Dr. Pradyumna Kumar Swain
- Reader in the Dept. of Chemistry,
- Nimapara Autonomos College,
- Nimapara, Puri, Odisha,India
- Email Id : pradyumna.s64@gmail.com
Research Area
Polymer Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Microbiology
Research Description
The use of natural bio-polymers for various applications in life sciences has several advantages, such as availability from replenishable agricultural or marine food resources, biocompatibility and biodegradability, thus leading to ecological safety and the possibility of preparing a variety of chemically or enzymatically-modified derivatives for specific end uses. The application potential of chitosan, a deacetylated derivative of chitin, is multidimensional, such as in food and nutrition, biotechnology, material science, drugs and pharmaceuticals, agriculture and environmental protection, and recently in gene therapy too. It also offers scope for manipulation for preparing a broad spectrum of derivatives for specific enduse applications in diversified areas. The biomedical and therapeutic significance of chitosan derivatives is a subject of significant concern among the researchers all over the world.
Selected Publications
- P. K. Swain, et al., “Synthesis and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/cloisite30B (MMT) nanocomposite for controlled release of anticancer drug curcumin ”International journal of advance in pharmacy , biology and chemistry, 3(4),2014, 926-932.
- P. K. Swain, et al., “Preparation and characterization of chitosan nanocomposite films in different solvent and its antimicrobial activities” International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology, 5(4), 2014, 187-196.
- P. K. Swain, et al., “Biodegradation studies of Chitosan-Polycaprolactone nanocomposite in soil burial test” Middle east journal of scientific research, 23(2), 2015,253-258.
- P. K. Swain, et al., “Biocompatible copolymer from chitosan-substituted Polyaniline: graft copolymerization of poly (orthophenylediamine) onto chitosan” Int J Pharm Bio Sci. 2015, 6(4): 476- 481.