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Akhilesh K. Gaharwar Assistant Professor,

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University 5024 ETB, 3120 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-‐3120

Tel: 979-‐458-‐5540, www.akgaharwar.com, [email protected]

P RO F E S S I ONA L E X P E R I E N C E :

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 2013-‐Current Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

A C AD EM I C T R A I NN I NG :

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 2011 -‐ 2013 Postdoctoral Associate, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

Advisor: Prof. Robert Langer

Harvard University, Boston, MA 2011 -‐ 2013 Research Fellow, Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Materials

Advisor: Prof. Ali Khademhosseini

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2007 -‐ 2011 Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-‐Bombay), Mumbai, India 2004 -‐ 2007 M.Tech, Materials Science (DAAD Fellowship-‐Germany & MHRD Scholarship-‐India) (Ranked -‐ First)

Rheinisch-‐Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule (RWTH), Aachen, Germany 2005 -‐ 2006 Visiting Research Fellow -‐ Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service)

National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 2004 -‐ 2005 Research Intern, Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagpur, India 1999 -‐ 2003 B.E., Metallurgical Engineering (Division -‐ First) R E S E A R CH I N T E R E S T :

Nanomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells, Nanoceramics, Polymer Synthesis, Surface Modification, Hydrogels, Scaffolds, Microfabrication, Gradient Structures, Bone-‐Cartilage Interface, Wound Healing.

AWARD S AND A CH I E V EMENT S :

• Awarded Merit Award by Orthopedic Special Interest Group (SIG) at 2013 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Boston (April 2013)

• Selected as Editorial Board Member for “Scientific Reports” (Nature publishing Group) (Jan 2013) • Selected “2013 CMBE -‐ BMES Rising Star/Fellows” by Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering Special Interest

Group of Biomedical Engineering Society. (Jan 2013) (Awarded annually to only 10 students/postdocs based on research abstract)

• Awarded “ACTA Student Award” based on the quality of the paper published in ACTA journal (Gaharwar et al. Acta Biomaterialia 7 (2) (2011) 568-‐577) and leadership potential. (Oct 2012) (Awarded annually to only 6 graduate students)

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• Awarded “International Congress of Interventional Neurology Fellowship”, (Sept 6-‐8th, 2012) Minneapolis, MN

• Selected as “DAAD Research Ambassador” by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, New York) (Aug, 2012)

• Awarded “2012 National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship” to attend summer institute short course on “Materiomics -‐ Merging Biology and Engineering in Multiscale Structures and Materials”, Cambridge (May 30-‐June 1 2012)

• Selected as “Specialty Advisory Board” for WebMedCentral (Open Access Biomedical Publisher) (2012) • Awarded “2011 MRS Graduate Research Silver Award” in the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall

Meeting, Boston, MA (Awarded semi-‐annually to only 26 graduate students) (Nov 2011) • Awarded “BMES 2011 Graduate Research Award” in the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual

Meeting, Hartford, CT (Awarded annually to only 8 graduate students) (Oct 2011) • Awarded “2010 Dimitris Chorafas Foundation Award” for outstanding Ph.D dissertation. (Awarded only to

31 students in 2010 around the world among top universities such as MIT, UCLA, Purdue, EPFL etc to "reward exceptional performance" and "encourage significant future contributions to science and technology.) (Dec 2010)

• Invited to chair a session in “SFB Biomaterials Day” at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. (Nov 2010)

• Third Place in the Student Poster Session at 2011 Midwest Biomedical Engineering Career Conference (MBECC) at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (March 2011)

• Awarded “2010 Society For Biomaterials STAR (Student Travel Achievement Recognition)” Honorable Mention in the 2010 Annual Meeting, Seattle. (April 2010)

• Nominated for the 2010 Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship by the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University. (Mar 2010)

• Awarded "Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) Travel Grant” from the Purdue University. (Mar 2010)

• Nominated and Elected as a Full Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. (Feb 2010) • Awarded DAAD fellowship -‐ Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) (German Academic

Exchange Services) for research work in RWTH-‐Aachen, Germany. (Awarded only to 61 students in India) (Sep 05 -‐ May 06)

• Awarded “Ministry of Human Resource Development Scholarship” (Govt. of India). (Jul 04 -‐ Aug 05) • Ranked first throughout Master of Technology program at IIT-‐Bombay (2004-‐07) • Awarded travel grant from RWTH & IIT-‐B to attend International conferences and workshops • All India Rank 36 (96.1 percentile), Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE-‐2004)

R E S E A CH E X P E R I E N C E :

Postdoctoral Associate, MIT and Harvard University, USA Mar 11 – Current • Led a group of 5 students in the areas of nanomaterials, hydrogels, electrospinning, and microfabrication. • Designed and developed bioinspired microfabricated nanomaterials for tissue engineering. Directed

differentiation of human bone marrow-‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) using ceramic nanoparticles within (a) Gelatin nanocomposites hydrogels, (b) polyethylene oxide/polybutylene terephthalate (PEO/PBT) electrospun fibers loaded with dexamethasone, and (c) polycaprolactone-‐nanoclay elextrospun fibers.


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• Conceptualized and developed photocrosslinked hydrogels from (a) kappa-‐carrageenan (natural polymers) and (b) hyperbranced polyester hydrogels. Utilized microfabrication techniques such as micropatterning, and micromolding to spatially organize cells within the scaffold structure.

• Developed (a) poly(glycerol sabacate)-‐ carbon nanotubes and (b) poly(glycerol sabacate)-‐silicate nanocomposites for soft tissue applications. Also conceptualized and coordinated fabrication of poly(glycerol sabacate) nanoparticles for sustain delivery of growth factors for bone regeneration.

Research Assistant, Purdue University, USA (Journal articles: 12 published, 1 book chapter) Aug 07 -‐ Feb 11 • Thesis: “Design and Development of Polymer Nanocomposites for Repair of Orthopedic Tissues” • Developed and optimized silicate cross-‐linked poly (ethylene oxide) nanocomposites for control cell

adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. Established a strong correlation between physical, chemical and biological properties of the nanocomposite biomaterials.

• Conceptualized, synthesized and investigated photo cross-‐linked elastomeric nanocomposite hydrogels with a range in mechanical and structural properties.

• Developed highly extensible fibrous nanocomposites for directional cell growth. • Successfully augmented mechanical and cell adhesion properties of silicate nanocomposites by

incorporating natural polymers (chitosan and dextran).

DAAD Visiting Research Scholar, RWTH Aachen, Germany (Journal articles: 3) Sept 05 -‐ May 06 • Project: “Thermoresponsive Microgels for Drug Delivery Applications” • Proposed and demonstrated modification of nanoparticle surface using a layer-‐by-‐layer assembly of

polyelectrolyte multilayers. This was the first attempt in the field to provide proof of the concept that a layer-‐by-‐layer technique can be applied to nanoparticles.

• Designed and assembled magnetic nanoparticles on thermoresponsive poly(N-‐isopropylacrylamide) microgel using layer-‐by-‐layer technique. Optimized and fine-‐tuned the properties of individual components before assembling into a hybrid core–shell structure.

Graduate Research Assistant, IIT-‐B, India (Journal article: 1) Jul 04 -‐ Aug 05 & Jun 06 – May 07 • Thesis: “Encapsulated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications” • Developed biocompatible stimuli-‐responsive core-‐shell nanoparticles for biotechnological applications.

Utilized a facile two-‐step approach to covalently bind thermoresponsive hydroxypropyl cellulose to magnetic nanoparticles core, thereby imparting a core-‐shell structure to the system.

Research Intern, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Dec 04 -‐ Jan 05 • Developed magnesium based composite reinforced with nano-‐copper. Successfully augmented the

mechanical properties of magnesium based composite by incorporating nano-‐copper and studied fractured mechanism using SEM and tensile machine.

Undergraduate Research, NIT-‐Nagpur, India Jun 01 – May 03 • Successfully augmented ionic conductivity of aluminum-‐borate glass-‐ceramic by doping with Li-‐oxide.

I N V I T E D T A L K S :

1. Gaharwar A. K., Materials Science & Engineering, NIT-‐Nagpur, India (July, 2013) 2. Gaharwar A. K., Harvard-‐MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard University (Feb, 2013) 3. Gaharwar A. K., 2013 CMBE-‐BME Annual Meeting, Waimea, Hawaii– Award Talk (Jan, 2013) 4. Gaharwar A. K., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (Nov, 2012) 5. Gaharwar A. K., Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, (June 26, 2012) 6. Gaharwar A. K., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (Jan 20, 2012) 7. Gaharwar A. K., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA (Dec 8, 2011)


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8. Gaharwar A. K., Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, IN (Feb 2011)

BOOK :

1. "Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering: Characterization, Fabrication and Applications", Editors: Gaharwar, A.K., Sant S., Hancock, M., Hacking A. Woodhead Publishers (UK) (ISBN 9780857095961) (Sept, 2013)

2. “Microscale Technologies for Stem Cell Engineering”, Editors: Singh A., Gaharwar A.K., Springer (expected 2014)

BOOK C HAP T E R S :

1. Gaharwar, A. K., Schexnailder, Schmidt, G.*; Nanocomposite polymer biomaterials for tissue repair of bone and cartilage: A materials science perspective. Nanobiomaterials Handbook (ISBN: 9781420094664), CRC Press (Ed: B. Sitharaman), Pub: 2011

PA T EN T S / R E POR T O F I N V EN T I ON ( RO I ) :

3. Gaharwar A. K., Khademhosseini, A., Bioactive Silicate Nanoplatelets (ROI -‐ Harvard University) (Jan 2013). 4. Gaharwar A. K., Khademhosseini, A., Nanocomposite Hydrogels as a Hemorrhagic Agent (TLO-‐ MIT) (May

2013). J OURNA L P UB L I C A T I ON S : ( List of conference proceedings, oral talks and posters is attached)

Below is the list of publication indicating my role in the project and % contribution to the publication that include conceiving the idea, designing the experiment, analyzing the data, and writing the manuscript. PL: Project leader, M: Mentor, C: Collaborator; #equal contribution, *Corresponding author Number of articles

23 (11 first/co-‐first authored, 8-‐second authored) + 8 submitted/in preparation

Citations 300 H-‐index 11

2013 1. Gaharwar, A.K.#, Mihaila S.M.#, Swami A., Patel A., Sant S., Reis R.L., Marques A.P., Gomes M.E.,

Khademhosseini A.*, “Bioactive Silicate Nanoplatelets for Osteogenic Diffrentiation of Human Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells” (Advanced Materials DOI: 10.1002/adma.201300584).

2. Hongbin Z. #, Patel A. #, Gaharwar A.K. #, Mihaila S., Mukundan S., Iviglia G., Bae H., Yang H.*, Khademhosseini A.*, “Hyperbranched Polyester Hydrogels with Controlled Drug Release and Cell Adhesion Properties” (Biomacromolecules DOI: 10.1021/bm301825q). [Equal Contributions]

3. Mihaila S.M., Gaharwar A.K., Reis R.L., Marques A.P., Gomes M.E.*, Khademhosseini A.*, “Methacrylated kappa-‐carragenan as a photocrosslinkable biopolymer for tissue engineering applications”, Advanced Healthcare Materials (DOI: adhm201200317).

4. Kharaziha M., Nikkhah M., Shin S-‐R, Annabi N., Masoumi N., Gaharwar A.K., Camci-‐Unal G., Khademhosseini A., “PGS:Gelatin Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Tunable Mechanical and Structural Properties for Engineering Cardiac Tissues”. Biomaterials (In Press)

5. Oh, J.#, Won,S.W. #, Kim K. #, Cha C., Gaharwar A.K., Selimović S., Bae H., Lee S-‐H, Lee K.H, Lee D.H, Khademhosseini A.*; Microfluidic Fabrication of Cell Adhesive Chitosan Microtubes. Biomedical Microdevices (DOI: 10.1007/s10544-‐013-‐9746-‐z).


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6. Sant, S., Iyer, D., Gaharwar, A.K., Patel, A., Khademhosseinni, A.*; “PGS-‐PCL fibrous scaffold for tissue engineering of heart valve“ Acta Biomaterialia 9, 4 (2013) 5963–5973

7. Patel A.#, Gaharwar A.K.#, Giorgio I.#, Mihaila S., Mukundan S., Khademhosseini A.*, “Highly Elastomeric Poly(glycerol sebacate)-‐co-‐Poly(ethylene glycol) Amphiphilic Block Copolymers”, Biomaterials 34, 16 (2013) 3970. [Equal Contributions]

8. Gaharwar A.K.*, Rivera C., Wu C-‐J., Chan B., Schmidt G.; Photocrosslinked Nanocomposites Hydrogels from PEG and Silica Nanosphere: Structural, Mechanical and Cell Adhesion Characteristics. Materials Science and Engineering C 33 (3) (2013), 1800–1807

2012 9. Gaharwar, A. K.*#, Kishore, V.#, Rivera, C., Bullock, W., Wu, C-‐J., Akkus, O., Schmidt, G; Physically Cross-‐

linked Nanocomposites from Silicate Cross-‐linked Poly(ethylene oxide): Mechanical Properties and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Macromolecular Bioscience 12, 6 (2012) 779-‐793.

2011 10. Gaharwar, A.K., Rivera, C., Wu, C-‐J., Schmidt, G.*; Transparent, Elastomeric and Tough Bio-‐

Nanocomposites from Poly(ethylene glycol) and Silicate Nanoparticles. Acta Biomaterialia 7, 12 (2011) 4139-‐4148.

11. Wu, C-‐J., Gaharwar, A. K., Burke, C., Schmidt, G.*; Mechanically Tough Pluronic F127/Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels from Covalently and Physically Cross-‐linked Networks. Macromolecules 44 (2011) 8215–8224.

12. Gaharwar, A.K., Dammu, S., Canter, J., Wu, C-‐J. , Schmidt, G.*; Highly Extensible,Tough and Elastomeric Nanocomposite Hydrogels from Poly(ethylene oxide) and Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules 12 (2011) 1641-‐1650.

13. Gaharwar, A. K., Schexnailder, P., Dundigalla, A., White, J., Matos, C., Seifert, S., Wilker, J., Schmidt, G.*; Highly Extensible Bio-‐Nanocomposite Fibers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 32 (2011) 50-‐57. [JOURNAL FRONT Cover]

14. Gaharwar, A. K., Schexnailder, Kline, B., Schmidt, G.*; Assessment of Using Laponite Cross-‐linked Poly(ethylene oxide) for Controlled Cell Adhesion and Mineralization. Acta Biomaterialia 7 (2) (2011) 568-‐577. [ACTA STUDENT AWARD]

2010 15. Schexnailder, P., Gaharwar, A. K., Bartlett, R., Seal, B. L., Schmidt, G.*; Tuning Cell

Adhesion by Incorporation of Charged Silicate Nanoparticles as Cross-‐Linkers to Polyethylene Oxide. Macromolecular Biosciences 10 (12) (2010) 1416-‐1423. [JOURNAL BACK Cover]

16. Gaharwar, A. K., Schexnailder, P., Jin, Q., Wu, C-‐J. , Schmidt, G.*; Chitosan Enhances Osteoblast Adhesion and Formation of Mineralization Extracellular Matrix on Silicate Cross-‐linked Bio-‐nanocomposite. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2 (11) (2010) 3119–3127.

17. Wu, C-‐J., Gaharwar, A. K., Schexnailder, P. J., Schmidt, G.*; Development of Biomedical Polymer-‐Silicate Nanocomposites: A Materials Science Perspective. Materials 3 (2010) 2986-‐3005.

18. Gaharwar, A. K., Schexnailder, P., Kline, B., Kaul, V., Akkus, O., Zakharov, D., Seifert, S., Schmidt, G.*; Highly Extensible Bio-‐Nanocomposite Films with Direction-‐Dependent Properties. Advanced Functional Materials 20 (2010) 429-‐436.

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19. Jin, Q., Schexnailder, P., Gaharwar, A. K. , Schmidt, G.*; Silicate Cross-‐linked Bio-‐Nanocomposite Hydrogels from PEO and Chitosan. Macromolecule Bioscience 9 (2009) 1028-‐1035.

20. Gaharwar, A.K., Wong, J. E.*, Müller-‐Schulte, D. , Richtering, W., Bahadur, D.; Magnetic Nanoparticles Encapsulated Within a Thermoresponsive Polymer. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9 (2009), 5355-‐5361.

2008 21. Wong, J. E.*, Gaharwar, A.K., Müller-‐Schulte, D. , Bahadur, D., Richtering, W.; Dual-‐stimuli Responsive

PNiPAM Microgel Achieved via Layer-‐by-‐layer Assembly: Magnetic and Thermoresponsive. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 324 (2008) 47–54. [Top 50 Most Cited Articles of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2008 – 2009)]

22. Wong, J. E.*, Gaharwar, A.K., Müller-‐Schulte, D. , Bahadur, D., Richtering, W.; Magnetic Nanoparticle–Polyelectrolyte Interaction: A Layered Approach for Biomedical Applications. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 8 (2008) 4033–4040.

2007 23. Wong, J. E.*, Gaharwar, A.K., Müller-‐Schulte, D. , Bahadur, D., Richtering, W.; Layer-‐by-‐Layer Assembly

of Magnetic Nanoparticles Shell on a Thermoresponsive Microgel Core. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 311 (2007) 219-‐223.

Submitted: 24. Gaharwar A.K., Mihaila S.M., Kulkarni A.A., Patel A., Luca A.D., Reis, R.L., Gomes E.G., Blitterzwijk C. van,

Lorenzo M.*, Khademhosseini A.*, “Amphiphilic Beads as Depots for Sustained Drug Release Integrated into Fibrillar Scaffolds” Journal of Controlled Release (Resubmitted).

25. Gaharwar A.K.#, Nikkhah M.#, Sant S.*, Khademhosseini A.*, “Effect of Orientation of Poly (glycerol sebacate)-‐Poly (e-‐caprolactone) Electrospun Fibers on Endothelial Cells Alignment, Proliferation and Cord Formation” (Submitted)

26. Gaharwar A.K., Mukundan S., Karaca E., Dolatshahi-‐Pirouz A., Patel A., Rangarajan K., Mihaila S., Iviglia G., Zhang H., Khademhosseini A., "Nanoclay Enriched Poly(ε-‐caprolactone) Electrospun Scaffolds for Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells", Tissue Engineering Part A (Submitted) 2013

27. Dolatshahi-‐Pirouz A., Guermani E., Hashmi B., Gaharwar A. K., Nikkhah M., Aliabadi H., Camci-‐Unal G., Ingber D., Khademhosseini A., "High-‐Throughput Printing of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inside 3D Microgels for Identification of Promising Osteogenic Microenvironments" (Submitted).

28. Gaharwar, A.K., Peppas N., Khademhosseinni, A.*; Nanocomposite Hydrogels For Biomedical Applications“. (Invited perspective).

In Preparation: 29. Lee E-‐J, Gaharwar A.K., Kim K., Jun S-‐H, Kim H.E, Shin S-‐R, Bae H, Yang Y, Khademhosseini A.,* “Cell-‐

laden Silica-‐Alginate Hybrid Hydrogels Prepared by In-‐ situ Sol-‐gel Process” (Revising Manuscript). 30. Gaharwar A.K.#, Patel A.#, Mihaila S.M., Mukundan S., Zhang H., Karaca E., Shin S.R., Khademhosseini

A.*, “Ultra strong and Stiff Nanocomposites from Poly(glycerol sebacate) Chemically Infused with Carbon Nanotube” (Revising Manuscript).

31. Gaharwar A.K., Patel A., Zorlutuna P., Karaca E., Schukur L., Khademhosseini A., “Wnt5a Conjugated Poly(ethylene glycol) -‐ Gelatin Composite for Vascularized Tissue Engineering” (Revising Manuscript)

32. Gaharwar A.K., Mihaila S.M., Khademhosseini A., “Silicate reinforced photocrosslinked gelatin nanocomposites for osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs” (Revising Manuscript)


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T E A CH I NG /MENTOR I NG E X P E R I E N C E :

Mentorship, MIT and Harvard University, USA Mar 11 – Current Undergraduate and graduate research mentor in Prof. Ali Khademhosseini‘s Lab • Mentored six graduate researchers –

a) Reginald Keith Avery (Jan 2013 – Current), Ph.D Student (MIT) b) Silvia Mihalia (June 2011 – June 2012), Ph.D Student (MIT Portugal Program) c) Hongbin Zhang (Sept 2011 – April 2012), Ph.D Student (China) d) Syed Zeeshan Naqvi (Dec 2011-‐April 2012), Ph.D Student (Pakistan) e) Dr. Rohit Warrier (MD) (Oct 2011 – March 2012), Visiting MD student (India) f) Giorgio Iviglia (Oct 2011 – March 2012) Visiting Master Student (Italy) g) Elif Karaca (Nov 2011 – Feb 2012), Vising Ph.D student (Turkey)

• Mentored four undergraduate researchers – h) Kaushik S.Rangarajan (Jan – July 2012), Undergraduate Research Student (SHASTRA, India) i) Shilpaa Mukundan (Aug 2011 – Feb 2012), Undergraduate Research Student (SRM, India) j) Sara Touhami (June 2011 -‐ Sep 2011), MD Visiting Student from Faculté de Medecine Paris VII

(France) k) Ola Nour (July 2011 – Oct 2011), Visiting Medical Student from Alexandria University (Egypt)

Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA Teaching Assistant, BME 595: Tissue Engineering (Prof. Julie Liu) Jan 11 -‐ Mar 11 • Assisted Prof. J. Liu, in holding office hours and grading exams. Given lecture on stem cells and

biomaterials. Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentor in Prof. Schmidt G.’s Lab Aug 08 -‐ Mar 11 • Mentored two graduate researchers –

a) Burke Chan (Aug 2010 – Mar 2011), Master Student b) Qu Jin (Aug 2008 – May 2009), Master’s Student

• Mentored seven undergraduate researchers – c) Christian Rivera (May 2010 -‐ Mar 2011), d) Kelly Findley (Jan -‐ Mar 2011), e) Sandhya Dammu (Jan -‐ May 2010 & Aug -‐ Dec 2010), f) Jamie Canter (May -‐ Aug 2010), g) Sonal Vaid (Jan -‐ May 2010), h) Ben Kline (Jan -‐ July 2009), i) Christine Gustafson (Aug -‐ Dec 2008).

Teaching Assistant, BME 595: Hydrogel Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory Module Jan 09 -‐ May 09 • Co-‐taught part of laboratory with Prof. Gudrun Schmidt. Supervised lab exercises and assisted students in

conducting rheological experiments.

Rheinisch-‐Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule, Aachen, Germany Feb 06 -‐ Apr 06 Teaching Assistant, Institut für Physikalische Chemie • Supervised laboratory course in static light scattering. Assisted in teaching zeta potentials and

electrophoritic laboratory sessions to graduate students.

Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, Mumbai, India Teaching Assistant, MM 270: Introduction to Material Science Jun 06 -‐ Dec 06 • Assisted Prof. N Venkataramani, in holding office hours, preparing study sets, delivering weekly recitations,

managing course website, grading exams and conducting office hours.


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Teaching Assistant, MM 652: Advanced Ceramics Jan 06 -‐ Jun 05 • Assisted Prof. D Bahadur, in delivering weekly recitations, managing course website, conducting office

hours, sourcing scientific literature and preparing presentations. Teaching Assistant, MM 653: Characterization of Materials Jul 04 -‐ Nov 04 • Assisted Prof. R S Srinivasa, in managing course website, sourcing scientific literature, preparing

presentations, helping students with homework and laboratory assignments.

P RO F E S S I ONA L S E R V I C E & A F F I L I A T I ON :

• Journal Reviewer: o Acta Biomaterials (Elsevier), o ACS Nano (ACS) o Biomacromolecules (ACS), o Biomatter (Landes Bioscience), o Biomedical Materials (IOP), o Biomedical Microdevices (IOP), o Biotechnology Progress (ACS), o International Journal of Nanoparticles (Inderscience), o International Journal of Nanomedicine (Dove Press), o Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B -‐ Applied Biomaterials (Wiley) o Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials (OMICS), o Journal of Nanoparticles Research (Springer), o Journal of Visualized Experiments o Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (Springer), o Macromolecular Bioscience (Wiley) o Macromolecules (Wiley) o Materials Science and Engineering C (Elsevier), o Nanotechnology (IOP), o PLOS One o Polymer (Elsevier), o Scientific Reports (Nature) o Soft Matter (RSC), o Smart Materials and Structures (IOP), o Tissue Engineering Part A (Mary Ann Liebert),

• Book Proposal Reviewer – John Wiley & Sons, • PGSG Travel Grant reviewer – Purdue University (2010-‐2011) • Member:

o Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), o Society For Biomaterials (SFB), o Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS-‐USA), o Materials Research Society (MRS), o Sigma Xi -‐ The Scientific Research Society, o American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

• Life Member: Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), India • Associate Member: Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN), UK

P RO F E S S I ONA L D E V E LO PMENT A C T I V I T I E S :


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• Credited two professional development courses: “Preparing Future Faculty” (2010) and “Preparing Future Professionals” (2009). (Purdue University)

• Attended numerous lecture/workshops organized by the “Center for Instruction Excellence” and the “Center for Career Opportunities” (2007-‐2011). (Purdue University)

• Learned communicating across cultures with an emphasis on communication, multiculturalism and diversity in “Intercultural communication workshop” (2006). (RWTH-‐Aachen, Germany)

P RO F E S S I ONA L / COMMUN I T Y S E R V I C E S :

• Founding member and treasurer of “Society For Biomaterials” -‐ Student chapter (09-‐10) with approximately 20 members. Planned and organized industrial trips and research symposium. Involved in general planning, organization and meetings. Coordinated Poster Session for research symposium and organized industrial trips to DePuy Orthopedic (Warsaw, IN). Crafted, submitted and secured Student Chapter Travel Grant Award ($ 500) from the “Society For Biomaterials” (April 2010).

• Actively participated and contributed in various activities of the “Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association” (such as “Weldon days”, “Recruitment weekend”, “BMEGSA Research Symposium” etc.) (2007-‐current).

• Treasurer: “Indian Student Organization – Purdue Marathi Mandal” (07-‐08). Planned and coordinated cultural programs, catering service and festivals.

• Event-‐coordinator of IIT-‐EU (Aachen chapter, Germany). • Volunteered for International Students & Scholars Check-‐In & Orientation (2008 & 2009). (Purdue

University) • Involved in “Purdue University's International Friendship Program” and “Boiler Out! Volunteer Program”

(2007-‐09). (Purdue University) • Represented Purdue biomedical engineering department at the “Indiana State Fair” (2007). (Purdue

University) • Involved in providing primary and value-‐based education to underprivileged children in Mumbai. (IIT-‐

Bombay). (2006 -‐ 07) • External examiner for grading Master’s student thesis, Dept of Met. & Mat. Sci, VNIT – Nagpur (07/2007) • Group leader of DAAD-‐IIT student group (RWTH-‐Aachen, Germany) • Event-‐coordinator of Metallurgical Engineering Society (VNIT) (01-‐03). • Coordinator “Student development forum”, VNIT Nagpur (00-‐03). Advised students on course selection,

schedule planning, and other academic related issues. • Organizer “Odyssey”-‐ National level tech fest (00-‐01), “Vortex”-‐ Inter departmental cultural event (01-‐02)

and “Blitzkrieg”-‐ Inter departmental cultural event (02-‐03). VNIT Nagpur

P E E R -‐ R E V I EWED CON F E R ENC E P ROC E ED I NG S :

1. Gaharwar A.K., Dammu S. A., Canter J. M., Wu C-‐J, Schmidt G.*, “Mechanically Tough Nanocomposite hydrogels from Poly(ethylen glycol) and hydroxyapatite as Orthopedic Tissue Engineering”, Abstract of papers of the American Chemical Society, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2011

2. Wu C-‐J, Gaharwar A.K., Dammu S. A., Canter J. M., Schmidt G.*, “Mechanical Properties of Robust Polyethylene Glycol -‐ Hydroxyapatite Hydrogels”, Abstract of papers of the American Chemical Society, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2011

3. Gaharwar A.K., Schexnailder P., Schmidt G.*, “Osteoblast Adhesion and Proliferation on Silicate Containing Nanocomposites”, Society For Biomaterials Transactions of the 34th Annual Meeting, Volume XXXII, 70 (2010) **Honorable Mention for Best Research Abstract**


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4. Gaharwar A.K., Schexnailder P., Jin Q., Wu C-‐J, Schmidt G.*, “Chitosan enhances adhesion and proliferation of osteoblast cells on nanocomposite films”, Society For Biomaterials Transactions of the 34th Annual Meeting, Volume XXXII, 703 (2010)

5. Schexnailder P., Gaharwar A. K., Schmidt G.*, “Addition of Silicate Nanoparticles to Poly(ethylene oxide) Controls Cell Adhesion”, Society For Biomaterials Transactions of the 34th Annual Meeting, Volume XXXII, 700 (2010)

6. Gaharwar A.K., Kaul V., Dundigalla A., Akkus O., Schmidt G.*, “Structure and mechanical properties of PEO-‐Laponite films made from gels”, Abstract of papers of the American Chemical Society, 237, 98 Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2008

7. Gaharwar A.K., Schexnailder P., White J., Seifert S., Kaul V., Akkus O., Wilker J., Dundigalla A., and Schmidt G.*, “New bio-‐nanocomposite fibers from PEO and silicate cross-‐linkers”, Abstract of papers of the American Chemical Society, 236, 476-‐Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2008

8. Schexnailder P. J., Jin Q., Gaharwar A., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G. *, “Development of Bio-‐Nanocomposite Hydrogels Based on Silicate Cross-‐Linked PEO for Tissue Engineering”, Tissue Engineering Part A, 14 (5), 836 2008

ORA L P R E S EN TA T I ON S :

1. Gaharwar A.K., Nikkhah M., Sant S., Patel A., Mihaila S., Khademhosseini A, “Effect of PGS-‐PCL Electrospun Fibers Orientation on Alignment and Proliferation of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells”, 2013 Society For Biomaterials Annual Conference (April 10-‐13 2013, Boston)

2. Gaharwar A.K., Hongbin Z., Patel A., Mihaila S., Iviglia G., Mukundan S., Bae H., Yang H., Khademhosseini A, “Hyperbranched Polyester Hydrogels with Controlled Drug Release Properties for Cellular Therapies” 2013 CMBE-‐BME Meeting (Jan 2-‐5, 2013, Waimea, Hawaii [Raising Star/Fellow Award and Invited Talk]

3. Gaharwar A.K, Mihaila S., Marques A., Gomes M., Reis R., Khademhosseini A., “Methacrylated kappa-‐Carrageenan as a Photocrosslinkable Biopolymer for Tissue Engineering Applications”, BMES 2012 Annual Meeting (Oct 24-‐27th) Atlanta, GA

4. Gaharwar A.K., Patel A., Zhang H., Mihaila S., Shin S-‐R, Rangarajan K., Khademhosseini A., “Elastomeric, Degradable and Electroconducting Nanocomposites for Neural Tissue Engineering”, International Congress of Interventional Neurology”, (Sept 6-‐8th, 2012) Minneapolis, MN [Awarded Fellowship]

5. Gaharwar A. K., Kishore V., Rivera C., Wu C-‐J., Pavalko W., Akkus O., Schmidt G.*, “Design and Development of Silicate Nanocomposites for Orthopedic Tissue Repair”, 2011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov 28 – Dec 3 in Boston, MA

6. Kishore V., Gaharwar A. K., Pavalko W., Akkus O., Schmidt G.*, “Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Silicate Cross-‐linked Poly(ethylene Oxide)” 2011 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 12-‐15, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut

7. Gaharwar A. K., Rivera C., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Transparent, Elastomeric and Tough Bio-‐Nanocomposite Hydrogels from Poly(ethylene glycol) and Silicate Nanoparticles”, 2011 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 12-‐15, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut

8. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Wu C.-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Silicate cross-‐linked polyethylene oxide for the development of orthopedic biomaterials”, Biomaterials Day, Case Western Reserve University, Nov 6, 2010 in Cleveland, OH [Invited]

9. Schmidt G.*, Schexnailder P.J., Gaharwar A. K., Wu C-‐J., “Relating Molecular Self-‐Assembly to Mechanical Strength in Nanocomposite Hydrogels”, Society for Engineering Science (SES), 47th Annual Technical Meeting, Oct 2010, Ames, OH


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10. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Dundigalla A., Seifert S., Wilker J., Schmidt G.*, “Highly Extensible Bio-‐nanocomposite Fibers”, Biomaterials Day, Case Western Reserve University, Nov 6, 2010 in Cleveland, OH

11. Wu C.-‐J., Gaharwar A. K., Schmidt G.*, “Photopolymerizable Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Robust Mechanical Properties for Orthopedic Applications”, Biomaterials Day, Case Western Reserve University, Nov 6, 2010 in Cleveland, OH

12. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P.and Schmidt G.*, “Osteoblast Adhesion and Proliferation on Silicate Containing Nanocomposites”, Society for Biomaterials 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition: April 21 -‐ 24, 2010 in Seattle, Washington, USA

13. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P. and Schmidt G.*, “Control cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation on silicate cross-‐linked polyethylene oxide”, PUSFB Biomaterials Evening Research Symposium: April 15, 2010 in West Lafayette, IN

14. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Jin Q., Wu C.-‐J., and Schmidt G.*, “Poly(ethylene oxide)-‐silicate cross-‐linked bio-‐nanocomposite with incorporated chitosan for bone repair”, Advances in Bioactive Materials and Interfaces for Therapeutics and Diagnostics -‐ Biomaterials Day (Society For Biomaterials), Sept 25 2009 at Lexington, KY

15. Gaharwar A. K., “Nanomaterials for biomedical applications: current trend and future prospect”, National Institute of Technology-‐Nagpur, India (Aug 2009) [Invited]

16. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., White J., Seifert S., Kaul V., Akkus O., Wilker J., Dundigalla A., and Schmidt G.*, “New bionanocomposite fibers from PEO and silicate cross-‐linkers”, 236th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, Aug 16-‐21st 2008 at Philadelphia, PH

17. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., White J., Seifert S., Kaul V., Akkus O., Wilker J., Dundigalla A., and Schmidt G.*, “Development of Silicate Cross-‐Linked Bio-‐Nanocomposites for Cartilage and Bone Repair”, 2008 BME Summer Seminar, Purdue University, June25th 2008 at West Lafayette, IN [Invited]

18. Gaharwar A. K., Kaul V., Dundigalla A., Akkus O., and Schmidt G.*, “Structure and mechanical properties of PEO-‐Laponite films made from gels”, 235th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, April 6-‐10th 2008 at New Orleans, LA

19. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J.E., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D., Richtering W., “Encapsulated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications”, Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC), Feb 16th 2007 at Pune, India [Invited]

20. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J.E., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D., Richtering W., “ThermoresponsiveMagnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications”, Dept. Metallurgical Engg and Mats Science, IIT-‐Bombay, Nov 14th 2006 at Mumbai, India

21. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J.E., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D., Richtering W., “Dual Responsive Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications”, Institut für Physikalische Chemie -‐ RWTH Aachen University, May 15th 2006 at Aachen, Germany

22. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J.E., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D., Richtering W., “Layer-‐by-‐Layer Assembly of Magnetic Nanoparticles on Thermoresponsive PNIPAM microgel”, Institut für Physikalische Chemie -‐ RWTH Aachen University, Jan 16th 2006 at Aachen, Germany

23. Gaharwar A. K., Gupta M., “Development of Novel Magnesium Composite Reinforced with Nano Copper”, Proceeding of 2nd In House Symposium on Material Research (MR05), 21th Feb 2005 at IIT-‐B, Mumbai, India

CON F E R ENC E P R E S EN TA T I ON S :

For Postdoctoral works: 1. Gaharwar A.K., Mukundan S., Patel A., Hongbin Z., Mihaila S., Iviglia G., Khademhosseini A,“Nanoclay

Enriched Electrospun Polycaprolactone Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering”, 2013 Society For Biomaterials Annual Conference (April 10-‐13 2013, Boston)


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2. Gaharwar A.K., Hongbin Z., Patel A., Mihaila S., Iviglia G., Mukundan S., Bae H., Yang H., Khademhosseini A, “Hyperbranched Polyester Hydrogels with Controlled Drug Release and Cell Adhesion Properties” 2013 Society For Biomaterials Annual Conference (April 10-‐13 2013, Boston) [Merit Award by Orthopedic SIG]

3. Dolatshahi-‐Pirouz A., Guermani E., Hashmi B., Gaharwar A. K., Nikkhah M., Aliabadi H., Camci-‐Unal G., Ingber D., Khademhosseini A., "High-‐Throughput Printing of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inside 3D Microgels for Identification of Promising Osteogenic Microenvironments" 2012 IEEE-‐EMBS Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine Conference, Hawaii December 3-‐7, 2012

4. Patel A., Gaharwar A.K., Zorlutuna P., Karaca E., Schukar L. Khademhosseini A., “Wnt5a Conjugated Poly(ethylene glycol) -‐ Gelatin Composite for Vascularized Tissue Engineering” Tissue Engineering Microenvironment I-‐ in AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA Oct 2012 [Abstract selected for Biochemical Engineering Journal Young Investigator Award for Prof. Khademhosseini]

5. Patel A., Gaharwar A.K., Zhang H., Khademhosseini A.*, “Poly (Glycerol Sebacate)-‐Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites” 2012 MIT Polymer Day Symposium, MIT, Cambridge March 7 2012 **Third Place in the Poster Session**

6. Mihaila S. M., Gaharwar A K., Marques A. P., Gomes M E., Reis R. L., Khademhosseini A.*,“Tailoring kappa carrageenan properties towards tissue engineering applications”, 2012 MIT Polymer Day Symposium, MIT, Cambridge March 7 2012

7. Seevaratnam D.J., Liu J., Swami A., Patel A., Gaharwar A.K, Khademhosseini A., Farokhzad O.C, “Novel Elastomeric Polymers to Develop Nanoparticles for Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Drugs”, 2012 MIT Polymer Day Symposium, MIT, Cambridge March 7 2012

8. Giorgio I., Patel A., Gaharwar A.K, Mihaila S., Demarchi D., Khademhosseini A.*, “Novel Poly(glycerol sebacate)-‐co-‐Polyethylene Glycol for Soft Tissue Engineering”, 2012 MIT Polymer Day Symposium, MIT, Cambridge March 7 2012

9. Gaharwar A. K., Patel A., Mihaila S. M., Langer R. S., Khademhosseini A.*, “Design and Development of Bioactive Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering”, Wyss Institute 3rd Annual Retreat 2011, Boston MA November 21st, 2011

For Ph.D Thesis: 10. Gaharwar A. K., Dammu S. A., Canter J. M., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Highly Extensible, Tough and

Elastomeric Nanocomposite Hydrogels from Poly(ethylene glycol) and Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles”, Midwest Biomedical Engineering Career Conference (MBECC) at Northwestern University in Evanston,IL April 1st, 2011. **Third Place in the Student Poster Session at MBECC 2011**

11. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Wu C-‐J., Kline B., Schmidt G.*, “Assessment of Using Laponite Cross-‐linked Poly(ethylene oxide) as Biomaterial for Bone Repair”, 2010 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 6-‐9, 2010 in Austin, Texas

12. Schexnailder P., Wu C-‐J., Dammu S., Rivera C., Canter J., Vaid S., Gaharwar A.K., Schmidt G.*, “Mechanical Properties and in Vitro Cytocompatibility of Nanocomposite Polymer Hydrogels”, 2010 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 6-‐9, 2010 in Austin, Texas

13. Dammu S. , Vaid S., Canter J., Gaharwar A.K., Schmidt G.*, “Assessment of Silicate Cross-‐linked Poly(ethylene oxide) Hydrogels for Orthopedic Tissue Repair”, 2010 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 6-‐9, 2010 in Austin, Texas

14. Gaharwar A.K., Schexnailder P., Wu C-‐J., Jin Q., Schmidt G.*, “Chitosan Enhances Cell Adhesion and Spreading on Nanocomposite Films”, 2010 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 6-‐9, 2010 in Austin, Texas

15. Rivera C., Canter J., Vaid S., Gaharwar A. K., Schmidt G.*, “Chemically Cross-‐linked Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Drug Delivery Systems”, Weldon Intern Showcase, Purdue University, September 16, 2010 in West Lafayette


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16. Canter J., Rivera C., Gaharwar A. K., Schmidt G.*, “Injectable PEO-‐HA Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications”, Weldon Intern Showcase, Purdue University, September 16, 2010 in West Lafayette

17. Canter J., Dammu S., Rivera C., Gaharwar A. K., Schmidt G.* , “Cross-‐linked Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Viscoelastic Tissue Engineering Applications”, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, July 29, 2010 in W Lafayette, IN

18. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Jin Q., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Chitosan enhances adhesion and proliferation of osteoblast cells on nanocomposite films”, Society for Biomaterials 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition: Where Materials Meet Biology, April 21 -‐ 24, 2010 in Seattle, Washington

19. Schexnailder P., Gaharwar A. K., Schmidt G.* “Addition of Silicate Nanoparticles to Poly(ethylene oxide) Controls Cell Adhesion”, Society for Biomaterials 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition: Where Materials Meet Biology, April 21 -‐ 24, 2010 in Seattle, Washington

20. Dammu S., Gaharwar A. K., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Polymer-‐Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Engineering”, 2010 Undergraduate Research and Poster Symposium, Purdue University (7th April 2010) **Best Abstract Award in the Innovative Technology Entrepreneurship and Design category**

21. Vaid S., Gaharwar A. K., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Tough and Elastomeric Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications”, 2010 Undergraduate Research and Poster Symposium, Purdue University (7th April 2010)

22. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Schmidt G.*, “Design and Development of Nanocomposite Biomaterials for Orthopedic Tissue Repair”, 2010 Sigma Xi Poster Session (Purdue chapter), Feb 17, 2010 in West Lafayette, Indiana

23. Schmidt G.*, Wu C-‐J., Schexnailder P., Gaharwar A. K. and Jin Q., “Development of Bio-‐nanocomposite Polymer Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications”, Materials Research Society -‐ 2009 Fall Meeting, Dec 2009 at Boston, MA

24. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., Jin Q., Wu C-‐J., and Schmidt G.*, “Poly(ethylene oxide)-‐silicate cross-‐linked bio-‐nanocomposite with incorporated chitosan for bone repair”, Advances in Bioactive Materials and Interfaces for Therapeutics and Diagnostics -‐ Biomaterials Day (Society For Biomaterials), Sept 25 2009 at Lexington, KY

25. Kline B., Schexnailder P., Gaharwar A. K., G.Schmidt, “Controlling the Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Films with Ionic Concentration”, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association Research Symposium July 29, 2009 in W Lafayette, IN

26. Schexnailder P., Gaharwar A. K., C. Gustafson#, G Schmidt, “Controlled cell adhesion properties of silicate cross-‐linked PEO nanocomposites”, Advances in Bioactive Materials and Interfaces for Therapeutics and Diagnostics -‐ Biomaterials Day, Sept 25 2009 at Lexington, KY **Best Poster award**

27. Gaharwar A. K., Schexnailder P., J. White, S. Seifert, V. Kaul, O. Akkus, J. Wilker, A. Dundigalla, and Schmidt G.*, “Development of Silicate crosslink bionanocomposite for biomedical applications”, 2008 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting, Oct 2-‐4th 2008 at St. Louis, USA

28. Schexnailder P., Jin Q., Gaharwar A. K., Wu C-‐J., Schmidt G.*, “Development of Bio-‐Nanocomposite Hydrogels based on Silicate Cross-‐linked PEO for Tissue Engineering”, TERMIS-‐EU 2008 Meeting – Porto, Portugal

For M.Tech Thesis: 29. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J. E.*, Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D. , Richtering W., “Magnetic nanoparticle

encapsulated within thermoresponsive polymer: Core-‐Shell particle”, International Conference on Nano Science and Technology, February 27-‐29th 2008 at Chennai, India


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30. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D. , Richtering W., “Dual-‐stimuli responsive hybrid core-‐shell system achieved via layer-‐by-‐layer assembly of polyelectrolytes and magnetic nanoparticles on a thermoresponsive microgel”, 21st Conference of the “European Colloid and Interface Society”-‐ ECIS 2007, September 17th, 2007 at Geneva, Switzerland.

31. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J. E.*, Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., and Bahadur D., “Magnetic Nanoparticles – Polyelectrolyte Interaction : A Layered Approach for Biomedical Application”, (a) International conference on Advance Nano Materials – ANM2007, Jan 8th-‐10th 2007at Mumbai, India; (b) The 8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials -‐ Nano 2006, 20th-‐25th August, 2006 at IISc, Banglore, India; (c) Particles 2006 -‐ Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology, 13th-‐16th May 2006 at Orlando, Florida, USA

32. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D. , Richtering W., “Dual-‐Stimuli Responsive PNiPAM Microgel Achieved via Layer-‐by-‐Layer Assembly: Magnetic and Thermoresponsive”, 43rd Meeting of the German Colloid Society, Mainz, October 8-‐10 th, 2007

33. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D. , Richtering W., “Layer-‐by-‐Layer Assembly of Polyelectrolytes and Magnetic Nanoparticles on Thermoresponsive Microgel: A Dual-‐Stimuli Responsive Hybrid Core-‐Shell System”, (a) 12th International Conference on ORGANIZED MOLECULAR FILMS (LB-‐12), Kraków, July 1-‐5, 2007[Oral] ; (b) International Congress on Particle Technology -‐ Partech 2007, March 27th -‐29th, 2007 at Nuremberg, Germany [Oral]

34. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., and Bahadur D., “Magnetic Core -‐ Thermoresponsive Shell: A Smart Synthesis Route”,International Congress on Particle Technology -‐ Partech 2007, March 27th -‐29th, 2007 at Nuremberg, Germany

35. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J. E.*, Bahadur D. , Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., “Novel Magnetic Nanoparticles Shell on a Thermoresponsive Microgel Core”, 6th International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes, 4th -‐8th Sept2006 at TU Dresden, Germany

36. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Müller-‐Schulte D., Bahadur D. , Richtering W., “Magnetic Nanoparticles – Polyelectrolyte Interaction : A Layered Approach for Biomedical Application”, (a) COE-‐LCC Keio-‐Aachen joint symposium, RWTH-‐Aachen, 5th Oct., 2006, Aachen; (b) 6th International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes, 4th -‐8th Sept2006 at TU Dresden, Germany; (c) 20th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society -‐ECIS2006, 18th-‐22th Sept., 2006, Budapest.

37. Gaharwar A. K., Konate N., Wong J. E.*, Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., Bahadur D., “Encapsulated Magnetic Nanoparticles in Thermoresponsive Microgel”, The 8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials-‐Nano 2006, 20th-‐25th Aug 06 at Banglore, India

38. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Bahadur D. , Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W.”, “Magnetic Nanoparticles Embedded on a Thermosensitive Microgel Core via a Layer-‐by-‐Layer Assembled Polyelectrolyte Shell, The 8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials-‐Nano 2006, 20th-‐25th Aug 06 at Banglore, India

39. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., Bahadur D., “Novel Magnetic Nanoparticles Shell on a Thermoresponsive Microgel Core”, 6th International Conference on “The Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers”, 17th – 20th May 2006 at Krems, Austria.

40. Gaharwar A. K., Konate N., Wong J. E.*, Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., Bahadur D., “Novel route to Incorporate Magnetic Nanoparticles in Thermoresponsive Microgel”, 6th International Conference on “The Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers”, 17th – 20th May 2006 at Krems, Austria.

41. Wong J. E.*, Gaharwar A. K., Bahadur D. , Richtering W., and Müller-‐Schulte D., “Composite Thermoresponsive Microgel Core Decorated with Magnetic Nanoparticles”, Particles 2006 -‐ Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology, 13th-‐16th May 2006 at Orlando, Florida, USA

42. Gaharwar A. K., Wong J. E.*, Bahadur D. , Müller-‐Schulte D., Richtering W., “Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Coating for Magnetic Nanoparticles”, Zsigmondy Colloquium, 6th-‐7th April 06 at TU Berlin, Germany

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