Muthaiah Shellaiah

About

Muthaiah Shellaiah was born in India, received a Ph.D. in January 2013, and completed postdoctoral studies (5 months) under the supervision of Prof. Hong-Cheu Lin at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (ROC). From Sep 2014 to July 2023 (8 years and 11 months), he worked as a postdoctoral researcher on multiple projects in Prof. Kien Wen Sun’s laboratory at the Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (ROC). From Sep 2024- Feb 2026, he worked as a "Post-Doctoral Researcher in National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine", Taipei, Taiwan (ROC). Currently, he is occupied as an Associate Professor at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka -560111. He published more than 80 SCI research/review papers, of which 57 are in Q1 journals. He also serves on the topical advisory panel and currently serves as a co-guest editor for a special issue of the journal Chemosensors. Recently, He has been recognized as “Outstanding Reviewer (2023)” in The New Journal of Chemistry (an RSC publishing journal). He has also been recognized as a "Top 2% scientist" for the consecutive years of 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Elsevier and Stanford University. His research focuses on nanomaterials, chemosensors, supramolecular complexes, and organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells.

Employment

• Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering Associate Professor
  2026 - Present
• National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  2024 - 2026
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Post Doctoral Fellow/Research Scientist
  2014 - 2023
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Post-Doctoral Fellow
  2013 - 2013
• Asean Aromatics PVT LTD Quality Control Assistant
  2000 - 2001

Education

• National Chiao Tung University PhD
  2008 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (91)

• Colorimetric and Fluorescent Sensors: Current Status and Future Development
  Chemosensors 2026 DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors14070165
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• Surface-engineered CdTe quantum dots enabling enhanced Faradaic capacitance and hydrogen evolution via ligand-induced interfacial charge transfer
  Micro and Nanostructures 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.micrna.2026.208793
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• One-pot-synthesized anthracene-based chemodosimeter for toxic cyanide (CN − ) detection and anticancer analysis: substantiated by DFT, real-time investigations, and cytotoxicity assays
  RSC Advances 2026 DOI: 10.1039/d6ra00024j
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• Liposome-derived nanotherapeutics against drug-resistant microbes
  Nanotherapeutics Combating Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance 2026 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-33070-4.00001-0
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• An Examination of Cobalt(II) Porphyrin: Electrochemical Properties, Reduction Characteristics, DFT Calculations, and Molecular Docking With α‐Glucosidase
  International Journal of Electrochemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1155/ijel/1998719
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• Structural, Dielectric, and Electrochemical Properties of Lithium Triflate Doped Ghatti Gum/Xanthan Gum/PVA Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Supercapacitors
  Crystals 2026 DOI: 10.3390/cryst16020141
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• Commercial trans-β-nitrostyrene analogues for colorimetric cyanide (CN−) detection via Michael addition-based chemodosimetric approach validated by comparative investigations, DFT, and strip method
  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2025.116786
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• A Simple Benzo[d]thiazole-Based Schiff Base Probe for Selective Fluorometric Detection of Al3+ Ions: Validation Through DFT, Test Strips, Fish Pieces, Cellular Imaging, and Real Water Investigations
  Chemosensors 2026 DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors14040082
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• Applied Physics (Part I)
  2026 DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19442195
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• Applied Physics (Part II)
  Cogniverse Press, Jorhat, Assam, India 2026 DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19632944
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