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At P-NAS lab we focus on novel ideas pertaining to the synthesis and use of various nanoparticles in healthcare. We believe in the ideology of multidisciplinary collaborations which enables us to integrate newer approaches. Nanotechnology has shown immense potential in tackling problems of modern medicine in recent times, but yet there remains many unanswered questions .........
Publications
One-pot synthesis of tunable fluorescent polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer for antimicrobial and anticancer theranostics
Selected Recent Original Research Articles
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Neeraja Revi.....A.K. Rengan*, Acridine Benzimidazolium Derivatives Induced Protective Microglia Polarization and In Silico TDP-43 Interaction─Potential Implications for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2025)
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Dokkari Nagalaxmi Yadav......A.K. Rengan*, One-pot synthesis of tunable fluorescent polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer for antimicrobial and anticancer theranostics, MedComm- Biomaterials and Applications (2025) e70004
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Rounik Karmakar......A.K. Rengan*, Enhanced wound healing properties by sodium alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel enriched with decellularized amniotic membrane, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics (2025) 114621
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Chandra Lekha Putta .......A. K. Rengan*, Baicalein and IR780 Coloaded Liposomes for Antifungal and Anticancer Therapy, ACS Applied Bio Materials (2025) 661
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Rupali Srivastava......A.K. Rengan*, Bioinspired Photoresponsive Algosomes as a Nanocarrier for Combating Cancer and Bacterial Infections, ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024) 24246
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S A Sankaranarayanan.....A.K. Rengan*, In situ thermosensitive H2O2/NO self-sufficient hydrogel for photothermal ferroptosis of triple-negative breast cancer, Nanoscale (2024) 18899
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Mohammad Sadik Ali......A.K. Rengan*, Multifunctional Nanosystem for Dual Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy in Infectious Diabetic Wounds, ACS Infectious Diseases (2024) 2978
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Kalyani Eswar.....A.K. Rengan*, Omeprazole-Loaded Copper Nanoparticles for Mitochondrial Damage Mediated Synergistic Anticancer Activity against Melanoma Cells, ACS Applied Bio Materials (2024) 4795
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Monika Pebam...............A.K. Rengan*, Self-assembled IR dye/Mitoxantrone loaded Porphysomes Nanosystem for Enhanced Combinatorial Chemo-Photothermal Cancer Therapy, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (2024) 113985
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Dheeraj Dehariya...............A.K. Rengan*, Hexagon Gold Nanoring-Mediated Combined Phototherapy for the Treatment of B16 Melanoma Cell Line, ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024) 12194
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Paloma Patra...............A.K. Rengan*, Cancer cell membrane cloaked fluorescent liposomes loaded with metal-phenolic complex nanoparticles for combinatorial therapy against breast cancer, Applied Materials Today (2024) 102211
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Vinod R. Shinde, Ajinkya Madhukar Thanekar,...............A.K. Rengan*, Melanin-Ce6-loaded polydopamine nanoparticles-based enhanced phototherapy for B16 melanoma cancer cells, Nanotechnology (2024) 295101
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Tejaswini Appidi...............A.K. Rengan*, A lipo-polymeric hybrid nanosystem with metal enhanced fluorescence for targeted imaging of metastatic breast cancer, Nanotheranostics (2024) 239
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Sajmina Khatun...............A.K. Rengan*, 7-Amino-6H-anthra[9,1-cd] Isothiazol-6-one-Casein Nanosystem for Live Cell Staining and Augmenting Therapeutic Effectiveness in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024) 8022
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Sajmina Khatun...............A.K. Rengan*, Glutathione - IR 797 coupled Casein Nano-Trojan for augmenting the therapeutic efficacy of camptothecin in highly invasive triple-negative breast cancer, Biomaterials Advances (2024) 159
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Mohammad Sadik Ali..............A.K. Rengan*, Accelerating Diabetic Wound Healing by Modulating the Inflammatory Environment using Quercetin-Rosemary Oil Lipid Nanoemulsions with Artificial Intelligence-based Wound Closure Analysis, Advanced Therapeutics (2023) 034
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Gayathri Ravichandran,...............A.K. Rengan*, The Multifaceted Role of Degradable Cobalt Nanoparticles: Dual-Target Starvation and Intracellular Acidification Engendering LC3-Associated Whole-Cell Autophagy, ACS Materials Letters 5 (2023) 2726
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Sunil Venkanna Pogu, Dokkari Nagalaxmi Yadav, ...............A.K. Rengan* Copper iodide microhexagons: a potential therapeutic agent for surface microbial infection and melanoma Materials Advances 10 (2023) 1039
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Dokkari Nagalaxmi Yadav, Sri Amruthaa, ...............A.K. Rengan* Bioinspired Gold coated Phage Nanosomes for Anti-Microbial and Anti-CancerTheranostics Materials Today Nano 23 (2023) 100348
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Sushma Mudigunda, Sri Amruthaa,...........A.K. Rengan*, Ethosomal Nanoformulations for Combinational Photothermal Therapy of Fungal Keratitis Advanced Therapeutics 6 (2023)2200331
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S Khatun, M Pebam, CL Putta, A.K. Rengan*, Camptothecin loaded Casein nanosystem for turning the therapeutic efficacy against highly metastatic triple-negative breast cancer cells, Biomaterials Science,11 (2023) 2518.
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A Prajapati, A Srivastava, ...............A.K. Rengan*, High-Affinity DNA NAnomatrix: A platform technology for synergistics Drug Delivery and Photothermal Therapy, ACS Macro Letters 12 (2023) 255.
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SV Mudigunda, DB Pemmaraju, SA Sankaranarayanan, A.K. Rengan*, Bioactive Polymeric Nanoparticles of Moringa oleifera Induced Phyto-Photothermal Sensitization for the Enhanced Therapy of Retinoblastoma, Pharmaceutics 2(2023), 15.
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S.B.Alvi, P.S.Rajalakshmi, A.B.Jogdand, B.Nazia, V.Bantal, A.K.Rengan*, Chitosan IR806 dye-based polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles with mitoxantrone combination for effective chemo-photothermal therapy of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 216, (2022),558.
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Monika Pebam, Rajalakshmi P.S., Madhusree Gangopadhyay, Shashidhar Thatikonda, and Aravind Kumar Rengan*, Terminalia chebula Polyphenol and Near-Infrared Dye-Loaded Poly(lactic acid) Nanoparticles for Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Cancer Cells , ACS Applied Bio Materials, 11,(2022) 5333.
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Tejaswini Appidi, PS Rajalakshmi, Shubham A Chinchulkar, Arpan Pradhan, Hajera Begum, Veeresh Bantal, Rohit Srivastava, Ganesan Prabusankar, A.K.Rengan*, Plasmon-enhanced fluorescent gold coated novel lipo-polymeric hybrid nanosystem: Synthesis, characterization and application for imaging and photothermal therapy of breast cancer, Nanoscale 14 (2022) , 9112.
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V.S.Mudigunda, D.Pemmaraju, S.Paradkar, E.R.Puppala, B.Gawali, USN Murthy, VGM Naidu, A.K.Rengan*, Multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles for chemo/photo theranostics of retinoblastoma, ACS Biomat.Sci.Engg 8 (2022) 151–160.
Review Articles
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Aditya Srivastava, Meet Joshi, A K Rengan* Feeding the future: the role of nanotechnology in tailored nutrition, The Nucleus (2024)
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Pramit Kumar Ghosh.......A K Rengan*, Telomerase: a nexus between cancer nanotherapy and circadian rhythm, Biomaterials Science (2024)
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Sunjeet Saha.......A K Rengan*, Polyurethane Nanoparticles as Versatile Tools in Nanomedicine: A Review, ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024)
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Hima Sree Buddhiraju.........A K Rengan* Advances in Peptide-Decorated Targeted Drug Delivery: Exploring Therapeutic Potential and Nanocarrier Strategies, ACS Applied Bio Materials (2023)
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Nitisha Beniwal..........A K Rengan*, Recent Trends in Bio-nanomaterials and Non-invasive Combinatorial Approaches of Photothermal Therapy against Cancer, Nanotheranostics (2024) 8(2)
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Pavani Chowdary, Ananya Padmakumar, A K Rengan Exploring the potential of transethosomes in therapeutic delivery: A comprehensive review MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications 4 (2023) e59
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Chandra Lekha Putta .......A. K. Rengan* Melatonin: Avenues in cancer therapy and its nanotechnological advancements MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications 2 (2023) e58
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Monika Pebam....... A. K. Rengan* Nano Phyto-Phenols as potential immunomodulators: A review Food and Humanity 1(2023) 809
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Rounik Karmakar....... A. K. Rengan* Attributes of Nanomaterials and Nanotopographies for Improved Bone Tissue Engineering and Regeneration ACS Applied Bio Materials (2023)
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Ananya Padmakumar, ........, A. K. Rengan* Bacteria-Premised Nanobiopesticides for the Management of Phytopathogens and Pests ACS Agric. Sci. Technol.10(2023)1021
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Sadik Ali Mohammad, Arshadul Hak,.......A. K. Rengan* Radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and cryoablation‐induced abscopal effect: Challenges and future prospects Cancer Innovation 10(2023)1002
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Sunil Venkanna Pogu, Dheeraj Dehariya,..........A. K. Rengan* A review on fabrication, actuation, and application of magnetic force driven, light-driven and DNA nano/microrobots in modern theranostics Molecular System Design and Engineering 4 (2023) 2546
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Dheeraj Dehariya, Kalyani Eswar,..............., A. K. Rengan*Recent Advances of Nanobubble-based systems in Cancer Therapeutics: A Review Biomedical Engineering Advances 5 (2023) 100080
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K Eswar, S Mukherjee, ......, A.K. Rengan*, Immunomodulatory Natural Polysaccharides: An Overview of the Mechanisms Involved - European Polymer Journal, 188 (2023) 111935.
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S Khatun, CL Putta, A Hak, A. K. Rengan*, Immunomodulatory nanosystems: An emerging strategy to combact viral infections, Biomaterials, and Biosystems, 9 (2023) 100073.
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A. Hak, M.S. Ali, S.A. Sankarnarayana, Vinod R. Shinde, A. K. Rengan*, Chlorine e6: A Promising Photosensitizer in Photo-Based Cancer Nanomedicine, ACS Applied Bio Materials 6 (2023) 349.
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Sajmina Khatun, Tejaswini Appidi,A. K. Rengan* Casein nanoformulations - Potential biomaterials in Food Bioscience (2022)
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SA Chinchulkar, P Patra, D Dehariya, A Yu, AK Rengan, Polydopamine nanocomposites and their biomedical applications: A review, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 10. (2022)5863.
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DN Yadav, MS Ali, AM Thanekar, SV Pogu… A.K.Rengan*, Recent advancements in the design of nanodelivery systems of siRNA for cancer therapy, Mol. Pharmaceutics 19 (2022) 4506.
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Pratyusha Sambangi, Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan, Monika Pebam , A.K.Rengan* , Nano-biofertilizers on soil health, chemistry, and microbial community: benefits and risks, Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy volume 88, pages 357–368 (2022)
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NP Koyande, R Srivastava, A Padmakumar, AK Rengan, Advances in Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunoprevention and Immunotherapy: A Review, Vaccines 10 (2022)1727.
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P Patra, AK Rengan, Cancer Cell Membrane Cloaked Nanocarriers: A Biomimetic Approach Towards Cancer Theranostics, Materials Today Communications, 10 (2022) 4289
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A. Padmakumar, N. P. Koyande, & A. K. Rengan*, Role of hitchhiking on cancer therapeutics, Advanced Therapeutics 12 (2022) 42.
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N. Koyande, M. Gangopadhyay, S. Thatikonda, A. K. Rengan*, The role of gut microbiota in the development of colorectal cancer: a review, International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2022) 37, 1509.
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S. Khatun, T. Appidi, A.K. Rengan*, The role played by bacterial infections in the onset and metastasis of cancer, Curr. Res. Microb. Sci. 2 (2021) 100078.
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S.P. Singh, T. Appidi, A.K. Rengan*, Biodegradable/disintegrable nanohybrids for photothermal theranostics, Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. 87 (2021) 94.
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A. Hak, V. Ravasaheb Shinde, A.K. Rengan*, A review of advanced nanoformulations in phototherapy for cancer therapeutics, Photodiagnosis Photodyn. Ther. 33 (2021) 102205.
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A.M. Thanekar, S.A. Sankaranarayanan, A.K. Rengan*, Role of nano-sensitizers in radiation therapy of metastatic tumors, Cancer Treat. Res. Commun. 26 (2021) 100303.
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G. Ravichandran, A.K. Rengan*, Aptamer-mediated nanotheranostics for cancer treatment: A review, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 3 (2020) 9542
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G. Darabdhara, M.R. Das*, S.P. Singh, A.K. Rengan*, S. Szunerits, R. Boukherroub, Ag and Au nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide composite materials: Synthesis and application in diagnostics and therapeutics, Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 271 (2019) 101991.
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P. Yadav, S.P. Singh, A.K. Rengan, A. Shanavas, R. Srivastava*, Gold laced bio-macromolecules for theranostic application, Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 110 (2018) 39.
Book Chapters
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Rounik Karmakar......A K Rengan* Nanostructures using 3D printing, Advances in Nanostructures (2025)
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Rupali Srivastava............A.K. Rengan* (2024), Phytonanotechnologies for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, Medicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Therapies Springer
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Sivasubramanian Murugappan............. A.K. Rengan* (2024), Drug-delivery, Antimicrobial, Anticancerous Applications of Green Synthesized Nanomaterials, Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials: Biological and Environmental Applications Wiley
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Anindita Tarafdar..........A.K. Rengan* (2023) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for biomedical applications Analytical Techniques for Biomedical Nanotechnology IOP Publishing
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Aditya Srivastava..........A.K. Rengan* (2023) The Evolution of 3D Graphene and Its Derivatives for Theranostic Applications 3D Graphene Springer
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Sabeerabi Bonala.......A.K. Rengan* (2023) Nanovectors for theranostic applications Advanced Nanoformulations Academic press
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Sankaranarayanan SA........A.K. Rengan* (2023) Albumin-based nanocarriers for therapeutic applications Polymeric Nanosystems Academic press
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Shubham Arunrao Chinchulkar.......A.K. Rengan* (2023) 22 - Gold nanoparticle-based biosensing applications and fundamentals of sensor technology: principles and novel designs Fundamentals of Sensor Technology Elsevier
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Shubham A. Chinchulkar, Sankaranarayanan S.A., A.K. Rengan* (2023) Nanobiosensor: Advancement in Disease Diagnostic, Springer.
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T. Appidi, S. Mudigunda, A.K. Rengan* (2022) Cellulose Nanocrystals, Springer.
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T. Appidi, S. Mudigunda, A.K. Rengan* (2022) Multi-Organs-on-a-Chip in Disease Modelling, Springer.
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Sankaranarayanan S.A., Singh S.P., A.K. Rengan*. (2022) Theranostics: Principles, Materials, and Technical Advancements - BioSensing, Theranostics, and Medical Devices, Springer.
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J.K.Gangasani, D.B.Pemmaraju, USN Murthy, A.K. Rengan, VGM Naidu* (2022) Chemistry of herbal biomolecules: Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications, Academic Press
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D.B.Pemmaraju, A.Ghosh, J.K.Gangasani, USN Murthy, VGM Naidu, A.K.Rengan* (2022) Herbal biomolecules as nutraceuticals: Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications, Academic Press
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SP Singh, AK Rengan* (2021) Microbial Interactions at Nanobiotechnology Interfaces: Molecular Mechanisms and Applications - Molecular Mechanisms Behind Nano‐Cancer Therapeutics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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S.P. Singh, .........A.K. Rengan* (2019) Nanomaterials for Antibiofilm Activity, Introd. to Biofilm Eng. Part 6 - Nanomater. Antibiofilm Act.
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