Dr. Hardik Varu
- Assistant Professor
- SHODH Fellowship Award, Academic Excellence Award, Best Paper Award in International and National Conferences (2 times), SSIP Grant Award for Patent Filling (5 times)
Contact Details
- Email: hardik.varu@dsuni.ac.in
Qualification
Ph.D., Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, 2024
M.Sc. (Chemistry), Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, 2022
B.Sc. (Chemistry), Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 2020
Work Experience
- Teaching: 3 Years 6 Months
- Industry: 1 Year
Specilization
- Analytical Chemistry
Academic Excellence Awards from BKNMU
SHODH Scholarship Award-2021
Received SSIP grant for patent filling from BKNMU
Best paper award in International Conference ISCBC-2024 (1st Rank)
Best paper award in National Conference NCRTCCC-2024 (2nd Rank) “
Publications
Patents: 02 Awarded + 03 Published + 01 WIPO filled + 01 IP filled
Research Articles: 18
Patent
1. Emtricitabine Degradation Impurities and Preparation Method Thereof, Hardik L. Varu, Navalbhai P. Kapuriya, Mrunal A. Ambasana, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Rashmi B. Patel and Atul H. Bapodra, Indian Patent Number: IN202421021353/564806.
2. A Colorimetric Detection of Cations and Anions using Indeno[1, 2-B] Quinoxaline based Chemosensor, Hardik L. Varu, Navalbhai P. Kapuriya, Mrunal A. Ambasana, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Rashmi B. Patel and Atul H. Bapodra, Indian Patent Number: IN202321040995/563494.
3. A Dual Mode Rhodamine based Chemosensor for Rapid Detection of Platinum Group Metals, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Hardik L. Varu, Dr. Navalbhai P. Kapuriya, Dr. Mrunal A. Ambasana, Dr. Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Dr. Rashmi B. Patel and Dr. Atul H. Bapodra, Application Submitted, Application Number: IN202521106496.
4. Automated Blood Mixture Roller Replacement Device, Dr. Subhash University, Dr. Mayank K. Pandya, Dr. Hardik L. Varu, Dr. Dharmesh N. Sherathia, Dr. Pradip D. Kachhiya and Dr. Prem T. Lalchandani, Application Number: IN202521052798.
5. Storage Device for Transportation of Hazardous Liquids, Dr. Subhash University, Dr. Dinesh K. Dangar, Dr. Chintan J. Tank, Dr. Payal N. Vaja, Mr. Jay S. Upadhyay and Dr. Hardik L. Varu, Application Number: IN202521052797.
6. Emtricitabine Degradation Impurities and Preparation Method Thereof, Hardik L. Varu, Navalbhai P. Kapuriya, Mrunal A. Ambasana, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Rashmi B. Patel and Atul H. Bapodra, WIPO PCT application, Under Review: Application Number: PCT/IB2025/053240.
7. A Rhodamine-ketone Derivatives as Dual Channel Sensor for Detection of Environmental Pollutants, Hardik L. Varu, Sheetal B. Karmur, Chirag J. Bhut, Mrunal A. Ambasana, and Naval P. Kapuriya, Application Number: IN202621016461
Research Papers
1. Separation, Identification and Theoretical ADME Studies of Emtricitabine Degradation Adducts. Hardik L. Varu, Naval P. Kapuriya, Atul H. Bapodra and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2025, 102, 102300. First & Corresponding author. 20th November 2025.
2. Evaluation of Recent Innovations in Naphthalimide based Optical Sensors for Detection of Environmental Pollutants. Chirag J. Bhut, Sheetal B. Karmur, Abdullah A. Alshehri, Mohammed Algarni and Hardik L. Varu, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 144492. Corresponding author. 22nd October 2025
3. Analytical Methods for the Estimation of Remdesivir from its Various Matrices: A Review. Hardik L. Varu, Mohammed Alqarni and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2025, 80, 10, 1729-1742, First & corresponding author. 22nd October 2025
4. Greenness, Blueness, Redness, and Whiteness Evaluation of Analytical Methods for Determination of Dapagliflozin and its Combinations in Various Matrices. Rita Keshishian, Samar H. Elagamy, Hemanth Kumar Chanduluru, Hardik L. Varu, Hayam M. Lotfy and Reem Hasan Obaydo, Microchemical Journal, 2025, 115659, Co-author. 10th October 2025
5. The reaction of Ninhydrin Revisited: applications in quantification of analytes, active pharmaceutical ingredients and amino acids. Parth P. Vavaiya, Niralee J. Malviya, Mohammed Alqarni, Abdullah A. Alshehri and Hardik L. Varu, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1350, 144034, Corresponding Author. 17th September 2025
6. Evolution of Pregabalin Analytical Methods: A Comprehensive Assessment of Performance, Accessibility, and Future Directions. Niralee J. Malviya, Mohammed Alqarni, Abdullah A. Alshehri, Reem H. Obaydo and Hardik L. Varu, Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 2025, 55, 06, 1-21, Corresponding Author. 19th August 2025
7. A Comprehensive Review of Analytical Methodologies for Memantine Hydrochloride. Hardik L. Varu, Hitesh N. Parmar, Harshad D. Vadhel and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2025, 80, 07, 1125-1139, First & corresponding author. 25th July 2025
8. Simultaneous Quantification of Two Hypertensive Drugs by First-order Derivative Spectroscopy: A Green Approach via AGREE and GAPI. Jenish Parekh, Abhishek Munjapara, Hardik L. Varu, Subrata Patra and Hetal Jebaliya, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 2025, 92, 2, 417-425, Co-author. 29th May 2025
9. Green Analytical Method Development and Validation Studies of Viloxazine Hydrochloride in Pure and Commercial Products using UV-Vis Spectroscopy. Darshan Vachhani, Mital Soni, Jenish H. Parekh, Subrata Patra, Hardik L. Varu and Hetal J. Jebaliya, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 2024, 91, 5, 762-769, Co-author. 20th November 2024
10. First Order Derivative Spectroscopic Evaluation of the Carfilzomib in Parenteral Preparation. Hardik L. Varu, Atul H. Bapodra and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024, 86, 4, 1288-1295, First author. 11th November 2024
11. Kinetic Spectrophotometric Determination of Memantine Hydrochloride based on the Formation of its Dinitrochlorobenzene Adduct. Hardik L. Varu, Naval P. Kapuriya, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Atul H. Bapodra and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2024, 79, 10, 1431-1438, First author. 22nd September 2024
12. Synthesis, Antidiabetic activity and In Silico Studies of Benzo[b]thiophene based Small Molecule α-amylase Inhibitors. Rupal J. Joshi, Monil P. Dholariya, Savankumar R. Chothani, Chirag A. Chamakiya, Hardik L. Varu, Manisha B. Karmur, Deepika Maliwal, Raghuvir R.S. Pissurlenkar, Atul H. Bapodra and Naval P. Kapuriya, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1312, part-2, 138570, Co-author. 08th May 2024
13. High-performance Thin Layer Chromatography Spectrodensitometric Determination of Diltiazem Hydrochloride and its Commonly Occurring Degradation Impurity. Hardik L. Varu, Pankaj B. Nariya, Anil S. Patel, Milan Gadher, Maitri Makhasana, Kruti Lunagariya, Bhakti Trivedi and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Planner Chromatography and Modern TLC, 2024, 37, 199-205, First author. 22nd March 2024
14. Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and In Silico Studies of Novel N-substituted Arylidenethiazolidine-2,4-dione Derivatives as Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase activators. Savankumar R. Chothani, Chirag A. Chamakiya, Rupal J. Joshi, Manisha B. Karmur, Sheetal B. Karmur, Hardik L. Varu, Raghuvir R.S. Pissurlenkar, Anilkumar S. Patel and Naval P. Kapuriya, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2024, 61, 5, 789-800, Co-author. 19th March 2024
15. Highly Selective Fluorescence Sensor based on Azido Pyrazole-chalcone Conjugates for Rapid Detection of Iodide ion. Rupal J. Joshi, Hardik L. Varu, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Mrunal A. Ambasana, Atul H. Bapodra and Naval P. Kapuriya, Results in Chemistry, 2024, 7, 101409, Second author. 02nd March 2024
16. Analytical Method Development, Validation and Studies of Degradation Behavior of Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Bulk and Tablet Formulation by Thin-layer Chromatography. Hardik L. Varu, Rajesh A. Jadav, Atul H. Bapodra and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Planner Chromatography and Modern TLC, 2023, 36, 307-313, First author. 10th October 2023.
17. Molecular Iodine Mediated Spectrophotometric Determination of Tolfenamic Acid in Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Formulations. Hardik L. Varu, Naval P. Kapuriya, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Atul H. Bapodra and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2023, 78, 6, 687-693, First & Corresponding author. 06th June 2023
18. An Expeditious Spectrophotometric Estimation of Memantine Hydrochloride by Facile Derivatization using N, N-dimethyl Aniline. Hardik L. Varu, Naval P. Kapuriya, Jasmin J. Bhalodia, Rashmi B. Patel, Atul H. Bapodra and Mrunal A. Ambasana, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 77, 11, 1433-1439, First author. 12th November 2022
1. Presented a paper in International Conference on 8th and 9th October 2025, Organized by Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science, Department of Life Sciences and Indian Society for Chemists and Biologists.
2. Presented a paper in National Conference on Sustainable Water Solution for Saurashtra & Kutch Region on 8th September 2024, Organized by VVP Engineering College and Pragna Sabha Saurashtra Prant.
3. Presented a poster in National Conference on Recent Trends in Coordination Chemistry & Catalysis – 2024 on 30th & 31st August 2024, Organized by SET Science College & PG Centre, Junagadh. (Secured 2nd Rank)
4. Presented a poster in International Conference on Paradigm Shift towards Sustainable Growth in Chemical and Biological Sciences on 11th & 12th January 2024, Organized by Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science, Department of Life Sciences and Indian Society for Chemists and Biologists. (Secured 1st Rank)
5. Presented a poster in National Conference on Inclinations and Revolution in Chemistry – 2023 on 5th and 6th January 2023, Organized by OM College of Science, Junagadh.
6. Presented a paper in 34th International Conference on New Direction of Academic Research on 19th and 20th February 2022, Organized by Department of English and Indian Association for Canadian Studies.
7. Presented a paper in International Science Symposium – 2022 on 22nd and 23rd January 2022, Organized by Christ College, Rajkot.
8. Presented a poster in National Seminar on Current Pharmaceutical Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges on 26th and 27th July 2019, Organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot.