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Expert in Materials chemistry with 24 years of teaching experience and 20 years of research experience.

Profile Summary

Dr. S. Sasikumar is an expert in Inorganic materials synthesis, also specialized in converting the bio-waste into multi-functional ceramics which finds application in Hard tissue engineering, Civil engineering and Degradation of dyes. Currently working on a consultancy project titled"Inorganic pigment analysis",and has published 51 papers in collaboration with 10 different countries and his h-index is 16, I 10 index is 22 and cumulative Impact factor is 111.76.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biomaterials
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Professor

Vellore Institute of Technology University

October 2019 - Present

Associate Professor

VIT University

January 2011 - October 2019

Senior Lecturer

VIT

July 2007 - December 2010

Lecturer

Vellore Institute of Technology University

June 2002 - May 2007

Lecturer

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

June 1997 - June 2002

Education

Ph.D. (Chemistry) (Chemistry)

VIT University

October 2003 - October 2009

M.Phil. (Applied Chemistry) (Chemistry)

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

December 1997 - August 2000

M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry) (Chemistry)

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

August 1995 - June 1997

B.Sc. (Applied Sciences) (Chemistry)

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

June 1992 - May 1995

Certifications

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

M CHRISTE SONIA MARY, ANKITA CHATTERJEE, JAYANTHI ABRAHAM, S SASIKUMAR (2020). A study of the in-vitro bioactivity, dissolution and antibacterial activity of larnite prepared by a novel sol–gel combustion method using sucrose as a fuel . Bulletin of Materials Science.

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Sivasankar Koppala, Renita Mishal D Souza, Poornima Sivanandam, Sai Kumar Tammina, Lei Xu, Kangqiang Li, Quan Chen, Ramdas Balan, Kishore Kumar Devarepally(2020). Sol gel combustion derived monticellite bioceramic powders for apatite formation ability evaluation . Materials Research Express. {IOP} Publishing

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Rajan Choudhary, Senthil Kumar Venkatraman, Ankita Chatterjee, Jana Vecstaudza, Maria Josefa Yáñez-Gascón, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Janis Locs, Jayanthi Abraham(2019). Biomineralization, antibacterial activity and mechanical properties of biowaste derived diopside nanopowders . Advanced Powder Technology. 30. (9). p. 1950--1964. Elsevier {BV}

Sasikumar Swamiappan, R Lakshmi, Rajan Choudhary, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni(2019). Wollastonite/forsterite composite scaffolds offer better surface for hydroxyapatite formation . Bulletin of Materials Science. 42. (3). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Lakshmi, R., Choudhary, R., Ponnamma, D., Sadasivuni, K.K., Swamiappan, S.(2019). Wollastonite/forsterite composite scaffolds offer better surface for hydroxyapatite formation . Bulletin of Materials Science. 42. (3).

Krishnamurithy, G., Mohan, S., Yahya, N.A., Mansor, A., Murali, M.R., Balaji Raghavendran, H.R., Choudhary, R., Sasikumar, S., Kamarul, T.(2019). The physicochemical and biomechanical profile of forsterite and its osteogenic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells . PLoS ONE. 14. (3).

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Rajan Choudhary, Ankita Chatterjee, Senthil Kumar Venkatraman, Sivasankar Koppala, Jayanthi Abraham(2018). Antibacterial forsterite (Mg2SiO4) scaffold: A promising bioceramic for load bearing applications . Bioactive Materials. 3. (3). p. 218--224. Elsevier {BV}

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Sivasankar Koppala, Yuvaraj Gangarajula, Lei Xu, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Vijayaraghavan Rajagopalan(2018). Calcium deficiency in hydroxyapatite and its drug delivery applications . Micro & Nano Letters. 13. (4). p. 562--564. Institution of Engineering and Technology ({IET})

Sasikumar Swamiappan(2018). Effect of pH and Ageing Time in the Preparation of A Ceramic Drug Delivery Carrier . International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology. 8. (01). Dr. Yashwant Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.

Kumar, V.S., Choudhary, R., Divya, P., Sasikumar, S.(2018). Adverse effects on consumer's health caused by hormones administered in cattle . International Food Research Journal. 25. (1). p. 1-10.

Choudhary, R., Chatterjee, A., Venkatraman, S.K., Koppala, S., Abraham, J., Swamiappan, S.(2018). Antibacterial forsterite (Mg <inf>2</inf> SiO <inf>4</inf> ) scaffold: A promising bioceramic for load bearing applications . Bioactive Materials. 3. (3). p. 218-224.

Swamiappan, S.(2018). Effect of pH and ageing time in the preparation of a ceramic drug delivery carrier . International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology. 8. (1). p. 15-18.

Mary, M.C.S., Pingala, O., Sheetal, S., Sasikumar, S.(2018). Preparation, characterization and drug delivery applications of polyethylene glycol/corn starch microspheres . Asian Journal of Chemistry. 30. (1). p. 20-24.

Koppala, S., Swamiappan, S., Gangarajula, Y., Xu, L., Sadasivuni, K.K., Ponnamma, D., Rajagopalan, V.(2018). Calcium deficiency in hydroxyapatite and its drug delivery applications . Micro and Nano Letters. 13. (4). p. 562-564.

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Rajan Choudhary, Prasanth Manohar, Jana Vecstaudza, Maria Josefa Y&#225;&#241;ez-Gasc&#243;n, Horacio P&#233;rez S&#225;nchez, Ramesh Nachimuthu, Janis Locs(2017). Preparation of nanocrystalline forsterite by combustion of different fuels and their comparative in-vitro bioactivity, dissolution behaviour and antibacterial studies . Materials Science and Engineering: C. 77. p. 811--822. Elsevier {BV}

Choudhary, R., Manohar, P., Vecstaudza, J., Y&#225;&#241;ez-Gasc&#243;n, M.J., S&#225;nchez, H.P., Nachimuthu, R., Locs, J., Swamiappan, S.(2017). Preparation of nanocrystalline forsterite by combustion of different fuels and their comparative in-vitro bioactivity, dissolution behaviour and antibacterial studies . Materials Science and Engineering C. 77. p. 811-822.

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Rajan Choudhary, Jana Vecstaudza, G. Krishnamurithy, Hanumantha Rao Balaji Raghavendran, Malliga Raman Murali, Tunku Kamarul, Janis Locs(2016). In-vitro bioactivity, biocompatibility and dissolution studies of diopside prepared from biowaste by using sol–gel combustion method . Materials Science and Engineering: C. 68. p. 89--100. Elsevier {BV}

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Christe Mary M(2016). A Review on Emerging Floating Drug Delivery System . International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology. 6. (4). Dr. Yashwant Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.

Janardan, S., Suman, P., Ragul, G., Anjaneyulu, U., Shivendu, R., Dasgupta, N., Ramalingam, C., Swamiappan, S., Vijayakrishna, K., Sivaramakrishna, A.(2016). Assessment on the antibacterial actIVity of nanosized silica derIVed from hypercoordinated silicon(IV) precursors . RSC Advances. 6. (71). p. 66394-66406.

Choudhary, R., Venkatraman, S.K., Rana, A., Swamiappan, S.(2016). In vitro bioactivity studies of larnite and larnite/chitin composites prepared from biowaste for biomedical applications . Bulletin of Materials Science. 39. (5). p. 1213-1221.

Choudhary, R., Vecstaudza, J., Krishnamurithy, G., Raghavendran, H.R.B., Murali, M.R., Kamarul, T., Sasikumar, S., Locs, J.(2016). In-vitro bioactivity, biocompatibility and dissolution studies of diopside prepared from biowaste by using sol-gel combustion method . Materials Science and Engineering C. 68. p. 89-100.

Mary, C.S., Swamiappan, S.(2016). Sodium alginate with PEG/PEO blends as a floating drug delivery carrier - In vitro evaluation . Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 6. (3). p. 435-442.

Christe Sonia Mary, M., Swamiappan, S.(2016). A review on emerging floating drug delivery system . International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology. 6. (4). p. 123-132.

shaikh, T., Rub, R.A., Sasikumar, S.(2016). Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts . Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 9. p. S1569-S1573.

Swamiappan, S.(2016). Synthesis of carbonate substituted hydroxyapatite by Pechini method . Kuwait Journal of Science. 43. (1). p. 174-184.

Reddy, P.M., Lakshmi, R., Dass, F.P., Sasikumar, S.(2016). Synthesis, characterization and formulation of sodium calcium silicate bioceramic for drug delivery applications . Science and Engineering of Composite Materials. 23. (4). p. 375-380.

(2015). Bioactivity studies of calcium magnesium silicate prepared from eggshell waste by sol–gel combustion synthesis . Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies.

Choudhary, R., Koppala, S., Swamiappan, S.(2015). Bioactivity studies of calcium magnesium silicate prepared from eggshell waste by sol-gel combustion synthesis . Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies. 3. (2). p. 173-177.

Choudhary, R., Koppala, S., Srivastava, A., Sasikumar, S.(2015). In-vitro bioactivity of nanocrystalline and bulk larnite/chitosan composites: comparative study . Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 74. (3). p. 631-640.

Lakshmi, R., Sasikumar, S.(2015). Bioactive wollsatonite synthesized by sol-gel combustion method by using tartaric acid as a fuel for bone regenerative applications . Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 92. p. 630-633.

Narasimha Reddy, M., Cheralathan, K.K., Sasikumar, S.(2015). In vitro bioactivity and drug release kinetics studies of mesoporous silica-biopolymer composites . Journal of Porous Materials. 22. (6). p. 1465-1472.

Lakshmi, R., Sasikumar, S.(2015). Influence of needle-like morphology on the bioactivity of nanocrystalline wollastonite – An in vitro study . International Journal of Nanomedicine. 10. p. 129-136.

Srivastava, A., Koppala, S., Nasina, M.R., Sasikumar, S.(2015). Sodium calcium silicate/chitosan caomposites for hard tissue applications . Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 92. p. 736-738.

Christe Sonia Mary, M., Sasikumar, S.(2015). Sodium alginate/starch blends loaded with ciprofloxacin hydrochloride as a floating drug delivery system - In vitro evaluation . Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. 34. (2). p. 25-31.

Koppala, S., Swamiappan, S.(2015). Glowing combustion synthesis, characterization, and toxicity studies of Na <inf>2</inf>CaSiO <inf>4</inf> powders . Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 30. (12). p. 1476-1481.

Choudhary, R., Raj, R., Sasikumar, S.(2015). Synthesis and characterization of diopside by sol-gel combustion method by using L-alanine as a fuel for biomedical applications . Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 92. p. 773-776.

Mohan, A., Gandhi, M., Swamiappan, S.(2014). In-vitro bioactivity studies of chitin/diopside composites . International Journal of ChemTech Research. 6. (8). p. 3993-3995.

Anjaneyulu, U., Sasikumar, S.(2014). Bioactive nanocrystalline wollastonite synthesized by sol-gel combustion method by using eggshell waste as calcium source . Bulletin of Materials Science. 37. (2). p. 207-212.

Sasikumar, S.(2013). Effect of particle size of calcium phosphate based bioceramic drug delivery carrier on the release kinetics of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride: An in vitro study . Frontiers of Materials Science. 7. (3). p. 261-268.

Lakshmi, R., Velmurugan, V., Sasikumar, S.(2013). Preparation and Phase Evolution of Wollastonite by Sol-Gel Combustion Method Using Sucrose as the Fuel . Combustion Science and Technology. 185. (12). p. 1777-1785.

Udduttula, A., Koppala, S., Swamiappan, S.(2013). Sol-Gel Combustion Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Wollastonite by Using Glycine as a Fuel and Its in vitro Bioactivity Studies . Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society. 72. (4). p. 257-260.

Sasikumar Swamiappan, Anjaneyulu Udduttula, Sivasankar Koppala(2013). Sol-Gel Combustion Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Wollastonite by Using Glycine as a Fuel and Itsin vitroBioactivity Studies . Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society. 72. (4). p. 257--260. Informa {UK} Limited

Sasikumar, S.(2013). Synthesis of hydroxyapatite by sol-gel combustion method using tricarboxylic acid and diamide as a mixed fuel . Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 90. (9). p. 1319-1325.

Swamiappan Sasikumar, Aravind Naga Revuru, Nagarajan Padmavathy, Angappan Sheela(2012). Photo Catalytic Activity of Anatase TiO₂/PVA Film Coated Glass Plate . Advanced Materials Research. 584. p. 396--400. Trans Tech Publications

Saravanan, C., Sasikumar, S.(2012). Bioactive diopside (Camgsi<inf>2</inf>O<inf>6</inf>) as a drug delivery carrier - a review . Current Drug Delivery. 9. (6). p. 583-587.

Shaikh, T., Sasi Kumar, S.(2011). Pharmaceutical and pharmacological profile of guar gum an overview . International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 3. (SUPPL. 5). p. 38-40.

Krishnan, V., Sasikumar, S., Dass C, F.P., Vijayaraghavan, R.(2010). Effect of pore forming agents on the physical characteristics and release kinetics of levofloxacin hemihydrate from floating alginate drug delivery system - An in vitro study . Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs. 24. (3). p. 139-145.

Sasikumar, S., Vijayaraghavan, R.(2010). Synthesis and Characterization of Bioceramic Calcium Phosphates by Rapid Combustion Synthesis . Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 26. (12). p. 1114-1118.

Sasikumar, S., Vijayaraghavan, R.(2008). Effect of metal-ion-to-fuel ratio on the phase formation of bioceramic phosphates synthesized by self-propagating combustion . Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 9. (3).

Sasikumar, S., Vijayaraghavan, R.(2008). Solution combustion synthesis of bioceramic calcium phosphates by single and mixed fuels-A comparative study . Ceramics International. 34. (6). p. 1373-1379.

Sasikumar, S., Vijayaraghavan, R.(2006). Low temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite from egg shells by combustion method . Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs. 19. (2). p. 70-73.

R. Lakshmi, Swamiappan Sasikumar, 2012, 'Synthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity Studies of Calcium Silicate Bioceramics', <i>Advanced Materials Research</i>, vol. 584 .

BOOK

Lakshmi, R., Sasikumar, S.(2012). Synthesis, characterization studies and bioactivity studies of calcium silicate bioceramics . Advanced Materials Research. 584. p. 479-483.

Revuru, A., Padmavathy, N., Sheela, A., Sasikumar, S.(2012). Photo catalytic activity of anatase TiO2 /PVA film coated glass plate . Advanced Materials Research. 584. p. 396-400.