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Mareeswari Paramasivan, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Pronouns: she/her

Contact

Building & Room:

UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford

Address:

1601 Parkview Ave., Rockford, IL 611074

Office Phone:

815-395-5984

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