1.          E. Joesph, E. Ducrot, B.V.V.S. Pavan Kumar* and Nicolas Martin*, Selective membrane wetting of phase-separated giant unilamellar vesicles by coacervate droplets. Nat. Commun. 2026, 17, 5144.

2.       P. Sharma, P. S. Patwal and B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar*, pH-responsive regulation of multiphase coacervate wetting via phase selective enrichment of fatty acids, Chem.Sci. 2026, DOI: 10.1039/D5SC07783D.

3.       P. S. Patwal and B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar*, Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water–Oil Interface, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 40429.

4.       P. S. Patwal, S. Mann* and B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar*, Chemomechanical Self-Oscillatory Microgel Motility in Stratified Chemical Media, Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2415568.

5.       S. Kotha, R. Sahu, A. C. Yadav, P. Sharma, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, S. K. Reddy* and K V. Rao*, Noncovalent synthesis of homo and hetero-architectures of supramolecular polymers via secondary nucleation, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 3672, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47874-5.

6.       Peschke, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar*, T. Walther, Avinash J. Patil*, S. Mann*, Autonomous oscillatory movement of sensory protocells in stratified chemical media, Chem 2024, 10, 600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2023.10.002

7.       R. Gao, X. Yu, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar and L. Tian*, Hierachical Structuration in Protocellular System, Small Methods (2023) https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202300422

8.       H. Karoui, P. S. Patwal, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar* and N. Martin*, Chemical communication in artificial cells: Basic concepts, design and challenges, Front. Mol. Biosci. (2022) doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.880525

9.   N. Gao, M. Li, L. Tian, A. J. Patil*, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, and S. Mann*, Chemical-mediated translocation in protocell-based microactuators, Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 868.

10.   P. Gobbo, L. Tian^✝, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar^✝, S. Turvey, M. Cattelan, A. J. Patil, M.Carraro, M. Bonchio, and S. Mann*, Catalytic processing in ruthenium-based polyoxometalate coacervate protocells, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11: 41 doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13759-1 (^✝equal contribution)

11.   L. Rodríguez-Arco, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, M. Li, A. J. Patil and S. Mann*, Modulation of Higher-order Behaviour in Model Protocell Communities by Artificial Phagocytosis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6333.

12.   A. Joesaar, S. Yang, B. Bögels, A. van der Linden, P. Pieters, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, N. Dalchau, A. Phillips*, S. Mann* and T. F. A. de Greef*, DNA-based Communication in Populations of Synthetic Protocells, Nat. Nanotechnol. 2019, 14, 369. (Highlighted by University of Bristol News, EurekAlert!, Phys.org, Long Room, Nanowerk, Chemical & Engineering News, physicsworld.com, R&D and 7^th Space Family Portal)

13.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, A. J. Patil* and S. Mann*, Enzyme-powered Motility in Buoyant Organoclay/DNA Protocells. Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 1154. (Highlighted by Nature 560, 530, 2018; University of Bristol News, EurekAlert!, Phys.org, Long Room, Science Daily and Chemistry World)

14.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, K. P. Sonu, K.V. Rao, S. J. George* and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Supramolecular Switching of Ion-transport in Nanochannels. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 23458.

15.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, J. Fothergill, J. Bretherton, L. Tian, A. J. Patil*, S. A. Davis* and S. Mann*, Chloroplast-containing coacervate micro-droplets as a step towards photosynthetically active membrane-free protocells. Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 3594. (Highlighted by Chemistry World)

16.   K. P. Sonu, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, S. J. George*, and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Simple and Facile Approach to Create Charge Reversible Pores via Hydrophobic Anchoring of Ionic Amphiphiles. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9, 9136.

17.   D. K. Singh, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Reversible Control of Pore Size and Surface Chemistry of Mesoporous Silica through Dynamic Covalent Chemistry: Philicity Mediated Catalysis. Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 13358.

18.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, K. V. Rao, S. Sampath, S. J. George* and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Supramolecular Gating of Ion Transport in Nanochannels, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 48, 13289, (Selected as hot paper).

19.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, K. Salikolimi and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Glucose- and pH-Responsive Charge-Reversal Surfaces, Langmuir, 2014, 30, 4540.

20.   B. Narayanamoorthy, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, M. Eswaramoorthy* and S. Balaji*, Oxygen reduction reaction catalyzed by platinum nanonetwork prepared by template free one step synthesis for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Mater. Res. Bull. 2014, 55, 137.

21.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, K. V. Rao, T. Soumya, S. J. George* and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Adaptive Pores: Charge Transfer Modules as Supramolecular Handles for Reversible Pore Engineering of Mesoporous Silica, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 10902.

22.   K. Sai Krishna, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Shaping up: spontaneous formation of ordered mesoscopic salt bowls, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 5947.

23.   K. Sai Krishna, B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Nanopillared arrays of amorphous carbon nitride, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2011, 511, 87.

24.   B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar, K. K. R. Datta and M. Eswaramoorthy*, Tuning the Nitrogen Content and Porosity of Nanostructured Carbon Nitride Using Aminoclay as a Reactive Template, Chemistry Letters, 2011, 40, 1154.