Research Publications
Dia Panchal, Dattavi Solanki, Raghu Solanki; Amit Kumar Yadav, Dhiraj Bhatia, PANKAJ YADAV*,
Biomaterials and Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Bridging the Gap between Innovation and Translation https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.6c00245
ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2026 IF- 3.9
2. Ankesh Kumar, Raghu Solanki, Geethu Prakash, Abdulkhalik Mansuri, Ashutosh Kumar, Dhiraj Devidas Bhatia* and Pankaj Yadav* Selective Cellular Uptake and Cytotoxicity Effects of Fluorescent Carbon Dots: A Comparative Study in Cancer and Normal Cells. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00781J RSC Material Advances 7(1) 495-508 2025 I.F- 4.7
3. Pankaj Yadav*, Amit K. Yadav*, Dhiraj Bhatia* Nanotechnology Meets the Tumor Microenvironment: Unlocking New Horizons in Cancer Therapy https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c01120 ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 11(11) 6401-6425 2025 I.F-5.5
4. Ankesh Kumar, SK Shahvej, Pankaj Yadav, Unnati Modi, Amit K Yaadav, Raghu Solanki, Dhiraj Bhatia*
Clinical Applications of Targeted Nanomaterials
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17030379 MDPI Pharmaceutics 17(3) 379 2025 I.F-5.5
5. Yadav, Pankaj, Dawson Benner, Ritu Varshney, Krupa Kansara, Krupa Shah, Landon Dahle, Ashutosh Kumar, Rakesh Rawal, Sharad Gupta, and Dhiraj Bhatia*.
Dopamine-Functionalized, Red Carbon Quantum Dots for In Vivo Bioimaging, Cancer Therapeutics, and Neuronal Differentiation https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.4c00249 ACS Applied Bio Materials 7 (6) 3915–3931 2024 I.F-4.7
6. Singh, Ramesh#, Krupa Kansara#, Pankaj Yadav#, Sandip Mandal, Ritu Varshney, Sharad Gupta, Ashutosh Kumar, Prabal K. Maiti, and Dhiraj Bhatia*.
DNA Tetrahedral Nanocages as a Promising Nanocarrier for Dopamine Delivery in Neurological Disorders
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00612G RSC Nanoscale 16(32) 15158-15169 2024 I.F-5.8
7. Jain, Sweny, Nidhi Sahoo, Dhiraj Devidas Bhatia*, and Pankaj Yadav*.
Cellular Uptake and Viability Switch in the Properties of Lipid-Coated Carbon Quantum Dots for Potential Bioimaging and Therapeutics https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NA00306C RSC Nanoscale Advances 6(20) 5069-5079 2024 I.F- 4.7
8. Kumar, Ankesh, Pankaj Yadav, and Dhiraj Bhatia*. Nanodiamonds as Emerging Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292025300026 Nano World Scientific Publishing 2024 I.F- 1.1
9. Yadav, Pankaj#, Krupa Shah#, Krupa Kansara, Ashutosh Kumar, Rakesh Rawal, and Dhiraj Bhatia*.
Tissue-Derived Primary Cell Type Dictates the Endocytic Uptake Route of Carbon Quantum Dots and In Vivo Uptake https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.3c00072 ACS Applied Bio Materials 6 (4) 1629–1638 2023 I.F- 4.7
10. Barve, Ketki#, Udisha Singh#, Pankaj Yadav#, Krupa Kansara, Payal Vaswani, Ashutosh Kumar, and Dhiraj Devidas Bhatia*. Red Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles Derived from Spinacia Oleracea L.: A Versatile Tool for Bioimaging & Biomedical Applications. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00273J RSC Materials Advances 4(23) 6277-6285 2023 I.F- 4.7
11. Singh, Ramesh, Pankaj Yadav, Hema Naveena A, and Dhiraj Bhatia*. Cationic Lipid Modification of DNA Tetrahedral Nanocages Enhances Their Cellular Uptake. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR05749B RSC Nanoscale 15 (3) 1099–1108 2023 I.F- 5.8
12. Kansara, Krupa, Ramesh Singh, Pankaj Yadav, Abdulkhalik Mansuri, Ashutosh Kumar, and Dhiraj Bhatia*.
Lipid Modification of DNA Tetrahedrons Enhances Cellular Uptake, Migration, and In Vivo Uptake https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c02029 ACS Applied Nano Materials 6 (14) 13443–13452 2023 I.F-5.5
13. Barve, Ketki, Udisha Singh, Pankaj Yadav, and Dhiraj Bhatia*. Carbon-Based Designer and Programmable Fluorescent Quantum Dots for Targeted Biological and Biomedical Applications. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QM01287A RSC Materials Chemistry Frontiers 7 (9) 1781–1802. 2023 I.F- 6.5
14. Benner, Dawson, Pankaj Yadav, and Dhiraj Bhatia*. Red Emitting Carbon Dots: Surface Modifications and Bio applications’ https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA00469D RSC Nanoscale Advances 5 (17) 4337–53 2023 I.F-4.7
15. Subhojit Ghosh, Pankaj Yadav, Dr. Subramanian Sankaranarayanan*, Dhiraj Bhatia* Plant-Derived Nanomaterials for Targeted Biological Applications and Smart Agriculture https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202303495 Chemistry Europe Chemistry Select 8(47) 2023 I.F- 2.0
Book Chapters:
1.
Book: Targeted Therapy for the Central Nervous System
Chapter 6: Transferrin Functionalized Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery in Biological Systems
Yadav, Pankaj#, Sweny Jain#, Nidhi Sahu#, and Dhiraj D. Bhatia. (# Authors Contributed Equally)
ISBN: 978-0-443-23841-3
DOI: 10.1016/C2023-0-01145-1
Elsevier
Academic Press
2024
2.
Book: Novel and Innovative Drug Delivery Systems to Overcome Chemoresistance in Human Malignancies
Chapter 4:
Design and Applications of Nanoparticles, Liposomes, Dendrimers, and Smart Biomaterials-Based Drug Delivery Systems
Dhyanam Krushnachandra Raval ,Khush Hemang Patel, Shambhu Yadav, Pankaj Yadav*
Paperback ISBN: 9780443457173
eBook ISBN: 9780443457180
Link
Elsevier
Academic Press 2026