Funded Projects

Study of Mechanotransduction of Cartilage on Chip to identify Osteoarthrities (OA), Institute Seed Grant, Project No: NITRR/Seed Grant?2024-25/10, Rs. 500000. PI: Dr. Mainak Basu.

Smart Digital Microfluidics-Integrated Extended gate Field Effect Transistor (EGFET) Biosensor for Rapid Point-of-Care (POC) Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Based on Urinary NGAL in Rural areas of Chhattisgarh,  Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) - Advanced Research Grant (ARG),  Project No: ANRF/ARG/2025/002789/LS, Rs. 60,18,092. PI: Dr Mainak Basu, Co-PI: Dr. Sudip K. Sinha (MME, NIT Raipur), Dr. Rakesh K. Gupta (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, AIIMS Raipur).

Artificial Cilia Patching in Human Lungs: A Combined Numerical-Experimental Approach for Restoring Mucociliary Clearance, SPARC - 4B, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, Project No: SPARC/2025-2026/P4256, Rs. 1,00,29,000. Indian Team- PI: Dr Mainak Basu, Co-PI: Dr. Arindam Bit (National Institute of Technology Raipur), Dr. Akshoy Ranjan Paul (Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj), International Team- PI: Suvash C. Saha (University of Technology Sydney),  Co-PI: Prof. Zhiyong Li (Queensland University of Technology Brisbane), Dr. Tejas Canchi (ResMed Ltd. Sleep  and Respiratory Care Product Industry Sydney).

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF–PAIR) Partnership in Research for Advanced Technologies in Healthcare, AI, Materials and Energy (PRATHAME) Role: Co-PI | Duration: 60 months| Amount: ₹150.00 lakhs Hub Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – Small Extramural Grant, 2025 Development of Spiral Redox-Magnetized AlgaeBots for Guided Delivery in Wagner Grade 3 Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Retrieval to Evaluate Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles Role: Co-PI | Duration: 36 months| Amount: ₹17,06,000/-