Associate Professor (Biotechnology)
Department of Basic Sciences
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
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Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Cancer biology
Biomaterials fabrication, In vitro and In vivo studies, Ultrasound-based drug delivery and therapy
Mail: s.badrinathan@sru.edu.in
Ph.D in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
M.Sc in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
B.Sc in Biochemistry from University of Madras, Chennai
Associate Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2026-07-13 to .
Research Professor at Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea, from 2022-09-01 to 2026-07-07.
Postdoctoral Researcher at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan, from 2020-03-19 to 2022-03-31.
Postdoctoral Fellow at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India, from 2016-08-01 to 2019-03-30.
Badrinathan Sridharan, Hae Gyun Lim. Exosomes and ultrasound: the future of theranostic applications (2023) Materials Today – Bio, 19; 100556. (IF – 10.2)
Badrinathan Sridharan, Alok Kumar Sharma, Hae Gyun Lim. The role of ultrasound in cancer and cancer-related pain—a bibliometric analysis and future perspectives (2023) Sensors 23 (16), 7290. (IF – 3.5)
Badrinathan Sridharan, Hae Gyun Lim. Advances in photoacoustic imaging aided by nano contrast agents: special focus on role of lymphatic system imaging for cancer theranostics (2023) Journal of Nanobiotechnology 21(1), 437. (IF – 12.6)
Karthika Viswanathan, Badrinathan Sridharan, Ji Won Nam, Daehun Kim, Hae Gyun Lim. Neuromodulation by nanozymes and ultrasound during Alzheimer’s disease management (2024) Journal of Nanobiotechnology 22 (1), 139. (IF – 12.6)
Badrinathan Sridharan, Daehun Kim, Karthika Viswanathan, Ji Won Nam, Hae Gyun Lim. Acoustic tweezer-driven assembly and anti-cancer property of microporous magnesium gallate (2024) Materials Today Advances, 23; 100523. (IF – 8.0)
Ali Rizwan, Badrinathan Sridharan*, Jin Hyeong Park*, Daehun Kim*, Jean-Claude Vial, Kwangseuk Kyhm & Hae Gyun Lim. Nanophotonic-enhanced photoacoustic imaging for brain tumor detection (2025) Journal of Nanobiotechnology 22 (1), 139. (IF – 12.6)
Sreekanth Reddy Obireddy, Arumugam Ayyakannu, Gopinath Kasi, Badrinathan Sridharan, Wing-Fu Lai, Karthika Viswanathan. Folate-functionalized CS/rGO/NiO nanocomposites as a multifunctional drug carrier with anti-microbial, target-specific, and stimuli-responsive capacities (2025) International Journal of Nanomedicine 20, 1965–1981. (IF – 6.5)
Badrinathan Sridharan, Karthika Viswanathan, Yeong Seo Park, Jinhyoung Park, Wan-Seob Cho, Ayyakannu Arumugam, Hae Gyun Lim. Folic acid functionalization of rGO/Co3O4/chitosan based biocompatible nanocomposite enhances targeted delivery and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin (2025) Composites Communications 102362. (IF – 7.7)
Ji Won Nam, Badrinathan Sridharan, Juhyun Kang, Hae Gyun Lim. Current developments in diverse biomaterial formulations for ultrasound-mediated drug delivery (2025) Drug Discovery Today. 30 (6) 104379. (IF – 7.5)
Jeong Eun Lee, Badrinathan Sridharan, Daehun Kim, Yeongho Sung, Jin Hyeong Park, Hae Gyun Lim. Continuous glucose monitoring: Minimally and non-invasive technologies (2025) Clinica Chimica Acta. 575, 120358. (IF – 2.9)
Jeong Eun Lee, Alok Kumar Sharma, Taeyang Kwon, Badrinathan Sridharan, Daehun Kim, Juhyun Kang, Hae Gyun Lim. Ultrasound-driven deep learning for glucose monitoring in flowing blood (2025) Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 395, 117028. (IF – 4.9)
Badrinathan Sridharan*, Cho Eun Lee*, Daehun Kim, Jin Hyeong Park, Wooram Um, Seung Yun Nam, Juhyun Kang, Hae Gyun Lim. HIFU-triggered burst release of gallic acid from gelatin/polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogel network crosslinked with magnesium gallate MOF (2026) Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 127, 107792. (IF – 9.7)
Badrinathan Sridharan*, Maaz Salman*, Yeong Seo Park, Eun Ju Lee, Soonhyuk Tak, Jegyeong Ryu, Junghwan Oh, Deukhee Lee, Hae Gyun Lim. Decoding chemical composition of urinary crystals from ultrasonic echo signals via deep learning (2026) Microchimica Acta. 193, 286. (IF – 5.3)
Yeong Seo Park, Maaz Salman, Badrinathan Sridharan, Hae Gyun Lim. Non-invasive drug-release monitoring via AI-enhanced ultrasound in gelatin-magnesium gallate hydrogels (2026) Materials & Design. 266, 116138
