2024
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok Kumar on being elected as a 'Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE), class of 2024'. IAMBE fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field. Link
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok Kumar for being conferred honorary doctorate in technology (D.Sc. in Tech) from Aalto University in the recently held ceremonial conferment event in Finland for his contributions to expanding the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and medical biomaterials sciences in India. This is the highest honor a university can award. Link
Congratulations to Mr. Ubaid for receiving the best poster presentation award at the 12th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC-2024) held in South Korea for his work titled "Injectable and adhesive hydrogel formulation for exosome delivery: A minimally invasive therapeutic strategy for the treatment of myocardial infarction". Link
Congratulations to Dr. Ankita and Mr. Aman for acceptance of their research paper titled "Thermoresponsive polymer encapsulated HT1080 exosomes lyse localized blood clot: A preclinical evaluation in rat carotid artery thrombosis model". Link
Congratulations to Mr. Aman and coauthors Dr. Irfan and Dr. Ankita for acceptance of their research paper titled "Preventing septic implant failures in osteoporotic hip fractures using antibiotic-loaded functionalized nanocement" in Chemical Engineering Journal. Link
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok Kumar and team for licensing the technology “Nano-Hydroxyapatite based porous polymer composite scaffolds for bioactive molecule delivery in musculoskeletal regeneration” to Conlis Global Inc., a Canada-based biotech company. Link
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok Kumar for being appointed as the Director of IIT Kanpur-La Trobe University Research Academy. Link
AKBiolabs bids farewell to Dr. Ankita who has moved to Newcastle University, UK for her postdoctoral research.
Congratulations to Dr. Rupita and team for acceptance of their research paper titled "Surface modified diopside reinforced PCL biopolymer composites with enhanced interfacial strength and mechanical properties for orthopedic application" in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Link
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok and Dr. Irfan for their patent granted on “A biphasic ceramic carrier as a delivery vehicle of anti-tuberculosis drugs".
AKBiolabs welcomes Dr. Saroj Chooramani Gopal to carry out her PhD research at the age of 79. Link
Congratulations to Dr. Ankita and coauthor Mr. Aman for acceptance of their research paper titled “Antioxidant and trilayered electrospun small diameter vascular grafts maintain patency and promote endothelialization in rat femoral artery” in ACS Biomaterial Science and Engineering. Link
Congratulations to Ms. Ayushi and coauthor Dr. Shreya for acceptance of their research paper titled “Hyaluronic Acid Conjugated Thermoresponsive Polymer -Based Bioformulation Enhanced Wound Healing and Gut Barrier Repair of TNBS-Induced Colitis Injury Ex-Vivo Model in a Dynamic Perfusion Device” in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Link
2023
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok for being elected as Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE). Link
Congratulations to Ms. Ekta for the best oral presentation award at the Indian Conference on Carbon Materials (ICCM) 2023. Link
Congratulations to Ms. Triya for the Bajpai-Saha Best Oral Presentation award and Mr. Ubaid for the ACS Best Poster Presentation award at the International Conference on Biomedical Materials and Technology, IIT Delhi, 2023. Link
Congratulations to Dr. Irfan and team for acceptance of their research paper titled "Organic-inorganic composite of polypropylene fumarate and nanohydroxyapatite as carrier of antibiotics for the treatment of bone infections" in Biomaterial Advances.
Congratulations to Dr. Ankita and team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Ameliorating impaired cardiac function in myocardial infarction using exosome-loaded gallic acid containing polyurethane scaffolds” in Bioactive Materials. Link
Congratulations to Mr. Aman Nikhil for the invitation to present a lecture at the 9th Indian Cartilage Society Congress, Chennai on October 2023.
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok and Ms. Ekta for their patent granted on “A process for the fabrication of an electrically conductive aligned nanofibrous scaffold".
Congratulations to Ms. Ritu and team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Establishing the Callus-based isolation of extra cellular vesicles from Cissus Quadrangularis and elucidating their role in osteogenic differentiation” in Journal of Functional Biomaterials.
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok for being chosen for the Distinguished Biomaterials Scientist Award of the Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India.
Congratulations to Ms. Ankita for defending PhD thesis degree. Link
Congratulations to Dr. Shazia and team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Strontium substituted nano-hydroxyapatite incorporated PLA composites for orthopedic applications: bioactive, machinable, and high strength properties” in Biomacromolecules.
Congratulations to Dr. Sneha for being selected as 1st runner-up in the KVRSS Scientific Society Annual Award.
Congratulations to Dr. Irfan for being selected for the SIIC Student Innovation Award (SSIA) for his thesis work.
Congratulations to Ms. Ekta and the team for acceptance of their research paper titled “A reduced graphene oxide functionalized electrospun nerve wrap: Amalgamating electrical and biochemical cues to enhance nerve regeneration in median nerve injury model” in Carbon.
Congratulations to Dr. Rupita and team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Machinable Diopside-Lanthanum phosphate composite ceramics for fabricating load bearing bone implants” in Chemical Engineering Journal.
Congratulations to Dr. Archita(co-supervision) and team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Biofunctionalization with Cissus quadrangularis Phytobioactives Accentuates Nano-hydroxyapatite Based Ceramic Nano-cement for Neo-Bone Formation in Critical Sized Bone Defect” in International Journal of Biopharmaceutics.
Congratulations to Ms. Ritu for defending her MTech Thesis.
Proud moment for AKBiolabs as Prof. Ashok and his team interacted with G20 delegates in Srinagar, Kashmir. Link
Congratulations to Ms. Archita(co-supervision) for defending her PhD thesis work.
Congratulations to Dr. Muntazir for acceptance of his research paper titled “A Kaolin/Calcium Incorporated Shape Memory and Antimicrobial Chitosan-Dextran based Cryogel as an Efficient Haemostatic Dressing for Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Wounds” in Biomaterial Advances.
AKBiolabs bids farewell to Dr. Irfan who has moved to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US for his postdoctoral research.
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok for receiving the prestigious Dr. Nandagudi Suryanarayana Rao Academic Award from National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Govt. of India. Link
Congratulations to Ms. Sneha for defending her PhD thesis work.
AKBiolabs organized a 2-day SPARC international workshop on Advances in Designing and Manufacturing Technology for Orthopedic Biomaterials. Link
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok and Dr. Irfan for their patent granted on "An antibiotic-loaded composite bone-active biomaterial and process for synthesis and thereof".
Congratulations to Ms. Sneha for receiving the DST-AWSAR award.
Congratulations to Ms. Ankita for receiving the best oral presentation award in the basic research category of Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine and Research (ACMR) 2023, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok, Dr. Shazia, and Dr. Ankita for their patent granted on "Process for the laser-assisted synthesis of nanohydroxyapatite and thereof".
Congratulations to Ms. Sneha and the team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Exosome-functionalized drug-laden bone substitute along with antioxidant herbal membrane for bone and periosteum regeneration in bone sarcoma” in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Congratulations to Dr. Prerna and team for acceptance of their research paper titled “Functionally multifaceted scaffolds delivering bioactive compounds for treatment of infectious chronic and ischemic wounds” in Chemical Engineering Journal.
2022
Congratulations to Dr. Parvaiz and Dr. Shreya for receiving the best PhD thesis award in biomaterial applications from the Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs of India (SBAOI), Ms. Ekta for the best oral presentation award, and Ms. Triya for the best poster presentation award at the International Conference in Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine and Devices, IIT Guwahati.
Congratulations to Prof. Ashok, Dr. Shazia, and Dr. Ankita for their patent granted on "Progressive cryoaggregation of gold nanoparticles and its use in coldness indicators with shade cards and thereof".
Congratulations to Mr. Irfan for defending his PhD thesis work.
Congratulations to Mr. Irfan and coauthor Ms. Ekta for acceptance of their research paper titled “Anti-infective composite cryogel scaffold treats osteomyelitis and augments bone healing in rat femoral condyle" in Biomaterials Advances.