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  • 3D Printing of Elastomers 
    Siriwardana, A. A. Gayan Kavinda (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    3D printing, also referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM), has become a demanding technology in the world which can fabricate threedimensional objects in a layer-by-layer fashion using computer-aided design (CAD) ...
  • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Psychotria sarmentosa, Olax zeylanica and Hoya ovalifolia 
    De Silva, W. S.; Wijayarathna, C. D.; De Silva, H. I. C. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevailing neurodegenerative disease and is becoming one of the major human health concerns today
  • Activated Carbon; A Sustainable Solution 
    Kariyawasan, Rajitha (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-09)
    We operate on coconut shell-based activated carbon. The largest raw material for activated carbon is coal, second is wood and then coconut shells.
  • Advanced Applications of Poly (lactic acid) 
    Aluthge, Dinesh C (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable, compostable and biocompatible polyester. PLA was first synthesized by Wallace Hume Caruthers at DuPont in 1932 via the polycondensation of lactic acid
  • Advanced Polymeric Materials: Innovations and Applications in Cutting-Edge Technologies 
    Gunathilake, Sampath (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    Vaccine development To improve immunogenicity for vaccine distribution, a number of natural and synthetic biodegradable nanopolymeric materials have been employed. Furthermore, vaccination antigens encapsulated ...
  • Aflatoxins 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D.; Theeshya Dulmini, A. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    Nowadays, “Aflatoxin and Coconut oil” has become a provocative topic in Sri Lanka. However, aflatoxins (AFs) were first discovered in England, around 1960s, after the outbreak of turkey X disease. In 2012, the International ...
  • Agostic interaction and metallacycles 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Coordinatively unsaturated metal centers may interact with a C-H bond of a coordinated ligand and then undergo C-H bond activation or fission to form metallacycles
  • Aims and Objectives of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon: Further Steps in the Year 2022 and beyond. 
    Hettigedara, N. M. S (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    Initiative for enhancing status of the profession of Chemist
  • Ajith Perera: Chemist, Cricketer, Disability Rights Activist In Memoriam 
    Guneratne, Ranil.D (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    On October 29, 2020, Ajith C.S. Perera, a well known activist for the rights of disabled people in Sri Lanka, passed away at the age of 64. He eventually lost a brave but uphill battle against kidney failure, diabetes, ...
  • Alkyl Metal Complexes 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    An alkyl-metal complex has at least one Metal Carbon (M-C) σ- or π-bond. Grignard reagent (RMgX) and LiR are the most common alkyl-metal reagents used in organic synthesis.
  • Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Doping 
    Weerasinghe, S. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-01)
    Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are a group of hormones consisting of the male sex hormone testosterone and its synthetic derivatives.
  • Annona glabra Leaf Extract as a Dengue Mosquito Larvicide 
    Wickramarachchi, S.R; Amarasinghe, L.D (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    A. glabra is a tropical fruit tree belonging to the family Annonaceae and related to several commercially grown Annona species, including A. cheromola (cherimoya), Chemical composition of leaf A. muricata (soursop), ...
  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of flower and leaf extracts of Calotropis gigante 
    Kumari, P. K. R. S.; Edirisinghe, E. M. R. K. B. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Calotropis gigantea is latex bearing medicinal plant belonging to the family Apocynaceae. Two forms of C. gigantea; white-flowered form and purple-flowered form can be found native to Sri Lanka.
  • Antioxidant Properties of Selected Hela Suwaya Herbal Porridge 
    Ekanayake, Sagarika; Randiligama, Bismi Thisaruka (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-06)
    Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) Fruit Pulp (PFP) has more health benefits. Spoiled PFP is mainly caused by acid-producing microbes like A. aceti and alcoholproducing microbes like S. cerevisiae. Chemically preserved ...
  • Application of Peptides in Pharmaceutical Industry 
    Selvaraj, Saranya; Weerasinghe, Laksiri (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    Peptides have emerged as versatile entities in the pharmaceutical industry by playing pivotal roles in drug discovery, development, and targeted drug delivery systems. While, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
  • An appreciation - Vidya Jyothi Dr R O B Wijesekera 
    Mahindapala, Ranjith (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Dr Wijesekera took chemistry at the University of Ceylon and started his career as a Research Officer at the Medical Research Institute (MRI), primarily working on medicinal plants.
  • Arene Metal Complexes 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Arenes are aromatic compounds which can act These complexes with three simple ligands are called as π-electron donors. Organometallic complexes with such ligands are commonly known as arene complexes, arene metal complexes ...
  • Aromaticity and Reactions of Aromatic Molecules/Ions 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
  • Atomic Force Microscopy 
    Rupasinghe, Thilini p. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-01)
    Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), without any doubt can be named as one of the most sensitive imaging techniques which allows researchers to explore a broad spectrum of materials such as semiconductors, nanocrystals, ...
  • B NMR Spectroscopy 
    Perera, K. Sarath D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-09)
    Boron hydrides are known as electron deficient compounds. There are two NMR active isotopes (e.g., 10B and 11B). Boron-11 NMR spectroscopy is widely used to find out molecular structures and exchange processes of boron ...