Dr Shekhar Agnihotri
Assistant Professor
Biotechnology
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
India
Biography
Academic qualification: PhD (Nanotechnology),Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-Bombay), Mumbai, India. 2014 Thesis title: “Immobilized Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Enhanced Bactericidal Action” M.Tech. (Biochemical Engg.), Indian Institute of Technology- Banaras Hindu University, (IIT-BHU), Varanasi, 2008 (first class with honours) Thesis title:“Protein Immobilization on Novel Hydrophilic Nanofibrous Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications” (Research work jointly at IIT-BHU and IIT-Kanpur) M.Sc. (Biochemistry), C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur, 2006
Research Interest
Research interests: Surface modification/functionalization of polymeric blends/composites, silica, ZnO based hybrid materials for antimicrobial, biosensing, and biopesticide delivery applications Development of antimicrobial biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications Carbon nanotubes (CNT) based nanocomposites, Electrospun nanofibers Nanoparticles (Silver and Gold) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications Toxicological implications of engineered nanomaterials on mammalian cell lines and stem cells
Publications
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3. Agnihotri S., Mukherji S., and Mukherji S. (2013) Immobilized silver nanoparticles enhance contact killing and show highest efficacy: Elucidation of the mechanism of bactericidal action of silver, Nanoscale, 5(16), 7328-7340.(SCI Impact factor 6.8, Among the Top 10 most read articles of journal, Q3)
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2. Agnihotri S., Mukherji S., and Mukherji S. (2014) Size-controlled silver nanoparticles synthesized over the range 5-100 nm using the same protocol and their antibacterial efficacy, RSC Advances, 4, 3974–3983. (SCI Impact factor 3.7, Listed among the Top 10 hottest articles of the journal) .
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1.Agnihotri S., Bajaj G., Mukherji S., and Mukherji S. (2015) Arginine assisted immobilization of silver nanoparticles on ZnO nanorods: An enhanced and reusable antibacterial substrate without human cell cytotoxicity, Nanoscale, 7, 7415-7429. (SCI Impact factor 6.8)
