Member - Editorial Board
Dr. Mani Prabaharan
Hindustan University, India
Contact
Department of Chemistry
Hindustan University
Padur – 603 103, Chennai, India
Phone: (+91) 9500013036
Fax: (+91) 44-27474208
E-mail: mprabaharan@yahoo.com
Honors and Accolades
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Life Member, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs
Life Member, Society for Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
Member, Indian Science Congress, 2011
FCT Post-doctoral Fellowship Award, 2003-2007
CSIR-Research Associate Award, 2001
CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship Award, 1997-2000
Current Research
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Nanomaterials
Biomaterials
Polymer Chemistry
Drug Delivery
Tissue Engineering
Biography
Mani Prabaharan received Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Anna University, Chennai, India in
2000. Held positions after Ph.D: 2001–2002, Research Associate at the Industrial Chemistry Lab, Central
Leather Research Institute, India; 2002–2003, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Textile Science and
Technology, University of Minho, Portugal; 2003–2006, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of
Polymer Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal; 2006-2007, Senior Researcher at the Department of
Product Development, Taiwan Textile Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan; 2007-2009, Post-Doctoral
Fellow at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA; 20092012, Assistant Professor – Selection Grade at the Department of Chemistry, SRM University, India;
Present position, Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Hindustan University, India.
The main lines of research include the chemical modification of polysaccharides, graft copolymerization, synthesis and characterization of polymeric nanomaterials, biomaterials and stimuliresponsive polymers for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. The scientific production is
documented by more than 60 peer-reviewed publications.
Selected Publications
Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds-Current Status and Prospects in Drug Delivery
M. Prabaharan, R. Jayakumar, S. V. Nair
Advances in Polymer Science; Volume 246; Pages 241–262; Published: 2012
Biomedical Applications of Polymer/Silver Composite Nanofibers
R. Jayakumar, M. Prabaharan, K.T. Shalumon, K.P. Chennazhi, S.V. Nair
Advances in Polymer Science; Volume 246; Pages 263–282; Published: 2012
Prospective of guar gum and its derivatives as controlled drug delivery systems
M. Prabaharan
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules; Volume 49; Pages 117-124; Published: 2011
Polymeric Bionanocomposites as Promising Materials for Controlled Drug Delivery
M. Prabaharan, R. Jayakumar
Advances in Polymer Science; Volume 244; Pages 1–18; Published: 2011
Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications
R. Jayakumar, M. Prabaharan, P.T. Sudheesh Kumar, S. V. Nair, H. Tamura
Biotechnology Advances; Volume 29; Pages 322–337; Published: 2011
Novel carboxymethyl derivatives of chitin and chitosan materials and their biomedical applications
R. Jayakumar, M. Prabaharan, S. V. Nair, S. Tokura, H. Tamura, N. Selvamurugan
Progress in Materials Science; Volume 55; Pages 675-709; Published: 2010
Novel chitin and chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications
R. Jayakumar, M. Prabaharan, S.V. Nair, H. Tamura
Biotechnology Advances; Volume 28; Pages 142–150; Published: 2010
Gold nanoparticles with a monolayer of doxorubicin-conjugated amphiphilic block copolymer for tumortargeted intracellular drug delivery
M. Prabaharan, Jamison J. Grailer, S. Pilla, D. A. Steeber, S. Gong
Biomaterials; Volume 30; Pages 6065-6075; Published: 2009
Amphiphilic multi-arm-block copolymer conjugated with doxorubicin via pH-sensitive hydrazone bond
for tumor-targeted drug delivery
M. Prabaharan, Jamison J. Grailer, S. Pilla, D. A. Steeber, S. Gong
Biomaterials; Volume 30; Pages 5757-5766; Published: 2009
Folate-conjugated amphiphilic hyperbranched block copolymers based on boltorn® H40, poly(L-lactide)
and poly(ethylene glycol) for tumor-targeted drug delivery
M. Prabaharan, Jamison J. Grailer, Srikanth Pilla, Douglas A. Steeber, S. Gong
Biomaterials; Volume 30; Pages 3009-3019; Published: 2009
Amphiphilic multi-arm-block copolymer based on hyperbranched polyester, poly(L-lactide) and
poly(ethylene glycol) as a drug delivery carrier
M. Prabaharan, Jamison J. Grailer, Srikanth Pilla, Douglas A. Steeber, S. Gong
Macromolecular Bioscience; Volume 9; Pages 515-524; Published: 2009