Sumitha N. S.

Senior Research Fellow

E-mail ID: sumithans93@gmail.com

Linkedin Profile: linkedin.com/in/sumitha-n-s-565625197

Sumitha N. S. is a Senior Research Fellow in Prof. G. S. Sailaja’s team at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology since September 2016. She received her Masters degree in Applied Chemistry form University of Calicut. Her research is focussed on the development of biofunctional surface engineered superparamagnetic nanomaterials with hyperthermia potential for cancer therapy. She is working on tumour specific drug delivery also.

Topic of Research: Development of Biofunctional Polymer Surface Engineered Superparamagnetic Nanomaterials with Magnetic Hyperthermia potential for Cancer Therapy

Research interests: Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and surface functionalization, biopolymers, biocompatible materials, magnetic microspheres and aerogels, biodegradation, magnetic hyperthermia, drug delivery.

Publications

1.N. S. Sumitha, Prabha Prakash, Balagopal N. Nair, G. S. Sailaja, Degradation-Dependent Controlled Delivery of Doxorubicin by Glyoxal Cross-Linked Magnetic and Porous Chitosan Microspheres, ACS Omega,2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c02303

2.N. S. Sumitha, S. Sreeja, P. J. GeorgeVarghese, G. S. Sailaja, A dual functional superparamagnetic system with pH-dependent drug release and hyperthermia potential for chemotherapeutic applications, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021

Awards

GATE Chemistry- 2016, 2019

KSCSTE Research Fellowship 2016

CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship- 2015

MSc Applied Chemistry 2^nd Rank , University of Calicut

Conference Presentations:

1.S. Sreeja, N. S. Sumitha, G. S. Sailaja, Methionine doped Chitosan-based carbon Quantum dots for Biomedical Applications, 11^th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2020), 11-16 December 2020.

2. G. S. Sailaja, Sneha K. R., N. S. Sumitha, Single source derived nanocellulose: A potential biomaterial with myriad applications, 11^th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2020), 11-16 December 2020.

3.N. S. Sumitha, Ananjana K., G. S. Sailaja, Cross-linked Magnetic Chitosan Aerogels: An approach to Sustained Drug Delivery, ICAFM 2019, 9-10 December 2019.

4.N. S. Sumitha, Ananjana K., G. S. Sailaja, Magnetic nanofibers for targeted drug delivery, MATCON 2019, 14-16 March 2019

5. N. S. Sumitha, Prabha Prakash, G. S. Sailaja, Magnetic chitosan microspheres with tunable degree of degradation for cancer therapy, ABMC 6 (6th Asian Biomaterials Conference), October 25-27, 2017.

6. N. S. Sumitha, V. Veena, Anie Y., Balagopal N. Nair, G. S. Sailaja, Magnetic biodegradable microspheres for targeted therapy, CUSBAN-2016 (CUSAT-NUS Joint International Conference on Biotechnology and Neuroscience), December 19-21, 2016.

7. Sneha K. R., N. S. Sumitha, Mohammed Mustafa C. P., Anie Y., G. S. Sailaja, Biofunctional cellulose nanofibres from Agave sisalana: A potential precursor for biomedical applications, CUSBAN-2016 (CUSAT-NUS Joint International Conference on Biotechnology and Neuroscience), December 19-21, 2016.

8. N.S. Sumitha, G. S. Sailaja, K. Shijina, U. S. Hareesh, G.M. Anilkumar, Balagopal N. Nair, I. V. Rajith, K. Sreekumar, Fe-N integrated metal organic gel- melamine formaldehyde derived porous carbon structures- a novel catalyst system for alkaline fuel cells, MACRO 2017, January 8-11, 2017.