Nikhil Ranjan Jana
Professor
Materials Science
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
India
Biography
BSc (1987) in Chemistry, Calcutta University MSc (1989) and PhD (1994), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Postdoctoral fellow, University of South Carolina (1999-2001) and University of Arkansas (2003), USA Present Position: Professor, Centre for Advanced Materials, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032 Positions Held: Professor (2017 - till date), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India Associate Professor (2014-2016), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India Assistant Professor (2010-2014), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India Scientist (2008-2010), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India Scientist (2004-2008), Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore Lecturer in Chemistry (1997-1999 and 2001-2002), Raja Rammohun Roy Mahavidyalaya, W.B., India
Research Interest
We focus on chemical synthesis of colloidal nanobioconjugate, study their cell uptake mechanism, develop bioimaging nanoprobe and explore nanotechnology solution for neurodegenerative disease
Publications
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Koushik Debnath, Kuheli Mandal and Nikhil R. Jana,* “Phase Transfer and Surface Functionalization of Hydrophobic Nanoparticle using Amphiphilic Poly(amino acid)†Langmuir, 32(2016)2798-2807.
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Kuheli Mandal, Debabrata Jana, Binay K. Ghorai,* Nikhil R. Jana,* “Fluorescent Imaging Probe from Nanoparticle Made of AIE Moleculeâ€, J. Phys. Chem. C, 120(2016)5196-5206.
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Pradip das, Nikhil R. Jana,* “Length-Controlled Synthesis of Calcium Phosphate Nanorod and Nanowire and Application in Intracellular Protein Delivery,†ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8(2016)8710-8720
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S. S. Pasha, P. Das, N. P. Rath, D. Bandyopadhyay, N. R. Jana, I. R. Laskar,* “Water soluble luminescent cyclometalated platinum (II) complex—A suitable probe for bio-imaging applications.†Inorg. Chem. Commun. 67(2016)107-111. (contributed in cell imaging part) 122. Chumki Dalal, Arindam Saha, Nikhil R. Jana,* “Nanoparticle Multivalency Directed Shifting of Cellular Uptake Mechanismâ€, J. Phys. Chem. C, 120(2016)6778-6786.
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K. Debnath, S. Shekhar, V. Kumar, Nihar R. Jana,* Nikhil R. Jana,* “Efficient Inhibition of Protein Aggregation, Disintegration of Aggregates and Lowering of Cytotoxicity by Green Tea Polyphenol-Based Self-Assembled Polymer Nanoparticle.†ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8(2016)20309–20318
