Associate Professor (Physics) and Associate Dean, PhD
Department of Basic Sciences
Biomaterials, Biopolymers, and Bioinspired flexible devices for biomedical applications
Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Polymer Sciences
Ph.D from Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Tamil Nadu
M.Sc from VIT University, Tamil Nadu
B.Sc from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh
Associate Professor at SR University, Warangal, Telangana, India, from 2024-08-16 to .
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.
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.
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.
Research Professor at Photonic Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea, from 2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31.
Research Associate-II at Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, from 2015-05-26 to 2016-06-17.
Post-Doc at Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, from 2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31.
Ph.D
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
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