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Prof. Debabrata Patra: (Head of Unit)

Professor (Scientist-F)

Our lab work on at the interface of organic and physical chemistry. Currently we are focusing on (i) Self-powered supramolecular assembly (ii) Self-powered enzyme biosensors for lab-on-a-chip based detection (iii) Self-assembly at liquid-liquid interface (iv) Macroscopic self-assembly. We have multiple openings (UGC/CSIR JRF; DST-CRG project funded) in our research group. Background in chemistry (organic/inorganic/physical) or biotechnology will be a perfect fit for our research group. Interested candidates may contact me at patra@inst.ac.in for further query. See below our website for research areas.

Contact Information :

  • Organic Supramolecular Chemistry

  • Self-assembly of nano-conjugates at liquid-liquid interface

  • Sensors and Catalysis

  • Polymers & Polymer nano-composites

Current Group Members

  • NARAYAN PRAKASH VERMA

    NARAYAN PRAKASH VERMA

    Email: narayan.ph23229@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH23229

  • KAUSHIK MONDAL

    KAUSHIK MONDAL

    Email: kaushik.ph23214@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH23214

  • SUDIP BERA

    SUDIP BERA

    Email: sudip.ph23212@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH23212

  • NIDHI

    NIDHI

    Email: nidhi.ph23201@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH23201

  • MS. NITIKA

    MS. NITIKA

    Email: nitika.ph21213@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH21213

  • MS. MANVI SACHDEVA

    MS. MANVI SACHDEVA

    Email: manvi.ph20249@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH20249

  • MR. MOHIT YADAV

    MR. MOHIT YADAV

    Email: mohit.ph22236@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH22236

  • MS. ANVI

    MS. ANVI

    Email: anvi.ph22232@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH22232

  • MR. DEVENDER SINGH

    MR. DEVENDER SINGH

    Email: devender.ph21258@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH21258

  • MR. REEK MAHAPATRA

    MR. REEK MAHAPATRA

    Email: reek.ph21237@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: PH21237

  • NIDHI

    NIDHI

    Email: nidhi.rp1162321@inst.ac.in

    Reg. No.: RP1162321

Alumni

  • TANMAY GOSWAMI

    TANMAY GOSWAMI

    Reg. No.: RP732251

    Designation: Project JRF/SRF

    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  • GURPREET KAUR

    GURPREET KAUR

    Reg. No.: RP732252

    Designation: Project JRF/SRF

    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  • ARSHDEEP KAUR GILL

    ARSHDEEP KAUR GILL

    Reg. No.: 2019-EZ-32

    Designation: PhD Scholar

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2023

  • MS. CHINMAYEE UDAY AGASHE

    MS. CHINMAYEE UDAY AGASHE

    Reg. No.: PH18214

    Designation: PhD Scholar

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2024

  • MR. MUJEEB ALAM

    MR. MUJEEB ALAM

    Reg. No.: Ph17213

    Designation: PhD Scholar

    Aug 2017 - Jan 2023

  • MR. ROHIT VARSHNEY

    MR. ROHIT VARSHNEY

    Reg. No.: PH16237

    Designation: PhD Scholar

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2022

  • 1.

    Discrimination of Enantiomers and Constitutional Isomers by Self-generated Macroscopic Fluid Flow , Mujeeb Alam, Chinmayee Agashe, Arshdeep K Gill, Naveen Tiwari, Debabrata Patra , (2022) , Chem Commun , 10.1039/D2CC05545G

  • 2.

    Visible-light Activated ROS Generator Multilayer Film for Antibacterial Coatings , Arshdeep Kaur Gill, Sanchita Shah, Pranjali Yadav, Asifkhan Shanavas, Prakash P Neelakandan, Debabrata Patra , (2022) , 10: 9869-9877 , Journal of Materials Chemistry B , 10.1039/D2TB01454H

  • 3.

    Green Synthesis of Hybrid Papain/Ni3 (PO4) 2 Rods Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction , Krishna Kanta Haldar, Imtiaz Ahmed, Rathindranath Biswas, Harjinder Singh, Ranjit A Patil, Rohit Varshney, Debabrata Patra, Yuan-Ron Ma , (2022) , New J Chem. , 10.1039/D2NJ03700A

  • 4.

    All Organic Aqueous Processable Piezo-phototronic Ink for Strain Modulated Photoresponse , HK Mishra, AK Gillb, V Gupta, P Malik, TK Sinha, D Patra, D Mandal* , (2022) , Advanced Materials Technologies , DOI:0.1002/admt.202201350

  • 5.

    Flow‐based Detection of Micropollutants Using a Pillar [5] arene Multilayer Film , Chinmayee Agashe, Mujeeb Alam, Arshdeep Kaur Gill, Rohit Varshney, Roymon Joseph, Naveen Tiwari, Debabrata Patra , (2022) , 8: , ChemNanoMat , 10.1002/cnma.202200277

  • 6.

    Polymer multilayer films regulate macroscopic fluid flow and power microfluidic devices via supramolecular interactions , Mujeeb Alam, Arshdeep Kaur Gill, Rohit Varshney, Chirag Miglani, Naveen Tiwari, Debabrata Patra , (2022) , 18: 5605-5614 , Soft Matter , 10.1039/D2SM00510G

  • 7.

    Anisotropic Compartmentalization of the Liquid–Liquid Interface using Dynamic Imine Chemistry , Chinmayee Agashe , Rohit Varshney, Rekha Sangwan, Arshdeep K. Gill, Mujeeb Alam, and Debabrata Patra* , (2022) , 38: 8296-8303 , Langmuir , 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00725

  • 8.

    Inhibitory effect of nucleotides on acetylcholine esterase activity and its microflow-based actuation in blood plasma , Akshi Deshwal, Arshdeep Kaur Gill,Surajmal Nain, Debabrata Patra, Subhabrata Maiti , (2022) , 58: 3501-3504 , Chem. Commun. , 10.1039/D2CC00029F

  • 9.

    Valveless flow reversal by a pH responsive supramolecular micropump , M Alam, R Varshney, C Agashe, AK Gill, D Patra , (2021) , 57: 4584 , Chem. Commun , doi.org/10.1039/D1CC00391G

  • 10.

    Maneuvering Fluid Motion and Flow-Induced Detection of Toxins by Enzyme Multilayer Films , Arshdeep K. Gill, Rohit Varshney, Mujeeb Alam, Chinmayee Agashe, and Debabrata Patra* , (2021) , 4: 6203 , ACS Appl. Bio Mater. , doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00524

  • 11.

    Modulation of Liquid Structure and Controlling Molecular Diffusion using Supramolecular Constructs , R Varshney, C Agashe, AK Gill, M Alam, R Joseph, D Patra , (2021) , 57: 10604-10607 , Chem. Commun , doi.org/10.1039/D1CC04417F

  • 12.

    Fluid Actuation and Buoyancy Driven Oscillation by Enzyme Immobilized Microfluidic Microcapsules , R Varshney, AK Gill, M Alam, C Agashe, D Patra , (2021) , 21: 4352-4356 , Lab Chip , 21: 4352-4356

  • 13.

    Fabrication of dual catalytic microcapsules by mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-C3N4) nanoparticle–enzyme conjugate stabilized emulsions , Rohit Varshney, Sushil Kumar,Kaushik Ghosh*, Debabrata Patra* , (2020) , 44: 3097 , New J. Chem. , 10.1039/C9NJ05322K

  • 14.

    Pillar [5] arene microcapsules turn on fluid flow in the presence of paraquat , R Varshney, M Alam, C Agashe, R Joseph, D Patra , (2020) , 56: 9284 , Chem. Commun , doi.org/10.1039/D0CC04282J

  • 15.

    Mussel-inspired UV protective organic coatings via layer-by-layer assembly , Arshdeep Kaur Gill, Sk.Riyajuddin, MujeebAlam,Kaushik Ghosh, Debabrata Patra* , (2019) , 124: 109455 , Eur. Polym. J. , 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109455

  • 16.

    One-Step Fabrication of Enzyme-Immobilized Reusable Polymerized Microcapsules from Microfluidic Droplets , Rohit Varshney, Subhra Sharma,Bhanu Prakash,Joydev K Laha,Debabrata Patra* , (2019) , 4: 13790 , ACS Omega , 10.1021/acsomega.9b01321

  • 17.

    Room‐Temperature Synthesis of Germanium Oxide Nanofilaments and Their Potential Use as Luminescent Self‐Cleaning Surfaces , Naeem‐ul‐Hasan Saddiqi,Debabrata Patra,Stefan Seeger* , (2019) , 20: 538 , ChemPhysChem , doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201800964

  • 18.

    Directed in situ shaping of complex nano- and microstructures during chemical synthesis , Georg R J Artus,Sandro Olveira,Debabrata Patra, Stefan Seeger* , (2017) , 38: 4 , Macromol. Rapid Commun , 10.1002/marc.201600558 Abstract

  • 19.

    Hydroxyapatite biomineralization on functionalized silicone nanofilaments , Naeem-ul-HasanSaddiqi,Debabrata Patra, Stefan Seeger* , (2016) , 16: 1 , Colloid Interface Sci. Commun , 10.1016/j.colcom.2016.12.002

  • 20.

    Inorganic Nanoparticle Thin Film that Suppresses Flammability of Polyurethane with only a Single electrostatically-Assembled Bilayers , Vangal P., Cain A. C., Cho C., Regev O., Grunlan J. C. , (2014) , 6: 16903-16908 , ACS Appl. Mater. Interface , 10.1021/am504455k

  • 21.

    DNA Polymerase as a Molecular Motor and Pump , Sengupta S., Spiering M., Dey K., Duan W., Butler P., Astumian R. D., Benkovic S., Sen A , (2014) , 8: 2410-2418 , ACS Nano , 10.1021/nn405963x

  • 22.

    Self-powered Enzyme Micropumps , Sengupta S. , Rivera I. O. , Agrawal A., Dey K. K., Shklyaev S., Mallouk T. E., Sen A. , (2014) , 6: 415-422 , Nat. Chem. , 10.1038/nchem.1895

  • 23.

    Hierarchical Structures of Polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinyl pyridine)/Palladium-Pincer Surfactants: Effect of the Weak Surfactant-Polymer Interactions on the Morphological Behavior , Davidi I., Hermida-Merino D., Portale G., Rotello V. M., Raviv U., Shenhar R. , (2014) , 47: 5774-5783 , Macromolecules , 10.1021/ma5010343

  • 24.

    Fabrication of Stable Nanoparticle-Based Colloidal Microcapsules , Jeong Y., Sanyal A., Rotello V. M. , (2013) , 17: 49-57 , Curr. Org. Chem , 10.2174/138527213805289097

  • 25.

    Dual Stimuli-Responsive, Rechargeable Micropump via Host-Guest Interactions , Zhang H., Sengupta, S., Sen A. , (2013) , 7: 7674-7679 , ACS Nano , 10.1021/nn402173w

  • 26.

    Intelligent, Self-Powered Delivery Systems , Sengupta S., Duan W., Zhang H., Pavlick R., Sen A. , (2013) , 5: 1273-1283 , Nanoscale , 10.1039/C2NR32600K

  • 27.

    Control of Surface Tension at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces Using Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle-Protein Complexes , Rana S., Xi Y. , Moyano D. F., Miranda O. R., Hussain I., Rotello V. M. , (2012) , 28: 2023–2027 , Langmuir , 10.1021/la204017z

  • 28.

    Direct Patterning of Engineered Ionic Gold Nanoparticles via Nanoimprint Lithography , Xi Y., Pham J. T., Subramani C., Creran B., Yeh Y. C., Du K., Miranda O. M., Crosby A. J., Rotello V. M. , (2012) , 24: 6330-6334 , Adv. Mater. , 10.1002/adma.201202776

  • 29.

    Two- and Three-dimensional Network of Nanoparticles via Polymer-Mediated Self-Assembly , Abul-Kashem M. M., Perlich J., Buffet A., Roth S. V., Rotello V. M. , (2012) , 1: 396-399 , ACS Macro Lett. , 10.1021/mz200141q

  • 30.

    Synthesis of Cationic Quantum Dots via a Two-step Ligand Exchange Process , Yeh Y. C., Yan B., Saha K., Miranda O. M., Kim C. K., Rotello V. M. , (2011) , 47: 3069-3071 , Chem. Commun , 10.1039/C0CC04975A

  • 31.

    Chemically Directed Immobilization of Nanoparticles onto Gold Substrates for Orthogonal Assembly Using Dithiocarbamate Bond Formaion , Park M.H., Duan X., Ofir Y., Creran B., Ling Y. X., Huskens J., Rotello V. M. , (2010) , 2: 795-799 , ACS Appl. Mater. Interface , 10.1021/am9009007

  • 32.

    Fabrication of Conductive Microcapsules via Self-assembly and Crosslinking of Gold Nanowires at Liquid-Liquid Interface , Malvankar N., Chin E., Tuominen M., Gu Z., Rotello V. M. , (2010) , 6: 1402-1405 , Small , 10.1002/smll.200902380

  • 33.

    Colloidal Microcapsule: A Self-assembly Approach at Liquid-Liquid interface , Sanyal A., Rotello V. M. , (2010) , 5: 2442-2453 , Chem. Asian. J. , 10.1002/asia.201000301

  • 34.

    Molecular Recognition at the Liquid–Liquid Interface of Colloidal Microcapsules , Pagliuca C. , Subramani C., Samanta B., Agasti S. S., Zainalabdeen N., Caldwell S. T., Cooke G., Rotello V. M. , (2009) , 28: 4248-4250 , Chem. Comm , 10.1039/B906458C

  • 35.

    Formation and Size Tuning of Colloidal Microcapsules via Host-Guest Molecular Recognition at the Liquid-Liquid Interface , Ozdemir F., Miranda O. R., Samanta B., Sanyal A., Rotello V. M , (2009) , 25: 13852–13854 , Langmuir , 10.1021/la9015756

  • 36.

    Nanoimprinted Polyethyleneimine: A Multimodal Template for Nanoparticle Assembly and Immobilization , Subramani C., Ofir, Y., Patra D., Jordan B. J., Moran I. W., Park M.-H., Carter K. R., Rotello V. M. , (2009) , 19: 2937 - 2942 , Adv. Funct. Mater. , 10.1002/adfm.200900805

  • 37.

    Catalytic Microcapsules Assembled from Enzyme-Nanoparticle Conjugates at Oil-Water Interfaces , Samanta B., Yang X.-C., Ofir Y., Park M.-H., Agasti S. S., Miranda O. R., Mo Z.-H., Rotello V. M. , (2009) , 48: 5341–5344 , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 10.1002/anie.200901590

  • 38.

    Self-assembly of Fluorocarbon-coated FePt Nanoparticles for Controlling Structure and Wettability of Surfaces , Samanta B., Ofir Y., Rotello V. M , (2009) , 5: 1247–1250 , Soft Matter , 10.1039/B808494G

  • 39.

    Stable Magnetic Colloidosomes via “Click” Mediated Crosslinking of Nanoparticles at Water-oil Interfaces , Samanta B., Subramani C., Ofir Y., Yesilbag G., Sanyal A., Rotello V.M. , (2009) , 5: 685-688 , Small , 10.1002/smll.200801659

  • 40.

    Self-Assembly and Cross-linking of FePt Nanoparticles at Planar and Colloidal Liquid-Liquid Interfaces , Arumugam P., Samanta B., Agasti S. S., Subramani C.,Rotello V. M. , (2008) , 130: 10046-10047 , J. Am. Chem. Soc , 10.1021/ja802178s

  • 41.

    Controlled Self-Assembly of Organic Nanowires and Platelets Using Dipolar and Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions" Small , Jordan B. J., Ofir Y., Caldwell S. T., Kennedy A., Joubanian S., Rabani G.m, Cooke G.,Rotello V. M. , (2008) , 4: 2074-2078 , Small , 10.1002/smll.200800811

  • 42.

    Controlled Formation of Patterned Gold Films via Site-Selective Deposition of Nanoparticles onto Polymer-Templated Surfaces , Xu H., Hong R., Wang X., Arvizo R., You C-C, Samanta B., Tuominen M. T., Rotello V. M. , (2007) , 19: 1383-1386 , Adv. Mater , 10.1002/adma.200700124

  • 1.

    Fabrication of Colloidal Microcapsules by Self-assembly and Crosslinking of Nanoparticles at Liquid-Liquid Interface , Samanta B., Arumugam P., Rotello V. M. , (2009)

  • 2.

    Self-assembly of Nanoparticles at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: A Strategy Toward Generating Stable Colloidosomes and Membranes , Samanta B., Arumugam P., Du K., Agasti S., Dinsmore A., Rotello V. M , (2008)
  • 1. Self-powered Enzyme Micropumps: U.s. Patent Application Serial No.: 61/947,272 , Sengupta S. , Rivera I. O. , Sen A. , (2014)

  • Title: Fabrication of Reusable Biocatalytic Microcapsules using Microfluidic Device

    PI: Prof. Debabrata Patra

    Funding Amount: 4588000

    Tenure: 3 years

    End Date: 01-Jan-2021

    Funding Agency: SERB-ECR

  • Title: Dynamic Structuring of Liquid Droplets and Gated Molecular Diffusion from Adaptive Interfacial Constructs

    PI: Debabrata Patra

    Tenure: 3

    End Date: 20-Jan-2026

    Funding Agency: CRG-SERB

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    Research Experience

    Scientist F (Professor): Institute of Nano Science and Technollogy, Mohali (Jan' 2023-present)

    Scientist E (Associate Professor): Institute of Nano Science and Technollogy, Mohali (Dec 2016- Dec' 2022). 

    Postdoctoral Associate: University of Zurich, Switzerland (March 2015 - Nov' 2016). 

    Postdoctoral Associate: Texas A&M University, College Station, USA (April 2013 - Dec' 2014).

    Postdoctoral Associate: The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA (Jan, 2011 - Feb' 2013). 

    Academic Profile: 

    PhD (Chemistry): University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA (2005-2010).

    M.Sc (Chemistry): Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2003-2005).