Mareeswari Paramasivan, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Pronouns: she/her
Contact
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UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford
Address:
1601 Parkview Ave., Rockford, IL 611074
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About
Research Interests: Biomedical implants, biosensors, biomaterials, regenerative medicine.
Selected Publications
Paramasivan, M., Sampath Kumar, T. S., Kanniyappan, H., Muthuvijayan, V., & Chandra, T. S. (2023). Biomimetic ion substituted and Co-substituted hydroxyapatite nanoparticle synthesis using Serratia Marcescens. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 4513. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30996-z
Paramasivan, M., Kumar, T. S., Kanniyappan, H., Muthuvijayan, V., & Chandra, T. S. (2023). Microbial biomineralization of hydroxyapatite nanocrystals using Bacillus tequilensis. Ceramics International, 49(4), 5621-5629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.138
Paramasivan, M., Kumar, T. S. S., & Chandra, T. S. (2022). Microbial synthesis of hydroxyapatite-nanocellulose nanocomposites from symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast pellicle of fermented kombucha tea. Sustainability, 14(13), 8144. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14138144
Mareeswari, P., Brijitta, J., Etti, S. H., Meganathan, C., & Kaliaraj, G. S. (2016). Rhizopus stolonifer mediated biosynthesis of biocompatible cadmium chalcogenide quantum dots. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 95, 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.08.016
Notable Honors
2018, Innovative Project Grant, Office of Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Education
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Virginia Tech India, IITM Research Park, Chennai, India, June 2023-March 2024
Post-Graduate Degree: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, PhD, 2015 - 2023
Graduate Degree: Anna University, M.Tech (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology), 2013-2015
Undergraduate Degree: Pondicherry University, B.Tech (Biomedical Engineering), 2004-2008
Professional Memberships
Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs India
Selected Presentations
Oral presentation on paper titled “Bacterially synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles from eggshell waste” in European Society of Biomaterials (ESB 2023) held at Davos, Switzerland, Sept. 4-8,2023.
Oral presentation on paper titled “Novel approach to microbial synthesis of hydroxyapatite on nanocellulose pellicles of low cost origin” in World Biomaterial Congress, Dec. 2020(Virtual).
Presented a poster titled “Biosynthesis of Hydroxyapatite using a bacterial strain for orthopaedic applications” in 11th Asian Federation of Biotechnology Regional Symposium held at Singapore, Jan. 23-25, 2019.
Presented a poster titled “Biomimetic Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles” in International Conference on Biomaterial-Based Therapeutic Engineering and Regenerative medicine held at IIT Kanpur, Nov. 28- Dec. 1, 2019.
Research Currently in Progress
Biomedical implants, Toxicology of biomedical implants