Shruthi S B

To leverage the fundamental knowledge in advancing high-impact research and expanding its application to emerging academic challenges.

• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Centre for Sustainable Technologies) 21st September 2020 – 31st March 2021
• Worked on Inland surface water body water sampling and water quality analysis

• Indian Oil and Corporation Limited (IOCL), Devanagonthi, Bangalore, 2011
• Mysore Paper Mills, Bhadravathi, 2012
• Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL), Bangalore, 2012)
• Amruth Distilleries Private Limited, Bangalore, 2019

• R.R.N. Sailaja, Bhattacharya, Research Scientist, sailajab@teri.res.in, TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), Bangalore

• S. B. Shruthi and G. N. Rameshaiah, "Microencapsulation of Citrus sinensis peel extract using synthesised guar gum grafted acrylic acid superabsorbent polymer: Studies on sustainable release kinetics and antimicrobial activity," Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 535–545, 2024.
• M. V. Nagarpitha, P. Roy, S. B. Shruthi, and R. R. N. Sailaja, "Synthesis of chitosan and CMC grafted sodium acrylate-co-acrylamide using modified nanoclay and examining its efficiency for removal of dyes," International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, vol. 102, pp. 1226–1240, 2017.
• S. B. Shruthi, C. Bhat, S. P. Bhaskar, G. Preethi, and R. R. N. Sailaja, "Microwave assisted synthesis of guar gum grafted acrylic acid/nanoclay superabsorbent composites and its use in crystal violet dye adsorption," Green and Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 6, pp. 11–25, 2016.
• S. B. Shruthi, P. Roy, R. R. N. Sailaja, and C. Sengupta, "Encapsulation and release characteristics of marigold oleoresin in chitosan grafted sodium acrylate-co-acrylamide," Advanced Materials Letters, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 795–801, 2016.

• Micronutrient Encapsulation – Designed dual-backbone guar gum/alginate superabsorbent polymers for nanosized Mn encapsulation; studied swelling and sustained release.
• Superabsorbent Nanocomposites – Synthesized guar gum–g–acrylic acid/montmorillonite composites via microwave irradiation; optimized kinetics; demonstrated efficient dye adsorption.
• Marigold Oleoresin Encapsulation – Developed chitosan–g–acrylate copolymer beads; evaluated encapsulation efficiency, release kinetics, antimicrobial activity, and cytocompatibility.
• Chitosan/CMC Nanocomposites – Fabricated graft copolymers with nanoclay; investigated dye adsorption (crystal violet, naphthol green, sunset yellow) and pH-dependent swelling.