag P V (MSc Chemistry, 2020-22, Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad), Presently, PhD scholar at Gachon University, South Korea
Mufeeda M (MSc Chemistry, 2020-22, NIT Warangal), Presently, PhD scholar at IIT Madras
Muhammad Salmun S (B.Tech EE, 2022, TKM college of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala)
Bartholomew Richard (M.Sc. Chemistry 2022-22, Fatima Mata National College)
Anitha Radhakrishnan (B.Tech EE, 2022, TKM college of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala)
Chiranjith Das (MSc Chemistry, 2021-23, IIT Palakkad)
Fathima Shamsheera (MSc Chemistry, 2021-23, IIT Palakkad),
Master Project Students
Shabana N (MSc Chemistry, 2020-22 batch, IIT Palakkad), Presently PhD scholar at National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Additional Information
TitleFunded ProjectsDescription
1. Fabrication of Strip Based Point-of-Care Biosensor device for Salivary Glucose Monitoring, National Research development Corporation, New Delhi under Development Projects for Value Addition and Priority Projects (DPVAPP) scheme, 6 Lakhs, Dec 2025- Nov 2026, Role: PI.
2. Engineering porous silicon towards the development of electrochemical immunosensor device for the detection of biomarker for acute brain injury, UYARE 2.0 Program of IPTIF (IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation). 6 Lakhs, Apr 2025- Mar 2026, Role: PI. (Co-PI: Dr. Revathy Padmanabhan, IIT Palakkad)
3. Understanding the prevalence of lactose intolerance in south India and developing a nutraceutical formulation against lactose intolerance, funded by Nimbuus Rehab Hospitals of Research and Academic Institutes Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu., Rs. 2,83,200/-, Jun 2025- May 2026, Role: PI. (Consultancy project)
4. Development of multifunctional MXene based drug delivery system for efficient delivery of cyclic AMP to the human dendritic cells towards the treatment of inflammatory diseases, HEFA CSR fund, 41.59 Lakhs, Apr 2024- Mar 2027, Role: PI.
5. Integration of low-cost sensor prototype device for the real-time detection of anesthetic drugs from human samples, IMPACT Program of IPTIF (IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation). 24 Lakhs, Feb 2024- Aug 2025, Role: PI.
6. Pre-incbtaion grant from TECHIN , IIT Palakkad for developing the prototype of carbon yarn-based wearable sensor patch for the on-site monitoring of the neurotransmitter dopamine, 10 Lakhs, May 2023-Jul 2024, Role: PI
7. Fabrication of low-cost electrochemical sensor devices for the real-time detection of Tacrolimus from human samples, DST NidhiPrayas Prototyping Grant, 10 Lakhs, Jun 2022- Mar 2024, Role: PI. (Completed)
8. Fabrication of low cost sensor devices for early detection of biomarkers related to neurological disorders using 2D nanomaterials, Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship, DBT, 40 Lakhs, Sep 2021-Aug 2026, Role: PI.
TitleSelected PublicationsDescription1. MXene-Integrated Single-Stranded Carbon Yarn-Based Wearable Sensor Patch for On-Site Monitoring of Dopamine, M Ankitha, F Shamsheera, PA Rasheed*, ACS Applied Electronic Materials 6 (1), 2024, 599–610.
2. Conversion of Electronic Waste to an Electrochemical Sensor for Dopamine: Using MXene-Modified Liquid Crystal Display Panels, PV Vaishag, SA Mohandas, M Mufeeda, P Gangadharan*, PA Rasheed*, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11, 12771−12779.
3. Carbon Cloth Yarn Modified with Amino-Functionalized Nb2CTx Nanosheets for the Electrochemical Detection of Mycophenolate Mofetil, PV Vaishag, M Ankitha, PA Rasheed*, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6 (24), 2023, 23324–23331.
4. Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of dopamine from human serum samples by Nb2CTx-MoS2 hetero structures, M Ankitha, N Shabana, AM Arjun, P Muhsin, PA Rasheed*, Microchemical Journal 187, 2023, 108424.
5. Lab on a Syringe: Strategic Design of 1T SnS2/MXene Embedded Single-Stranded Carbon Yarn for Real-Time Stress Biomarker Detection, B Richard, K Niyas, M Mathew, PA Rasheed*, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2024, 6, 9, 6905–6915.
6. Recent Advances in Niobium MXenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Emerging Applications, P Abdul Rasheed*, Ravi P Pandey, Fawzi Banat, and Shadi W Hasan*, Matter (CellPress),2022, 5(2), 546-572.
7. Effect of Sheet Size and Atomic Structure on the Antibacterial Activity of Nb-MXene Nanosheets, Ravi P. Pandey#, P. Abdul Rasheed#, Tricia Gomez et al. ACS Applied Nanomaterials, 2020, 3(11), 11372-11382 (# Equally contributed first authors)
8. Nb-based MXenes for efficient electrochemical sensing of small biomolecules in the anodic potential, P. Abdul Rasheed et al, Electrochemistry Communications 2020, 119, 106811.
9. Reduced graphene oxide-yttria nanocomposite modified electrode for enhancing the sensitivity of electrochemical genosensor, P Abdul Rasheed et al., Biosensors and Bioelectronics 83 (2016) 361–367.
10. Attomolar detection of BRCA1 gene based on gold nanoparticle assisted signal amplification, P Abdul Rasheed, N Sandhyarani, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 65 (2015)333–340.
11. Graphene-DNA electrochemical sensor for the sensitive detection of BRCA1 gene, P Abdul Rasheed, N Sandhyarani. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical 204 (2014) 777–782.
TitlePatentsDescriptionGranted
1. Wearable Patch Using Carbon Cloth Thread Electrode for Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring and Method of Preparation, P Abdul Rasheed, Jithin Thomas Chacko, K Niyas, Anson T Mathew, Indian Patent No: 575803 granted on 15 Dec 2025, Indian Patent Application No. 202541045501 dated 12 May 2025
2. A CARBON YARN BASED CONDUCTING WEARABLE PATCH SENSOR FOR NEUROTRANSMITTER MONITORING, P Abdul Rasheed, M. Ankitha, Indian Patent No: 571726 granted on 14 Oct 2025, Application No: 202341040482, Date of Filing: 14 Jun 2023.
3. Fabrication method of electrochemical sensor from used LCDs, P Abdul Rasheed, Praveena Gangadharan, PV Vaishag, Sabarija A Mohandas, Indian Patent No: 565387 granted on 14 April 2025. Application No. 202341027628, Date of filing: 14 April 2023.
4. Chitosan-based nanocomposite as an antimicrobial agent and corrosion inhibitor, P Abdul Rasheed, Kashif Rasool, Ravi P Pandey, Khaled A Mahmoud, US Patent publication number: US 2022/0127436 A1, published on 28.04.2022. Click the Link
Filed
1. Modified carbon cloth thread electrode for electrochemical sensing of midazolam, and fabrication of said electrode, P Abdul Rasheed, Anson T Mathew, Keerthi K, Indian Patent Application No. 202541131233 dated 24 Dec 2025
2. A METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING ELECTRONIC WASTE COPPER-BASED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK" Soyeb Pathan, P Abdul Rasheed, Muskan Memon, Indian Patent Application No. 202541001626 dated 07 Jan 2025
3. Naked eye Colorimetric Assay for Detection of Creatinine in Urine Samples Using Gold Nanoparticles, P Abdul Rasheed, Jagadeesh Bayry, Jeethu Ravindran, Chiranjit Das, Indian Application Number: 202441080349 dated 23 Oct 2024.
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Publications
Vijayakumar G Gayathri, Gopika S Kumar, Anwar A Palakkan, Manisha Dasarath Wasake, Jagadeesh Bayry, P Abdul RasheedJournal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 117 107989 (2026)Bartholomew Richard, Manjusha Mathew, Anoop Ajaya Kumar Nair, T Janani, Jithin Thomas Chacko, Kannankuzhiyan Niyas, Priyadharishini Veeraraghavan, P Abdul RasheedACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 12 600-616 (2026)Arjun Ajith Mohan, Ankitha Menon, Manjusha Mathew, Sanjiv Sharma, Pathath Abdul Rasheedournal of Materials Chemistry A 14 1450-1467 (2026)Menon Ankitha, Muhammed Anas, Shivakumar, Udayakumar Dalimba, P Abdul RasheedLangmuir 41 (46) 31660–31675 (2025)K Niyas, KR Anitha, Muhammad Salmun, P Abdul RasheedBiosensors and Bioelectronics: X 27 100708 (2025)Jithin Thomas Chacko, K Niyas, Anson T Mathew, P Abdul RasheedBiosensors and Bioelectronics: X 26 100653 (2025)Menon Ankitha, Jithin Thomas Chacko, Saju Jospeh, Pathath Abdul RasheedChemical Engineering Journal 518 164478 (2025)Soyeb Pathan, Jeethu Raveendran, Muskan Memon, Varsha Chavda, K Niyas, Jagadeesh Bayry, P Abdul RasheedChemical Engineering Journal Volume 511 162217 (2025)Vijayakumar G Gayathri, Richard Bartholomew, Jithin Thomas Chacko, Jagadeesh Bayry, Pathath Abdul RasheedJournal of Materials Chemistry B 1212-1228 1212-1228 (2025)J Raveendran, D Gangadharan, J Bayry, PA RasheedRSC Advances 15 (7) 4926-4944 (2025)K Prabisha, PK Neena, M Ankitha, PA Rasheed*, PV Suneesh, TG Satheesh Babu*Scientific Reports 15 1749 (2025)FA Rahim, K Niyas, SY Pathan, R Vivek, PA Rasheed*,Nanoscale Advances 7 963-983 (2025)Bartholomew Richard, K Niyas, Manjusha Mathew, P Abdul RasheedACS Applied Electronic Materials 6 (9) 6905–6915 (2024)P. Abdul Rasheed, Kashif Rasool, Nadine Younes, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Khaled A. MahmoudScience of The Total Environment 947 174563 (2024)KC Nanthini, R Thangam, L Karthikeyan, B Rithisa, P. A Rasheed, S Min, H Kang*, N Kannikaparameswari, R Vivek*Coordination Chemistry Reviews 518 216043 (2024)K Gunaseelan, Purnendra Singh Rajput, Rijo Rajumon, Menon Ankitha, P Abdul Rasheed, Praveena GangadharanJournal of Power Sources 609 234714 (2024)P Abdul Rasheed, Menon Ankitha, Vijayamohanan K Pillai, Subbiah AlwarappanRSC Advances 14 (23) 16001-16023 (2024)K Niyas, Richard Bartholomew, Menon Ankitha, Pathath Abdul RasheedAnalyst 149 3615 - 3624 (2024)Babu Rithisa, Karunanidhi Gowsalya, P. Abdul Rasheed, Raju VivekInorganic Chemistry Communications https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112483 112483 (2024)Bartholomew Richard, K. Niyas, Menon Ankitha, and P. Abdul Rasheed*ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 7 (8) 9585–9597 (2024)Ravi P Pandey, Menon Ankitha, Mariane Daou, Mariam Ouda, P Abdul Rasheed, Lina Tizani, Shadi W HasanJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2024.02.040 (2024)M Ankitha, F Shamsheera, PA RasheedACS Applied Electronic Materials 6 (1) 599–610 (2024)Soyeb Y Pathan, Menon Ankitha, Arjun Ajith Mohan, Neermunda Shabana, Yongfeng Tong, Pathath Abdul RasheedMaterials Advances https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA01010D (2024)Menon Ankitha, Pushpalatha V Vaishag, Punnoli Muhsin, P Abdul RasheedJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 131 449-458 (2024)Pushpalatha Vijayakumar Vaishag, Menon Ankitha, P Abdul RasheedACS Applied Nano Materials 6 (24) 23324–23331 (2023)Bartholomew Richard, C. Shahana, Raju Vivek, Amarendar Reddy M. and P. Abdul RasheedNanoscale 15 18156-18172 (2023)M Mufeeda, Menon Ankitha, P Abdul RasheedACS Applied Nano Materials 6 (22) 21152–21161 (2023)M. Mufeeda, Pushpalatha V. Vaishag, Menon Ankitha, P. Abdul RasheedMaterial Advances 4 4159-4167 (2023)Laxmanan Karthikeyan, Pathath Abdul Rasheed, Yuvaraj Haldorai, Raju VivekACS Applied Polymer Materials (2023)Pushpalatha Vijayakumar Vaishag, Sabarija A Mohandas, M. Mufeeda, Praveena Gangadharan*, and Pathath Abdul RasheedACS Sustainable Chem. Eng 11 12771−12779 (2023)Sabarija A. Mohandas , Sravan Janardhanan , P Abdul Rasheed , Praveena GangadharanHeliyon 9 (6) e16614 (2023)A.M. Arjun, Menon Ankitha, N. Shabana, P.V. Vaishag, Fathima Shamsheera, M. Mufeeda, P. Abdul RasheedFlatChem 41 100538 (2023)PA Rasheed, RT Thomas, SN BackerSynthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Graphitic Carbon Nitride An Emerging Carbonaceous Material Chapter 7 (2023)N Shabana, AM Arjun, K Nubla, M Ankitha, PA RasheedInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy 48 (21) 7698-7707 (2023)M Ankitha, N Shabana, AM Arjun, P Muhsin, PA RasheedMicrochemical Journal 187 108424 (2023)N Shabana, AA Mohan, M Ankitha, SA Mohandas, P Gangadharan, P Abdul RasheedAnalytical Methods 15 685-692 (2023)Neermunda Shabana, Ajith Mohan Arjun, K. Rajendran, Soyeb Pathan, P. Abdul RasheedAnalytical Methods 15 587-595 (2023)M Ankitha, N Shabana, PV Vaishag, P Abdul Rasheed*Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 928 117088 (2023)Ajith Mohan Arjun, Neermunda Shabana, Menon Ankitha, P Abdul Rasheed*Microchemical Journal 185 108301 (2023)Neermunda Shabana, Ajith Mohan Arjun, Menon Ankitha, P. Abdul Rasheed*Catalysis Communications 173 106566 (2023)M Ankitha, N Shabana, PA RasheedGraphene and 2D Materials 1-11 (2022)N Shabana, M Ankitha, AM Arjun, P Abdul Rasheed*ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 11 (12) 127002 (2022)Menon Ankitha, Neermunda Shabana, Ajith Mohan Arjun, P Abdul Rasheed*Carbon Trends 9 100232 (2022)AM Arjun, KK Garlapati, P Abdul RasheedCRC Press: Bioelectronics 221-235 (2022)Arjun Ajith Mohan, Prasannakumari H Krishna, Nath R Anish and P Abdul RasheedAnalytical Methods (2022)Ravi P. Pandey, Mariam Ouda, P. Abdul Rasheed, Fawzi Banat & Shadi W. Hasannpj Clean Water 5 44 (2022)Menon Ankitha, Ajith Mohan Arjun, Neermunda Shabana, P. Abdul RasheedBiomedical Materials & Devices 1 (2022)Neermunda Shabana, Ajith Mohan Arjun and P. Abdul RasheedNew Journal of Chemistry (2022)P. Abdul Rasheed, Anish R. Nath, Arjun A. MohanCRC Press Metal-Organic Frameworks-Based Hybrid Materials for Environmental Sensing and Monitoring (1st edition) (2022)P Abdul Rasheed, Ravi Pandey, Khadeeja Jabbar, Khaled MahmoudElectroanalysis (2022)P. Abdul Rasheed, Ravi P. Pandey, Fawzi Banat, Shadi W. HasanMatter (CellPress) 5 (2) 546-572 (2022)

