Dr. Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan
My major research interest is on understanding the biophysical aspects of protein/peptide self-assembly and utilizing them for various applications. We work on the utilizing cold atmospheric pressure plasma directed protein/peptide self-assembly to supramolecular structures and its biomedical applications in Geroscience. Additionally, we study the protein-inorganic materials co-assembly, in appraising neurodegenerative diseases and we intend to create unique functional biomaterials from NE specific silk proteins.
Employment
- Assistant Professor - Biophysics Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, (An Autonomous Institute under DST, Govt. of India), Guwahati, Assam (Aug. 2019 -Till date)
- DST INSPIRE Faculty - NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu (May 2014 -Aug. 2019)
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics - Chemistry (2014) CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (University of Madras), Chennai, India.
Thesis title: Modulating Conformation and Organization of Protein Assemblies through Interfacial Rheology. - M.Sc. in Physics (2007) University of Madras, Chennai, India.
- B.Sc. in Physics (2004) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.
Awards Received:
- DST - INSPIRE Faculty award - 2014.
- DST & CICS Travel Grant to attend 25th European Colloid and Interface Society Conference at Berlin, Germany - 2011.
- CSIR -Senior Research Fellow - 2011.
- The V. Rama Ayyangar Endowment Scholarship for ranking 1st in PG - 2006.
- National Merit Scholarship, Issued by Government of India, through Directorate of Collegiate Education, Chennai - 2000.
Current membership of Professional bodies, technical Committees, Societies, Academics etc.
- Life Member Indian Biophysical Society (2014)
- Life Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (2019)
- Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India (2020)
- Life Member, CRSI and MRSI (2023)
- Life Member, Assam Science Society (2023)
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rd3ZdwcAAAAJ&hl=en
Authors | Title | Journal | Vol. & Page No. | IF | Year |
Ashim Jyoti Bharati, Rakesh Ruchel Khanikar, Heremba Bailung, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Investigating the effect of atmospheric plasma on protein fibrinogen: Spectroscopic and biophysical analysis | Plasma Processes and Polymers | DOI:10.1002/ppap.202300127 | 3.5 | 2023 |
Deepjyoti Basumatary, Heremba Bailung, Sachin B. Jorvekar, Roshan M. Borkar and Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Investigating the impact of inbuilt cold atmospheric pressure plasma on molecular assemblies of tryptophan enantiomers: in vitro fabrication of self-assembled supramolecular structures | RSC Advances | Vol. 13, 26640 | 3.9 | 2023 |
Dimpee Sarmah, Muzamil Ahmad Rather , Anupama Sarkar, Manabendra Mandal, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Niranjan Karak | Self-cross-linked starch/chitosan hydrogel as a biocompatible vehicle for controlled release of drug | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | Vol. 237, 124206 | 8.025 | 2023 |
Rakesh Ruchel Khanikar, Parismita Kalita, Monika Narzary, Deepjyoti Basumatary, Ashim Jyoti Bharati, Anurag Priyadarshi, R. Swaminathan, Heremba Bailung, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Cold atmospheric plasma driven self-assembly in serum proteins: Insights into the protein aggregation to biomaterials | RSC Advances | Vol.12, 26211 | 4.036 | 2022 |
Reema, Rakesh Ruchel Khanikar, Heremba Bailung, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Review of the Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) technology application in food, disinfection and textiles: A way forward for achieving circular economy | Frontiers of Physics | DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2022.942952 | 3.778 | 2022 |
Miji E. Joy, Neeraj Kumar Sah, Shankab Jyoti Phukan, Vellaichamy Ganesan, (Corresponding Author) | Ultrafast detection of ammonia at room temperature and subsequent electrochemical water splitting via the ionic liquid templated nano nickel oxide | Materials Chemistry and Physics | Vol. 290, 126537 | 4.778 | 2022 |
Rakesh Ruchel Khanikar, Monalisa Kalita, Parismita Kalita, Bhaswati Kashyap, Santanu Das, Mojibur R. Khan, Heremba Bailung, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein binding to ACE2 protein and the RNA deactivation. | RSC Advances | Vol. 12, 9466 | 4.036 | 2022 |
Jayanta S. Boruah, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan and Devasish Chowdhury | Insight into carbon quantum dot–vesicles interactions: role of functional groups | RSC Advances | Vol. 12, 4382 | 4.036 | 2022 |
Monalisa Kalita, B. J. Allardyce, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Dipali Devi, Rangam Rajkhowa | Sericin from mulberry and non-mulberry silk using chemical-free degumming | The Journal of The Textile Institute | Vol. 113, 2080 | 1.86 | 2021 |
Priya Mehta, Seenuvasan Vedachalam, Gopal Sathyaraj, Somenath Garai, Gangasalam Arthanareeswaran*, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Fast Sensing Ammonia at Room Temperature with Proline Ionic Liquid Incorporated Cellulose Acetate Membranes. | J. Mol. Liquids
| Vol. 305, 112820 | 4.561 | 2020 |
Anamika Sindhu, Kavya Bhakuni, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*, Pannuru Venkatesu*. (Corresponding Author) | Implications of Imidazolium based Ionic Liquids as Refolding Additives for Urea-induced denatured Serum Albumins. | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | Vol. 8, 604 | 6.97 | 2020 |
Soumya Joy, Gargi Rastogi, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol using Ionic Liquid Stabilized TiO2 Nanoparticles. | Materials Research Express | Vol. 6, 115059 | 1.449 | 2019 |
B. Sasikumar, G. Arthanareeswaran, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, K. Jeyadheepan. | Synthesis and formation of phase tuned TiO2 and ionic liquid incorporated polymeric membranes for ammonia sensing at room temperature. | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | Vol. 7, 15884. | 6.97 | 2019 |
K.Roja, Priya Mehta, C. Gopalakrishnan, K. Jeyadheepan, N. Meenakshisundaram, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Bio synthesized Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. | Desalination and Water Treatment | Vol. 156, 292. | 1.383 | 2019 |
U. Selvakumari, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, K. Amutha. | Functional characterization of bioactive peptide derived from terrestrial snail Cryptozona bistrialis and its wound healing property in normal and diabetic induced Wistar albino rats. | International Wound Journal | Vol. 15, 350. | 2.38 | 2018 |
M.S. Sameeha, Soumya Joy, N. Meenakshisundaram, R.K. Karn, C. Gopalakrishnan, P. Karthick, K. Jeyadheepan, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Phase Tuned Synthesis of Titanium Di-Oxide Nanoparticles for Room Temperature Enhanced Ammonia Detection. | RSC Advances | Vol. 7, 37720. | 2.936 | 2017 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*, N.Meenakshisundaram. (Corresponding Author) | Micro-viscosity induced conformational transitions in Poly-L-Lysine. | RSC Advances | Vol. 6, 74009. | 3.104 | 2016 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*, N. Meenakshisundaram. (Corresponding Author) | Influence of Ficoll on urea induced denaturation of Fibrinogen. | AIP Advances | Vol. 6, 035150. | 1.444 | 2016 |
Saurabh Awasthi, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, N.T. Saraswathi. | Advanced glycation end products induce differential structural modifications and fibrillation of albumin. | Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | Vol. 163, 60. | 2.536 | 2016 |
N. Meenakshisundaram, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Role of Interfacial viscosity and pH in L-Phe, L-Trp molecular rotors. | Spectroscopy & Spectral Analysis | Vol. 36, 1629. | 0.344 | 2016 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Fibrils of phenylalanine adsorbed to Langmuir-Blodgett films: Role of Lipids. | Soft Materials | Vol. 13, 219. | 1.333 | 2015 |
V. Punitha, J. R. Rao, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Aruna Dhathathreyan. | Does L to D-amino acid substitution trigger helix→sheet conformations in collagen like peptides adsorbed to surfaces? | Materials Science and Engineering C | Vol. 57, 249. | 4.164 | 2015 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Role of viscogens on the macromolecular assemblies of Fibrinogen at liquid/air and solid/air interfaces. | Biointerphases | Vol. 10, 021009. | 3.374 | 2015 |
Gargi Rastogi, N. Meenakshisundaram, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Propensities to ATP binding sites in Myosin II domains. | Research Journal of Biotechnology | Vol. 10, 78. | 0.279 | 2015 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*. (Corresponding Author) | Studies on pH-controlled transition of Myoglobin capsules from hollow to multilayered structures. | Adsorption Science and Technology | Vol. 33, 759. | 0.633 | 2015 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan* (Corresponding Author) | Role of pH on adsorption of Bovine Serum Albumin protein capsules to surfaces. | Current Proteomics | Vol. 12, 185. | 0.635 | 2015 |
C. Suryanarayanan, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, C. Divakara, N. Somanathan. | Studies on the Langmuir-Blodgett films of Polythiophene containing mesogenic side chain. | RSC Advances | Vol. 4, 38341. | 3.81 | 2014 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, M. Kalaiyarasi, B. Sreedhar, B.U. Nair, and A. Dhathathreyan. (First Author) | Ionic liquid doped beta lactoglobulin as template for nanoclusters of nickel oxide. | International Journal of Nanoscience | Vol. 13, 1450006. | Scopus | 2014 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, B.U.Nair, A.Dhathathreyan. (First Author) | Anomalous conformational transitions in cytochrome C adsorbing to Langmuir-Blodgett films. | Applied Surface Science | Vol. 273, 75. | 2.103 | 2013 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, B. Sreedhar, B.U. Nair, and A. Dhathathreyan. (First Author) | Microviscosity-Induced Conformational Transition in β-Lactoglobulin in the Presence of an Ionic Liquid. | The Journal Physical Chemistry B | Vol. 117, 1234. | 3.696 | 2013 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, V. Hakkim, B.U. Nair, Aruna Dhathathreyan. (First Author) | Nanoclusters of nickel oxide using giant vesicles. | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects | Vol. 407, 150. | 2.236 | 2012 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Gopal Sathyaraj, B.U. Nair, and A. Dhathathreyan. (First Author) | Reversible and Irreversible Conformational Transitions in Myoglobin: Role of Hydrated Amino Acid Ionic Liquid. | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B | Vol. 116, 4175. | 3.696 | 2012 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Aruna Dhathathreyan, Jürgen Kragel, Reinhard Miller. (First Author) | Interfacial Viscoelasticity of Myoglobin at Air/Water and Air/Solution Interfaces: Role of Folding and Clustering. | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B | Vol. 116, 895 | 3.696 | 2012 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, A. Dhathathreyan. (First Author) | Evaluation of hydropathy of amino acids from a comparison of their viscosities inside vesicles and on supported lipid bilayers. | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces | Vol. 91, 63. | 3.456 | 2012 |
Natesan Sella Raja, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Aruna Dhathathreyan, B.U. Nair | Interaction of chromium (III) complexes with model lipid bilayers: Implications on cellular uptake. | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Biomembranes | Vol. 1808, 332. | 3.99 | 2011 |
Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, A. Dhathathreyan, Reinhard Miller, (First Author) | Assembling Fibrinogen at Air/Water and Solid/Liquid Interfaces Using Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films. | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B | Vol. 114, 8067. | 3.696 | 2010 |
G. Edward Gnana Jothi, S. Kamatchi, A. Dhathathreyan. | Adsorption of DOPC vesicles on hydrophobic substrates in the presence of electrolytes: A QCM and reflectometry study. | Journal of Chemical Sciences | Vol. 122, 341. | 1.177 | 2010 |
J. Daisy Vimala Rani, S. Kamatchi, A. Dhathahreyan. | Nanoparticles of Nickel oxide and Nickel hydroxide using lyophilisomes of fibrinogen as template. | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | Vol. 341, 48. | 3.07 | 2010 |
Ongoing Projects as PI
Project Title: Cold atmospheric pressure plasma for the treatment of chronic wounds - A Geroscience-based approach.
Funding Agency: ICMR-ITR Grant
Duration: Jan. 2023 – Jan. 2026
Project Cost: INR 83 Lakhs
Project Completed as PI
1. Project Title: Rheological Behaviour of the Concomitant Self-Assembly of Protein/Peptides Prompted by Water Soluble Inorganic Nanomaterials: A Fundamental Advancement Towards the Central Dogma of Parkinson’s Disease.
Funding Agency: SERB-SRG
Duration: 2021-2023
Project Cost: INR 28.1 Lakhs
2. Project Title: Cold Atmospheric Plasma activated biomolecular self-assembly and applications in Plasma medicine.
Funding Agency: DST-IASST In-house Project Grant
Duration: 2021 – 2023
Project Cost: INR 15 Lakhs
3. DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award: Employed by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India under the topic 'Role of Interfacial Rheology in Protein-Protein Interactions'
Host Institutes: NIT Tiruchirappalli, Trichy and DST-IASST, Guwahati.
Project Cost: INR 35 Lakhs
Duration: May 2014 -May 2020
Research Group at IASST
Ph.D. Students
- Mr. Deepjyoti Basumatary – June 2021
M.Sc. Physics - Gauhati University, 2019
Designation - Institutional JRF - Ms. Reema – Aug. 2021
M.Sc. Physics - Banasthali University, 2019
Designation - UGC-CSIR-JRF - Ms. Priya Bhatt - Aug. 2022
M.Sc. Physics - Delhi University, 2021
Designation - Institutional JRF - Ms. Dona Deb - Jan. 2023
M.Sc. Chemistry - Gauhati University, 2020
Designation - Institutional JRF
ICMR Project Student
- Mr. Ashim Jyoti Bharati
M.Sc. Biophysics - Gauhati University, 2022
Designation - JRF
PG/Summer/Winter Students guided at DST-IASST, Guwahati and NIT Trichy
Name of the Student | College/University /Institute | UG/PG Projects/Intern | Date of Award/ Submission |
Ms. Ritu Zende Ravindra | M.Tech Medical Devices, NIPER Guwahati | PG project | July 2022 – May 2023 |
Ms. Prajakta Sharad Garad | M.Tech Medical Devices, NIPER Guwahati | PG project | Jan 2023 – May 2023 |
Ms. Arya Sunil Gaikhe | M.Tech Medical Devices, NIPER Guwahati | PG project | Jan 2023 – May 2023 |
Mr. Tejas Bedmutha | M.Tech Medical Devices, NIPER Guwahati | PG project | Jan 2023 – May 2023 |
Mr. Abani Baruah | M.Sc. Biophysics, Pub Kamrup College, Guwahati | Winter Intern | Dec. 2021 – Feb. 2022 |
Ms. Anurupa Kalita | M.Sc. Biophysics, Pub Kamrup College, Guwahati | Winter Intern | Dec. 2021 – Feb. 2022 |
Mr. Ashim Jyoti Bharati | M.Sc. Biophysics, Pub Kamrup College, Guwahati | PG project | Mar. 2021 – July 2021 |
Ms. Violina Sarmah | M.Sc. Biophysics, Pub Kamrup College, Guwahati | PG project | Mar. 2021 – July 2021 |
Mr. Manash Jyoti Deka | M.Sc. Biophysics, Pub Kamrup College, Guwahati | PG project | Mar. 2021 – July 2021 |
Ms. Chandrawali Sarma | M.Sc. Biotechnology, St. Anthony's College, Shillong | Winter Intern | Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 |
Ms. Madhusmita Kalita | M.Sc. Biotechnology, St. Anthony's College, Shillong | Winter Intern | Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 |
Ms. Monica Narzary | M.Sc. Physics, Kaziranga University, Jorhat | PG project | Jan. 2020 – Feb. 2020 |
Ms. Priya Mehta | M.Tech. Energy Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli | PG project | AY 2018-19 |
Ms. K. Roja | M.Tech. Energy Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli | PG project | AY 2017-18 |
Ms. Sameeha Mohamed Sali | M.Tech. Energy Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli | PG project | AY 2016-17 |
Ms. Miji EJ | M.Tech. Energy Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli | PG project | AY 2016-17 |
Ms. Soumya Joy | M.Tech. Energy Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli | PG project | AY 2015-16 |
Ms. Gargi Rastogi | M.Tech. Energy Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli | PG project | AY 2015-16 |
- B.Sc. final year (Physics/Chemistry) and M.Sc. (Physics/Bio-Physics/Chemistry) are encouraged to apply for internship and final semester project work through the advertisement by IASST.
Contact: kamatchi[dot]sankaran[at]gmail[dot]com, kamatchis[at]iasst[dot]gov[dot]in
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