About
PhD researcher in regenerative biomaterials at the Regenerative Biomaterials and Theranostics (RBT) Lab, Cochin University of Science and Technology, under the supervision of Prof. G. S. Sailaja.
What I work on
I design inherently radiopaque, biodegradable biomaterials - implants that are visible under X-ray, promote tissue repair, and resorb after healing - for orthopaedic repair and locoregional cancer therapy.
The idea is simple but awkward to achieve: an implant should be trackable during surgery and at follow-up, and then disappear. Contrast agents solve the first problem and create their own risks. Radiopaque fillers make an implant visible but can compromise its mechanical and biological behaviour. My work is about finding formulations where the imaging function and the therapeutic function stop competing.
Background
| PhD | Regenerative Biomaterials and Theranostics, CUSAT (2026 to present) |
| M.Tech | Polymer Technology, CUSAT - CGPA 8.52/10, 1st in batch (2020 to 2022) |
| M.Sc. | Biopolymer Science, CIPET - CGPA 8.76/10 (2017 to 2019) |
| B.Sc. | Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University - CGPA 8.70/10 (2014 to 2017) |
Before CUSAT I worked on underwater sound-damping coatings at IIT Madras (NPOL–DRDO project) and photo-crosslinkable injectable hydrogels for cartilage repair at IIT Kanpur.
Current work
- Radiopaque fixators - X-ray-visible, osteogenic fixators for diabetic orthopaedic and craniomaxillofacial repair.
- Imageable drug-eluting embolics - biodegradable embolics for locoregional hepatocellular carcinoma therapy, using nanocellulose extracted from Agave sisalana.
- Early-biomineralizing self-setting cements - nanocellulose–brushite composites for periodontal regeneration.
See Research for detail, or Publications for the papers.
Beyond the bench
I qualified GATE 2026. I am happy to talk to anyone working on radiopaque biomaterials, nanocellulose, or translational regenerative biomaterials - see Contact.