The University of Western Australia

Dr Swaminatha Iyer

ARC Australian Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Contact details

Address

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The University of Western Australia (M310)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 4470

Fax

6488 1005

Email

swaminatha.iyer@uwa.edu.au

Personal homepage

http://www.strategicnano.uwa.edu.au/researchers/iyer_swaminatha

Location

Room 332, Bayliss Building, Crawley campus

Qualifications

BE Mys., MS PhD Clemson.

Biography

Dr Iyer Swaminatha obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Polymer Science and Technology at the University of Mysore in India (1999). He then studied a Masters in Textiles, Fibres and Polymer Science, with a major in Polymer Chemistry and a minor in Chemical Engineering, at Clemson University in South Carolina in the USA (2002), where he also completed his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (2004). Dr Swaminatha then undertook a year of post doctoral research in Biophysics at Clarkson University in New York before taking up an ARC Research Fellowship at UWA in 2006.

Key research

Dr Swaminatha researches nano-particle fabrication and synthesis for biomedical applications. He is also interested in carbon nanotube architecture and how nanomaterials can be applied in health and energy. Dr Swiminatha is currently collaborating with neuroscientists to develop therapy for neurotrauma patients.

Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters
1.Iyer, K. S; Luzinov, I. “Responsive "Unary" polymer brushes with active anchoring layer”, in "Responsive Polymer Materials: Designs and Applications" Sergiy Minko editor, Blackwell Publishing, Ames, 2006, pp 101-114. INVITED.
2.Iyer, K. S.; Moreland, J.; Luzinov, I.; Malynych, S.; Chumanov, G. (2005) Block copolymer nanocomposite films containing silver nanoparticles, in "Film Formation", Theodore Provder editor, ACS Symposium Series, Washington DC, INVITED

Journal Articles
3.Tristan D. Clemons, Cameron W. Evans, Bogdan Zdyrko, Igor Luzinov, Melinda Fitzgerald, Sarah A. Dunlop, Alan R. Harvey, K. Swaminathan Iyer and Keith A. Stubbs, “Multifunctional nanoadditives for the thermodynamic and kinetic stabilization of enzymes”, Nanoscale, 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10786K. { IF=4.11}
4.J. Fang, R. Pillai, M. Saunders, J. Zou, D. Lorenser, D. D. Sampson, Y. Guo, G. Lu, K. Swaminathan Iyer, “Room temperature synthesis of upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals”, Chem. Comm., 2011, vol. 47, no. 36, pp. 10043-10045. {IF=5.78}
5.Michael Bradshaw, Jianli Zou, Lindsay Byrne, K. Swaminathan Iyer, Scott G. Stewart, and Colin L. Raston, “Pd(II) conjugated chitosan nanofibre mats for application in Heck cross coupling reactions” Chem. Comm., 2011, Accepted, Manuscript ID CC-COM-07-2011-014717. {IF=5.78}
6.Stine H. Kristensen, Jeremiah Toster, K. Swaminathan Iyer and Colin Raston “Stereospecific microwave assisted conversion of a Ru(II)-p-cymene complex to a solar cell dye in water”, New. J. Chem., 2011 Accepted, Manuscript ID NJ-LET-08-2011-020692.R1. {IF=3.0}
7.Martin Adam D.; Boulos Ramiz A.; Iyer K. Swaminathan; et al., “Solvent and hydrogen confinement in molecular capsules-Hirshfeld surface and molecular simulation analysis”, ”, Chem. Comm., 2011, 47, 35, 9882. { IF=5.78}
8.Dev Selvi; Iyer K. Swaminathan; Raston Colin L. “Nanosized drug formulations under microfluidic continuous flow”, Lab Chip, 2011. 11 ,19, 3214-321. {IF=6.5}
9.Cornejo A, Zhang W, Gao L, Varsani RR, Saunders M, Iyer KS, Raston CL, Chua HT. “Generating hydrogen gas from methane with carbon captured as pure spheroidal nanomaterials.” Chem. Eur. J., 2011,17(33):9188-92. { IF=5.47}
10.J. Feng, Y. Guo, G. Lu, C. L. Raston and K. S. Iyer, " Enhancement of quantum yield of LaPO(4):Ce(3+):Tb(3+) nanocrystals by carbon nanotube induced suppression of the 1-dimensional growth” Dalton Trans, 2011, 40, 13, 3122. {IF=4.08}
11.J. Feng, Y. Guo, G. Lu, C. L. Raston and K. S. Iyer, "Instantaneous crystallization of ultrathin one-dimensional rhabdophane nanowires at room temperature" Green Chem, 2011, 13, 4, 817. {IF=5.84}
12.R. D.Gaikwad, M. E. Dokukin, K. S. Iyer, C. D. Woodworth, D. O. Volkov, I. Sokolov, “Detection of cancerous cervical cells using physical adhesion of ultrabright silica particles and centripetal force.” Analyst, 2011, 136, 1502. {IF=3.27}
13. J. Zou, K. S. Iyer, S. Stewart and C. L. Raston, “Heck Cross Coupling Reaction: Palladium Nanoparticles Assembled in a Polymeric Nanosphere” New J. of Chem., 2011, 35, 4, 854. {IF=3.006}
14.K. S. Iyer, B. Zdyrko, S. Malynych, G. Chumanov and I. Luzinov, “Reversible submergence of nanoparticles into ultrathin block copolymer films”, Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 6, 2538. {IF=4.87}
15.D. Ho, L. Fitzgerald, C. Bartlett, B. Zdyrko, I. Luzinov, S. Dunlop and K. S. Iyer, “The Effects of Concentration-Dependent Morphology of Self-assembling RADA16 Nanoscaffolds on Mixed Retinal Cultures”, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 3, 809. {IF=4.11}
16.J. Zou, S. Stewart, C. L. Raston and K. S. Iyer, “Surface oxygen triggered size change of palladium nano-crystals impedes catalytic efficacy”, Chem. Comm., 2011, 47, 6, 1803. {IF=5.78}
17.J. Feng, C. W. Evans, G. J. Willis, D. Sherwood, Y. Guo, G. Lu, C. L. Raston and K. S. Iyer, “Sequential microfluidic flow synthesis of CePO4 nanorods decorated with emission tunable quantum dots”, Lab Chip, 2010, 10, 2579. {IF=6.5}
18.J. Zou, K. S. Iyer and C. L. Raston, “Hydrogen-Induced Reversible Insulator–Metal Transition in a Palladium Nanosphere Sensor”, Small, 2010, 6, 2358-2361. {IF=6.17}
19.J. Zou, L. J. Hubble, K. S. Iyer, C. L. Raston, “Bare palladium nano-rosettes for real-time high-performance and facile hydrogen sensing”, Sensors and Actuators: B, 2010, 150, 291-295. {IF=3.39}
20.J. Feng, M. Saunders, Y. Guo, G. Lu, C. L. Raston and K. S. Iyer, “Green Light-Emitting LaPO4:Ce3+:Tb3+ Koosh Nanoballs Assembled by p-sulfonato-Calix[6]arene Coated Superparamagnetic Fe3O4”, Chem. Comm., 2010, , 46, 3074 - 3076. { IF=5.78}
21. C. Evans, C. L. Raston and K. S. Iyer, “Nanosized luminescent superparamagnetic hybrids”, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1175 - 1179. { IF=5.84}
22.K. S. Iyer, R. M. Gaikwad, V. Subba-Rao, C. Woodworth and I. Sokolov, “AFM detects differences in the surface brush of normal and cancerous cells” Nature Nanotechnology, 2009, 4, 389. { IF=30.306}
23.K. S. Iyer, M. Saunders, T. Becker, C. Evans and C. L. Raston, “Nanorings of self-assembled fullerene C70 as templating nanoreactors”, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2009, 131, 16338. { IF=9.01}
24.J. Toster, K. S. Iyer, R. Burtovyy, S. Burgess, I. Luzinov and C. L. Raston, “Regiospecific assembly of gold nanoparticles around the pores of diatoms: towards three dimensional nanoarrays” J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2009, 131, 8356. {IF=9.01}
25.N. M. Smith, B. Corry, K. S. Iyer, M. Norret, and C. L. Raston, “A microfluidic platform to synthesise a G-quadruplex binding ligand”, Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 2021. {IF=6.5}
26.S. F. Chin, K. S. Iyer, and Colin L. Raston, “Facile and Green Approach To Fabricate Gold and Silver Coated Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9, 2685. {IF=4.16}
27.S. F. Chin, K. S. Iyer, Martin Saunders, Tim St. Pierre, Craig Buckley, Mark Paskevicius, and Colin L. Raston, “Encapsulation and Sustained Release of Curcumin using Superparamagnetic Silica Reservoirs”, Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 5661. {IF=5.47}
28.K. S. Iyer, C.D. Woodworth, R.M. Gaikwad, Y.Y. Kievsky, and I. Sokolov, “Towards nonspecific detection of malignant cervical cells with fluorescent silica beads.” Small (Micro/Nano), 2009, 5, 2277. {IF=6.17}
29.K. S. Iyer, M. Norret, S. J. Dalgarno, J. Atwood and C. L. Raston “Loading molecular hydrogen cargo within viruslike nanocontainers” Angew Chemie. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6362-6366. {IF=12.73 }
30.K. S. Iyer, Bond, C.S., Saunders, M. and Raston, C.L. “Confinement of Silver Triangles in Silver Nanoplates Templated by Duplex DNA.” Cryst. Growth Des., 2008, 8, 1451-1453. {IF=4.16}
31.S. Chin, K. S. Iyer, M. Saunders and C. L. Raston, “Size selective synthesis of superparamagnetic nanoparticles in thin fluids under continuous flow conditions” Adv. Func. Mater., 2008, 18, 922-927. {IF=8.49 }
32.Ramaratnam, K.; Iyer, K. S.; Kinnan, M. K.; Chumanov, G.; Brown, P. J.; Luzinov, I. “Ultrahydrophobic Textiles Using Nanoparticles: Lotus Approach”, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2008, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1-14 INVITED. {IF=NA}
33.N. W. Clifford, K. S. Iyer and C. L Raston “Encapsulation and controlled release of nutraceuticals using mesoporous silica capsules” J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18. 162-165. {IF=4.79}
34.S. Chin, K. S. Iyer and C. L. Raston “Fabrication of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Ultra Fine Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles under Continuous Flow Conditions” Lab Chip, 2008, 8, 439. { IF=6.5}
35.Ramaratnam, K.; Iyer, K. S.; Kinnan, M. K.; Chumanov, G.; Brown, P. J.; Luzinov, I. “Ultrahydrophobic Textiles: Lotus Approach”, AATCC Review, 2008, 8, 42-48. INVITED. { IF=NA}
36.K. S. Iyer and C. L. Raston. “Fabrication of laterally sliced metal plated carbon nanotubes under aqueous continuous flow conditions” J. Mater. Chem, 2007, 17. 4872-4875. {IF=4.79}
37.K. S. Iyer, C. L. Raston and Martin Saunders. “Continuous flow nano-technology: manipulating the size, shape, agglomeration, defects and phases of silver nano-particles” Lab Chip, 2007, 7, 1800–1805. {IF=6.5}
38.K. S. Iyer, C. L. Raston and Martin Saunders. “Hierarchical aqueous self-assembly of C60 nano-whiskers and C60–silver nano-hybrids under continuous flow” Lab Chip, 7, 1121, 2007. {IF=6.5}
39.Igor Sokolov, Swaminathan Iyer, Venkatesh Subba-Rao, Ravi M. Gaikwad, and Craig D. Woodworth, “Atomic Force Microscopy Detects Surface Brush on Cells In-Vitro”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 023902, 2007. { IF=3.82}
40.Igor Sokolov, Swaminathan Iyer, Craig D. Woodworth "Recovery of Elasticity of
Aged Human Epithelial Cells In-Vitro", Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology,
Biology, and Medicine, 2, 31, 2006. {IF=5.44}.
41.Zdyrko, B.; Iyer, K.S.; Luizino, L. “Macromolecular anchoring layers for polymer grafting: comparative study”. Polymer, 47, 272-279, 2006. {IF=3.71}
42.Iyer. K. S., Ya. Kievesky, I. Sokolov, "Fluorescent Silica Colloids for Study and Visualization of Skin Care Products” Skin Research and Technology, 2006; 12: 1-6. {IF=1.37}.
43.Iyer, K.S and Luzinov, I. Effect of macromolecular anchoring layer thickness and molecular weight on polymer grafting. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 9538. {IF=4.83}.
44.Iyer, K.S., Zdykro, B., Malz, H., Pionteck, J., and Luzinov, I. Polystyrene layers grafted to macromolecular anchoring layer. Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 6519. {IF=4.83}.
45.D’Andrea, S., Iyer, K.S., Luzinov, I., and Fadeev, A.Y. Self-assembled monolayers of organophosphonic acids supported on teeth. Colloids and Surfaces, B; Biointerfaces, 2003, 32, 235. {IF=2.7}.
46.Iyer, K. S., and Luzinov, I. Surface morphology of mechanically heterogeneous ultrathin polymer films, Langmuir, 2003, 19, 118. {IF=4.2}.
Conference Papers
47.Fang J., Saunders M., Guo Y., Lu G., Raston C. L., Iyer, K. S., “Self-assembled lanthanide phosphate/magnetite nanocomposites”, Microscopy and Microanalysis (2010), 16(Suppl. 2), 1776.
48.R.R. Varsani, A. Cornejo, W. Zhang, K.S. Iyer, L. Gao, C.L. Raston, H.T. Chua, M. Saunders, “Carbon Nanomaterials Formed by the Catalytic Cracking of Methane”, Microscopy and Microanalysis (2010), 16(Suppl. 2), 1706.
49.Gaikwad, R, Iyer, K. S. , Guz, N, Volkov, D, Dokukin, M, Sokolov, I, Woodworth, CD., “Atomic Force Microscopy Helps to Develop Methods for Physical Detection of Cancerous Cells”, Fourth International Conference On Quantum, Nano And Micro Technologies: ICQNM 2010, 18-22 2010.
50.Sokolov, Igor; Dokukin, Maxim E.; Guz, Nataliia V.; Iyer, Swaminathan; Gaikwad, Ravi M.; Woodworth, Craig D. “AFM study of epithelial cells: Towards "physical markers" of cancer”, Abstracts of Papers, 240th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 22-26, 2010, Pages COLL-434.
51.I. Luzinov, K. S. Iyer, J. Moreland, S. Malynych, G. Chumanov, “Reversible immersion and elevation of nanoparticles in ultrathin nanocomposite block copolymer films”, 235th American-Chemical-Society National Meeting 235341-COLL 341-COLL, 2008.
52.Chin, S. F., Iyer, K. S., Raston, C. L., Saunders, M. “Process intensification strategies for the synthesis of superparamagnetic nanoparticles and fabrication of nano-hybrid” NSTI Nanotech, Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Technical Proceedings, Boston, MA, United States, 2008, 1, 782-785.
53.Iyer, K. S, Raston, C. L., Saunders, M., “Transforming nano-science to nano-technology: manipulating the size, shape, surface morphology, agglomeration, phases and defects of silver nano-particles under continuous flow conditions”, NSTI Nanotech 2007, Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Santa Clara, CA, United States, 2007, 4, 415-417.
54.Ramaratnam, K.; Iyer, S. K.; Kinnan, Mark K.; Chumanov, G.; Brown, P.; Luzinov, I. , “Ultrahydrophobic textiles: lotus approach” Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) 2006, 47(1), 576.
55.Luzinov, Igor; Klep, Viktor; Minko, Sergiy; Iyer, K. Swaminathan; Draper, John; Zdyrko, Bogdan, “Synthesis of responsive polymer brushes via macromolecular anchoring layer”, PMSE Preprints, 2004, Volume 90, Pages 224-225.
56.D'Andrea, Susan; Iyer, K. Swaminathan; Luzinov, Igor; Fadeev, Alexander Y., “Monolayers of organophosphonic acids supported on calcium hydroxyapatite and human teeth”, PMSE Preprints, 2003, Volume 89, P432.
57.Fadeev, Alexander; D'Andrea, Sue; Iyer, K. Swaminathan; Luzinov, Igor, “Organic monolayers supported on tooth enamel surfaces” Abstracts of Papers, 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, United States, September 7-11, 2003, Pages PMSE-103.
58.Iyer, K. Swaminathan; Klep, Viktor; Pionteck, Jurgen; Malz, Hauke; Luzinov, Igor, “Macromolecular interlayer for anchoring of high density brushes by "grafting to" method”, Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry), 2003, Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 528-529.
59.Iyer, K. Swaminathan; Klep, Viktor; Luzinov, Igor, “Polystyrene layers grafted from melt to a functionalized silicon surface”, Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry), 2002, Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 455.
60.Luzinov, Igor; Iyer, K. Swaminathan, “Surface morphology of mechanically heterogeneous ultrathin coatings”, 2001, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 85, Pages 111-112.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

•(2009-Present)
ARC Australian Research Fellow, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia.
•(2007-Present)
Deputy Director - Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia.

Expertise: Polymer Science, Surface Chemistry, Nanotechnology in Bioscience

Funding received

1.2006 ARC Discovery “Fabrication of robust nanoscale optical biosensors using the novel spinning disc reactor technology” $249k. Fellowship: APD.
2.2007 ARC LIEF, “X-ray Diffraction Facility”, $550k.
3.2008 ARC LIEF, “MALDI Imaging and Protein Analysis Facility for WA”, $470k.
4.2008 ARC LIEF, “Integrated process intensification facility”, $220k.
5.2008 ARC Linkage, “Targeted process development for drug delivery”. Raston, Iyer, Lim and Bosch. Industrial Partner: iCeutica, Inc. $297k.
6.2008 UWA Small Grant, “Mapping out the Cytotoxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles Towards Human Cells.” $19k.
7.2009 ARC Discovery, “Using magnetic nanotechnology to aid recovery from neurotrauma” $590k. Fellowship: QEII/ARF, with Dunlop, Plant and Harvey.
8.2009 ARC LIEF, “Facility for studying the sorption properties of gases by nanostructured materials” Curtin University, $150k.
9.2009 ARC LIEF, “Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microimaging and Relaxometry Facility” $108k.
10.2009 “Production of Nano Materials From Pearl Shells Using Ultra High Intensity Grinding UHIG”, Abrolhos Pearls WA Pty Ltd, Funds Approved: $60,442.00, with Raston.
11.2009, Perpetual Funding “Applications of Nanomaterials in innovative drug delivery and repair strategies after neurotrauma & neurodegenerative diseases” Approved: $99,383. CI: S. Dunlop, PI: M. Fitzgerald, S. Iyer, C. L. Raston and K. Stubbs.

Memberships

American Chemical Society
Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

Patents

•Surface treatment of polymeric and inorganic surfaces. Inventors: I. Luzinov, K. S. Iyer, V. Klep and B. Zdyrko. Clemson University, USA, 2004 (US 7026014).
•Ultrahydrophobic substrates, Inventors: I. Luzinov, P. J. Brown, K. S. Iyer, V. Klep and B. Zdyrko. Clemson University, USA 2006. PCT/US2006/012030
•Method for coating nanoparticles. Inventors: K. S. Iyer and C. L. Raston , The University of Western Australia, 2007. PCT/AU2007/001976.
•Drop casting device technology, Inventors: L. Hubble, J. Zou, K. S. Iyer, C Raston , J. Watling. The University of Western Australia.Provisional patent 2009.
•Benign synthesis of dyes for Dye-sensitized solar cells, Inventors: K. S. Iyer and C Raston. The University of Western Australia. Provisional patent 2009.

Teaching

Dr Swaminatha lectures in Process Intensification and Green Chemistry and supervises the following students:
-Suk Fun-Chin (PhD): Process intensification towards manufacturing magnetic nanosystems (Graduated 2009 with Distinction)
-Cameron Evans (PhD): Neuroscience and magnetic nanosystems
-Jian Li (PhD): Developing palladium metal nanoparticles for catalysis
-Jie Fang (PhD): Lanthanide Nanohybrids
-Jeremiah Toster (PhD): Diatom based solar cells
-Ben Edwards(PhD): Drug forumulation in nanoscale
-Dominic Ho (Hons): Self-assembly of peptide scaffolds in neuroscience
-Nicholas Clarke (Hons): Developing polymer gold nanorods composites

Current external positions

•(2009-Present)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Nanoscience, World Scientific.

Research profile

Research profile and publications