Dr. Manoj Komath

Biography

Academic Qualifications Ph.D., Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, 1995 (Awarded for the Thesis : Metastable Synthesis of Diamond from Liquid and Vapour Phases) M.Sc. (Physics), Calicut University, Kerala, 1987 B.Sc. (Physics), Calicut University, Kerala, 1985 Professional Record Scientist-F, from January 2012 (present position) at the Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum. Scientist-C, from 2000-2004; Scientist-D, from 2004-2008 Scientist-E, from 2008-2012 at the Biomedical Technology Wing, SCTIMST, Trivandrum. Scientist-B (Adhoc), from December 1998 to December 1999, at the Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum. Research Associate, from March1996-November 1998, Department of Instrumentation, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore Awards MRSI Best Paper Prize for "Development of fully Injectable Calcium Phosphate Cement for Orthopedic and Dental Applications" published in Bulletin of Materials Science, 2003, Vol 26, p 415. Young Investigators' Award : for the most outstanding presentation of the paper "Calcium Phosphate Cement for Dental Applications" in the Asian Bioceramics Conference, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, September 25-27, 2007. Science Literature Award for the best science book in Malayalam of 2012, instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. Best Poster Award for 'Development of a Versatile Drug Eluting Bioactive Bone Filler Cement' (Co-authored by Sandhya S, Sureshbabu S, Varma H.K) in the International Union of Material Research Societies - International Conference in Asia 2013 (IUMRS-ICA 2013) held at Indian Instituite of Science, Banglore during 16-20 December 2013.

Research Interest

Have been working on the translational aspects of biomaterials-based products. Current interests are - (i) Materials for Regenerative Dentistry, and (ii) Bioceramic Drug Delivery Systems. Supervising the research and development work in the areas of (i) Ceramic Coatings, (ii) Injectable Bone Cements, and (iii) Implantable Vertebral Spacers.