INSPIRE / RAMANUJAM FACULTY
Saurabh Kumar
Inspire Faculty
Room No: SF 20
Email: saurabh2203@iisc.ac.in
Phone: +91 9015841169
Group Webpage: Microfluidic Devices & Heterogeneous Systems Lab
Faculty Advisors: Prof. Prosenjit Sen, CeNSE
• Ph.D. (2017), Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
• M.Sc. (2010), Bioelectronics and Instrumentation, Jamia Hamdard, Delhi
Experience
• DST INSPIRE Faculty, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India, August 2018 – present.
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Functional Nanomaterials & Devices Lab, Materials Science & Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Jeddah, KSA, May 2017 – July 2018
Research Interests
• Wearable sensors
• Microfludics devices
• Nanomaterials
• Biosensors and cancer detection
Publications
• Vaishakh Kedambaimoole, Neelotpala Kumar, Vijay Shirhatti, Suresh Nuthalapati, Prosenjit Sen, M.M. Nayak, K Rajanna*, Saurabh Kumar*, Laser-Induced Direct Patterning of Free standing Ti3C2-MXene Films for Skin Conformal Tattoo Sensors, ACS Sensors, 2020, 5, 2086-2095. (*corresponding Author, Impact factor: 7.333)
• Shreyas Srivatsa*, Pavithra Belthangadi, Shivakarthik Ekambaram, Manu Pai, Prosenjit Sen, Tadeusz Uhl, Saurabh Kumar*, Krzysztof Grabowski*, MM Nayak, Dynamic response study of Ti3C2-MXene films to shockwave and impact forces, RSC Advances, 2020, 10, 29147-29155. (*corresponding Author, Impact factor: 3.119)
• Amir Hatamie, Shayan Angizi, Saurabh Kumar, CM Pandey, Abdolreza Simchi, Magnus Willander, BD and Malhotra, Textile Based Chemical and Physical Sensors for Healthcare Monitoring, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2020, 167, 037546. (Impact Factor: 3.721)
• Samar S Sandhu#, Saurabh Kumar#, Shine Augustine, Udiptya Saha, Kamal Arora, Sayan Bayan, Samit K Ray, Nitin K Puri, Bansi D Malhotra, Nanoengineered Conductive Polyaniline Enabled Sensor for Sensitive Humidity Detection, IEEE Sensors Journal 2020, 20, 12574-12581 (#Author with equal contribution) (Impact factor: 3.78)
• Saurabh Kumar*, Chandra Mouli Pandey, Amir Hatamie, Abdolreza Simchi, Magnus Willandar and Bansi D Malhotra*, Nanomaterial Modified Conducting Paper Fabrication, Properties and Emerging Biomedical Applications, Global Challenges, 2019,3, 1900041. (*corresponding Author, Impact factor, 4.306)
• Suveen Kumar, Shweta Panwar, Saurabh Kumar, Shine Augustine and Bansi D. Malhotra, Biofunctionalized Nanostructured Yttria Modified Non-Invasive Impedometric Biosensor for Efficient Detection of Oral Cancer, Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1190. (Impact factor, 4.034)
• Saurabh Kumar, Yongjiu Lei, Niman H Alshareef, M.A. Quevedo-Lopez and Khaled N. Salama, • Biofunctionalized Two-Dimensional Ti3C2-Mxene for Ultrasensitive Detection of Cancer Biomarker, Biosensor and Bioelectronics, 2018, 121, 243-249. (Impact factor 9.518)
• Saurabh Kumar, Mohammad Umar, Suveen Kumar, Shine Augustine, Saurabh Srivastava and Bansi D. Malhotra, Electrochemical Paper Based Cancer Biosensor using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated PEDOT:PSS, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2019, 1056, 135-145 (Imapact factor: 5.256)
• Tarun Narayan#, Saurabh Kumar#, Suveen Kumar, Shine Augustine, Birendra K Yadav, Bansi D Malhotra, Protein functionalised self assembled monolayer based biosensor for colon cancer detection, Talanta, 2019, 201, 465-473 (#Authors with equal contribution, Impact factor 4.916)
• V K. Singh , S Kumar , S. K. Pandey , S. Srivastava , M. Mishra , G. Gupta , B.D. Malhotra , R.S. Tiwaria and A. Srivastav, Fabrication of sensitive bioelectrode based on atomically thin CVD grown graphene for cancer biomarker detection, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018, 105, 173-181. (Impact factor 9.518)
• S Kumar, Ashish, S Kumar, S Augustine, S Yadav, B K Yadav R P Chauhan, A K Dewan, B D Malhotra, Effect of Brownian motion on reduced agglomeration of nanostructured metal oxide towards development of efficient cancer biosensor, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018, 102, 247-255. (Impact factor 9.518)
• C. M. Pandey#, S Augustine#, S. Kumar#, S. Kumar, S. Nara, S. Srivastava, and B. D. Malhotra, Microfluidics Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Biotechnology Journal, 2018, 13, 1700047 (#Authors with equal contribution, Impact factor 3.507)
• S. Kumar, S. Kumar, S. Augustine, and B. D. Malhotra, Protein functionalized nanostructured zirconia based electrochemical immunosensor for cardiac troponin I detection, Journal of Materials Research, 2017, 32, 2966-2972 (Impact factor 1.982)
• D Sandil, S Kumar, K Arora, S. Srivastava, B D Malhotra, S C Sharma and N K Puri, Biofunctionalized Nanostructured Tungsten Trioxide Based Sensor for Cardiac Biomarker Detection. Materials Letters, 2017, 186, 202-205 (Impact factor 3.019)
• S Kumar, P Rai, J G Sharma, A Sharma, and B D Malhotra, PEDOT:PSS/PVA-Nanofibers-Decorated Conducting Paper for Cancer Diagnostics. Advanced Materials Technologies 2016, 1, 1600056 (Impact factor : 5.395)
• S Kumar, S Kumar, S Tiwari, S Augustine, S Srivastava, B K Yadav and B D Malhotra “Highly Sensitive Protein Functionalized Nanostructured Hafnium Oxide Based Biosensing Platform for Non-invasive Oral Cancer Detection” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016, 235,1-10. (Impact factor 6.393)
• S Kumar#, A Sen#, S Kumar, S Augustine, B K. Yadav, S Mishra and B D. Malhotra, Polyaniline modified flexible conducting paper for cancer detection, Applied Physcis Letters 2016, 108 (20), 203702 . (#Authors with equal contribution, Impact factor 3.521).
• S Kumar, S Kumar, C M Pandey and Bansi D. Malhotra, Conducting paper based sensor for cancer biomarker detection, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, IOP Publishing: 2016; pp 12010-12018.
• Bansi D. Malhotra, S Kumar and C M Pandey, Nanomaterials based biosensors for cancer biomarker detection, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, IOP Publishing: 2016; pp 012011.
• S. Kumar, M. Willander, J. G. Sharma, B. D. Malhotra, A solution processed carbon nanotube modified conducting paper sensor for cancer detection. Journal of Material Chemistry B 2015, 3, 9305 – 9314 (Impact factor 5.047)
• S. Kumar, S. Kumar, S. Srivastava, B. K. Yadav, S. H. Lee, J. G. Sharma, D. C. Doval, B. D. Malhotra, Reduced graphene oxide modified smart conducting paper for Cancer biosensor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2015, 73,114-122. (Impact factor 9.518)
• S. Kumar, S. Kumar, S. Tiwari, S. Srivastava, M. Srivastava, B. K. Yadav, S. Kumar, T. T. Tran, A. K. Dewan, A. Mulchandani and B D Malhotra, Biofunctionalized Nanostructured Zirconia for Biomedical Application: A Smart Approach for Oral Cancer Detection. Advanced Science 2015, 2, 1-9. (Impact factor 15.804)
• S. Kumar#, S. Kumar#, Md. A. Ali#, P. Anand, V.V. Agrawal, R. John, S. Maji, B.D Malhotra, Microfluidic-integrated biosensors: Prospects for point-of-care diagnostics, Biotechnology Journal, 2013, 8, 1267-1279. (#Author with equal contribution, Impact factor 3.507)
• S. Kumar#, K.K. Jagadeesan#, A.G. Joshi and G. Sumana, Immuno-CoPS (Conducting Paper Strips) for Futuristic Cost-Effective Cancer Diagnostics. RSC Advance 2013, 3, 11846-11853. (#Author with equal contribution, Impact factor 3.049)
• K.K Jagadeesan#, S. Kumar# and G. Sumana, Application of conducting paper for selective detection of troponin, Electrochemistry Communications, 2012, 20, 71-74. (#Author with equal contribution, Impact factor 4.197)
• S. Kumar, J. Singh, V.V. Agrawal, M. Ahamad and B.D. Malhotra , Biocompatible Self-Assembled Monolayer Platform Based on (3-Glycidoxypropyl)Trimethoxysilane for Total Cholesterol Estimation, Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 2237-2245. (Impact factor 2.378)