Geetha Venkatachalam

About

Research areas includes, design, synthesis and evaluation of novel biopolymers from microbial and natural sources, specifically beta glucans and its applications as drug carriers, immunomodulators, hydrogels for wound healing and 3D scaffolds. Most of the research work is related to understanding the polymer – Phagocytic cell (Macrophage) interaction and its in vitro response. A patent “process of blending cyclic β-(1-2) glucans with natural compounds (Patent No: 348864)”.

Employment

• IIT Madras Senior Scientist
  2025 - Present
• Theevanam Additives and Nutraceuts Pvt Ltd -CZC 4.0 IITMadras Team Leader- Won- CZC 4.0 - All India Eco- Innovation & Entrepreneurship Contest, IIT-Madras
  2024 - 2024
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Associate
  2022 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Women Scientist
  2018 - 2021
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Women Scientist
  2010 - 2013

Education

• University of Madras Ph.D
  2004 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)

• Biofilm-Forming Ability of Infectious Organisms on Biomimetic Surfaces─An In Vitro and Machine-Learning Analysis
  ACS Omega 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c04335
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• Immunomodulatory zymosan/ι-carrageenan/ agarose hydrogel for targeting M2 to M1 macrophages (antitumoral)
  RSC Advances 2024 DOI: 10.1039/D3RA06978H
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• Magnetically recoverable, non-toxic, leach resistant aluminum ferrite (AlFeO3) photocatalyst for wastewater remediation
  Ceramics International 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.07.175
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• Organically modified polyaniline for physiological fluids operatable supercapacitor electrodes
  Microchemical Journal 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107819
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• Encapsulation of herbal extracts
  IIT Madras 2022
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• Industrial production and applications of α/β linear and branched glucans
  Indian Chemical Engineer 2021 DOI: 10.1080/00194506.2020.1798820
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• Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Aminated Zymosan
  ACS Omega 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01243
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• Dimethylaminoethyl modified curdlan nanoparticles for targeted siRNA delivery to macrophages
  Materials Science and Engineering: C 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110379
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• Zymosan- an activator of Macrophage
  Biomaterial – based therapeutic engineering and regenerative medicine 2019
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• Cyclic β-(1, 2)-glucan blended poly DL lactic co glycolic acid (PLGA 10:90) nanoparticles for drug delivery
  Heliyon 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02289
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