User:Hemant Kumar Daima

Hemant Kumar Daima is an Indian scientist and academician. His research has demonstrated importance of surface functionalization to control external corona of nanomaterials, which dictates nanomaterials interaction at Nano-Bio interface. His research findings have revealed guiding principles involved in rational nanoparticle design strategies for biomedical applications.

Currently, Dr. Daima’s group is working on the development of functional nanomaterials for drug/gene delivery, management of MDR bacteria, biosensors, nanozyme-like activities and medical devices. Besides, his team is exploring fundamental aspects of designer-made nanomaterials at Nano-Bio interface.

Education
Hemant Kumar Daima received his BSc degree in Chemistry and Life Sciences from M. D. S. University, Ajmer (India) in 2006; and MSc degree in Biotechnology from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (India) in 2008. He earned his PhD in Applied Sciences and Nanobiotechnology from RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia) in 2013.

Hemant Kumar Daima is all India rank holder in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with 99.18 percentile in 2009, whereas he has qualified GATE-2008 as well.

Career
Hemant Kumar Daima has over ten years of research, teaching and administrative experiences in various organizations. He is A/Professor at Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India (2016-onward). Formerly, he has served as honorary visiting scientist at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2018); A/Professor of Nanomedicine at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, India (2014-2015); Research Associate at NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia) (2013); Tutor at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2010-2013) and Research Fellow at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India (2008-2009).

Dr. Daima has been key person for major research activities and coordinated research component program for engineering students at Department of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, India between 2014-2015. He has also established Nano-Bio Interfacial Research Laboratory (NBIRL). At Amity University, Dr. Daima is in-charge of newly established Amity University Science and Instrumentation Center-II (AUSIC-II) and core member of Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation (ASTIF-Jaipur). Dr. Daima is editorial board member and reviewer of several leading international publishers in the field of Nanotechnology, Nanotoxicology and Nanomedicine. He is member of numerous scientific/professional bodies, and recipient of several international fellowships/awards.

Awards and honours

 * Honorary Visiting Research Fellowship (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia), 2018.
 * Japan-Asia Youth Exchange (Sakura Science) Fellowship (Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan), 2017.
 * PerkinElmer Research Excellence Award (presented by RMIT University and PerkinElmer Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia), 2012.
 * National Overseas Fellowship (Government of India, New Delhi, India), 2009.

Publications

 * Single step formation of biocompatible bimetallic alloy nanoparticles of gold and silver using isonicotinylhydrazide, Navya PN, H. Madhyastha, R. Madhyastha, Y. Nakajima, M. Maruyama, S.P. Srinivas, D. Jain, M.H. Amin, S.K. Bhargava, H.K. Daima*. Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications, 96, pp 286-294, 2019.
 * Nanomedicine in sensing, delivery, imaging and tissue engineering: advances, opportunities and challenges, PN Navya, A. Kaphle, H.K. Daima*. Nanoscience, Volume 5, pp. 30-56, 2019.
 * Insight into the composition and surface corona reliant biological behaviour of quercetin engineered nanoparticles, M.M. Ugru, S. Sheshadri, D. Jain, H. Madhyastha, R. Madhyastha, M. Maruyama, Navya PN, H.K. Daima*. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 548, pp 1-9, 2018.
 * Nanomaterial impact, toxicity and regulation in agriculture, food and environment, A. Kaphle, Navya PN, A. Umapathi, M. Chopra, H.K. Daima*. Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 5, Series volume 26 of Sustainable Agriculture Reviews Nano, pp. 205-242, 2017.
 * Rational engineering of physicochemical properties of nanomaterials for biomedical applications with nanotoxicological perspectives, Navya PN, H.K. Daima*. Nano Convergence, 3 (1), pp. 1-14, 2016.
 * Tyrosine- and tryptophan-coated gold nanoparticles inhibit amyloid aggregation of insulin, K. Dubey, B. G. Anand, R. Badhwar, G. Bagler, Navya PN, H.K. Daima*, K. Kar. Amino Acids, 47 (12), pp. 2551-2560, 2015.
 * Aptamer-mediated ‘turn-off/turn-on’ nanozyme activity of gold nanoparticles for kanamycin detection, T.K. Sharma, R. Ramanathan, P. Weerathunge, M. Mohammadtaheri, H.K. Daima, R. Shukla, V. Bansal. Chemical Communications, 50, pp. 15856-15859, 2014.
 * Synergistic influence of polyoxometalate surface corona towards enhancing the antibacterial performance of tyrosine-capped Ag nanoparticles, H.K. Daima, PR. Selvakannan, A.E. Kandjani, R. Shukla, S.K. Bhargava, V. Bansal. Nanoscale 6 (2), pp. 758-765, 2014.
 * Probing the effect of charge transfer enhancement in off resonance mode SERS via conjugation of the probe dye between silver nanoparticles and metal substrates, PR. Selvakannan, R. Ramanathan, B.J. Plowman, Y. Sabri, H.K. Daima, A. O'Mullane, V. Bansal, S.K. Bhargava. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15 (31), pp. 12920-12929, 2013.