EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Biomechanics and Biotransport Engineering
Areas of Interest
- Biomechanics
- Biotransport
- Biomaterials
A Thirugnanam Associate Professor
Biotechnology and Medical Engineering
thirugnanam.a@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2292
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PUBLICATIONS6
SPONSORED PROJECTS14
DOCTORAL STUDENTS2
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
A Thirugnanam
Associate Professor
Biotechnology and Medical Engineering
Room Number: BM-206
Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2010
Ph.D.
Nanostructured BiomaterialsIndian institute of Technology Madras
2005
M.E
Mechanical (Manufacturing) EngineeringAnnamalai University
2003
B.E
Mechanical EngineeringMadras University
Teaching Experience
- Biomechanics Biotransport, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, 01 Aug 2011 - 31 Jul 2021
Industrial Experience
- Aerospace and Defense Forgings (Quality), Ms. Bharat Forge Ltd., Pune, India, 19 Oct 2009 - 31 Jul 2011
Laboratory Development
- Applied Biomechanics Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Gait laboratory with 3D Motion Analysis system and Force platform
- Biomechanics and Biotransport Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Teaching Laboratory for UG and PG students
Development of biodegradable bioplastic films from mango seed starch. Department Of Biotechnology
- Principal Investigator
- 24
- Running Sponsored
Development of Drug - Eluting Titanium for Cardiovascular Maladies. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
- Principal Investigator
- 12
- Running Sponsored
Development of a force plate sensor cum kinematic sensor node for comprehensive gait profiling for early detection of locomotive syndrome. DST
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Implantable Closed-loop Diabetes Management System. DST
- Co-Investigator
- 24
- Completed Sponsored
Microfluidics based interstitial-flow mimetics for lineage specific differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cell (RGYI) DBT
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Development of ultra fine grained titanium for media application SERB
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Total Publications: 66
T. Kaur and A. Thirugnanam,"Effect of porous activated charcoal reinforcement on mechanical and in-vitro biological properties of polyvinyl alcohol composite scaffolds", Journal of Materials Science & Technology, vol.33, no.7, pp.734-43, Elsevier 2017, 10.1016/j.jmst.2016.06.020 Article
K. K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar, S. K. Sarangi, and A. Thirugnanam,"A numerical study on optimising the cryosurgical process for effective tumour necrosis", Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.53, no.5, pp.1685-1697, Springer 2017, 10.1007/s00231-016-1928-9 Article
T. Kaur and A. Thirugnanam,"Tailoring in vitro biological and mechanical properties of polyvinyl alcohol reinforced with threshold carbon nanotube concentration for improved cellular response", RSC Advances, vol.6, no.46, pp.39982-39992, Royal Society of Chemistry 2016, 10.1039/c6ra08006e Article
S. Kar, T. Kaur, and A. Thirugnanam,"Microwave-assisted synthesis of porous chitosan–modified montmorillonite–hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds", International journal of biological macromolecules, vol.82, pp.628-636, Elsevier 2016, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.10.060 Article
V. Vyas, T. Kaur, and A. Thirugnanam,"Chitosan composite three dimensional macrospheric scaffolds for bone tissue engineering", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, vol.104, pp.1946-1954, Elsevier 2017, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.055 Article
Short Term Course on "GAIT ANALYSIS : AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO MEASURE HUMAN MOTION" Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 04 Sep 2023 - 08 Sep 2023
- Brochure
Five Day Workshop on, "Human Movement Analysis using 3D Motion Capture System" Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 30 Jan 2023 - 03 Feb 2023
- Brochure
- BM232 : Biofluid Mechanics {Theory}
- BM233 : Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM2500 : Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM3001 : Analytical Instrumentation and Techniques {Theory}
- BM322 : Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM331 : Bioheat and Mass Transfer {Theory}
- BM332 : Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM3500 : Biofluid Mechanics {Theory}
- BM361 : Biochemical Engineering {Theory}
- BM4001 : Statistics for Bioengineers {Theory}
- BM403 : Biomedical Engineering {Theory}
- BM428 : Nanotechnology in Biomedical Engineering {Theory}
- BM431 : Fundamentals of Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM434 : Sports Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM6202 : Advanced Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM625 : Nanobiotechnology {Theory}
- BM632 : Computational Fluid Dynamics in Bioengineering {Theory}
- BM634 : Advanced Biomechanics {Theory}
- BM652 : Advanced Biochemical Engineering {Theory}
- BM663 : Advanced Biochemical Engineering {Theory}
- CH334 : Process Dynamics and Control {Theory}
- BM2700 : Biomechanics Laboratory {Practical}
- BM272 : Biofluid Mechanics Laboratory {Practical}
- BM276 : Biomechanics Laboratory {Practical}
- BM376 : Bioprocess Instrumentation Laboratory {Practical}
- BM378 : Process Instrumentation Laboratory {Practical}
- BM471 : Application of MATLAB in Bioengineering Laboratory {Practical}
- BM483 : Computational Biomechanics Laboratory {Practical}
- BM6272 : Biomechanics Laboratory {Practical}
- BM673 : Advanced Biochemical Engg. Laboratory {Practical}
- BM680 : Application of ANSYS in Bioengineering {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [14]
An Approach to Improving Efficacy of Cryosurgery: Numerical and Experimental (using Gel Phantoms) Studies
Krishna Kumar RamajayamEnrolled: Jul 2011Graduated : 2017Supervisor
Development of Carbon Reinforced Polymer Ceramic Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering
Tejinder KaurEnrolled: Oct 2012Graduated : 2017Supervisor
Development of Electrooculogram based Multi-Assistive Device Control System for Neuromuscular Disabled
Biswajeet ChampatyEnrolled: Jul 2012Graduated : 2018Co-Supervisor
Experimental and Numerical Study for Skin Tumor Ablation Using Cryotherapy
Chandrika KumariEnrolled: Oct 2012Graduated : 2019Supervisor
Gait Analysis of the Lower Limbs: A Systematic Approach for Design and Analysis of an Orthotic.
Shreeshan JenaEnrolled: Jan 2014Graduated : 2019Supervisor
Design and FE Analysis of Novel Semi - Rigid Stabilization Device for Human Lumbar Spine
Pushpdant JainEnrolled: Jan 2015Graduated : 2019Co-Supervisor
Development of Drug-Eluting Substrate for Coronary Artery Disease
Monalisha MohantaEnrolled: Jul 2018Graduated : 2023Supervisor
Biomaterials
Moumita GhoshEnrolled: Jul 2019ContinuingSupervisor
Electrochemical precipitation of struvite and microalgae cultivation from urine
Nageshwari KEnrolled: Jan 2020ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Biomechanics
Monisha Gowri SEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Biomechanics
Tharani KEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
BIOMATERIALS
Supradeep SahooEnrolled: Jul 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Smart – sustainable agriculture
Mamina PadhanEnrolled: Jan 2024ContinuingSupervisor
BIOMATERIALS (DRUG DELIVERY)
Jayaprabhakaran MEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- MeiTY TIDE 2.0 grant for M/s KineUtkal Pvt Ltd, 2023
- RINP grant from M G University, initiated by KSUM, Govt of Kerala, 2022
- Recipient of National Research Innovation Challenge 2022, awarded by KSUM, Govt. of Kerala., 2022
- Founder and Director of M/s KineUtkal Pvt Ltd, a start-up company incubated at FTBI, NIT Rourkela, 2022
- SAIL- RSP CSR grant for M/s KineUtkal Pvt Ltd, 2022
- Ms. Pradipika Vasudevan and A. Thirugnanam has been awarded with MRS-S Funding Support award at the "International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, 2017" held in Singapore, 2017
- Ms. Chandrika Kumari, A. Kumar, S. K. Sarangi and A. Thirugnanam have been awarded the Prof. P. K. Sarma Best Paper Award at the 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE INDIAN SOCIETY FOR HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER conference (IHMTC 2015) Organized by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre , Indian Space Reserch Organization (ISRO), Trivandrum Between 17th to 20th December 2015., 2015
- Kiran Vajanthri and A. Thirugnanam NIT Rourkela, has won the Best Poster Presentation Award (First) during the XVIV National Confrence of the Society, January 11-13, 2014 at College of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal., 2014
- Elsevier Biomaterials Student Travel Award, 2008 at the International Conference on Medical Materials, Devices & Regenerative Medicine and Workshop, 23-25th November, 2008. Kathmandhu, Nepal., 2008
Memberships / Fellowships
- IEEE - Annual member (97542764), 2024
- ISB - Annual member (7193), 2024
- IIM Kolkata - Life Member [58377], 2021
- BRSI - Life Member [LM 2465], 2021
- BMESI - Life member [LM 1311], 2020
- SBA0I - Life member [LM434], 2008