Research
Prof. Aminabhavi's Research Areas
Polymer Science &
Advanced Materials
Energy Storage &
Hydrogen Technology
Water Purification &
Environmental Chemistry
Membrane Technology &
Drug Delivery Systems
Grants received by Prof. Aminabhavi
- Total funds procured: Nearly Seven Million USD (1988-2006), including the Center of Excellence in Polymer Science funds from UGC.
- Recent Grant: King Abdullah University, Saudi Arabia (USD 2 Million, pending release).
- UGC Minor Research Grant (1988-1990) – Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Liquid Mixtures.
- UGC Major Research Grant (1989-1992) – Intermolecular Interactions in Binary Mixtures & Polymer Solutions.
- CSIR Major Research Grant (1992-1996) – Sorption & Diffusion of Organic Liquids into Engineering Polymer Membranes.
- DST Major Research Grant (1994-1997) – Minimal Surfaces & Their Applications to Polymer Science.
- AICTE Major Research Grant (1995-1998) – Liquid Transport in Polymeric Materials & Pervaporation Techniques.
- Department of Forest, Environment & Ecology, Karnataka (1997-1999) – Polymer Membranes for Environmental Pollution & Drinking Water Solutions.
- AICTE Major Research Grant (1997-1999) – Controlled Release Dosage Forms Using Polymer Matrices/Membranes.
- AICTE Major Research Grant (1998-2000) – Theoretical & Experimental Studies on Polymer Solutions in Drug Delivery.
- DST Major Research Grant (1997-2001) – Sorption/Desorption, Diffusion & Permeation of Liquids into Polymer Membranes.
- CSIR Major Research Grant (1997-2001) – Controlled Delivery of Hypertensive Drugs via Polymeric Membranes.
- GSFC-Science Foundation Major Research Grant (1997-2000) – Polymer Membranes for Pharmaceutical & Agro-product Release.
- AICTE Major Research Grant (1999-2001) – Electrodialysis Membranes for Water Purification & Waste Management.
- CSIR Major Project Grant (2003-2006) – Development of Blend & Thin Film Composite Membranes for Pervaporation Separations.
- CSIR Emeritus Scientist Grant (Completed 2012) – Hyperbranched Polymers/Dendrimers for Coatings & Biomedical Applications.
- AICTE Emeritus Fellow Grant (2012-2014) – Peptide Delivery Using Nanoparticulate Polymeric Hydrogels.
