Nano 2 Micro Material Design Lab
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi-221005
Dr. Manoj Kumar
Appointments
Associate Professor (01/2022 - Continued) Department of Chemical Engineering & Tech.
IIT (BHU) Varanasi-221005
Assistant Professor (03/2015-01/2022): Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology and School of Biomedical Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi-221005
Assistant Professor (2013-2015): Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala
Postdoctoral Fellow (2010-2013): Miller Medical School at University of Miami, FL, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-2010): Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, IN, USA
Research Interest
Advanced Materials: Designing of Upconverting nanomaterials, Biosensors, Chemisensors and Stimuli activated nanodrugs, photo-active materials for waste water remediation, photocatalytic reactions, designing advanced materials for devices.
Active and Soft Materials: Designing Active antibacterial materials, Nano-cellular reporters, PDT and Photothermal agents for cellular damage, Stabilizing thermodynamically unstable matter for its biological applications.
Interfacial Science and Engineering: Evaluating nanomaterial interaction with biologically active matter
Selected Publications:
Reply on "Comments on "A novel approach for determination of nucleation rates and interfacial energy of metallic magnesium nanoclusters at high temperature using non-isothermal TGA models‟ by the author Ashish Bhattacharjee", Prachi Srivastava; Shivesh Sabbarwal; Vivek Kumar Verma; Manoj Kumar, Chemical Engineering Science,2024,293, 119989. DOI:10.1016/j.ces.2024.119989
A novel approach for determination of nucleation rates and interfacial energy of metallic magnesium nanoclusters at high temperature using non-isothermal TGA models, Prachi Srivastava; Shivesh Sabbarwal; Vivek Kumar Verma; Manoj Kumar, Chemical Engineering Science, 2023, 265,118223. (IF 4.9)
In-vivo Anticancer Efficacy of Self-targeted Methotrexate-loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles in Solid Tumor-bearing Rat, Rinki Verma, Varsha Rani, Manoj Kumar, International ImmunoPharmacology, 2023, 119,110147. (IF 5.7)
Evaluation of Methotrexate Encapsulated Polymeric Nanocarrier for Breast Cancer Treatment, Rinki verma, Virendra singh, Biplob koch, Manoj Kumar, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2023, 226,113308. (IF 6.0)
Lattice-strain induced photophysical properties of NaYF4: Yb3+, Tm3+ Upconverting Phosphors, Kedar Sahoo, Sudhir Ranjan, Manoj Kumar, Journal of Luminescence, 2022, 119249,doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119249. (IF 3.6)
Color removal from model dye effluent using PVA-GA hydrogel beads, Prarabdh Jain, Kedar Sahoo, Lenin Mahiya, Harsh Ojha, Harshita Trivedi, Avanish Singh Parmar, Manoj Kumar*, Journal of Environmental Management,2021, 281, 111797. (IF 9; Citations-12)
Synthesis of Biocompatible, BSA capped Fluorescent CaCO3 Pre-Nucleation Nanoclusters for Cell Imaging Applications, Shivesh Sabbarwal, Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, Maneesha Pandey, Manoj Kumar, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020, 8, 5729 – 5744. (IF 7.6; Citations-12)
Development of Ultrasensitive and As (III) Selective Upconverting (NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+) Platform, Suman Duhan, Kedar Sahoo, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Manoj Kumar, Analyst, 2020, 145,6378-87. (IF 4.2)
Green Route synthesized NaYF4: Yb3+, Tm3+ Nanophosphors and its Photophysical and Magnetic Characterization, Kedar Sahoo, Sudhir Ranjan, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Manoj Kumar, Journal of Luminescence,2020, 228, 117654. (IF 4.1) (free-download: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1bppw53WXyqat).