Dr. Manjunath Srinivas Kamath

Assistant Professor (Research)

Mobile: +91-6380272746
Email ID (Personal) : stemprot39@gmail.com
Email ID (Official)   : manjunathkamath.irc@sathyabama.ac.in

Educational Information

Research Interests

• 3D printing of scaffolds for bone, cartilage and skin tissue engineering
• Relapse prevention in cancer and enhancing outcomes in reconstruction of cancer excision site
• Electrospinning of nanofibrous mats for drug delivery applications for tissue engineering and cancer applications
• Biomaterial based nanoparticles for drug delivery in tissue engineering
• 3D microporous scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
• Autologous immune enhancement therapy for cancer
• Gas sensors: Optical fiber based gas sensors for VOC’s and hydrogen

Research Projects

Patents

Publications

TISSUE ENGINEERING & BIOMATERIALS

1. Jency Roshni, S Mahema, Sheikh F Ahmad, Haneen A Al-Mazroua, S Manjunath Kamath, Shiek SSJ Ahmed, Integrating Blood Biomarkers and Marine Brown Algae-Derived Inhibitors in Parkinson’s Disease: A Multi-scale Approach from Interactomics to Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Biotechnology, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-024-01262-y.
2. J.I. Ahamed, S.I.D. Presley, J.R. Rajabathar, V.O. Sangeetha, V. Babu, M. Rajkumar, M.S. Kamath, Analyze and assess the spectral, DFT, and medicinal characteristics through targeted pharmacological investigation of 2-(3-(5-(4-chlorophenyl)furan-2-yl)acryloyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one (CHFADN), Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321 (2025) 139659.
   https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139659.
3. Lavanya S.K., Manjunath Kamath S., Subha Krishna Rao, Shantanu Patil, Rajiv Janardhanan, Sundaresan S., Evodiamine release from interlinked porous polycaprolactone scaffold for cancer therapy, Process Biochemistry, Volume 140, May 2024, Pages 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2024.01.028.
4. Bendangtula Walling, Pranjal Bharali, D. Ramachandran, K. Viswanathan, Swapnali Hazarika, Nipu Dutta, PronabMudoi, JeganathanManivannan, S. Manjunath Kamath, Sony Kumari, Vinita Vishwakarma, ViphrezolieSorhie, BhagyudoyGogoi, Shiva AleyAcharjee, Alemtoshi, In-situ biofabrication of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC)/graphene oxide (GO) nano-biocomposite and study of its cationic dyes adsorption properties, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 251, 2023, 126309, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126309.
5. Thrinayan Moorthy, Mohamed Hathim B, Murali NagaMahesh C H, G. Anburaj, SSSJ. Ahmed, V. Gopinath, Ganesh Munuswamy-Ramanujam, Subha Krishna Rao, Manjunath Srinivas Kamath*, Controlled release of kaempferol from porous scaffolds augments in- vitro osteogenesis in human osteoblasts, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2023, 104396, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104396.
6. Jency Roshni, Mahema Sivakumar, Faris Ahmed Bahammam, Shilpa Bhandi, Shankargouda Patil, Manjunath Kamath, Ali Abusharha, Shiek SSJ Ahmed, New Ways to Protect the Host from SARS-CoV-2? Lung Microbiome Metabolites Inhibit STAT3 and Modulate the Immunological Network, OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, Vol 27, https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2023.0002.
7. Darson, J., Thirunellai Seshadri, R., Katariya, K. Manjunath S. Kamath, et al. Design development and optimisation of multifunctional Doxorubicin-loaded Indocynanine Green proniosomal gel derived niosomes for tumour management. Scientific Reports (Springer Nature Publications) 13, 1697 (2023).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28891-8.
8. S.K. Lavanya, Manjunath Kamath S, Subha Krishna Rao, P. Rajapriya, Shantanu Patil, S. Sundaresan, Sustained delivery of andrographolide from 3D porous scaffolds imparting anticancer activity, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Volume 74, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103570.
9. V. Gopinath, S. Manjunath Kamath, S., Priyadarshini, ZamriChik, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Abdurahman H. Hirad, Multifunctional applications of natural polysaccharide starch and cellulose: An update on recent advances, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Volume 146, 2022, 112492, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112492.
10. Shiek Ahmed; Prabu Paramasivam; Manjunath Kamath; Ashutosh Sharma; Sophie Rome; Ram Murugesan. Genetic Exchange of Lung Derived Exosome to Brain causing Neuronal Changes on COVID-19 Infection, Molecular Neurobiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035- 021-02485-9,2021.
11. Nilkantha Gupta, Manjunath Kamath S*, Subha Krishna Rao, Jaison D, Shantanu Patil, Neha Gupta, Kantha Deivi Arunachalam, Kaempferol loaded albumin nanoparticles and dexamethasone encapsulation into electrospun polycaprolactone fibrous mat - Concurrent release for cartilage regeneration, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Volume 64, 2021,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102666.
12. AthiraAnurudhan, Paola Isabel Angulo Bejarno, Prabu Paramasivam, ManokaranKalaivani, S. Manjunath Kamath, Ram Murugesan, Ashutosh Sharma, Shiek S. Ahmed. RPL6: a Key Molecule Regulating Zinc and Magnesium Bounded Metalloproteins of Parkinson's disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience, Jan 2021, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.631892.
13. S. Rajeshkumar, N.T. Nandhini, Kamath Manjunath, P. Sivaperumal, G. Krishna Prasad, Saqer S. Alotaibi, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan, Environment friendly synthesis copper oxide nanoparticles and its antioxidant, antibacterial activities using Seaweed (Sargassum longifolium) extract, Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1242, 2021, 130724, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130724.
14. Manjunath Kamath S.*, Sridhar K., Jaison D., Gopinath V., Mohamed Ibrahim B. K., Nilkantha Gupta, Sundaram A., Sivaperumal P., Padmapriya S. Shantanu Patil S. Fabrication of tri-layered electrospunpolcaprolactone mats with improved sustained drug release profile. Scientific Reports (Springer Nature Publications), September 2020, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74885-1.
15. Manjunath Kamath S.*, Sridhar K., Gopinath V., Krishnakumar S., Sundaram A., Nilkantha Gupta, S.S.J. Shiek Ahmed, Shantanu Patil S. Facile manufacturing of fused deposition printed composite scaffold for tissue engineering - An embedment model with plasticity for incorporation of heat labile additives. Biomedical Materials, IOP science. October 2020, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/abc1b0.
16. Manjunath Kamath S*., Subha Krishna Rao, Jaison D., Sridhar K., Kasthuri N., Gopinath V., Sivaperumal P., Shantanu Patil S., Melatonin delivery from PCL scaffold enhances glycosaminoglycans deposition in human chondrocytes - Bioactive scaffold model for cartilage regeneration,   Process Biochemistry, August 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2020.08.015.
17. Gopinath V., Manjunath Kamath S., Davoodbasha Mubarak Ali, Jamuna Vadivelu, Asad Syed, Abdallah Elgorban. Synthesis of biocompatible chitosan decorated silver nanoparticles biocomposites for enhanced antimicrobial and anticancer property. 2020, Process Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2020.09.011.
18. S. Manjunath Kamath*, D. Jaison, Subha Krishna Rao, K. Sridhar, N. Kasthuri, V. Gopinath, P. Sivaperumal, Nilkantha Gupta, S. Shantanu Patil, In vitro augmentation of chondrogenesis by Epigallocatechin gallate in primary Human chondrocytes - Sustained release model for cartilage regeneration, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, August 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101992.
19. Kamath MS, Ahmed SS, DhanasekaranM., Santosh SW. Polycaprolactone scaffold-engineered for sustained release of resveratrol: therapeutic enhancement in bone tissue- engineering. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 2014. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S49460.

GAS SENSING

20. S.K. Rao, R. Rajesh Kumar, S.S.S.J. Ahmed, H.A. Al-Mazroua, S.F. Ahmad, R. Vasantha priya, R. Kesavasamy, G.M. Ramanujam, M.S. Kamath, Engineering of oxygen vacancies in electron beam rapid thermal annealed zinc ferrite for environmental monitoring applications using photosensitive spectrum analysis, Materials Today Communications. 43 (2025) 111540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.111540.
21. Subha Krishna Rao*, Balusamy Renganathan, A Kalai Priya, R Rajesh Kumar, R Jothi Ramalingam, Manavalan Rajesh Kumar, Ramasamy Kesavasamy, Ganesh M Ramanujam, Manjunath S Kamath*,Structural, magnetic and evanescent wave gas sensing analysis of spin-frustrated rare earth doped Bi2Fe4O9 mullite ceramics at room temperature, Ceramics International,Volume 50, April 2024, 13993,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.12.383.
22. B Renganathan, Subha Krishna Rao, C Poornimadevi, Manjunath S Kamath, E Meher Abhinav, Thrinayan Moorthy, A Kalai Priya, C Preferencial Kala, Delineating the sensing analysis of discarded pencil graphite in biofuel ethanol–Experimental and theoretical validation, Materials Letters, Volume 361, 15 April 2024, 136118, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136118.
23. B. Renganathan, Manjunath S Kamath, M Silambarasan, V K Gobinath, A R Ganesan, A Deepak, N Kannapiran, K Guhan, Narendhar Chandrasekar, Subha Krishna Rao, Annealing-induced enhancement of TiO2-ZnO nanocomposites for high- performance room-temperature air pollutant detection in fiber optic sensors, Microchemical Journal, Volume 200, May 2024, 110329, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.110329.
24. B. Renganathan, Subha Krishna Rao, Manjunath S. Kamath, A. Deepak, A.R. Ganesan, Sensing performance optimization by refining the temperature and humidity of clad engraved optical fiber sensor in glucose solutionconcentration, Measurement, Volume 207,2023, 112341.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.112341.
25. B. Renganathan, Subha Krishna Rao, Manjunath S. Kamath, K. Ajitha, A.R. Ganesan, A. Deepak, Performance evaluation of Ce doped ZnO clad modified fiber optic non-enzymatic glucose sensor at varying ambient temperatures for blood sugar detection applications, Microchemical Journal,Volume 183, 2022,107890, 10.1016/j.microc.2022.10780.
26. Subha Krishna Rao; Manjunath S Kamath; KalaiPriya.A; Meher Abhinav E.; Karthick P; Renganathan B; Jeyadheepan K; Gopalakrishnan Chandrashekaran. Unraveling the potential of Gd doping on Mullite Bi2Fe4O9 for fiber optic ethanol gas detection at room temperature. Materials
    Chemistry and Physics DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125646.
27. G. Kavitha, J. Vinothkumar, K. Subha Rao, R. Arulmozhi, S. Manjunath Kamath, A. Kalaipriya, N. Abirami. 2D Graphene supported Nickel oxide Nano-Composite for Fiber Optic Ethanol Gas Sensing, Removal of azo dye, and efficient Anticancer activity. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Nov 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854- 021-07470-5.
28. Subha Krishna Rao, A. Kalai Priya, S. Manjunath Kamath, P. Karthick, B. Renganathan, S. Anuraj, D. Sastikumar, K. Jeyadheepan, C. Gopalakrishnan, Unequivocal evidence of enhanced room temperature sensing properties of clad modified Nd doped mullite Bi2Fe4O9 in fiber optic gas sensor, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,May 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155603.
29. K. Subha Rao, S. Manjunath Kamath, R. Rajesh Kumar, G. Kavitha, E. Meher Abhinav, S. Sobana Shri, S.Induja,C. Gopalakrishnan, Delineating the photocatalytic properties of doped mullite Bi2Fe4O9 by virtue of Gd3+ ions, Materials Letters, Volume 297, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.129960.

Book Chapters

1. P. Sivaperumal, K. Kamala, P. Kumar, S. Manjunath Kamath, and S. Mohamed Hussain, 2020. Microbiomes of Extreme Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications: Polyextremophilic microbes and their industrial applications. CRC Book Series, Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 9780367342746.
2. K. Kamala, P. Sivaperumal, S. Manjunath Kamath, P. Kumar and Richard Thilagaraj, 2020. Microbiomes of Extreme Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications: Psychrophilic Microbiomes: Biodiversity, Molecular Adaptations and Applications, CRC Book Series, Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 9780367342746.
3. K. Kamala and P. Sivaperumal, Manjunath Kamath and R. Rajaram, 2019. Encyclopedia of Marine Biotechnology: Marine Actinobacteria as a source for Emerging Biopharmaceuticals, Vol. 3: Microbiology: Editor: Se-Kwon Kim, ISBN: 978-1-119-14377-2. Wiley / Blackwell
4. Sivaperumal, P. K. Kamala, Manjunath Kamath, P. Kumar, R. Rajaram and W. Richard Thilagaraj 2019. Encyclopedia of Marine Biotechnology: Marine Microorganisms-Tools for Radionuclides Bioremediation. Vol. 3.3 Bioremediation: Editor: Se-Kwon Kim, ISBN: 978- 1-119-14377-2. Wiley / Blackwell

Awards & Honors

1. Awarded for “High Impact Factor Publication” - 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology.
2. Awarded Gold medal for “BEST PROJECT”, Research Day, SRM IST, 2017.
3. Awarded Gold medal for “BEST PROJECT”, Research Day, SRM IST, 2014.

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