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PhD Research Consultant | Academic Writer | Expert in Biotechnology, Biosensors, Nanotechnology and Bioinformatics

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I am a highly experienced researcher with over 10 years in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. My expertise lies in whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis, metagenomics, biosensors, and intellectual property rights (IPR). I specialize in systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scientific writing, and research consulting. My ORCID profile (linked here) displays a comprehensive list of my peer-reviewed publications in biosensors, biotechnology, nanotechnology, environmental science, and metagenomics. This demonstrates both depth and breadth of my academic research."

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Spectrophotometry
• ☆ Microencapsulation
• ☆ Carbon Materials
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Structural Bioinformatics
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Biosensors
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ Point-of-Care Devices
• ☆ Biomarker Analysis
• ☆ Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
• ☆ Technology Law

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research User Research, Feasibility Study, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Big Data Analytics

Work Experience

Professor

Chandigarh University

July 2024 - Present

Associate Professor

Chandigarh University

January 2022 - Present

Research (Assistant) Professor

Hanyang University

January 2021 - January 2022

Assistant Professor

Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University

July 2012 - January 2022

Research (Assistant) Professor

Hanyang University

September 2017 - September 2018

Education

Ph.D. (Department of Biotechnology)

Panjab University

May 2008 - May 2014

M.Sc. (Biotechnology) (Department of Biotechnology)

Panjab University

July 2003 - August 2005

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Deepak Kukkar, Daohong Zhang, Poornima Bhatt, Ki-Hyun Kim, Kamalpreet Kaur, Jianlong Wang (2025). Novel nanomaterials-based combating strategies against drug-resistant bacteria . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.

Deepak Kukkar, Poornima Bhatt, Monika Chhillar, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Manil Kukkar, Ki-Hyun Kim (2025). Glutathione capped gold nanoparticles-based fluorescent biosensor for dual detection of albumin and creatinine . Microchemical Journal.

Deepak Kukkar, Monika Chhillar, Poornima Bhatt, Mohit Moun (2024). A glutathione capped gold nanoparticles-based selective sensor for creatinine detection . Next Research.

Deepak Kukkar, Poornima Bhatt, Ashok Kumar Yadav (2024). Carbon dot-graphene oxide-based luminescent nanosensor for creatinine detection in human urine . Microchimica Acta.

Deepak Kukkar, Monika Chhillar, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Ki-Hyun Kim (2024). Nitrogen doped carbon dots and gold nanoparticles mediated FRET for the detection of creatinine in human urine samples . Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.

Deepak Kukkar, Poornima Bhatt, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Ki-Hyun Kim (2024). Carbon dot-copper nanocomposite-based fluorescent sensor for detection of creatinine in urine samples of CKD patients . Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.

Deepak Kukkar, Monika Chhillar, Akash Deep, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Ki-Hyun Kim (2023). Zn2+/GNPs nanocomposite for highly selective colorimetric detection of creatinine in urine samples of CKD patients . Inorganic Chemistry Communications.

Deepak Kukkar, Pushpender Kumar Sharma, Ki-Hyun Kim (2022). Recent advances in metagenomic analysis of different ecological niches for enhanced biodegradation of recalcitrant lignocellulosic biomass . Environmental Research.

Deepak Kukkar, Ji-Won You, Kumar Vikrant, Dae-Hwan Lim, Swati Verma, Hassan Anwer, Ki-Hyun Kim (2022). Photocatalytic potential of a titanium dioxide–supported platinum catalyst against VOCs with complicated composition under varying humidity conditions . Journal of Cleaner Production.

Deepak Kukkar, Pooja Devi, Manpreet Kaur, Anupma Thakur, Ki-Hyun Kim, Preeti Kukkar, Kamalpreet Kaur, Harsimran Kaur (2021). Conjugate of Graphene Quantum Dots and Glutaminase for the Sensing of L-glutamine: Electrochemical vs. Fluorescent Sensing Approaches . Inorganic Chemistry Communications.

Grover, A., Mohiuddin, I., Malik, A.K., Aulakh, J.S., Kukkar, D., Kim, K.-H.(2021). Chitosan-Ni/Fe layered double hydroxide composites as an efficient solid phase extraction sorbent for HPLC-PDA monitoring of parabens in personal care products . Chemosphere. 264.

Kukkar, D., Kukkar, P., Kumar, V., Hong, J., Kim, K.-H., Deep, A.(2021). Recent advances in nanoscale materials for antibody-based cancer theranostics . Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 173.

Deepak Kukkar, Aruna Rani, Vanish Kumar, Sherif A. Younis, Ming Zhang, Sang-Soo Lee, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Ki-Hyun Kim(2020). Recent advances in carbon nanotube sponge–based sorption technologies for mitigation of marine oil spills . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 570. p. 411--422. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Ehsanul Kabir, Abdelmonaim Azzouz, Nadeem Raza, Sanjeev Kumar Bhardwaj, Ki-Hyun Kim, Meisam Tabatabaei(2020). Recent Advances in Monitoring, Sampling, and Sensing Techniques for Bioaerosols in the Atmosphere . ACS Sensors. 5. (5). p. 1254--1267. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Deepak Kukkar, Karanveer Singh, Ravinder Singh, Preeti Kukkar, Nardev Bajaj, Jagpreet Singh, Mohit Rawat, Akshay Kumar, Ki-Hyun Kim(2020). In situ green synthesis of Au/Ag nanostructures on a metal-organic framework surface for photocatalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 81. p. 196--205. Elsevier {BV}

Kumar, V., Lee, Y.-S., Shin, J.-W., Kim, K.-H., Kukkar, D., Fai Tsang, Y.(2020). Potential applications of graphene-based nanomaterials as adsorbent for removal of volatile organic compounds . Environment International. 135.

Liu, B., Khan, A., Kim, K.-H., Kukkar, D., Zhang, M.(2020). The adsorptive removal of lead ions in aquatic media: Performance comparison between advanced functional materials and conventional materials . Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 50. (23). p. 2441-2483.

Kabir, E., Azzouz, A., Raza, N., Bhardwaj, S.K., Kim, K.-H., Tabatabaei, M., Kukkar, D.(2020). Recent Advances in Monitoring, Sampling, and Sensing Techniques for Bioaerosols in the Atmosphere . ACS Sensors. 5. (5). p. 1254-1267.

Singh, K., Kukkar, D., Singh, R., Kukkar, P., Bajaj, N., Singh, J., Rawat, M., Kumar, A., Kim, K.-H.(2020). In situ green synthesis of Au/Ag nanostructures on a metal-organic framework surface for photocatalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 81. p. 196-205.

Younis, S.A., Kwon, E.E., Qasim, M., Kim, K.-H., Kim, T., Kukkar, D., Dou, X., Ali, I.(2020). Metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst: Progress in modulation strategies and environmental/energy applications . Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 81.

Kukkar, D., Rani, A., Kumar, V., Younis, S.A., Zhang, M., Lee, S.-S., Tsang, D.C.W., Kim, K.-H.(2020). Recent advances in carbon nanotube sponge–based sorption technologies for mitigation of marine oil spills . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 570. p. 411-422.

Deepak Kukkar, Jagpreet Singh, Vanish Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh Jolly, Ki-Hyun Kim, Mohit Rawat, Yiu Fai Tsang(2019). Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its photocatalytic applications for removal of organic pollutants in water . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 80. p. 247--257. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Vanish Kumar, Kowsalya Vellingiri, Sandeep Kumar, Ki-Hyun Kim(2019). Recent advances and opportunities in the treatment of hydrocarbons and oils: Metal-organic frameworks-based approaches . Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 49. (7). p. 587--654. Informa {UK} Limited

Deepak Kukkar, T. Rajkumar, Ki-Hyun Kim, Jong Ryeul Sohn, Akash Deep(2019). Cyclodextrin-metal–organic framework (CD-MOF): From synthesis to applications . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Kowsalya Vellingiri, Ya-Xin Deng, Ki-Hyun Kim, Jheng-Jie Jiang, Taejin Kim, Jin Shang, Wha-Seung Ahn, Danil W. Boukhvalov(2019). Amine-Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Polymers as Potential Sorbents for Removal of Formaldehyde in Aqueous Phase: Experimental Versus Theoretical Study . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11. (1). p. 1426--1439. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Singh, J., Kumar, V., Singh Jolly, S., Kim, K.-H., Rawat, M., Kukkar, D., Tsang, Y.F.(2019). Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its photocatalytic applications for removal of organic pollutants in water . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 80. p. 247-257.

Singh, J., Kaur, H., Kukkar, D., Mukamia, V.K., Kumar, S., Rawat, M.(2019). Green synthesis of SnO<inf>2</inf> NPs for solar light induced photocatalytic applications . Materials Research Express. 6. (11).

Rajkumar, T., Kukkar, D., Kim, K.-H., Sohn, J.R., Deep, A.(2019). Cyclodextrin-metal–organic framework (CD-MOF): From synthesis to applications . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 72. p. 50-66.

Raza, W., Kukkar, D., Saulat, H., Raza, N., Azam, M., Mehmood, A., Kim, K.-H.(2019). Metal-organic frameworks as an emerging tool for sensing various targets in aqueous and biological media . TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 120.

Vellingiri, K., Deng, Y.-X., Kim, K.-H., Jiang, J.-J., Kim, T., Shang, J., Ahn, W.-S., Kukkar, D., Boukhvalov, D.W.(2019). Amine-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Polymers as Potential Sorbents for Removal of Formaldehyde in Aqueous Phase: Experimental Versus Theoretical Study . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 11. (1). p. 1426-1439.

Kukkar, D., Vellingiri, K., Kaur, R., Bhardwaj, S.K., Deep, A., Kim, K.-H.(2019). Nanomaterials for sensing of formaldehyde in air: Principles, applications, and performance evaluation . Nano Research. 12. (2). p. 225-246.

Kumar, V., Vellingiri, K., Kukkar, D., Kumar, S., Kim, K.-H.(2019). Recent advances and opportunities in the treatment of hydrocarbons and oils: Metal-organic frameworks-based approaches . Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 49. (7). p. 587-654.

Kumar, V., Kukkar, D., Hashemi, B., Kim, K.-H., Deep, A.(2019). Advanced Functional Structure-Based Sensing and Imaging Strategies for Cancer Detection: Possibilities, Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects . Advanced Functional Materials. 29. (16).

Kaur, N., Singh, J., Kaur, G., Kumar, S., Kukkar, D., Rawat, M.(2019). CTAB assisted co-precipitation synthesis of NiO nanoparticles and their efficient potential towards the removal of industrial dyes . Micro and Nano Letters. 14. (8). p. 856-859.

Singh, J., Kukkar, P., Sammi, H., Rawat, M., Singh, G., Kukkar, D.(2019). Enhanced catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and congo red dye By silver nanoparticles prepared from Azadirachta indica leaf extract under direct sunlight exposure . Particulate Science and Technology. 37. (4). p. 430-439.

Deepak Kukkar, Jagpreet Singh, Navneet Kaur, Pawanpreet Kaur, Sukhmeen Kaur, Jasneet Kaur, Preeti Kukkar, Vishal Kumar, Mohit Rawat(2018). Piper betle leaves mediated synthesis of biogenic SnO2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of reactive yellow 186 dye under direct sunlight . Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management. 10. p. 331--338. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Karanveer Singh, Ravinder Singh, Preeti Kukkar, Ki-Hyun Kim(2018). Exceptionally stable green-synthesized gold nanoparticles for highly sensitive and selective colorimetric detection of trace metal ions and volatile aromatic compounds . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 68. p. 33--41. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Kowsalya Vellingiri, Vanish Kumar, Akash Deep, Ki-Hyun Kim(2018). A critical review on the metal sensing capabilities of optically active nanomaterials: Limiting factors, mechanism, and performance evaluation . TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 109. p. 227--246. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Kowsalya Vellingiri, Ki-Hyun Kim, Akash Deep(2018). Recent progress in biological and chemical sensing by luminescent metal-organic frameworks . Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 273. p. 1346--1370. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Preeti Kukkar, Heena Sammi, Karanveer Singh, Mohit Rawat, Pritpal Singh, Soumen Basu, Ki-Hyun Kim(2018). A facile means for the improvement of sensing properties of metal-organic frameworks through control on the key synthesis variables . Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 271. p. 157--163. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Rajnish Kaur, Sanjeev K. Bhardwaj, Ki-Hyun Kim, Akash Deep(2018). Potential use of polymers and their complexes as media for storage and delivery of fragrances . Journal of Controlled Release. 285. p. 81--95. Elsevier {BV}

Deepak Kukkar, Kumar Vikrant, Daniel C. W. Tsang, Nadeem Raza, Balendu Shekher Giri, Ki-Hyun Kim(2018). Potential Utility of Metal–Organic Framework-Based Platform for Sensing Pesticides . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10. (10). p. 8797--8817. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Singh, G., Singh, J., Jolly, S.S., Rawat, R., Kukkar, D., Kumar, S., Basu, S., Rawat, M.(2018). Fructose modified synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and its application for removal of industrial pollutants from water . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 29. (9). p. 7364-7371.

Vikrant, K., Tsang, D.C.W., Raza, N., Giri, B.S., Kukkar, D., Kim, K.-H.(2018). Potential Utility of Metal-Organic Framework-Based Platform for Sensing Pesticides . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10. (10). p. 8797-8817.

Kukkar, D., Kaur, I., Singh, J., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2018). Encapsulation and release of doxorubicin from plasticizer-transformed poly(ε-caprolactone) microcapsules . Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering. 57. (11). p. 1110-1120.

Kukkar, D., Vellingiri, K., Kim, K.-H., Deep, A.(2018). Recent progress in biological and chemical sensing by luminescent metal-organic frameworks . Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 273. p. 1346-1370.

Kaur, R., Kukkar, D., Bhardwaj, S.K., Kim, K.-H., Deep, A.(2018). Potential use of polymers and their complexes as media for storage and delivery of fragrances . Journal of Controlled Release. 285. p. 81-95.

Kukkar, P., Kukkar, D., Sammi, H., Singh, K., Rawat, M., Singh, P., Basu, S., Kim, K.-H.(2018). A facile means for the improvement of sensing properties of metal-organic frameworks through control on the key synthesis variables . Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 271. p. 157-163.

Singh, J., Kaur, N., Kaur, P., Kaur, S., Kaur, J., Kukkar, P., Kumar, V., Kukkar, D., Rawat, M.(2018). Piper betle leaves mediated synthesis of biogenic SnO<inf>2</inf> nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of reactive yellow 186 dye under direct sunlight . Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management. 10. p. 331-338.

Singh, G., Panday, S., Rawat, M., Kukkar, D., Kumar, S., Basu, S.(2018). Low temperature synthesis of elongated triangular bipyramidal ZnO nanostructures for photocatalytic activity . Journal of Nano Research. 52. p. 1-14.

Sammi, H., Kukkar, D., Singh, J., Kukkar, P., Kaur, R., Kaur, H., Rawat, M., Singh, G., Kim, K.-H.(2018). Serendipity in solution–GQDs zeolitic imidazole frameworks nanocomposites for highly sensitive detection of sulfide ions . Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 255. p. 3047-3056.

Singh, K., Kukkar, D., Singh, R., Kukkar, P., Kim, K.-H.(2018). Exceptionally stable green-synthesized gold nanoparticles for highly sensitive and selective colorimetric detection of trace metal ions and volatile aromatic compounds . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 68. p. 33-41.

Kukkar, D., Vellingiri, K., Kumar, V., Deep, A., Kim, K.-H.(2018). A critical review on the metal sensing capabilities of optically active nanomaterials: Limiting factors, mechanism, and performance evaluation . TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 109. p. 227-246.

Singh, J., Singh, N., Rathi, A., Kukkar, D., Rawat, M.(2017). Facile approach to synthesize and characterization of silver nanoparticles by using mulberry leaves extract in aqueous medium and its application in antimicrobial activity . Journal of Nanostructures. 7. (2). p. 134-140.

Rawat, M., Singh, J., Singh, J., Singh, C., Singh, A., Kukkar, D., Kumar, S.(2017). Synthesis of Cu and Ce co-doped ZnO nanoparticles: Crystallographic, optical, molecular, morphological and magnetic studies . Materials Science- Poland. 35. (2). p. 427-434.

Kaur, H., Mohanta, G.C., Gupta, V., Kukkar, D., Tyagi, S.(2017). Synthesis and characterization of ZIF-8 nanoparticles for controlled release of 6-mercaptopurine drug . Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 41. p. 106-112.

Vikrant, K., Kumar, V., Kim, K.-H., Kukkar, D.(2017). Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): Potential and challenges for capture and abatement of ammonia . Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5. (44). p. 22877-22896.

Singh, G., Panday, S., Rawat, M., Kukkar, D., Basu, S.(2017). Facile synthesis of CuO semiconductor nanorods for time dependent study of dye degradation and bioremediation applications . Journal of Nano Research. 46. p. 154-164.

Kukkar, D., Kaur, I., Singh, J., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2015). Plasticizers Induced Formation of Microcapsules From Freeze Dried Polystyrene Microreactors . International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials. 64. (8). p. 385-391.

Kukkar, D., Kukkar, M., Kaur, I., Singh, J., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2012). Synthesis of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) Microreactors from Freeze-Dried Microspheres . Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering. 51. (12). p. 1275-1281.

Kukkar, D., Kaur, H., Kaur, I., Singh, J., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2012). Immobilization of quantum dots encapsulated polystyrene microcapsules for multianalyte sensing . Advanced Science Letters. 17. (1). p. 49-55.

Kumar, P., Kukkar, D., Deep, A., Sharma, S.C., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2012). Synthesis of mercaptopropionic acid stabilized CDS quantum dots for bioimaging in breast cancer . Advanced Materials Letters. 3. (6). p. 471-475.

Kukkar, D., Kaur, I., Singh, J., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2011). Study of encapsulation of quantum dots in polystyrene and poly (ε-caprolactone) microreactors prepared by microvolcanic eruption of freeze dried microspheres . World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. 76. p. 778-780.

Kaur, H., Kumar, S., Kukkar, D., Kaur, I., Singh, K., Bharadwaj, L.M.(2010). Transportation of drug-(polystyrene bead) conjugate by actomyosin motor system . Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 6. (3). p. 279-286.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Kaur, M., Kaur, H., Kukkar, D.(2018). Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide using modified Hummer's method . AIP Conference Proceedings. 1953.

Kukkar, P., Sammi, H., Rawat, M., Singh, P., Basu, S., Kukkar, D.(2018). Bioconjugation of luminescent Eu-BDC-NH<inf>2</inf> MOFs for highly efficient sensing of BSA . AIP Conference Proceedings. 1953.