May 5, 2020
Dr. S. Arun Karthick – Associate Professor
bio-medical
Dr. Arun Karthick S is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and has 8.5 years of experience in research and teaching. He completed his Bachelor degree in Biomedical Engineering from Adhiyamaan Engineering College, Hosur in 2009 and M.Tech. in Nanotechnology from Anna University, Coimbatore in 2011. He has done his research on NBC filtration and obtained his Ph.D. in Faculty of Technology from Anna University Chennai. Later, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow under Padma Shri. Prof. T. Pradeep in the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
His research interest includes the use of nanofibers, nanomaterials for filtration and biomedical applications and recycling of plastics. He is an active member of Professional Bodies such as IEEE, IEEE-EMBS, IEEE council of Nanotechnology/Sensors/Superconductivity, and ISTE. He is one of the faculty members in the Centre for Healthcare Technologies (CHT), an interdisciplinary research initiative of SSN College of Engineering.
International Journals: 17 International Conference: 8
Awards
- Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) – Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
- Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) – Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
- University Grants Commission (UGC) – Basic Scientific Research (BSR) Fellow
- Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) – National Post-Doctoral Fellow (NPDF)
Total Publication: 17
Selected Publication List
- Arun Karthick Selvam, Devi Baskar, Gobi Nallathambi, “Layer by layer nanocomposite filter for ABC filtration”, Chemical Engineering Communications, 2019. (IF:1.431, Online published).
- Gobi Nallathambi, Devi Baskar, Arun Karthick Selvam, “Preparation and characterization of triple layer membrane for water filtration”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019. (IF:2.914, Online published).
- Felix Swamidoss, Mohan Bangaru, Gobi Nalathambi, Dharmalingam Sangeetha, and Arun Karthick Selvam, “Silver-incorporated poly vinylidene fluoride nanofibers for bacterial filtration”, Aerosol Science and Technology, 53, 196-206, 2019. (IF:2.435)
- Arun Karthick S and Gobi N, “Nano Silver Incorporated Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers and Spun Bonded Polypropylene Composite for Aerosol Filtration”, Journal of Industrial Textiles, 46, 1342-1361, 2017. (IF:1.884)
- Weslen S. Vedakumari, Nazeeha Ayaz, Arun S. Karthick, Rethinam Senthil, Thotapalli P. Sastry, “Quercetin impregnated chitosan–fibrin composite scaffolds as potential wound dressing materials-Fabrication, characterization and in vivo analysis”, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 97, 106-112, 2017 (IF:3.532)
- Arun Karthick S and Gobi Nallathambi, “Polyacrylonitrile/Silver Nanoparticle Electrospun Nanocomposite Matrix for Bacterial Filtration”, Fibers and Polymers, 16, 1327-1335, 2015. (IF:1.439)
Project Grants Received
- Ramasamy (PI) and S. Arun Karthick (Co-PI), “Design and development of disc-shape donors and inorganic acceptors for hybrid organic/inorganic solar cells”, RECYCL3D, Canada (Industry), Project Cost: 27.61 Lakhs, Status – Ongoing.
- Arun Karthick S (PI), “Functionalized Nasal Filter for ABC Filtration”, SSN Trust, Project Cost: 6 Lakhs, Status – Ongoing.
- Vijay (PI), S. Saraswathi (Co-PI), S. Arun Karthick (Co-PI) “Design and Development of Wearable Textronic System for Monitoring Physiological Parameters”, SSN Trust, Project Cost: 3.2 Lakhs, Status – Ongoing.
Consultancy Project Received
- Arun Karthick S (PI) and Murugesan A (Co-PI), “Production and Commercialization of 3D-Printing Filaments from Recycled Plastic”, RECYCL3D, Canada (Industry), Project Cost: 7.5 Lakhs, Status – Ongoing
Research Laboratory Developed at SSN
- Feynman Nano Laboratory
Patents Filed
International Patent
- Thalappil Pradeep, Anagha Yatheendran, Ramesh Kumar, and Arun Karthick S, “An enhanced carbon dioxide sorbent nanofibre membrane and a device thereof”, Application No: PCT/IN2019/050555
- Thalappil Pradeep, Arun Karthick S, Srikrishnarka Pillalamarri, Vishal Kumar, and Ramesh Kumar “Multilayer multifunctional nasal filter”, Application No: PCT/IN2018/050108
Indian Patent
Gobi N and Arun Karthick S, “Multifunctional nanocomposite nanofibrous filter for aerosol filtration, chemical and biological protection”, Application No: 201841029428
Foreign Visit
- With full funding support from IIT Madras visited Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
For More Details
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=NrZouekAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arun_Karthick/info
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-arun-karthick-s-909a0a97
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9587-1738
Personal Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/arunkarthickwebsite/home