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Bioinspired nanomaterials for sustainable environment
The quality of life of humankind directly depends on the environment that one lives in. Advancements achieved in protecting the environment pave the way towards securing life on this planet. Multidisciplinary scientific research and development in nanotechnology over the recent years have contributed towards its ability to transform environmental sustainability through its applications in myriad aspects like environmental monitoring, remediation, and reducing global warming. Several state-of-the-art technologies like biosensors, smart nanomaterials, etc., have garnered significant attention from global researchers for their wide applications in the domain of environmental sustainability. In the current times, research on progressive, unconventional, and versatile nanotechnologies is emerging as an essential paradigm to circumvent the global threat to the environment.
We look forward to this special issue on “Bioinspired nanomaterials for a sustainable environment” and believe that it will significantly impact the researchers and scientific community and pave the way for cutting-edge research that may later be translated into application in real-life scenarios. With the health of living beings being directly linked to the environment that they live in, we envisage that this issue will be of significant implication in taking a step ahead in the right direction towards a healthy planet.Editors
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Chandrakant Tagad
Dr. Chandrakant Tagad is currently working as Assistant Professor at MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT ADT University, Pune, India. He received his Ph.D. in the field of Nano-biotechnology from Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), India. His research interest includes nanomaterials synthesis and characterization, chemical sensors, biosensors, paper-based devices, nanomaterial-based analytical assays, and environmental remediation. This has led to 17 international publications and two patents in the field of environmental bioengineering.
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Aruna Sivaram
Dr. Aruna Sivaram is currently working as Associate Professor at MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT ADT University, Pune, India. She obtained her Ph.D. from National Institute of Virology, Pune. She has a rich industry experience as a senior research scientist from Lupin Research Park, a top-notch pharmaceutical industry. Her research interests include molecular pathophysiology, synthetic biology, vector biology and drug discovery.
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Nayana Patil
Dr. Nayana Patil is currently working as Associate Professor at MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT ADT University, Pune, India. She obtained her Ph.D. from University of Pune, India. Her post-doctorate research work involved the identification of protein biomarkers and correlation to epigenetics in mouse and mammalian cell lines as a model system. She has over nine years of teaching experience in Biotechnology. Her areas of expertise include Microbiology, Synthetic biology, Proteomics, and Nanobiotechnology.
