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    Dr Shikha Singh

    Chemistry
    DST-INSPIRE Faculty
    Ph D 2017 Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
    M Sc 2011 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Gorakhpur University
    B Sc 2009 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Gorakhpur University

     

    2020-Till Date DST Inspire Faculty, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    2018-2020 DST Inspire Faculty, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi

     

    • Synthesis and characterization of different polymers and polymeric materials; study of their properties. (mainly biological and analytical application).
    • Development of different functionalised carbon materials and composites (analytical, electrocatalytic and biomedical application
    • Development of materials applicable for artificial photosynthesis or sustainable production of energy (present focus).
    • DST Project
      Title: Development of Materials Applicable for Artificial photosynthesis or Sustainable Production of Energy.
      Grant No. DST/INSPIRE/04/2018/002018 Dated: 01-08-2018
      Institute: Department of Chemical engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

    Journal Publications:

    1. Doxorubicin loaded pH responsive biodegradable ABA-type AmphiphilicPEG-b-aliphatic Polyketal-b-PEG block copolymer for therapy against aggressive murine lymphoma. Hira S. K., Mitra, K, Shrivastava, P, Singh, S, Vishwakarma,  S, Singh, R, Manna P. P, Ray, B. Nanomed. Nanotechnol. Biol. Med. 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.102128.
    2. L-menthol-based xanthate mediator for RAFT polymerization of vinyl acetate. Vishawakarma S, Kumari A, Mitra K, Singh S, Singh R, Singh J, Sen Gupta S. K., Ray B. J. Macromol. Sci. A, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2019.1691457.
    3. Study of the Fluorescence Based Applications of Water Soluble (N,P) Doped Carbon Dots Synthesized via Microwave Assisted Green Pyrolysis. Singh R, Singh S, Senapati S, Mitra K, Singh J, Sen Gupta S. K, Misra N, Maiti P, Ray B. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia, 2019, DOI: 10.2174/2210681209666190807151604.
    4. Highly selective fluorescence “turn off” sensing of picric acid and efficient cell labelling by water soluble luminescent anthracene bridged poly(N-vinyl pyrolidone). Singh R, Mitra K, Singh S, Senapati S, Patel V K, Vishwakarma S, Kumari A, Singh J, Sengupta S K, Misra N, Maiti P, Ray B. Analyst, 2019, 144, 3620-3634.
    5. L-Methol Based initiators for atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene. Vishwakarma S, Kumari A, Mitra K, Singh S, Singh R, Singh J, Sen Gupta S K, Ray B. J. Appli. Polym. Sci. 2019, 47964-47974.
    6. Water Soluble Fluorescent Graphene Nanodots. Singh S.; Mitra K.; Singh R.;Kumari A.; Sambhav V,; Ray B. Chem NanoMat, 2018, 4, 1 –13.
    7. In Vitro Anticancer Drug Delivery using Amphiphilic Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-b-Polyketal-b-Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) Block Copolymer as Miceller Nanocarrier. Mitra K.; Hira S. K.; Singh S.; Vishwakarma N. K.; Vishawakarma S.; Gupta U.; Manna P. P.; Ray B. Chemistry select, 2018, 3, 8833.
    8. Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Brominated Graphene as Mimetic Catalase. Singh S.; Singh M.; Mitra K.; Singh R.;Sengupta S. K.; Tiwari I,;Ray B.  Electrochimica acta, 2017, 258, 1435.
    9. Colorimetry Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose via Brominated Graphene.Singh S.; Mitra K.; Singh R.;Kumari A.; Sengupta S. K.;Misra N.; Maithi P.; Ray B. Anal. Method.,2017, 9, 6675.
    10. Brominated graphene as mimetic peroxidase for Sulphide ion recognition.Singh S.; Mitra K.; Shukhla A.; Singh R.; Gundampati R. K.; Misra N.; Maithi P.; Ray B. Anal. Chem., 2017, 89, 783.
    11. Controlled drug release through regulated biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) using inorganic salts.Kumar S.; Singh S.; Senapati S.; Singh A. P.; Ray B.; Maithi P. Int.J. Biol. Macromol., 2017, 104, 487.
    12. Osteoconductive Amine Functionalized Graphene-Poly(methylmethacrylate)Bone Cement Composite with Controlled Exothermic Polymerization.Rakesh Sharma R.; Kapusetti G.; Bhong S Y.; Roy P.; Singh S K.; Singh S.; Ray B.; Maiti P.; Misra N. Bioconjugate Chem., 2017, 28 , 2254.
    13. Polymerization of 1-(2-Propynyl)-3-methylimidazolium Bromide using CyclometalatedPd(II) Catalysts and Study of the Interaction of Ensuing Oligomer with BSA. Mukhopadhyay S.; Mitra K.; Paitandi, R. P.; Singh R.; Singh S.; Ray, B.; Pandey, D. S.Chemistry Select,  2017, 2, 6000.
    14. Study of fluoresence based application of Pyrene Tagged Poly (N- Vinyl -2-Pyrrolidone). Mitra K.; Singh S.; Hira S. K.; Patel V. K.; Singh D.; Vishawakarma S.; Singh R.; Kumari A.; Manna P. P.; Ray B. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2016, 2 1630.
    15. Self-assembly of Novel Poly(D,L-Lactide-co-Glycolide) -b-Poly(N- Vinylpyrrolidone) (PLGA-b-PNVP) AmphiphilicDiblock Copolymers. Ramesh K.;  Singh S.;  Mitra K.;  Chattopadhyay D.; Misra N.;  Ray B. Colloid Poly. Sci.  Colloid Polym. Sci., 2016, 294, 399.
    16. Synthesis of fluorescence poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) via click chemistry using azide-terminated xanthate mediator (S)-2-(4-azidobutyl propionate)-(O-ethyl xanthate). Patel V. K.; Vishwakarma N. K.; Singh S.; Mitra K.; Ramesh K.; Mishra N.; Ray B. Int. J. of Polym. Mat. Polym. Biomat.,2016, 65, 269.
    17. Effect of the Isotacticity of Linear Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) on Its Gelation in Benzyl Alcohol. Biswas C. S.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Patel D. K.; Maiti B.; Maiti P.; Ray B. J. Chem. Sci., 2016, 128, 941.
    18. "Synthesis of low polydisperse isotactic poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s in environmental-friendly and less toxic methanol-water mixtures by RAFT polymerization".Biswas C. S.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Ray B.J. Chem. Sci., 2016, 128, 415.
    19. Self-Assembly, DOX-loading and Antimicrobial Activity of Well-defined ABA-type AmphiphilicPoly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)-b-Poly(D,L-lactide)-b-Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) Triblock Copolymers. Ramesh K.; Gundamppati R. K.; Singh S.; Mitra K.; Shukla A.; Chattopadhya D.; Misra N.; Ray B.RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 25864.
    20. Enhanced catalytic and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles immobilized on poly(N-vinyl pyrolidone)-grafted graphene oxide. Singh S.; Gundamppati R. K.; Mitra K.; Ramesh K.; Jagannadham M. V.;  Misra N.; Ray B. RSC Adv.,2015, 5, 81994.
    21. Study of the properties of luminescent poly[1-(2-propynyl)-3-     methylimidazolium bromide] oligomers prepared using a Mo(CO)6/Phenol Catalyst.Mitra K.; Singh S.; Ray B. RSC Adv.,2015, 5, 20270.
    22. Study of the effect of isotacticity on some physical properties of poly(N-   isopropylacrylamide). Biswas C. S.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Ramesh K.; Misra N.; Maithi B.; Panda A. K.; Mathi P.; Kamigaito M.; Ray B. Colloid Polym. Sci., 2015, 293, 1749.
    23. Tadpole shaped β- cyclodextrin-tagged poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone): synthesis and characterization and studies of its complexation with phenolphatalein and anti tumouractivities.Viswakarma N. K.; Patel V. K.; Hira S. K.; Ramesh K.; Srivastava P.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Chattopadhyay D.; Maiti P.; Ray B.                RSC adv. 2015, 5, 15547.

    Conference Proceedings:

    1. Workshop on "Advanced Functional materials (WAFM-2012)",  19-24th March, 2012.  Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, under UGC-Networking programme. (Participated)
    2.  7th RSC-CRSI Symposium in Chemistry, 31st Jan, 2013, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. (Participated)
    3. 15th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, 1-3rd Feb, 2013, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. (Participated)
    4. 3rd Federation of Asian Polymer Congress and MACRO-2013 (FAPS-MACRO-2013), 15-18th May, 2013, IISc. Bangalore, India. (Presented Poster) Page no. 498 Poster no. BL 54. Poly(ether sulfone)/Graphene Oxide and Poly(ether sulfone)/Graphene Composites: A Comparative Study on the Thermal, Electrical and Mechanical Properties.  
    5. An International Conference and Expo on Recent Advances in Polymer and Rubber Science and Technology(RAPT 2014), 22-24th Jan, 2014. Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, India. (Presented Poster)Page no. 195,Poster no. P 43. Synthesis of Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)-grafted Graphene Oxide using the Combination of Click Chemistry and RAFT Polymerization.
    6. International Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology(Macro 2015), 23-26th  Jan, 2015, IACS Kolkatta, India. (Presented Poster)Page no. 679, Poster no. PN 33. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles supported on GO-/GO-grafted- Poly (N-vinyl pyrolidone) and Studies of Condition Dependent Tuning in  Dimension, Catalytic Activity and antibacterial and antileishmanial Activities.
    7. International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology(Macro 2017), 08-11th  Jan, Thiruvananthapuram, India. (Presented Poster)Page no. 138, Poster no. NSP-P 211. Reduced Graphene-Polyaniline Nanofibres Hybrid as Peroxidase Mimetic Material: Exploited for H2O2 and Cholesterol Detection.
    8. International Conference on Electrochemical Science and Technology (Iconest 2017), 10th-12thAug, IISc Bangalore, India.(Presented Oral). Oral presentation no. OP-EC-06. Brominated Graphene as Mimetic Catalase for Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide.
    9. QIP course on Electrochemical Energy Generation and Storage Materials (2019), 14th -18th Nov, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
    • Smt. Munder devi and Shri Sheo Nidhilal Srivastava memorial Medal for obtaining Highest marks in B. Sc. Examination (2009) [by St. Andrews College (affiliated to DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, U.P. India)]
    • Qualified research entrance test of Banaras Hindu University (CRET BHU) in 2011.
    • Qualified Central institute of plastic engineering and technology joint entrance examination (CIPET JEE) in 2011.
    • Awarded University grants commission-Basic scientific research Junior research fellowship for meritorious students (UGC-JRF) 2015.
    • Awarded Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- senior research fellowship (CSIR-SRF) in April 2017.
    • Awarded in the occasion of Institute day (2017), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, for stupendous work.
    • Awarded DST-Inspire faculty fellowship by the Government of India for to pursue independent research (2018).
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