Publications

1. Pal, V.K., Jain, R. and Roy, S., 2019. Tuning the supramolecular structure and function of collagen mimetic ionic complementary peptides via electrostatic interactions. Langmuir, 36(4), pp.1003-1013. IF = 4.33; Citations: 32

Contribution: First author, I have synthesized and characterized the peptide, performed the formal analysis, investigation and validation of results, written the original draft.

Significance & impact: This work reports the crucial molecular design of oppositely charged collagen mimetic shortest bioactive pentapeptide sequences, as a minimalistic building block for the development of next-generation biomaterials. The rational design of the natural protein mimic has implication in developing novel biomaterials and play crucial role in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicines.

2. Pal, V.K., Jain, R., Sen, S., Kailasam, K. and Roy, S., 2021. Designing nanofibrillar cellulose peptide conjugated polymeric hydrogel scaffold for controlling cellular behaviour. Cellulose, 28(16), pp.10335-10357. IF=6.12; Citations: 12

Contribution: First author, I have performed the material synthesis and characterization of the conjugate hydrogel, performed the formal analysis, investigation and validation of results, written the original draft.

Significance & impact: This work reports the new class of peptide polymer conjugate hydrogel consisting of biomass derived nanocellulose and collagen-inspired ionic peptides towards developing a superior replica of native extracellular matrix.

3. Pal, V.K. and Roy, S., 2022. Cooperative Metal Ion Coordination to the Short Self‐Assembling Peptide Promotes Hydrogelation and Cellular Proliferation. Macromolecular Bioscience, p.2100462, IF= 5.85; Citations: 12

Contribution: First author, I have synthesized and characterized the peptide hydrogel, performed the formal analysis, investigation and validation of results, written the original draft.

Significance & impact: This study showed the cooperative effect of divalent metal ions to promote hydrogelation in the short collagen-inspired self-assembling peptide for developing advanced biomaterials.

4. Pal, V.K. and Roy, S., 2022. Bioactive peptide nano-assemblies with pH-triggered shape transformation for antibacterial therapy. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(8), pp 12019-12034, IF= 6.14; Citations: 3

Contribution: First author, I have synthesized and characterized the peptide nanoparticles, performed the formal analysis, investigation and validation of results, written the original draft.

Significance & impact: This study showed the fabrication of a bio-nano construct with dual functionality and environmental tunability, offering advancements in the antibacterial therapies and wound healing applications.

5. Pal, V.K. and Roy, S., 2022. Cooperative calcium phosphate deposition on collagen-inspired short peptide nanofibers for applications in bone tissue engineering. Biomacromolecules, 24(2), pp 807-824, IF= 6.98; Citations:1

Contribution: First author, I have synthesized and characterized the peptide, performed the formal analysis, investigation and validation of results, written the original draft.

Significance & impact: This work reports the mineralization of hydroxyapatite crystals on self-assembled peptide fibers, which has implication in fabricating grafts for bone tissue engineering.

6. Sharma, P., Pal, V.K., Kaur, H. and Roy, S., 2022. Exploring the TEMPO-Oxidized Nanofibrillar Cellulose and Short Ionic-Complementary Peptide Composite Hydrogel as Biofunctional Cellular Scaffolds. Biomacromolecules, 23(6), pp 2496-2511 IF= 6.98; Citation: 9

Contribution: I have contributed significantly in the material synthesis and characterization of the conjugate hydrogel, investigation and validation of results.

Significance & impact: This work reports the development of advanced tissue scaffolds with sugar and peptide-based biomaterials, which improves the scope of designing novel ECM-mimicking biomaterials for regenerative medicines.

7. Jain, R., Pal, V.K. and Roy, S., 2020. Triggering Supramolecular Hydrogelation Using a Protein–Peptide Co-assembly Approach. Biomacromolecules, 21(10), pp.4180-4193. IF= 6.98; Citations: 25

Contribution: I have contributed in the characterization and methodology of the co-assembled hydrogel.

Significance & impact: This study showed the peptide-polymer co-assembly towards inducing gelation to a non-gelator dipeptide and has provided a proof of concept for non-specific protein-peptide interaction purely based on non-covalent interactions.

8. Sharma, P., Pal, V.K. and Roy, S., 2021. An overview of latest advances in exploring bioactive peptide hydrogels for neural tissue engineering. Biomaterials Science, 9(11), pp 3911-3938. IF= 7.59; Citations: 9

Contribution: I have contributed in the review of literature and schematic illustrations.

Significance & impact: This review provides the general overview of various hydrogel derived from short peptide sequences explored for neural tissue engineering and also discusses the current challenges and benefits of utilization of these hydrogels for advanced biomaterials.

9. Kaur, H., Sharma, P., Patel, N., Pal, V.K. and Roy, S., 2020. Accessing highly tunable nanostructured hydrogels in a short ionic complementary peptide sequence via pH trigger. Langmuir, 36(41), pp.12107-12120. IF= 4.33; Citations: 28

Contribution: I have contributed in the material synthesis, investigation and validation of results.

Significance & impact: This work displays the generation of diverse nanostructure from a single gelator molecule by modulating the pH of the system, which implies an elegant approach to access diverse self-assembled nanomaterials.

10. Kaur, H., Sharma, P., Pal, V.K., Sen, S. and Roy, S., 2023. Exploring supramolecular interactions between the extracellular matrix derived minimalist bioactive peptide and nanofibrillar cellulose for the development of an advanced biomolecular scaffold. ACS Biomaterial Science and Engineering, 9(3), pp 1422-1436. IF= 5.8

Contribution: I have contributed significantly in the material synthesis and characterization of the conjugate hydrogel, investigation and validation of results.

11. Nallabelli, N., Patil, P.P., Pal, V.K., Singh, N., Jain, A., Patil, P.B., Grover, V. and Korpole, S., 2016. Biochemical and genome sequence analyses of Megasphaera sp. strain DISK18 from dental plaque of a healthy individual reveals commensal lifestyle. Scientific Reports, 6(1), pp.1-13. IF= 4.99; Citations: 33

Contribution: I have contributed significantly in the isolation and phylogenetic taxonomy of the novel species, investigation and validation of results.

Significance & impact: This study showed the isolation of a novel bacterial species (Megasphaera sp.) from the oral cavity and understanding its role in periodontal ecology.

12. Chaudhry, V., Baindara, P., Pal, V.K., Chawla, N., Patil, P.B. and Korpole, S., 2016. Methylobacterium indicum sp. nov., a facultative methylotrophic bacterium isolated from rice seed. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 39(1), pp.25-32. IF= 4.06; Citations: 27

Contribution: I have contributed significantly in the phylogenetic taxonomy of the novel species, investigation and validation of results.

Significance & impact: This study showed the isolation and characterization of a novel bacterial species (Methylobacterium indicum) from rice seed.

13. Sharma, D., Sharma, S., Pal, V.K., Lal, R., Patil, P., Grover, V., Korpole, S., 2020 Bacterial populations in subgingival plaque under healthy and diseased conditions: genomic insights into oral adaptation strategies by Lactobacillus sp. strain DISK7. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 60(1), pp.78-86. IF= 2.46; Citations: 5

Contribution: I have contributed significantly in the isolation of the different Lactobacillus species, investigation and validation of results.

Significance & impact: This study showed the isolation of a different Lactobacillus species from the subgingival plaque and studied their interaction with other oral microbiota.

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