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  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Lakshmi S. Nair is affiliated with the University of Connecticut Health Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and engineering, with a focus on biomedical and surgical applications related to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

The main fields of study for Lakshmi S. Nair include:

  • Medicine
  • Engineering

Within these broader categories, notable subfields of study are:

  • Surgery
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Their research topics cover a range of specialized areas, particularly in the context of musculoskeletal and cancer biology, including:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Knee Injuries and Reconstruction Techniques
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Lakshmi S. Nair has frequently collaborated with several co-authors throughout their career. The most frequent collaborators include:

  • Cato T. Laurencin (24 collaborations)
  • Ho-Man Kan (12 collaborations)
  • Takayoshi Otsuka (9 collaborations)
  • Mohammed A. Barajaa (7 collaborations)
  • Maumita Bhattacharjee (6 collaborations)

They have published extensively in a number of scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are:

  • Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine (10 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (7 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • Indian Geotechnical Journal (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Lakshmi S. Nair include:

  • Injectable amnion hydrogel-mediated delivery of adipose-derived stem cells for osteoarthritis treatment, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Development of Tripolymeric Triaxial Electrospun Fibrous Matrices for Dual Drug Delivery Applications, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The Mechanism of Metallosis After Total Hip Arthroplasty, 2021, Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine
  • Mechanically superior matrices promote osteointegration and regeneration of anterior cruciate ligament tissue in rabbits, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Hypoxia induced lactate acidosis modulates tumor microenvironment and lipid reprogramming to sustain the cancer cell survival, 2023, Frontiers in Oncology

In 2016, Lakshmi S. Nair was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Best Publications

  • Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials

    Lakshmi S. Nair;Cato T. Laurencin

  • Biomedical Applications of Biodegradable Polymers

    Bret D. Ulery;Lakshmi S. Nair;Lakshmi S. Nair;Cato T. Laurencin;Cato T. Laurencin

  • Polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery

    Lakshmi S. Nair;Cato T. Laurencin

  • Electrospun Poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) Scaffolds for Skin Tissue Engineering

    Sangamesh G. Kumbar;Syam Prasad Nukavarapu;Roshan James;Lakshmi S. Nair

  • Curcumin‐loaded poly(ε‐caprolactone) nanofibres: Diabetic wound dressing with anti‐oxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties

    Jonathan G Merrell;Shaun W McLaughlin;Lu Tie;Cato T Laurencin;Cato T Laurencin

  • Nanobiomaterial applications in orthopedics.

    Elizabeth M. Christenson;Kristi S. Anseth;Jeroen J.J.P. van den Beucken;Casey K. Chan

  • Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Applications

    Lakshmi S. Nair;Cato T. Laurencin

  • Development of novel tissue engineering scaffolds via electrospinning.

    Lakshmi S Nair;Subhabrata Bhattacharyya;Cato T Laurencin

  • Induction of angiogenesis in tissue-engineered scaffolds designed for bone repair: A combined gene therapy-cell transplantation approach

    Ehsan Jabbarzadeh;Trevor Starnes;Yusuf M. Khan;Tao Jiang

  • Polyphosphazene/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Composite Microsphere Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

    Syam P. Nukavarapu;Sangamesh G. Kumbar;Justin L. Brown;Nicholas R. Krogman

  • Fabrication and optimization of methylphenoxy substituted polyphosphazene nanofibers for biomedical applications.

    Lakshmi S. Nair;Subhabrata Bhattacharyya;Jared D. Bender;Yaser E. Greish

  • Effect of Side Group Chemistry on the Properties of Biodegradable l-Alanine Cosubstituted Polyphosphazenes

    Anurima Singh;Nicholas R Krogman;Swaminathan Sethuraman;Lakshmi S Nair

  • Injectable hydrogels for bone and cartilage repair

    Ashley A Amini;Lakshmi S Nair;Lakshmi S Nair

  • Development of injectable thermogelling chitosan-inorganic phosphate solutions for biomedical applications.

    Lakshmi S Nair;Trevor Starnes;Jia-Wei Kevin Ko;Cato T Laurencin

  • Biologically active chitosan systems for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

    Cato T. Laurencin;Tao Jiang;Sangamesh G. Kumbar;Lakshmi S. Nair

  • Biomimetic Structures: Biological Implications of Dipeptide‐Substituted Polyphosphazene–Polyester Blend Nanofiber Matrices for Load‐Bearing Bone Regeneration

    Meng Deng;Sangamesh G. Kumbar;Lakshmi S. Nair;Arlin L. Weikel

  • Polymeric nanofibers for tissue engineering and drug delivery

    Cato T. Laurencin;Lakshmi Sreedharan Nair;Subhabrata Bhattacharyya;Harry R. Allcock

  • Fabrication, characterization, and in vitro evaluation of poly(lactic acid glycolic acid)/nano-hydroxyapatite composite microsphere-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering in rotating bioreactors.

    Qing Lv;Lakshmi Nair;Cato T. Laurencin

  • Micro- and nanofabrication of chitosan structures for regenerative engineering.

    Tao Jiang;Meng Deng;Roshan James;Lakshmi S. Nair

  • Polymeric nanofibers as novel carriers for the delivery of therapeutic molecules.

    Sangamesh G. Kumbar;Lakshmi S. Nair;Subhabrata Bhattacharyya;Cato T. Laurencin

Frequent Co-Authors

Cato T. Laurencin
Cato T. Laurencin University of Connecticut
Harry R. Allcock
Harry R. Allcock Pennsylvania State University
Paul W. Brown
Paul W. Brown Pennsylvania State University
Sangamesh G. Kumbar
Sangamesh G. Kumbar University of Nebraska Medical Center
Swaminathan Sethuraman
Swaminathan Sethuraman SASTRA University
David W. Rowe
David W. Rowe Western Sydney University
Shantikumar V. Nair
Shantikumar V. Nair Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Antonios G. Mikos
Antonios G. Mikos Rice University
John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University

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