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I am a fourth-year Ph.D. student at NTU Institute of Health Technologies, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Nanyang Technological University co-supervised by Prof. Sierin Lim from SCBE and Prof. Terry W. J. Steele from MSE. Before joining NTU, I worked with Prof. Brahmeshwar Mishra for my Masters in Pharmaceutics at the Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi (IIT(BHU)).

My research focuses on development of adhesive platforms for wet tissue adhesion aimed at improving therapeutic efficiency and patient compatibility. Specifically, my research focuses on development and characterization of adhesive composites for applications to diseases in the oral cavity. I have developed three adhesive platforms comprising of Bacterial Cellulose and photoactive carbene based bioadhesives. The composites were then evaluated for drug loading and release ability. The platforms allow tunability based on the required application. The main idea is to utilize self-regulating swelling ability of Bacterial Cellulose in combination with covalent bonding mechanism of carbene bioadhesives. The combination addresses two major limitations exhibited by current mucoadhesives i.e. overhydration/over-swelling leading to weak material properties and weak adhesion strengths due to hydrogen bonding mechanism. I am interested to further expand my research acumen in field of bioadhesives, biomaterials and drug delivery.

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