Aswin Arakkal 

Qualification details : MS- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, B.tech in Polymer engineering

Fellowship : University fellowship

Date of joining : 08-07-2016

Research area : Antibacterial surfaces for medical devices

Publications : 

1. Arakkal, A., Sirajunnisa, P., & Sailaja, G. S. *Natural rubber latex films with effective growth inhibition against S. aureus via surface conjugated gentamicin. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 08839115231153823. (2023)

2. Arakkal, A., Rathinam, P., Sirajunnisa, P., Gopinathan, H., Vengellur, A., Bhat, S. G., & Sailaja, G. S. *Antibacterial natural rubber latex films with surface-anchored quaternary poly (4-vinyl pyridine) polyelectrolyte. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 172, 105190. (2022).

3. Aswin Arakkal, Irthasa Aazem, Honey G, Ajith Vengellur, Sarita G. Bhat, G. S. Sailaja  Antibacterial Polyelectrolytic of chitosan derivatives conjugated natural rubber latex films with minimized bacterial adhesion Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2020

Conferences

1. Aswin A., Ajith Vengellur, Sarita G. Bhatt, Sailaja G. S., “Chitosan: An effective antibacterial agent for natural rubber products” New frontiers in Material and Environmental Sciences (NFMES-2020) Organised by Department of Chemistry, Sacred heart College, Thevara on 28th and 29th January 2020 (Oral presentation)

2. Aswin A., Irthasa Aazem, Ajith Vengellur, Honey G., Sarita G. Bhatt, Sailaja G. S.  “Chitosan based water soluble antibacterial agents for biomedical formulation”. International Conference on Biomaterials, “BIOTerm-2019” at IIT Kanpur on 28th Nov- 1st Dec 2019 .  (Poster Presentation).

3. Irthasa Aazem V. S., Aswin A, Ajith Vengellur, Sarita G. Bhat, Sailaja G. S. “Antibacterial formulations of quaternised chitosan intercalated layer double hydroxide nanoparticles for preventing nosocomial infection”. International Conference on Biomaterials, “BIOTerm-2019” at IIT Kanpur on 28th Nov- 1st Dec 2019 . (Poster Presentation)

4. Irthasa Aazem V. S., Aswin A, Sailaja G. S National seminar on sustainable development and Climate change, Sacred Heart College, Thevara.  “Green anionic conducting membrane from Natural rubber latex for SFC.

Awards :

2nd  prize ;  Science and Technology Exhibition, Sacred Heart College, Thevara.