Experience :

 Research : 25 years of  research experience in the following fields: Biomaterials (Functionally Graded Coatings of HA Composites), Biodegradable scaffolds,  Micro-spheres, Surface modifications, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Synthesis and characterization of Nano hydroxyapatite and other oxide materials, Crystal growth of Semi-conducting materials (V-VI-VII group compounds)

 

Professional Experience :       

 Cell and Tissue Engineering

• Surface modifications  of polystyrene plates by plasma treatment for cell seeding applications

• Coatings of  materials like Poly D Lysine (PDL), Polyethylenimine (PEI), Hyaluronic Acid (HA) on Polystyrene, Primaria and Elisa 96 well plates
• Splitting and counting of different cell types namely Hybridoma (HB67), Bone  tissue of Mouse

      ( MC3T3) and Embryo tissue of Mouse ( NIH3T3)

• Fluorescence studies of cells seeded on OBS plates
• Processing and characterizing highly porous scaffolding based on hydrogel technologies for integration of cellular components
• Programming scaffolds with biological molecules capable of cell signaling for tissue engineering applications   

 Processing and characterization of hydroxyapatite

·         Synthesis of hydroxyapatite by wet chemical method

·         Characterization of the synthesized hydroxyapatite

·         Coatings of hydroxyapatite on titanium and titanium alloys substrates

·         Developing functionally graded coatings of Hydroxyapatite composites

 

Synthesis and characterization of nano materials

·         Hydroxyapatite by sol gel route

·         Oxide materials

 

       Single crystal growth of  some calcium phosphates and V-VI-VII group compounds

·         Crystal growth of  Calcium phosphates and ferro-electric materials in sodium silicate gel

·         Optimizing the growth conditions

·         Controlling the effect of gel density, concentration of the reactants and gel density

 

       Biomimetics

·         Biomicking of Hydroxyapatite on brushite crystals

 

       Biodegradable scaffolds

·         Making of Hyaluronic and Alginate scaffolds for cell seeding

 

       3D printing of  Biomedical implants

·         3d  printing of  biomedical implants using Z-corp 3d printer

·         HA/Starch  starting materials

·         Successfully built scaffolds and  spinal cages

 

       Synthesis of hollow micro spheres of hydroxyapatite for controlled drug delivery

·         Making of hollow microspheres of hydroxyapatite by Spray Drying technique

·         Optimizing spraying parameters to control the particle size of the microspheres

·         Using appropriate binders and blowing agent to make a perfect hollow microsphere