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Materials Science
India
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
97
Citations
34621
World Ranking
1215
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award

Overview

Shantikumar V. Nair is affiliated with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The researcher has published extensively on a range of topics including:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Shantikumar V. Nair include:

  • Reuse, Recycle, and Regeneration of LiFePO4 Cathode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries for Rechargeable Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Batteries (2021) published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Superabsorbent sodium carboxymethyl cellulose membranes based on a new cross-linker combination for female sanitary napkin applications (2020) published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Li-based all-carbon dual-ion batteries using graphite recycled from spent Li-ion batteries (2021) published in Sustainable Materials and Technologies
  • Surface-Engineered Li4Ti5O12 Nanostructures for High-Power Li-Ion Batteries (2020) published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • Surface engineering at the nanoscale: A way forward to improve coronary stent efficacy (2021) published in APL Bioengineering

The most frequent publication venues for this researcher are:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers (8 publications)
  • Materials Letters (5 publications)
  • Nanotechnology (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Bio Materials (3 publications)
  • Precision Nanomedicine (3 publications)

Frequent co-authors include Dhamodaran Santhanagopalan with 28 collaborations, Deepthy Menon with 20, Dona Susan Baji with 13, Manzoor Koyakutty with 12, and Mariyappan Shanmugam with 12 collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications

    R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;P.T. Sudheesh Kumar;S.V. Nair

  • Biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan based nanomaterials—A short review

    R. Jayakumar;Deepthy Menon;K. Manzoor;S.V. Nair

  • Novel chitin and chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications.

    R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;S.V. Nair;H. Tamura

  • Retraction of "Flexible and Microporous Chitosan Hydrogel/Nano ZnO Composite Bandages for Wound Dressing: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation".

    P T Sudheesh Kumar;Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan;T V Anilkumar;C Ramya

  • Role of size scale of ZnO nanoparticles and microparticles on toxicity toward bacteria and osteoblast cancer cells

    Shantikumar Nair;Abhilash Sasidharan;V. V. Divya Rani;Deepthy Menon

  • Novel carboxymethyl derivatives of chitin and chitosan materials and their biomedical applications

    R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;S.V. Nair;S. Tokura

  • A review on counter electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Sara Thomas;T. G. Deepak;G. S. Anjusree;T. A. Arun

  • Sodium alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol)/nano ZnO composite nanofibers for antibacterial wound dressings.

    K.T. Shalumon;K.H. Anulekha;Sreeja V. Nair;S.V. Nair

  • Preparation, characterization, in vitro drug release and biological studies of curcumin loaded dextran sulphate–chitosan nanoparticles

    A. Anitha;V.G. Deepagan;V.V. Divya Rani;Deepthy Menon

  • Differential nano-bio interactions and toxicity effects of pristine versus functionalized graphene

    Abhilash Sasidharan;L. S. Panchakarla;Parwathy Chandran;Deepthy Menon

  • Development of novel chitin/nanosilver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications

    K. Madhumathi;P. T. Sudheesh Kumar;S. Abhilash;V. Sreeja

  • A review on ‘self-cleaning and multifunctional materials’

    Prathapan Ragesh;V. Anand Ganesh;Shantikumar V. Nair;A. Sreekumaran Nair

  • Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity and antibacterial studies of chitosan, O-carboxymethyl and N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles

    A. Anitha;V.V. Divya Rani;R. Krishna;V. Sreeja

  • Novel Biodegradable Chitosan-gelatin/nano-bioactive Glass Ceramic Composite Scaffolds for Alveolar Bone Tissue Engineering

    Mathew Peter;N.S. Binulal;S.V. Nair;N. Selvamurugan;N. Selvamurugan

  • Preparation and characterization of chitosan–gelatin/nanohydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

    Mathew Peter;Nitya Ganesh;N. Selvamurugan;S.V. Nair

  • Efficient water soluble O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanocarrier for the delivery of curcumin to cancer cells

    A. Anitha;S. Maya;N. Deepa;K.P. Chennazhi

  • Hemocompatibility and macrophage response of pristine and functionalized graphene.

    Abhilash Sasidharan;Leela S. Panchakarla;Aparna R. Sadanandan;Anusha Ashokan

  • An overview of injectable polymeric hydrogels for tissue engineering

    A. Sivashanmugam;R. Arun Kumar;M. Vishnu Priya;Shantikumar V. Nair

  • Molecular-receptor-specific, non-toxic, near-infrared-emitting Au cluster-protein nanoconjugates for targeted cancer imaging

    Archana Retnakumari;Sonali Setua;Deepthy Menon;Prasanth Ravindran

  • Chitosan conjugated DNA nanoparticles in gene therapy

    R. Jayakumar;K.P. Chennazhi;R.A.A. Muzzarelli;H. Tamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Rangasamy Jayakumar
Rangasamy Jayakumar Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Deepthy Menon
Deepthy Menon Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Krishna Prasad Chennazhi
Krishna Prasad Chennazhi Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Hiroshi Tamura
Hiroshi Tamura Juntendo University
Antonios G. Mikos
Antonios G. Mikos Rice University
Mansoor M. Amiji
Mansoor M. Amiji Northeastern University
Lakshmi S. Nair
Lakshmi S. Nair University of Connecticut Health Center
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Thalappil Pradeep
Thalappil Pradeep Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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