RMIT NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL)
Name of Group Leader:
Professor Vipul BansalPhysical Address:
Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility,School of Applied Sciences,
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476V
Melbourne,
VIC 3001, Australia
Phone:
+61399252121Fax:
+61399253747Email:
vipul.bansal@rmit.edu.auNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
- Biological and biomimetic synthesis of nanomaterials- Chemical synthesis of functional colloids, biomaterials and nanostructured surfaces
- Structure-function relationship of nanomaterials
- Application of nanotechnology in optically-tunable theranostics, diagnostics, biological imaging, tissue-targeted therapy, wound healing, antimicrobials, catalysis, sensing and flexible electronics
- Real-world translation of nanotechnologies for biomedical and industrial applications
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
Annual budget: $500,000-$1,000,000Staff: Continuing appointments - 2; Postdoctoral Fellows - 5; PhD students: 20; Visiting fellows at any time - 3
Nanotechnology research facilities:
- State of the art materials characterisation facilities, including microscopy and spectroscopy- Optically-tunable platforms for wavelength specific excitation applications
- Multimode high-throughput spectrophotometers
- Full-fledged mammalian and microbiological PC2 facilities with relevant instrumentation support
Participants
- Dr Amanda Abraham
- Mr. Samiul Alim
- Mr Zeeshan Arif
- Ms. Piyumi Balapitiya Liyanage
- Professor Vipul Bansal
- Ms Oshadie De Silva
- Mrs Sabeen Hashmi
- Mr Aviraj Ingle
- Mr Md Nurul Karim
- Ms Satnam Kaur
- Mr Dipesh Kumar
- Mr Duong Duc La
- Mr Sanje Mahasivam
- Ms Pyria Rose Divina Mariathomas
- Mr. Shakil Ahmed Polash
- Mrs. Suneela Pyreddy
- Dr Rajesh Ramanathan
- Ms Sneha Shikha
- Dr. Mandeep Singh
- Dr Litty Thekkekara
