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Dr. Sarath Chandra Veerla

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Associate Professor (Physics) and Associate Dean, PhD

Department of Basic Sciences

Anna University

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Biomaterials, Biopolymers, and Bioinspired flexible devices for biomedical applications

Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Polymer Sciences

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2013

Ph.D from Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Tamil Nadu

2007

M.Sc from VIT University, Tamil Nadu

2005

B.Sc from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh

Professional
Experience

2024

Associate Professor at SR University, Warangal, Telangana, India, from 2024-08-16 to .

2023

Post Doctoral Research Associate at Bioinspired Soft Materials & Intelligent Structures Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea, from 2023-11-16 to 2024-07-31.

2019

Associate Professor at Freshmen Engineering Department, Godavari Institute of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous) now as Godavari Global University, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, from 2019-05-30 to 2023-07-31.

2017

Post-Doc at Biofunctional Polymers Laboratory, Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea, from 2017-08-31 to 2018-12-20.

2016

Research Professor at Photonic Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea, from 2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31.

2015

Research Associate-II at Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, from 2015-05-26 to 2016-06-17.

2013

Post-Doc at Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, from 2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31.

Student
Supervision

2

Ph.D

Key Publications

M. Seong, S. Kim, K. Sun, H. Kwon, S.-W. Lee, Sarath Chandra Veerla, D. K. Kang, J. Kim, S. Kondaveeti, H. W. Park, H. E. Jeong, Multifunctional magnetic muscles for untethered soft robotics, Nat. Commun., 2024 (Accepted)

S. Kondaveeti, G. Choi, Sarath Chandra Veerla, S. Kim, J. Kim, M. Seong, U. Kuzhiumparambil, P. J Ralph, J. Yeo, H. E. Jeong, “Mussel-inspired resilient hydrogels with strong skin adhesion and high-sensitivity for wearable device”, Nano Convergence, 11, 12, 2024. DOI: 10.1186/s40580-024-00419-4

R. L. Kalyani, Sarath Chandra Veerla, P.V. Swamy, P.P.N. Vijay Kumar, K.V. Ramana Murthy, S.V.N. Pammi, “Green synthesized copper oxide nanostructures for potential multifaceted biomedical applications”, RSC New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 15363–15370. DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01509e

V.P. Padmanabhan, R. Kulandaivelu, V. Venkatachalam, Sarath Chandra Veerla, F. Mohammad, H.A. Al-Lohedan, W.C. Oh, R. Schirhagl, P.K. Obulapuram, Md.E. Hoque, S. Sagadevan, “Influence of sonication on the physicochemical and biological characteristics of selenium-substituted hydroxyapatites”, RSC New J. Chem., Vol. 44, pp. 17453-17464, 2020. DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03771k

P.P.N. Vijay Kumar, R.L. Kalyani, Sarath Chandra Veerla, Pratap Kollu, U. Shameem, S.V.N. Pammi, “Synergetic antibacterial potential, dye degrading capability, and biocompatibility of Asperagus racemosus root assisted ZnO Nanoparticles”, Mater. Today Commun., Vol. 25 (101574), pp. 1–8, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101574

P.P.N. Vijay Kumar, R. L. Kalyani, Sarath Chandra Veerla, Pratap Kollu, U. Shameem, S.V.N. Pammi, “Biogenic synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles via Asparagus racemosus root extract and their antibacterial efficacy towards human and fish bacterial pathogens”, Mater. Res. Express, Vol. 6, pp. 104008, 2019. DOI: 10.1088/2053- 1591/ab3ce9

Sarath Chandra Veerla, D.-R. Kim, J. Kim, H. Sohn, S. Y. Yang, “Controlled nanoparticle synthesis of Ag/Fe co- doped hydroxyapatite system for cancer cell treatment”, Mater. Sci. Eng. C, Vol. 98, pp. 311–323, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.12.148

J.R. Ramya, K.T. Arul, P. Sathiamurthi, E.A.K. Nivethaa, S. Baskar, S. Amudha, B. Mohana, K. Elayaraja, Sarath Chandra Veerla, K. Asokan, S.N. Kalkura, “Gamma irradiated poly(methyl methacrylate)-reduced graphene oxide composite thin films for multifunctional applications”, Compos Part B-Eng., Vol. 163, pp. 752-760, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.01.041

E. Kolanthai, A. Sindu, D. K. Khajuria, Sarath Chandra Veerla, D. Kuppuswamy, L. Catalani, D. R. Mahapatra, “Graphene oxide– a tool for preparation of chemically cross-linking free Alginate-Chitosan-Collagen scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, Vol. 10, pp. 12441–12452, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b00699

Sarath Chandra Veerla, Vani R., Elayaraja Kolanthai, Narayana Kalkura S. “Rapid removal of fluoride ions from both acidic and basic medium by hydroxyapatite sorbent synthesized by a combination of hydrothermal and microwave techniques”, Mater. Focus, Vol. 6, pp. 1-10, 2017. DOI: 10.1166/mat.2017.1464

Spriano S., Sarath Chandra V., Cochis A., Uberti F., Rimondini L., Bertone E., Vitale A., Scolaro C., Ferraris M., Cirisano F., Gautier di Confiengo G., Ferraris S., “How do wettability, zeta potential and hydroxylation degree affect the biological response of biomaterials?”, Mater. Sci. Eng., C, Vol. 74, pp. 542-555, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.107

Sarath Chandra V., Elayaraja K., Thanigai Arul K., Sara Ferraris, Silvia Spriano, Monica Ferraris, Asokan K., Narayana Kalkura S. “Synthesis of magnetic hydroxyapatite by hydrothermal-microwave technique: Dielectric, Protein Adsorption, Blood compatibility and Drug release studies”, Ceram. Int., Vol. 41, pp. 13153-13163, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.07.088

Sarath Chandra V., Ganga Baskar, Suganthi R. V., Elayaraja K., Ahymah Joshy M. I., Sofi Beaula W., Mythili R., Ganesh Venkatraman, Narayana Kalkura S. “Blood Compatibility of Iron-Doped Nanosize Hydroxyapatite and Its Drug Release”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Vol. 4, pp. 1200-1210, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/am300140q

Sarath Chandra V., Elayaraja K., Suganthi R. V., Ahymah Joshy M. I., Sulania I., Kulriya P.K., Asokan K., Kanjilal D., Narayana Kalkura S. “Effect of irradiation of Si5+ ion on Fe doped hydroxyapatite”, Adv. Mat. Lett., Vol. 4, pp. 438-443, 2013. DOI: 10.5185/amlett.2012.ib.110

Preethi R., Thanigai Arul K., Ramana Ramya J., Rigana Begam M., Sarath Chandra V., Manikandan E. “Enhanced mechanical strength and sustained drug release of gelatin/keratin scaffolds”, Mater. Lett., Vol. 186, pp. 109-112, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.09.095

Elayaraja Kolanthai, Sarath Chandra V., Abinaya Sindu P., Thanigai Arul K., Manikandan E., Narayana Kalkura S. “Agarose encapsulated mesoporous carbonated hydroxyapatite nanocomposites powder for drug delivery”, J. Photochem. Photobiol. B, Vol. 166, pp. 220-231, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.12.005

Elayaraja Kolanthai, Sarath Chandra Veerla, Deepak Kumar Khajuria, D Roy Mahapatra, "Optical Diagnostics of Osteoblast Cells and Osteogenic Drug Screening", Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 9689, pp. 968941, 2016. DOI: 10.1117/12.2217943

Sumana Das, Brahmanandam Javvaji, Sarath Chandra Veerla, D. Roy Mahapatra, "Magnetic nanoparticles for thermal lysis and application in cancer treatment", Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 9708, pp. 97083C, 2016. DOI: 10.1117/12.2217931

Elayaraja Kolanthai, Sivaraj Dikeshwar Colon V., Abinaya Sindu P., Sarath Chandra V., Karthikeyan K. R., Surendar Babu M., Meenakshi Sundaram S., Palanichamy M., Narayana Kalkura S. “Effect of solvent; enhancing the wettability and engineering the porous structure of a calcium phosphate/ agarose composite for drug delivery”, RSC Adv., Vol. 5, pp. 18301-18311, 2015. DOI: 10.1039/C4RA14584D

Thanigai Arul K., Elayaraja Kolanthai, Manikandan E., Bhalerao G.M., Sarath Chandra V., Ramana Ramya J., Kamachi Mudali U., Nair K.G.M., Narayana Kalkura S. “Green synthesis of magnesium ion incorporated nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite and their mechanical, dielectric and photoluminescence properties”, Mater. Res. Bull., Vol. 67, pp. 55-62, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.02.054

Shanthini G. M., Martin C. A., Sakthivel N., Sarath Chandra V., Elayaraja K., Lakshmi B. S., Asokan K., Kanjilal D., Narayana Kalkura S. “Physical and Biological Properties of the Ion Beam Irradiated PMMA-based Composite Films”, Appl. Surf. Sci., Vol. 329, pp. 116–126, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.12.129

Elayaraja K., Sarath Chandra V., Ahymah Joshy M. I., Suganthi R.V., Asokan K., Narayana Kalkura S. “Nanocrystalline biphasic resorbable calcium phosphate (HAp/?-TCP) thin film prepared by electron beam evaporation technique”, Appl. Surf. Sci., Vol. 274, pp. 203–209, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.03.016

Ahymah Joshy, M. I., Elayaraja, K., Sakthivel N., Sarath Chandra, V., Shanthini, G. M., Narayana Kalkura, S. “Freeze dried cross linking free biodegradable composites with microstructures for tissue engineering and drug delivery application”, Mater. Sci. Eng., C, Vol. 33, pp. 466-474, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.09.016

Elayaraja, K., Suganthi, R. V., Ahymah Joshy, M. I., Thanigaiarul, K., Sarath Chandra, V., Narayana Kalkura, S. “Raman and Photoluminescence Analysis of Irradiated Calcium Phosphate Based Bioceramics” Kiran, Vol. 23, pp. 33- 36, 2012.

Elayaraja, K., Rajesh, P., Ahymah Joshy, M. I., Sarath Chandra, V., Suganthi, R. V., Kennedy, J., Asokan, K., Avasthi, D. K., Kanjilal, D., Varma, H. K., Narayana Kalkura, S., “Enhancement of wettability and antibiotic loading/release on surface modified by 100 MeV Ag7+ ion irradiation on hydroxyapatite thin film” Mater. Chem. Phys., Vol. 134, pp. 464- 477, 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.03.018

Suganthi, R.V., Elayaraja, K., Ahymah Joshy, M.I., Sarath Chandra, V., Girija, E.K., Narayana Kalkura, S. “Fibrous growth of strontium substituted hydroxyapatite and its drug release” Mater. Sci. Eng. C, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 593-599, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2010.11.025

Ahymah Joshy, M. I., Elayaraja, K., Suganthi, R.V., Sarath Chandra Veerla, Narayana Kalkura, S. “In vitro sustained release of amoxicillin from lanthanum hydroxyapatite nanorods”, Curr. Appl. Phys., Vol. 11, pp. 1100-1106, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2011.02.003

Veerla S.C., Rao N.S., Astakala A.K., “Fabrication of chemiresistive gas sensor with carbon materials/polymers nanocomposites”, Carbon Nanomaterials and their Nanocomposite-Based Chemiresistive Gas Sensors, 205-222, Elsevier Publishers, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822837-1.00003-4

Veerla S.C., Kumar A.A., “CO2 capture and conversion using different renewable sources”, 2D Nanomaterials for CO2 Conversion into Chemicals and Fuels, 374-391, RSC Publishers, 2022. DOI: 10.1039/9781839165542-00374

Kumar A., Veerla S.C., Anand K.V., Kumar A.A., “Alkaline earth stannates nanomaterials as an electron transport layer in dye sensitized solar cells”, Handbook of Polymer and Ceramic Nanotechnology, 99-120, Springer Publishers, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40513-7_63

Veerla S.C., Kumar A.A., Anand K.V., Kalyani R.L., “Recent Developments on Metal Based Calcium Phosphate based Nano-sized Bio-ceramics for the Treatment of Malignant Tumors”, Handbook of Polymer and Ceramic Nanotechnology, 743-762, Springer Publishers, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40513-7_70

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 strand 1 Lot 11, EACEA/42/11 Grant agreement 2012-2649/001-001 EM Action 2 Partnership Coordinated by Ecole Centrale de Nantes on project entitled with Surface Features and Biological response of Biomaterials

Project

CSIR Sanction No: 09/468(0449)/2012-EMR-I on project entitled with Synthesis of Nano-Hydroxyapatite based Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia Treatment and its Drug Delivery

Project

AICTE File No: 1-10/RID/NDF-PG/(45)2008-2012 on project entitled with Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite based Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy through Targeted Drug Delivery

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