Sovan Das
Professor
Biological Science and Bioengineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
India
Biography
Sovan Das is a professor in the Department of Biological Science and Bioengineering at IIT Kanpur.
Research Interest
The focus of our research is the mechanical and biophysical studies of lipid bilayer vesicles. Model membranes such as lipid bilayer vesicles (liposomes) are easier to study and mimic the cell membranes when composition is chosen appropriately. They behave like two dimensional fluids and resist bending. More importantly, Giant Unilameller Vesicles (GUVs) with fluid-ordered (lo) and fluid-disordered (ld) phase coexistence have been observed at room temperature. GUVs have sizes in the micrometer range and can be examined directly using optical microscopes. Particular problems, associated with the experimental and theoretical study of lipid vesicles.
Publications
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Laxminarsimha Rao V., Roy, S., and Das, S. L.: Diffusion mediated coagulation and fragmentation based study of domain formation in lipid bilayer membrane, Physica B, To appear, 2016
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Mohanty, D. P., Laxminarsimha Rao V., Das, S. L., and Ghatak, A.: Polygonal deformation of a metallic foil subjected to impact by an axisymmetric indenter, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Accepted, 2016
