Jayakrishnan A
Assistant Professor
BIOCHEMISTRY
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
India
Biography
Jayakrishnan A Professor Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology Madras M.Sc, University of Calicut
Research Interest
Polymers for medical and related applications: Synthesis, characterization and modification of polymers of biological and medical interest. Microspheres, microparticles, nanoparticles and polymer drug conjugates for controlled drug delivery. Polymer therapeutics for infectious diseases. Hydrogels for wound dressing, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Polymers for bacterial resistance. In situ forming hydrogels as surgical adhesives. Surface engineering of polymers for enhanced tissue and blood compatibility. Polymers with radiocontrast properties for X-ray imaging and polymer conjugates for MRI.
Publications
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Self-crosslinked oxidized alginate/gelatin hydrogel as injectable, adhesive biomimetic scaffolds for cartilage regeneration, B. Balakrishnan, N. Joshi, A. Jayakrishnan , R. Banerjee, Acta Biomaterialia, 10, 3650–3663, 2014.
