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Professor Dhirendra S. Katti
PhD (University Of Mumbai)
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering (BSBE)
Research Interest
Biomaterials, controlled drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, and nanobiotechnology
Office
Department of BSBE
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Education
PhD, University Of Mumbai, 1999
M.Sc. (Tech.), University of Mumbai, 1993
B.Sc., University of Pune, 1990
Selected Publications
Arya, N, Arora A, Vasu KS, Sood AK, Katti DS (2013) Combination of single walled carbon nanotubes/graphene oxide with paclitaxel: a reactive oxygen species mediated synergism for treatment of lung cancer. Nanoscale 5: 2818-2829.
Seth A and Katti DS (2012) A one-step electrospray-based technique for modulating morphology and surface properties of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microparticles using Pluronics®. Int. J. of Nanomed. 7: 5129-5136.
Rizvi MS, Kumar P, Katti DS, Pal, A. (2012) Mathematical model of mechanical behavior of micro/nanofibrous materials designed for extracellular matrix substitutes. Acta Biomaterialia 8: 4111-4122.
Arya N, Sardana V, Saxena M, Rangarajan A, Katti DS (2012) Recapitulating tumour microenvironment in chitosan-gelatin three-dimensional scaffolds: An improved in vitro tumour model. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 9: 3288-3302.
Vasita R, Mani G, Agrawal CM, and Katti DS (2010) Surface hydrophilization of electropsun PLGA micro-/nano-fibers by blending with Pluronic® F-108. Polymer, 51 (16): 3706-3714.
Awards & Fellowships
Member of Expert Advisory Group (Subcommittee of DST – PAC on Instrumentation) forMedical and Health Care Instrumentation (2009-2012)
Associate Editor – International Journal of Nanomedicine, Dove Press, UK (2009)
'P.K. Kelkar (batch of 1970) Research Fellowship' awarded by IIT-Kanpur (2009)
Editorial board member - Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, American Scientific Publishers, USA (2007)
Editorial board member - Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India (2007)