NanoBio Labs

The medical application of nanotechnology is about to become the future medicines. This revolutionary technology can be applied to different fields through translational approaches. Nanomedicines incorporate the use of different nanomaterials for theranostic purposes in wide range of  fields. Following the hypothesis "There's plenty of room at the bottom", our group aims at exploiting the magic of the nanometric materials for different integrated therapies. The lab has developed organic and inorganic nanomaterials via chemical and biological methods. Ranging from the classical synthesis mechanisms to newly emerging green synthesis methods are the highlights of our work. We have also functionalized these nanomaterials with natural as well as synthetic molecules for their efficient applications in infection control, healing and tissue regeneration. 

Nature's capability of healing is known since ages and are considered as an asset for our life. Plant based medicines or phytomedicines have significantly paved their way to medical field through their extravagant therapeutic potential. In recent time an upsurge interest and revival of phytomedicines has taken new shape in the drug development. Our lab focuses onto the development of such medicinal phytobioactives for their biomedical applications. We optimize the phytobioactives from different plants for their efficiency enhancement and target onto making controlled delivery system for them. Moreover, conservation of plants is equally essential during their continuous utilization for research, therefore our lab take steps to grow the plants which are used for research. The lab has established an in-house hydroponic system for optimizing end product based plant growth in controlled environment.      

Biomaterials are the recent need of the scientific community for the effective therapeutic potential. Biomaterials conjoint the engineering and biological applications at the platform of medicine. The engineered biomaterials allow better functioning of biological entities. The materials ranging from the scaffolds to transdermal patches have exploited the vast properties of the structured biomaterials. We have fabricated different functional polymeric and ceramic biocomposites using next generation methods. The highly porous architecture of the scaffolds and nanoscale features allow great surface modification, functionalization, cellular activity and efficient delivery of the bioactive molecules for significant biological applications. 

Our body comprises of tissues which regenerate themselves at different biological rates. As soon as the cells get differentiated, they lose their regeneration potential which becomes crucial for healing and treatment of any disease conditions. Therefore, our lab focuses onto developing the bioactive materials to control regeneration potential of the cells thereby aiding the  tissue repair process. The main area of research focuses  on bone tissue engineering and wound healing by utilizing the therapeutic potential of various bio-nanocomposites and phytomedicines. While engineering the tissues, failures due to simultaneous infections remains the major concern. The lab further targets in delivering anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm materials for efficient tissue regeneration.