We take bioresources as inspiration to design and synthesize our functional nanomaterials (carbon nanomaterials, fluorescent nanomaterials, metallic nanomaterials, polymeric nanomaterials, nanoemulsions etc.) and biomaterials (nanocellulose, lignin nanotubes etc.).  We are a group of interdisciplinary people and focussed towards;

(a) Development of anti-amyloidogenic and fibril destabilization nanomaterials and their mechanism studies to combat neurodegeneration

(b) Anti-bacterial/anti-biofilm nanomaterials and their mechanism studies to combat antibiotic resistance

(c) Nanozymes as Point of Care (PoC) diagnostics for responsive biomedical applications, biosensing and immunoassay

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Fellow National/International Academies

2026

Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)

Fellow of Bose Science Society (FBSS)

Honors

2024

CSIR-IHBT Best Research Paper Award

Awards

Group

2026

1st Prize; Poster Presentation 14th AcSIR Foundation Day (CSIR- IHBT)

2nd Prize; Poster Presentation 14th AcSIR Foundation Day (CSIR- IHBT)

2025

First Prize in Poster Presentation (NVCP-2025, MAFS University, Nagpur)

ANRF-ITS Fellowship

Best Poster Presentation by RSC (M2ChemSF, NIT Hamirpur)

Best Oral Presentation (SDCHBMA, CSIR-IHBT)

Best Oral Presentation Award (ETBCT, SMVDU)

2nd Prize in Poster presentation (ETBCT, SMVDU)

2024

Best Oral Presentation (EMSD 2024, PEC & BRIC-NABI, Chandigarh)

Best Paper Award (ICCMEPR, CRSI Bihar and Jharkhand local chapter)

2023

2nd Prize in Poster Presentation (Student Seminar Series, CSIR-IHBT)

Best Paper Award (ICRTMD, G.A.V. Degree College, Haryana)

2022

Ist Prize, Poster Presentation (Student Seminar Series, CSIR-IHBT)

Best Poster Award (Bangalore Nano)

2019

3rd Prize in Poster Presentation

National Advisory Committee Member of International Conferences

2026

Scientific Committee Member, 7th Digital Congress on Nanobiotechnology and Bioengineering (7th CDNB)

2025

CSCME-2025: Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

2024

FINS, 2K24: National Institute of Technology Patna (India)

61st ACC 2024 & ETCRICI: JECRC University, Rajasthan and ICS, Kolkata

IMNFP: LIP, Himachal Pradesh and University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia

EMSD 2024: PEC & BRIC-NABI, Chandigarh

Editorial Roles

2026 - Present

Editorial Board Member, npj Drug Discovery

Editorial Board Member, Discover Applied Sciences

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Medical Technology

2025 - Present 

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Administrative Responsibilities

Member of Several National Scientific Committees

Member of Several Institutional Committees

Scholastic Achievements

JRF (2005) and SRF (2007) from CSIR

GATE (2005, AIR 129)

BHU Post Graduate Entrance Test (2003, AIR 4)

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Selected Publications

Microb. Pathog. 2026, 217, 108568. [Follow]

J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Tec. 2026, 122, 108439. [Follow]

Small 2026, 22, e08683. [Follow]

ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2025, 16, 4458 – 4478. [Follow]

Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 2025, 342, 103535. [Follow]

ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2025, 16, 1647 - 1661. [Follow]

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 561–580. [Follow]

Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2025, 222, 113415. [Follow]

J. Mater. Chem. B 2025, 13, 4770–4790. [Follow]

Int. J. Pharma. 2025, 670, 125142. [Follow]

ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2024, 7, 3649–3659. [Follow]

Nano Today 2024, 56, 102243. [Follow]

Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 2024, 266, 131108. [Follow]

Sens. Actuators B: Chem. 2024, 409, 135588. [Follow]

Compos. Interfaces 2024, 31, 857-881. [Follow]

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 58212–58229. [Follow]

Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces 2023, 232, 113583. [Follow]

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 45585–45600. [Follow]

Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 2023, 253, 126821. [Follow]

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 912–926 [Follow]

Enviorn. Sci.: Nano 2023. 10, 1077 [Follow]

Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 2023, 233, 123466. [Follow]

Free Radic. Biol. Med. 2022, 193, 238–252. [Follow]

Nanoscale 2022, 14, 11635-11654. [Follow] 

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 337 - 349. [Follow]

Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 2021, 193, 1009 – 1020. [Follow]

Enviorn. Sci. Nano 2021, 8, 1713 – 1728. [Follow]

Biomacromolecules 2021, 22, 2419 - 2435. [Follow]

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 15040 - 15052. [Follow]

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 18, 4007 – 4018. [Follow]

J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Tec. 2021, 61, 102243. [Follow]

J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Tec. 2020, 59, 101884. [Follow]

NanoImpact 2020, 19, 100232. [Follow]

ACS Omega 2019, 4, 14805-14819. [Follow]

Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 2019, 138, 156-167. [Follow]

ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2019, 5, 1987-2000. [Follow]

J. Biomed Mater Res Part B. 2019, 107B, 2433–2449. [Follow]

J. Food Process Eng. 2018, 41, e12888. [Follow]

Int. J. Biol. Macromolec.2017, 104, 748-757. [Follow]

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 1425-1435. [Follow]

Books Authored/Edited

(2) Nanosensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics of Pathogenic Bacteria; Acharya, A. and Singhal, N. K., Eds.; SPRINGER NATURE: Singapore, 2023; p. 1-179. (DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1218-6; Print ISBN: 978-981-99-1217-9; Online ISBN: 978-981-99-1218-6) [Follow]

(1) Nanomaterial - Based Biomedical Applications in Molecular Imaging, Diagnostics and Therapy; Acharya, A., Ed.; SPRINGER NATURE: Singapore, 2020; p. 1-203. (DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4280-0; Print ISBN: 978-981-15-4279-4; Online ISBN: 978-981-15-4280-0) [Follow]

Book chapters - 20

List of Patents

Filed

(7)       Acharya, A., Dhiman R., Kaur, H., Randhawa, S., Saini, T. C., Bathla, M., Pal, P. K., Yadav, S. K. “Antibacterial cream formulation comprising Mentha Oil Nanoemulsion and Cellulose Nanocrystals and a method of preparation thereof”. Patent Application No. 202511008627 (Filed date: 30-01-2025).

Published

(6)       Krishnamurthy, P. T., Ammu, V. V. V. R. K., Garikapati, K. K., Acharya, A., Shukla, A. K., Bathla, M., Khyadrov, R. R., Karri, V. V. S. R. “CD133 tethered carbon nanotubes composition for non-small cell lung cancer”. Patent Application No. 202341053310 (Filed date: 09-08-2023).

(Publication date: 11/07/2025;  A61P0035000000, A61K0031337000, C12N0015113000, C07D0305140000, A61K0031713000)

(5)       Krishnamurthy, P. T., Kumari, M., Acharya, A., Dar, A. I., Chintamaneni, P. K., Piyongsola, Ammu, V. V. V. R. K., Garikapati, K. K., Pindiprolu, S. S. S. K “Dual antibody conjugated lipidic nanoparticles of DAPT to target triple negative breast cancer cells”. Patent Application No. 202241022997 (Filed date: 19-04-2022).

(Publication date: 20/10/2023;  C07K0016220000, A61K0009510000, A61K0039395000, A61K0039000000, A61K0009127000)

Granted

(4)       Acharya, A., Guliani, A., Pooja, Verma, M., Kumari, A. “Antibacterial nanoemulsions and method of preparation thereof”. Patent Application No. – 202011037604 (Grant date: 07-11-2024).

(3)       Acharya, A., Kumari, A., Guliani, A., Kumar, S. “A curcumin loaded stabilized polymeric nanoparticles with increased solubility and photo-stability and a green process for the synthesis thereof”. Patent Application No. – 201811032671 (Grant date: 04-10-2023) & 17/272062 (0066NF2018/US; Filed date: 05-23-2024).

(2)       Acharya, A. “A novel hybrid nanocomposite material for Optical/MRI bimodal molecular imaging, and a process for the preparation thereof”. Patent No. 375092 (Grant date: 23-08-2021).

(1)       Rao, C. P., Acharya, A. “A nanoparticle method of detecting the presence of bisulfite ion (HSO₃^-) in a sample using a conjugate of calix[4]arene”. Patent No. 281307 (Grant date: 14-03-2017).

Present Team

Mr. Trilok Chand Saini (CSIR SRF; August 2021)

Mr. Manik Bathla (DBT SRF; January 2022)

Ms. Anjali Nisha (DST INSPIRE SRF; August 2022)

Mr. Rahul Bhardwaj (UGC SRF; January 2023)

Ms. Nandini (DST INSPIRE SRF; August 2023)

Ms. Harpreet Kaur (UGC SRF; January 2024)

Ms. Anchal Thakur (DST INSPIRE JRF; August 2024)

Mr. Jatin Kumar (CSIR JRF; August 2025)

Ph.D. Alumni

Dr. Shiwani Randhawa (August 2020 - November 2025)

Dr. Mohini Verma (August 2018 - July 2024)

Dr. Aqib I. Dar (August 2019 - July 2023)

Dr. Syed M. S. Abidi (August 2017 - March 2023)

Dr. Ashish K. Shukla (August 2017 - February 2023)

Dr. Chandni Sharma (August 2017 - February 2023)

Dr. Anika (August 2015 - October 2020)

Dr. Shanka Walia (August 2015 - August 2019)

Dr. Rubbel Singla (August 2013 - August 2018)

Visiting Ph.D. Scholars

Dr. Brijesh Pandey (MVSc.; February 2025 - November 2025)

Ms. Madhu Tanya Singh (DST INSPIRE JRF; February 2025 - September 2025)

Dr. Ammu V. V. V. Ravi Kiran (DBT-JRF, February 2022 - August 2022)

Dr. Mamta Kumari (AICTE NDF, October 2020 - December 2021)

Dissertation/Trainigs completed

M.Sc./M.Tech. dissertation completed - 14

Short term (1-3 months) trainings completed - 17