Personal Information

Dr. Hemant Daima

Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Coordinator-School
Department of Neuroscience

hemant.daima@curaj.ac.in

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Nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, and nanotoxicology.

Daima Research Lab

Welcome to Dr. Hemant Kumar Daima's "Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicity Research Laboratory," where our focus lies in advancing the field of functional organic and inorganic nanomaterials. Our research is dedicated to the development of cutting-edge technologies for drug and gene delivery, biosensing, cancer management, inflammation control, targeting multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, nanozyme activities, and innovative medical devices. Our dedicated research team is also delving into the fundamental understanding of Nano-Bio interfacial interactions, with a specific emphasis on regulating nanotoxicity in functionalized materials.

Dr. Daima's pioneering work has demonstrated the significance of surface functionalization in controlling the exterior corona of nanomaterials. This corona plays a pivotal role in dictating the interactions of nanomaterials at the nano-bio interface. Our research findings have revealed guiding principles involved in the rational design strategies for nanomaterials in biomedical and agricultural applications.

Join our research team

Presently, Daima's Lab (Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicity Research Laboratory) is actively seeking enthusiastic PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows to become valuable members of our interdisciplinary team. Join us as we push the boundaries of scientific discovery and contribute to the advancement of nanotechnology for a multitude of applications.

For more information, please send an email with your resume, and research proposal.

Academic qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Applied biology and nanobiotechnology | RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Master of Science - Biotechnology | University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
  • Bachelor of Science - Chemistry and life sciences | MDS University, Ajmer, India.

Academic experiences

  • Associate Professor | Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India | October 2022 – onwards.
  • Senior Assistant Professor | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India | January 2021 – October 2022.
  • Assistant Professor | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India | January 2016 – January 2021.
  • Honorary Visiting Scientist | RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia | August 2018 – December 2018.
  • Assistant Professor of Nanomedicine | Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, India | January 2014 – December 2015.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow | NBRL, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia | March 2013 – December 2013.
  • Tutor | School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia | February 2010 – November 2013.
  • Research Fellow | University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India | July 2008 – August 2009. 

Academic achievements

  • Elected member | International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Hong Kong | No. 306722 | 2022.
  • Elected member | Royal society of chemistry (RSC), UK | No. 686971 | 2020.
  • Outstanding publication award | Nano convergence | NanoKorea-2019 | Kintex, South Korea | 2019.
  • Honorary visiting scientist | RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia | 2018.
  • International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden | No. 836181912135 | 2017.
  • Sakura science exchange fellowship | Japan science and technology agency, Japan | 2017.
  • First prize | International advanced lecture series - trends in nanomedicine | SIT, India | 2015.
  • PerkinElmer research excellence award | RMIT University and PerkinElmer, Australia | 2012.
  • Elected member | Royal Australian chemical institute inc. (RACI), Australia | No. 40569 | 2010-2013.
  • National overseas scholarship | Government of India | 2009 – 2013.
  • Graduate aptitude test in engineering (GATE-2009) | 99.18 percentile | 2009.

Academic progressions  

  • Course on nanotechnology and its applications | Sponsorship by IASc, Bangalore; INSA, New Delhi and NAS, Allahabad under the science academies education programme (SAEP) | 16th – 28th April 2018.
  • Japan-Asia youth exchange in science | ‘Learn today; lead tomorrow’ biomedical and environmental technology training in Japan, for society development in India | Funded by the Japan science and technology agency | Organized by the University of Miyazaki, Japan | 14th – 23rd December 2017.
  • Research commercialization | ATN-Learning employment aptitudes program (ATN-LEAP) | Queensland University of Technology, Australia | April 2012 – May 2012.
  • Project management | ATN-LEAP | University of Technology, Australia | April 2012 – May 2012.
  • Entrepreneurship | ATN-LEAP | University of South Australia, Australia | Sept. 2012 – Oct. 2012.
  • Leadership and communication | ATN-LEAP | Curtin University, Australia | Sept. 2012 – Oct. 2012.

Academic associations

  • Rating-reviewer | The National Research Foundation, South Africa | 2021 – onward.
  • Associate PhD supervisor | RMIT University, Australia | 2019 – onward.
  • International doctoral thesis examiner | University of Zululand, South Africa (2016 – onward); University of South Australia, Australia (2018 – Onward), RMIT University, Australia (2019 – onward), Visvesvaraya Technological University, India (2022 – Onward).

Research interests

  • Advanced multifunctional nanomaterials and nanocomposites
  • Fundamentals of Nano-Bio interface
  • Management of cancer and multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria
  • Nanomaterials-mediated drug and gene delivery
  • Nanozymes activities, biosensors, and medical devices
  • Designer-made nanomaterials for agriculture and forestry 

Editorial responsibilities  

Editorial board member: Nano convergence (Q1, IF 11.7, springer nature)

Academic editor: PLoSOne (Q1, IF 3.7, Public Library of Science)

Chief editor: Materials Today: Proceedings (2019, Elsevier - Special issue on the INTENSE-17)

Key collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
  • Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
  • RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
  • University of Zululand, Umhlatuze, South Africa.
  • Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, India.
  • National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India.
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
  • Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, India.

Research supervision

Current research group   

PhD – Biochem.

Arvind Yadav, yet to be decided (2023- onwards).

PhD – Nanobiotech.

Pinky Choudhary, Development of amino acids synthesized metal oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications (2023- onwards).

 

 

MSc – Biochem.

Shaswati Pragya, yet to be decided (2024)

MSc – Biochem.

Shubhi Bindal, Peroxidase-mimicking gold nanoparticles-based selective optical detection of dopamine (2024)

MSc – Biochem.

Pranay Bundel, Silver nanoparticles decorated graphene oxide nanosheets for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria (2024)

Int. MSc – Biochem.

Ayushi Koushik, Development of specialized gold nanozymes with Ayurvedic formulations for drug delivery (2023-2024)

Int. MSc – Biochem.

Riya Sen, Towards photocatalytic activation of metal oxide nanocomposites for industrial pollutant degradation (2023-2024)

 

Former group members

Dr. Daima has successfully supervised PhD theses, postgraduate research projects, undergraduate engineering dissertations and honour’s internships.

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD – Nanobiotech.

Dr. Mamta Nathuram Kumawat, Development of surface engineering strategies for gold and silver nanoparticles and their bio-medical applications (2019-2022)

Co-supervised by Prof. Neerish Revaprasadu, University of Zululand, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.

PhD –

Nanobiotech.

Dr. Akhela Umapathi, Developing functional metal nanostructures for controlled biological activities (2016-2021)

Co-supervised by Prof. Vincent Rotello, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.

Master of Technology / Integrated Master of Science / Master of Science

MTech –

Nanosci. & Nanotech.

Dipanjan Paul, Development of Ag/BTO/TiO2 nanocomposites as gas sensor towards ammonia and ethanol (2021-2022)

Supervised by Dr. Dipshikha Rathor, Amity University Rajasthan, India.

MSc – Biochem.

Kirti Baghel, Colorimetric detection of aminoglycoside antibiotics using surface specialized gold nanoparticles (2023)

MSc – Biochem.

Shazia Sana, In vitro nanotoxicity and hemocompatibility assessment of silver nanoparticles functionalized with tyrosine and ascorbic acid (2023)

Int. MSc – Biochem.

Arvind Yadav, Influence of quercetin and tyrosine-mediated silver nanoparticles on cancer cells (2022-2023)

MSc  –

App. chem.

Joel Saji, Electrical, dielectric, dye-degradation and antimicrobial profile of designer made silver nanoparticles and titanium dioxide incorporated polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposites (2018-2019)

Co-supervised by Prof. Divya Prakash, Amity University Rajasthan, India.

Bachelor of Engineering

BE –

Biotech.

Sanjana Sheshadri and Medha M. Ugru, Fabrication of assorted nanoparticles with phenolic compounds and their biological applications (An extended major research project, 2015-2017).

BE –

Biotech.

Shruthi TS and Meghana MR, Immobilization of enzymes on metal nanoparticles: Kinetic studies and applications (An extended major research project, 2015-2017).

BE –

Biotech.

Sanjana Sheshadri and Medha M Ugru, Fabrication of assorted nanoparticles with Quercetin, a phenolic compound, and their biological applications (Minor research project, 2015-2016).

BE –

Biotech.

Shruthi TS and Meghana MR, Investigation on the effects of surface corona of gold nanoparticles on their biological applications (Minor research project, 2015-2016).

BE –

Biotech.

Kaustav Nath, Madhushree G, Nikhath Firdose and Sourabh Monnappa KJ, Development of fluorescent gold nanoparticles and their applications in biological sciences (Major research project, 2015-2016).

BE –

Biotech.

Ankita, Nikhath Firdose and Siddharth DS, Development of functional metal nanoparticles and investigation of their intrinsic peroxidase-like behaviour (Minor research project, 2014-2015).

BE –

Biotech.

Vinay Kumar, Sarwagya Raj Pandey and Rashmi S, Fabrication, and characterization of multi-functional titanium dioxide-polyoxometalates-silver composite materials (Major research project, 2014-2015).

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

BSc-H –

Biotech.

Sanjana Lamba, Developing amino acid functionalized silver nanoparticles for controlled biological action (2018).

BSc-H –

Biotech.

Aprajita Sharma, Amino acid mediated synthesis, characterization, and biological applications of silver nanoparticles (2018).

BSc-H –

Biotech.

Udisha Mathur and Ayushi Parikh, Basic training on molecular biology, microbiology and nanobiotechnology (2016).

Research associations

  • Rating-reviewer | The National Research Foundation, South Africa | 2021 – onward.
  • Associate PhD supervisor | RMIT University, Australia | 2019 – onward.
  • International doctoral thesis examiner | University of Zululand, South Africa (2016 – onward); University of South Australia, Australia (2018 – Onward), RMIT University, Australia (2019 – onward), Visvesvaraya Technological University, India (2022 – Onward).

Web addresses  

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=rhcvNjkAAAAJ&hl=en

Scopus: http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=54895414100

ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/D-3586-2013

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9109-430X

Reviewer page: https://publons.com/author/550051/hemant-daima#profile

S. No. Authors Title of Article Journal/Conference Details Journal/Conference Publication Year
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Books

  • HK Daima*, PN Navya, E Lichtfouse (Editors), Nanozymes in medicine, Vol. 1, pp. 1-212, 2023. Publisher: springer nature, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20581-1, eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-20581-1, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20580-4, Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20583-5, Series ISSN: 2213-7114, Series E-ISSN: 2213-7122.
  • HK Daima*, SL Kothari, SK Bhargava (Editors), Nanotoxicology: toxicity evaluation of nanomedicine applications, 1st Edition, pp. 1-496, 2021. Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), Catalog #: 310845, ISBN-10: 0367266474, ISBN-13: 978-0367266479.
  • HK Daima*, PN Navya, E Lichtfouse (Editors), Nanozymes for environmental engineering, Vol. 1, 2021, pp. 1-390. Publisher: springer nature, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68230-9, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68230-9, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68229-3, Series ISSN: 2213-7114.
  • HK Daima*, Navya PN, S Ranjan, N Dasgupta, E Lichtfouse (Editors), Nanoscience in medicine, Vol. 1, 2020, pp. 1-474. Publisher: springer nature, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29207-2, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-29207-2, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29206-5, Series ISSN: 2213-7114.
  • HK Daima*, SS Samal, SL Kothari, N Revaprasadu (Editors), Materials today: proceedings, Vol. 10, Part 1, pp. 1-166, 2019. Publisher: elsevier, ISSN: 2214-7853.

Journal articles

  • M Taj, SR Manohara, B Siddlingeshwar, HK Daima, A Sharma, VS Bhat, SS Samal, G Hegde, PK Jain. Functional carbon nanoparticles modified poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) nanocomposites with enhanced dielectric and antibacterial properties, Hybrid Advances, 2024. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hybadv.2024.100204, ISSN: 2773-207X.
  • R Singh, P Choudhary, S Kumar, HK Daima*. Mechanistic approaches for crosstalk between nanomaterials and plants: plant immunomodulation, defense, stress resilience, toxicity, and perspectives, Environmental Science: Nano, 2024. Publisher: RSC, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00053F, Web Edition ISSN 2051-8161.
  • R Singh, M Kumawat, H Gogoi, HK Madhyastha, E Lichtfouse, HK Daima*. Engineered nanomaterials for immunomodulation: a review, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 7 (2), 2024, PP. 727-751. Publisher: ACS, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.3c00940, Web Edition ISSN: 2576-6422 (Front Cover).
  • R Singh, SP Srinivas, M Kumawat, HK Daima*. Ligand-based surface engineering of nanomaterials: trends, challenges, and biomedical perspectives, Open Nano, 15, 2023, pp. 1-27. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onano.2023.100194, Online ISSN: 2352-9520.
  • R Singh, A Umapathi, G Patel, C Patra, U Malik, SK Bhargava, HK Daima*. Nanozyme-based pollutant sensing and environmental treatment: trends, challenges, and perspectives. Science of the Total Environment, 854, 2023, pp 1-21. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158771, Print ISSN: 0048-9697, Online ISSN: 1879-1026.
  • R Singh, A Sharma, J Saji, A Umapathi, S Kumar, HK Daima*. Smart nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Nano convergence, 9, 2022, pp. 1-39. Publisher: springer, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40580-022-00313-x, ISSN: 2196-5404.
  • A Umapathi, M Kumawat, HK Daima*. Engineering nanomaterials for biomedical applications and their toxicity: a review. Environmental chemistry letters, 20(1), 2022, pp. 445-468. Publisher: springer international publishing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01307-7, Print ISSN: 1610-3653, Online ISSN: 1610-3661. 
  • M Kumawat, HK Madhyastha, M Singh, N Revaprasadu, SP Srinivas, HK Daima*. Double functionalized haemocompatible silver nanoparticles control cell inflammatory homeostasis. PLoSOne 17(10): e0276296, 2022, pp. 1-19. Publisher: public library of science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276296, ISSN: 1932-6203.
  • A Umapathi, HK Madhyastha, Navya PN, M Singh, R Madhyastha, HK Daima*. Surface chemistry driven selective anticancer potential of functional silver nanoparticles toward lung cancer cells, Colloids and surfaces A: physicochemical and engineering aspects, 652, 2022, pp. 1-11. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129809, ISSN: 0927-7757.
  • M Kumawat, HK Madhyastha, M Singh, D Jain, HK Daima*. Functional silver nanozymes regulate cell inflammatory cytokines expression in mouse macrophages, Colloids and surfaces A: physicochemical and engineering aspects, 650, 2022, pp. 1–9. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129294, ISSN: 0927-7757.
  • A Shubha, SR Manohara, B Siddlingeshwar, HK Daima, M Singh, N Revaprasadu. Ternary poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-polyvinylpyrrolidone-graphene nanocomposites: thermal, electrical, dielectric, mechanical, and antibacterial profiling, Diamond & Related Materials, 125, 2022, pp. 1–10. Publisher: Elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109001, ISSN: 0925-9635.
  • M Kumawat, HK Madhyastha, A Umapathi, M Singh, N Revaprasadu, HK Daima*. Surface engineered peroxidase-mimicking gold nanoparticles to subside cell inflammation, Langmuir, 2022, 38 (5), pp. 1877–1887. Publisher: American chemical society, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03088, Print ISSN: 0743-7463, Online ISSN: 1520-5827.
  • G Patel, C Patra, SP Srinivas, M Kumawat, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Methods to evaluate toxicity of engineered nanomaterials for biomedical applications: a review. Environmental chemistry letters, 2021, 19, pp. 4253–4274. Publisher: springer international publishing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01280-1, Print ISSN: 1610-3653, Online ISSN: 1610-3661.  
  • M Kumawat, A Umapathi, E Lichtfouse, HK Daima*. Nanozymes to fight the COVID-19 and future pandemics. Environmental chemistry letters, 19 (6), 2021, pp. 3951-3957. Publisher: springer international publishing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01252-5, Print ISSN: 1610-3653, Online ISSN: 1610-3661.  
  • KK Garg, D Jain, D Rajpurohit, HS Kushwaha, HK Daima, BJ Stephen, A Singh, SR Mohanty. Agricultural significance of silica nanoparticles synthesized from a silica solubilizing bacterium, Comments on inorganic chemistry, 42 (4), 2021, pp 1-17. Publisher: Taylor & Francis group, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02603594.2021.1999234, Print ISSN: 0260-3594, Online ISSN: 1548-9574.
  • J Saji, A Umapathi, SR Manohara, Navya PN, M Kumawat, D Prakash, HK Daima*. Polyvinyl alcohol scaffold incorporated with silver nanoparticles and titanium dioxide: electrical, dielectric, dye-degradation, and antibacterial properties, Advances in mechanical engineering, 2021, pp 367-379. Publisher: Springer Nature, DOI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-0942-8_36, ISSN:2195-4356, E-ISSN: 2195-4364.
  • D Jain, HS Kushwaha, KS Singh, BJ Stephen, HK Daima, R Jain, A Singh. Fabrication of iron oxide nanoparticles from ammonia vapor and their importance in plant growth and dye degradation, Particulate science and technology, 2021, pp. 1-7. Publisher: Taylor & Francis group, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02726351.2021.1929601, Print ISSN: 2072-6351, Online ISSN: 1548-0046.
  • M Matur, HK Madhyastha, Shruthi TS, R Madhyastha, SP Srinivas, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Engineering bioactive surfaces on nanoparticles and their biological interactions, Scientific reports - Nature, 2020, pp 1-14. Publisher: nature publishing group, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75465-z, ISSN: 2045-2322.
  • H Madhyastha, S Halder, QI Nurrahmah, R Madhyastha, A Mohanapriya, R Sudhakaran, LS Sajitha, K Banerjee, P Bethasiwi, H Daima, Navya PN, M Maruyama, Y Nakajima, Surface refined Au-Quercetin nanoconjugate stimulates dermal cell migration: possible implication in wound healing, RSC advances, 10, 2020, pp. 37683-37694. Publisher: royal society of chemistry, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA06690G, ISSN: 2046-2069.
  • A Umapathi, Navya PN, HK Madhyastha, M Singh, R Madhyastha, M Maruyama, HK Daima*. Curcumin and isonicotinic acid hydrazide functionalized gold nanoparticles for selective anticancer action, Colloids and surfaces A: physicochemical and engineering aspects, 607, 2020, pp. 1-10. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125484, ISSN: 0927-7757 (Front Cover).
  • D Jain, Shivani, AA Bhojiya, H Singh, HK Daima, SR Mohanty, BJ Stephen, A Singh.  Microbial fabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles and evaluation of their antimicrobial and photocatalytic properties. Frontiers in chemistry, 8:778, 2020, pp. 1-11. Publisher: frontiers, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00778, ISSN: 22962646.
  • HK Madhyastha, R Madhyastha, A Thakur, K Sakai, A Dev, S Singh, CR Bistivalli, H Kumar, A Orlando, Y Nakajima, HK Daima, A. Aradhya, Navya PN, M. Maruyama. c-Phycocyanin primed silver nano conjugates: Studies on red blood cell stress resilience mechanism, Colloids and surfaces B: biointerfaces, 194, 2020, pp. 1-10. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111211, ISSN: 0927-7765.
  • Navya PN, A Kaphle, SP Srinivas, SK Bhargava, VM Rotello, HK Daima*. Current trends and challenges in cancer management and therapy using designer nanomaterials. Nano convergence, 6 (23), 2019, pp. 1-30. Publisher: springer, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40580-019-0193-2, ISSN: 2196-5404 (highest cited paper of the journal in 2019.
  • M Harishkumar, R Madhyastha, N Yuichi, HK Daima, Navya PN, M Masugi. An opinion on nanomedicine and toxico-cellular crosstalk: considerations and caveats. Materials today: proceedings, 10 (1), 2019, pp 100-105. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.02.194, ISSN: 2214-7853.
  • A Umapathi, Navya PN, H. Madhyastha, D Jain, SP Srinivas, VM Rotello, HK Daima*. Highly efficient and selective antimicrobial isonicotinylhydrazide-coated polyoxometalate-functionalized silver nanoparticles. Colloids and surfaces B: biointerfaces, 184, 2019, pp. 1-9. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110522, ISSN: 0927-7765.
  • Medha MU, Sanjana S, Meghna MR, Shruthi TS, H Madhyastha, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Enzyme immobilization on quercetin capped gold and silver nanoparticles for improved performance. Materials today: proceedings, 10 (1), 2019, pp 92-99. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.02.193, ISSN: 2214-7853.   
  • Shruthi TS, Meghana MR, Medha MU, Sanjana S, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Streptomycin functionalization on silver nanoparticles for improved antibacterial activity. Materials today: proceedings, 10 (1), 2019, pp 8-15. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.02.181, ISSN: 2214-7853.
  • Navya PN, H Madhyastha, R Madhyastha, Y Nakajima, M Maruyama, SP Srinivas, D Jain, M Amin, SK Bhargava, HK Daima*. Single step formation of biocompatible bimetallic alloy nanoparticles of gold and silver using isonicotinylhydrazide. Materials science and engineering C: materials for biological applications, 96, 2019, pp 286-294. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2018.11.024, ISSN: 0928-4931.
  • HK Daima*, S Shankar, A Anderson, PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Complexation of plasmid DNA and poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(propylene oxide) polymers for safe gene delivery. Environmental chemistry letters, 16 (4), 2018, pp 1457-1462. Publisher: springer international, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-018-0756-1, Print ISSN: 1610-3653, Online ISSN: 1610-3661.  
  • MM Ugru, S Sheshadri, D Jain, H Madhyastha, R Madhyastha, M Maruyama, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Insight into the composition and surface corona reliant biological behaviour of quercetin engineered nanoparticles. Colloids and surfaces A: physicochemical and engineering aspects, 548, 2018, pp 1-9. Publisher: elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.03.055, ISSN: 0927-7757.
  • A Kaphle, Navya PN, A Umapathi, HK Daima*. Nanomaterials for agriculture, food, and environment: Application, toxicity, and regulation. Environmental chemistry letters, 16 (1), 2017. pp. 1-16. Publisher: springer international publishing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-017-0662-y, Print ISSN: 1610-3653, Online ISSN: 1610-3661.  
  • S Monnappa KJ, N Firdose, M Shree, K Nath, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Influence of amino acid corona, metallic core, and surface functionalization of nanoparticles on their in-vitro biological behaviour. International journal of nanotechnology, 14 (9/10/11), 2017, pp 816-832. Publisher: inderscience publishers, DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2017.086766, ISSN: 1475-7435 (Print) 1741-8151 (Web).
  • Navya PN, HK Daima*. Rational engineering of physicochemical properties of nanomaterials for biomedical applications with nanotoxicological perspectives. Nano convergence, 3 (1), 2016, pp. 1-14. Publisher: springer, DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40580-016-0064-z, ISSN: 2196-5404 (Referred in a policy document of Government of India, outstanding paper of the year, best paper award at Nano-Korea 2019.
  • K Dubey, BG Anand, R Badhwar, G Bagler, Navya PN, HK Daima*, K. Kar. Tyrosine- and tryptophan-coated gold nanoparticles inhibit amyloid aggregation of insulin. Amino acids, 47 (12), 2015, pp. 2551-2560. Publisher: springer Vienna, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-015-2046-6, ISSN: 0939-4451 (print) 1438-2199 (Web).
  • S Shankar, SK Soni, HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, JM Khire, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Charge-switchable gold nanoparticles for enhanced enzymatic thermostability. Physical chemistry chemical physics, 17, 2015, pp 21517-21524. Publisher: royal society of chemistry, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP03021H, ISSN: 1463-9076 (print) 1463-9084 (Web).
  • TK Sharma, R Ramanathan, P Weerathunge, M Mohammadtaheri, HK Daima, R Shukla, V Bansal. Aptamer-mediated ‘turn-off/turn-on’ nanozyme activity of gold nanoparticles for kanamycin detection. Chemical communications, 50, 2014, pp. 15856-15859. Publisher: royal society of chemistry, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC07275H, ISSN: 1364-548X (Back Cover).
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, AE Kandjani, R Shukla, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Synergistic influence of polyoxometalate surface corona towards enhancing the antibacterial performance of tyrosine-capped Ag nanoparticles. Nanoscale 6 (2), 2014, pp. 758-765. Publisher: royal society of chemistry, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR03806H, ISSN: 2040-3372 (Front Inner Cover).
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, R Shukla, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Fine-tuning the antimicrobial profile of biocompatible gold nanoparticles by sequential surface functionalization using polyoxometalates and lysine. PLoSOne 8 (10), 2013, pp. 1-14. Publisher: public library of science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079676, ISSN: 1932-6203.
  • PR Selvakannan, R Ramanathan, BJ Plowman, Y Sabri, HK Daima, A. O'Mullane, V. Bansal, S.K. Bhargava. Probing the effect of charge transfer enhancement in off resonance mode SERS via conjugation of the probe dye between silver nanoparticles and metal substrates. Physical chemistry chemical physics 15 (31), 2013, pp. 12920-12929. Publisher: royal society of chemistry, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CP51646F, ISSN: 1463-9076 (print) 1463-9084 (Web).
  • AF Chrimes, K Khoshmanesh, PR Stoddart, AA Kayani, A Mitchell, HK Daima, V Bansal, K Kalantar-zadeh. Active control of silver nanoparticles spacing using dielectrophoresis for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Analytical chemistry 84 (9), 2012, pp. 4029-4035. Publisher: American chemical society, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ac203381n, ISSN: 0003-2700 (Print), 1520-6882 (Web).
  • D Jain, HK Daima, S Kachhwala, SL Kothari. Synthesis of plant-mediated silver nanoparticles using papaya fruit extract and evaluation of their antimicrobial activities. Digest journal of nanomaterials and biostructures 4 (3), 2009, pp. 557-563. Publisher: national institute R&D materials physics, DOI: https://chalcogen.ro/557_Jain.pdf, ISSN 1842-3582.
  • HK Daima, J Anitha, P Manivachakam, S Marimuthu, S Murugesan. Isolation, analysis, and identification of phytochemicals of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.; poaceae using AAS, HPLC and GC-MS methods. Pestology 31 (8), 2007, pp. 60-67. Publisher: scientia publications, ISSN: 09703012.

Scholarly book chapters

  • M Kumawat, SP Srinivas, R Singh, HK Daima*. Chapter-3: Nanozymes in glucose sensing and diabetes management: developments, opportunities, and challenges, Nanozymes in medicine, 2023, pp-51-80. Publisher: springer nature, edited by HK Daima, PN Navya, E Lichtfouse, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20581-1_3, eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-20581-1, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20580-4, Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20583-5, Series ISSN: 2213-7114, Series E-ISSN: 2213-7122.
  • M Kumawat, A Saini, N Revaprasadu, A Umapathi, HK Daima*. Nanotoxicity to nanomedicine: applications of engineered nanomaterials, regulatory challenges, and opportunities, Nanoscience, Vol. 8, 2022, pp 249-277. Publisher: royal society of chemistry (RSC), edited by N Revaprasadu, Malik Dilshad Khan, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839167218-00249, Print ISBN: 978-1-83916-703-4, EPUB eISBN: 978-1-83916-722-5, ISSN: 2049-3541, ISBN: 9781839167034.
  • SP Srinivas, W Chaiyasan, A Burli, G Guidoboni, R Sacco, A Anand, AH Siraj, HK Daima, UB Kompella. Chapter 6: Transcorneal kinetics of topical drugs and nanoparticles, Ophthalmic Product Development. AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, Vol. 37, 2021, pp. 121-151, Publisher: springer, Cham, edited by S Neervannan, UB. Kompella. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76367-1_6, Print ISBN: 978-3-030-76366-4, Online ISBN 978-3-030-76367-1.
  • T Sushma, HK Daima, DR Ramesh Babu, S Amutha, SP Srinivas. Chapter 13: Measurement of oxygen consumption rate based on fluorescence intensity and lifetime as a strategy to assess nanotoxicity, Nanotoxicology: toxicity evaluation of nanomedicine applications, 2021, pp. 303-338. Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), edited by HK Daima, SL Kothari, SK Bhargava, Catalog #: 310845, ISBN-10: 0367266474, ISBN-13: 978-0367266479.
  • D Jain, A Singh, BJ Stephen, S Sanadhya, HK Daima, H Madhyastha, R Madhyastha. Chapter 4: PLGA based nano particulate systems: new trends in nanomedicine, Nanotoxicology: toxicity evaluation of nanomedicine applications, 2021, pp. 73-96. Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), edited by HK Daima, SL Kothari, SK Bhargava, Catalog #: 310845, ISBN-10: 0367266474, ISBN-13: 978-0367266479.
  • M Singh, HK Daima. Chapter-2: Thermal decomposition routes for magnetic nanoparticles: development of next-generation artificial enzymes, their phase transfer, and biological applications, Nanozymes for environmental engineering, 2021, pp. 35-70. Publisher: springer nature, edited by HK Daima, PN Navya, E Lichtfouse, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68230-9_2, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68230-9, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68229-3, Series ISSN: 2213-7114.
  • PR Selvakannan, D Dumbre, L Babu, S Madapusi, SK Soni, HK Daima, SK Bhargava. Chapter-1: Amino acids functionalized inorganic metal nanoparticles: synthetic nanozymes for target specific binding, sensing, and catalytic applications, Nanozymes for environmental engineering, 2021, pp. 1-33. Publisher: springer nature, edited by HK Daima, PN Navya, E Lichtfouse, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68230-9_1, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68230-9, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68229-3, Series ISSN: 2213-7114.
  • PN Navya, A Kaphle, HK Daima*. Chapter-2: Nanomedicine in sensing, delivery, imaging, and tissue engineering: advances, opportunities and challenges, Nanoscience, Vol. 5, 2019, pp. 30-56. Publisher: royal society of chemistry (RSC), edited by N Revaprasadu, JP Thomas, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788013871-00030, Print ISBN: 978-1-78801-371-0, PDF eISBN: 978-1-78801-387-1, ePub eISBN: 978-1-78801-731-2.
  • A Umapathi, A Kaphle, Navya PN, S Monnappa, N Firdose, D Jain, SP Srinivas, HK Madhyastha, R Madhyastha, HK Daima*. Chapter-3: Impact of physicochemical properties and surface chemistry of nanomaterials on toxicity, Nanotoxicology: toxicity evaluation, risk assessment and management, 2018, pp. 35-61. Publisher: CRC press (Taylor & Francis group), edited by V Kumar, N Dasgupta, S Ranjan, ISBN: 9781498799416 (book cover).  
  • A Kaphle, Navya PN, HK Daima*. Chapter-1: Contemporary developments in nanobiotechnology:  applications, toxicity, sustainability, and future perspective, Nanobiotechnology: human health and the environment, 2018, pp. 1-34. Publisher: CRC press (Taylor & Francis group), edited by A Dhawan, R Shanker, S Singh, A Kumar, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351031585, eBook ISBN: 9781351031585.  
  • A Kaphle, Navya PN, A Umapathi, M Chopra, HK Daima*. Chapter-8: Nanomaterial impact, toxicity and regulation in agriculture, food and environment, Nanoscience in food and agriculture 5, Series volume 26 of Sustainable Agriculture Reviews Nano, 2017, pp. 205-242. Publisher: springer nature, edited by S Ranjan, N Dasgupta, E Lichtfouse, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58496-6_8, ISBN 978-3-319-58496-6.
  • HK Daima, V Bansal. Chapter-10: Influence of physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials on their antibacterial applications, Nanotechnology in diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of infectious diseases, 2015, pp. 151-166, Publisher: academic press/elsevier, edited by M Rai and K Kon, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801317-5.00010-4, ISBN: 978-0-12-801317-5.   

Conference proceedings

  • PN Navya, HK Daima*. Preparation of isoniazid-coupled gold and silver nano-systems: investigation on antibiotic corona and metal core reliant biological events. Advanced materials - techconnect briefs 2016 (Washington, USA) 22-25 May 2016, Vol. 3, pp 65-68. Publisher: techconnect, ISBN: 978-099751172-7.
  • HK Daima*, Vinay Kumar P, Rashmi S, SR Pandey, PN Navya, D Jain, S Mlowe, N Revaprasadu. Formulation, characterization, and applications of titanium dioxide, polyoxometalates and silver nanocomposites. Advanced materials - techconnect briefs 2016 (Washington, USA) 22-25 May 2016, Vol. 4, pp 37-40. Publisher: Techconnect, ISBN: 978-099751173-4.
  • HK Daima*, PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, SK Shastry, V Bansal. Amino acids-conjugated gold, silver, and their alloy nanoparticles: role of surface chemistry and metal composition on peroxidase like activity. Technical proceedings of nanotech 2014 (Washington, USA) 15-18 June 2014, Vol. 2, pp. 275-278. ISBN: 978-1-4822-5827-1.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, S Shankar, R Shukla, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Amino acid and gold nanoparticles modified mesoporous silica materials synthesis and their applications in DNA transformation. Proceedings of CHEMECA 2012: quality of life through chemical engineering (Wellington, New Zealand) 23-26 September 2012, pp. 160-164. EISBN: 9781922107596.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, R Shukla, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Stabilization of polyoxometalates on gold nanoparticles surface using amino acid linker to control their toxicity. Proceedings of CHEMECA 2012: quality of life through chemical engineering (Wellington, New Zealand) 23-26 September 2012, pp. 1628-1634. EISBN: 9781922107596.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Sequential surface functionalization by polyoxometalates and lysine renders non-toxic gold nanoparticles strong antibacterial agents. Technical proceedings of nanotech 2012 (Santa Clara, USA) 18-21 June 2012, Vol. 3, pp.154-158. ISBN: 978-1-4665-6276-9.
  • HK Daima, S Shankar PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Self assembled nanostructures of triblock co-polymer and plasmid DNA and their applications as non-viral DNA delivery vector. Technical proceedings of nanotech 2012 (Santa Clara, USA) 18-21 June 2012, Vol. 3, pp.178-181. ISBN: 978-1-4665-6276-9.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Rendering the gold nanoparticles surface antibacterial active by sequential surface-modification with polyoxometalates and lysine amino acid. Proceedings of ICONN 2012 (Perth, Australia) 5-9 February 2012, pp. 1-2.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, Z Homan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Tyrosine mediated gold, silver, and their alloy nanoparticles synthesis: antibacterial activity toward Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. Proceedings of 2011 international conference on nanoscience, technology, and societal implications (NSTSI 2011) (Bhubaneswar, India) 8-10 December 2011, pp.1-6. Publisher: IEEE press, ISBN: 9781457720352.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Metal/polyoxometalate/amino acid as functional nanoconjugates for potential antibacterial activity. Proceedings of CHEMECA 2011: engineering a better world (Sydney, Australia) 18-21 September 2011, pp. 1971-1980. Publisher: Engineers Australia, ISBN 978-0858259225.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, SK Bhargava, V Bansal. Threonine amino acid mediated photochemical synthesis of Au, Ag, and bimetallic Au-Ag nanoparticles with antibacterial activity. Proceedings of CHEMECA 2011: engineering a better world (Sydney, Australia) 18-21 September 2011, pp. 365-374. Publisher: Engineers Australia, ISBN 978-0858259225.
  • HK Daima, PR Selvakannan, V Bansal, SK Bhargava. Surface functionality driven antimicrobial activity: case study of amino acid reduced nanoparticles with different bacterial strains. Proceedings of CHEMECA 2010: engineering at the edge (Adelaide, Australia) 26-29 September 2010, pp. 2934-2943. Publisher: Engineers Australia, ISBN: 9780858259713.
  • PR Selvakannan, R. Ramanathan, B Plowman, HK Daima, A O'Mullane, SJ Ippolito, V Bansal, SK Bhargava. Electrostatic interactions induced formation of sandwich nanostructures and their usage as SERS substrates.  Proceedings of CHEMECA 2010: engineering at the edge (Adelaide, Australia) 26-29 September 2010, pp. 1146-1148. Publisher: Engineers Australia, ISBN: 9780858259713.  

Research grants 

  • Seed invigoration through nano-formulations in important forest tree species | Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun, India (August 2023) I Project code: ICFRE/RFRI/2023-24/SFM-2 | Co-project investigator with Dr. Vishwanath Sharma, Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat | 27,10,000 Rs.
  • In-house financial support | Sree Siddaganga Education Society, Tumkur (Dec. 2015) > Rs 47,24,000.
  • Fabrication of nanoengineered multi-functional TiO2-POM-Ag materials for wastewater treatment | Ref: 7.1.03/SPP/1018 I Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) (2015).

Grants/Fellowships/Awards

  • Outstanding publication award | NanoKorea-2019 | South Korea (July 2019) > $1,000.
  • Visiting research fellowship | RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (June 2018) > $10,000.
  • International travel grant | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India | Reference no. 3598, Approval no. 37153598 (April 2017) > Rs 84,000.
  • International travel grant | SERB, Department of Science & Technology (Government of India), Grant no. SB/ITS/0988/2014-15. (May 2014) > Rs 1,64,000.
  • National overseas scholarship | Government of India, Grant no. 11015/21/2008-SCD-V (Aug. 2009 - March 2013) > $1,66,500.
  • DPVC research & innovation postgraduate research international conference award (Oct. 2012) $1,800.
  • International conference funds | School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne (May 2012) $2000.
  • DPVC research & innovation postgraduate research international conference award (April 2012) $1800.
  • The PerkinElmer research award for academic achievements in 2011 (March 2012) $500.
  • The Australian nanotechnology network bursary (February 2012) $500.
  • The royal Australian chemical institute (RACI) travel grants (twice) (Sept. 2011 & Sept. 2010) $500 + $500.

Organized

  • Organizing secretary and convener | International conference on Nano-Technology in Energy, Nano-bio interface & Sustainable Environment (INTENSE-2017) | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India | 19th–21st August 2017 | Sponsored by Amity University Rajasthan, Indian council of medical research (ICMR), department of science and technology (DST) Rajasthan, thermo fisher scientific and HiMedia.
  • Coordinator | Three-day workshop on biomedical instrumentation and bioinformatics | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India | 19th–21st August 2016 | Sponsored by Amity University Rajasthan. 
  • Convener | International advanced lecture series I - recent trends with a focus on nanomedicine | Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT), Karnataka, India | 8th–9th August 2015 | TEQIP-II sponsored.   
  • Convener | International technical seminar on contemporary advances in biotechnology and allied sciences | Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India | 20th May 2015 | TEQIP-II sponsored.

Session chair

  • International Conference on Advanced Material in Innovative Technology (AMITY-2022) | Track - Biomaterials and Technology | 06 April 2022 | Hosts Dr. Deepshikha Rathore and Prof. Jagdish Prasad| Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
  • Biotechnological Interventions to Overcome the Challenges of Covid/ Post-Covid Era (BIOCoPE-2022) | Track 5 - Plant Biotechnology and Plant Therapeutics (PBP) | 25 March 2022 | Hosts Dr. Naveen Malik, Prof. Bharat Singh, and Prof. Vinay Sharma | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.                                                              

Keynote/invited lectures delivered

  • Expert talk | Career opportunities in Biotechnology | 09 April 2024 | Hosts Prof.  Jitendra Binwal, Dr. Harish Kumar Dhingra, and Dr. Navneet Joshi | Department of Biosciences, School of Liberal Art and Sciences, Mody University, Lakshmangarh, Rajasthan, India.
  • Keynote address | Engineered nanomaterials with smart functionalities: trends in bio-medical sciences | 08-09 February 2024 | Hosts Dr. A. Sangilimuthu, and Dr. C. Rajkuberan | National conference on Innovate advances in biotechnology and nano-biotechnology (IABNB24) I Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India.
  • International public lecture | Nanomaterials for agriculture, food, and environment: applications, toxicity, and regulations | 28 November 2022 | Fakultas Pertanian Universitas, Jambi, Indonesia.
  • Invited insight lecture | Biomedical applications of surface engineered nanozymes: trends, challenges, and perspectives| 23 September 2022 | IBTN-ISC Webinar Series 2022 India- chapter I Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion, Nano and Regenerative Medicine, India.
  • Invited talk | Multifunctional nanomaterials: Recent trends in biomedical sciences and perspectives | 26 November 2021 | 42nd Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (IABMS) “Recent Trends and Advances in Biomedical Sciences- An Integrated Approach” I NITTE University, Mangalore, India.
  • Invited lecture | Functional nanoparticles in healthcare: trends, challenges, and perspectives | 23 October 2021 | Host Dr. KS Verma | IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) trilogy series "Biology meets Tech" I Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
  • Invited lecture | Crosstalk between metal nanoparticles and biomolecules: opening new opportunities for medical sciences | 04 October 2021 | Host Dr. Krishna Murthy T P| one week e-Workshop on Advances and Applications of Nanobiotechnology I Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India.
  • Keynote address and plenary talk | Advanced multifunctional nanomaterials for future medicine | 23 September 2021 | Host Dr. C. Rajkuberan | National conference on modern utilization of smart nanomaterials in healthcare and environment I Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India.
  • Keynote speaker of Biotech Club webinar | Upcoming wave of nanomedicine: opportunities and challenges | 21 August 2021 | Host Prof. Mousumi Debnath | Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Webinar-cum-discussion meeting | Mysterious coronavirus: opportunities and challenges | 30 May 2021 | Host S. S. Samal | COVID-19 pandemic in India: creating opportunities from challenges | Sadhana Charitable Trust, India.
  • Invited talk | Mysterious world of life sciences: opportunities and challenges | 20 February 2021 | Hosts Dr. Mithilesh Kumar and Dr. Sumit Gowil | Jaipur National University, Rajasthan, India.
  • Webinar | Conceptual understanding and assessment of nanotechnology against novel corona virus | 19 June 2020 | Host Prof. Divya Prakash | Shobit University, India.
  • Invited talk | Introduction to aspects of nanobiotechnology | 27 February 2020 | Host Dr. Nidhi Gupta | Workshop on basics of molecular biology and nanobiotechnology at IIS University, Rajasthan, India.
  • Invited talk | Applications of nanotechnology in biology: opportunities and challenges | 10 November 2019 | Hosts Dr. Afroz Alam, Dr. Arun Sharma and Prof. Dipjyoti Chakraborty | National symposium on avenues and challenges in biotechnology education at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India.
  • Invited lecture | Rational engineering of physicochemical properties of nanomaterials for biomedical applications with nanotoxicological perspectives | 04 July 2019 | Host Ki-Bum Kim, Editor-in-Chief, Nano convergence | Nano convergence special session at Nano Korea 2019, KINTEX, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
  • Conceptual lecture | Isonicotinylhydrazide enriched functional nanoparticles for MDR mycobacterial sensitivity and potential therapeutic application | 27 November 2018 | Host Prof. Vipul Bansal and Dr. Rajesh Ramanathan | Sir Ian Potter nano-bio-sensing facility, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Lecture | Functional metal nanoparticles in sensing and therapeutic applications | 03 October 2018 | Host Dr. Wenrong Yang | Deakin University (Waurn Ponds Campus), Geelong, Australia.
  • Special tutorial lecture | Advances in nanotechnology: biomedical and bio-sensing applications | 24-25 March 2018 | Hosts Dr. Prema Padmanabhan, Dr. R. R. Sudhir and Prof. S. P. Srinivas | Synergy 2018: cornea and basic science symposium organized in collaboration with Indiana University under the aegis of US India educational foundation at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
  • Special lecture and hands-on training | Crosstalk between nanosciences and plant derivatives | 05-14 March 2018 | Hosts Asst. Prof. Vinod Saharan and Asst. Prof. Devendra Jain| Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for plant protection and growth, short course by Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR) and Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Special lecture | Nanomaterials in biomedical sciences | 21 December 2017 | Host Prof. Harishkumar Madhyastha | Japan-Asia youth exchange program in science (SAKURA exchange program in science) | department of applied physiology, faculty of medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan.
  • Invited lecture (video presentation) | Engineering nanomaterials: biomedical applications with nanotoxicological perspectives | 07-08 November 2017 | DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C1-006 | International meeting on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology | Singapore.
  • Special lecture | Controlling toxicity by smart engineering of nanomaterials for biomedical applications | 19-21 August 2017 | INTENSE-2017 | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
  • Guest lecture | Nanotechnology for biological applications: a golden opportunity | 17 August 2016 | Hosts A/Prof. Navya PN and Dr. Mousumi Das | Department of biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT), Karnataka, India.
  • Invited Lecture | Rational engineering of physicochemical properties of nanomaterials for biomedical applications with nanotoxicological perspectives | 13-14 August 2016 | Hosts Dr. S. P. Srinivas, Prof. S. Kiran and Prof. D. R. Ramesh Babu | Advanced lecture series in ocular pharmacology II | Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (DSCE), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  • Special talk | Controlling nano-bio interfacial interactions for biomedical applications | 8-9 August 2015 | Hosts Prof. K.L. Shivabasappa and Prof. B.S. Gowrishankar | International advanced lecture series in ocular pharmacology I - recent trends with a focus on nanomedicine | Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT), Karnataka, India.
  • Guest Lecture | Keggin ions and lysine decorated silver nanoparticles: stepwise surface modification strategy to improve antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles | 14-16 December 2012 | Host Prof. Kaman Singh | International conference on chemistry and materials: prospects and perspectives | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Guest Lecture | Towards tailoring the biological activities of amino acid functionalized metal nanoparticles | 15 December 2011 | Host Prof. H. S. Gehlot | Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.