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Dr. Madhavi Latha Chinta

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Assistant Professor

Basic Sciences

National Institute of Technology Warangal, India

14 years

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Research interests include next-generation biomaterials, living materials, smart and stimuli-responsive biomaterials, 3D bioprinting and biofabrication, advanced bioinks, organ and tissue bioprinting, extracellular matrix-inspired biomaterials, stem cell engineering, immunomodulatory biomaterials, bioactive and multifunctional scaffolds, personalized regenerative medicine, organ-on-chip systems, and translational tissue engineering for musculoskeletal and soft tissue regeneration.

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials in Wound healing

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2026

Ph.D in Biotechnology from National Institute of Technology Warangal, India

2009

M.Tech in Biotechnology from Jawahalal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India

2002

M.Sc in Biochemistry from Osmania University, India

Student
Supervision

20

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Key Publications

Design and optimization of tamarind seed polysaccharide-based scaffold for tissue engineering applications using statistical modeling and machine learning, and it’s in-vitro validation. Chinta, M.L., Gandam, P.K., Parcha, S.R., 2025. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 301, 140411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.140411 (IF: 8.5; SCI indexed)

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) Seed Polysaccharide: A promising biopolymer for drug delivery, wound healing, tissue engineering and beyond. Chinta, M.L., Gandam, P.K., Sivasankar, M. V, Parcha, S.R., 2025. Carbohydr. Res. 552, 109454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2025.109454 (IF: 2.5; SCI indexed)

Assessment of properties, applications and limitations of scaffolds based on cellulose and its derivatives for cartilage tissue engineering: A review. Chinta ML, Velidandi A, Pabbathi NPP, Dahariya S, Parcha SR. Int J Biol Macromol. 2021;175:495–515. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813021002440 (IF: 8.5; SCI indexed)

Zirconia based composite scaffolds and their application in bone tissue engineering. Sivasankar M V., Chinta ML, Sreenivasa Rao P. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024;265:130558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130558 (IF: 8.5; SCI indexed)

State-of-the-art and future directions of machine learning for biomass characterization and for sustainable biorefinery. Velidandi, A., Kumar Gandam, P., Latha Chinta, M., Konakanchi, S., reddy Bhavanam, A., Raju Baadhe, R. *, Sharma, M., Gaffey, J., Nguyen, Q.D., Gupta, V.K., 2023. J. Energy Chem. 81, 42–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2023.02.020 (IF: 14.9; SCI Indexed)

Integrated multi-objective optimization of sodium bicarbonate pretreatment for the outer anatomical portion of corncob using central composite design, artificial neural networks, and metaheuristic algorithms. Gandam, P.K., Chinta, M.L., Gandham, A.P., Pabbathi, N.P.P., Velidandi, A., Prabhu, A.A., Baadhe, R.R.*, 2024. Ind. Crops Prod. 207, 117717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117717 (IF: 6.2; SCI indexed)

A New Insight into the Composition and Physical Characteristics of Corncob—Substantiating Its Potential for Tailored Biorefinery Objectives. Gandam, Pradeep K, Chinta, M.L., Gandham, A.P., Pabbathi, N.P., Konakanchi, S., Bhavanam, A., Atchuta, S.R., Baadhe, R.R. *, Bhatia, R.K., 2022. Fermentation. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8120704 (IF: 3.5; SCI indexed)

Corncob based biorefinery: A comprehensive review of pretreatment methodologies, and biorefinery platforms. J. Energy Inst. (2022). P.K. Gandam, M.L. Chinta, N.P. Prashanth, A. Velidandi, M. Sharma, R.C. Kuhad, M. Tabatabaei, M. Aghbashlo, R.R. Baadhe*, V.K. Gupta. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2022.01.004 (IF: 6.2; SCI Indexed)

Second-generation bioethanol production from corncob – A comprehensive review on pretreatment and bioconversion strategies, including techno-economic and lifecycle perspective. P.K. Gandam, M.L. Chinta, N.P.P. Pabbathi, R.R. Baadhe*, M. Sharma, V.K. Thakur, G.D. Sharma, J. Ranjitha, V.K. Gupta. Ind. Crops Prod. 186 (2022) 115245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115245 (IF: 6.2; SCI indexed)

Natural polymer based hydrogel systems for wound management, in: Sah, M.K., Kasoju, N., Mano, J.F.B.T.-N.P. in W.H. and R. (Eds.). Chinta, M.L., Gandam, P.K., Parcha, S.R. *, 2022. Elsevier, pp. 129–165. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90514-5.00006-7

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