Professor, Department of Biotechnology
Associate Chair, Centre for Outreach and Digital Education (CODE)
Coordinator, BS in Data Science and Applications and NPTEL
Dr. Vignesh Muthuvijayan is a Chemical Engineer by training. He received his BTech in Chemical Engineering from A. C. Tech, Anna University, Chennai. He went on to pursue his Master's degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He also worked as a post-doc at Johns Hopkins University. After spending a little more than 8 years in the United States, he returned to India and joined the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras in October 2010. His research interests are in the area of biomaterials and their applications.
Research Interests
- Designing multifunctional bioactive scaffolds for tissue regeneration
- Developing controlled drug delivery systems
- Engineering surfaces for long term patency
Current Projects
- Development of bioactive wound dressing materials
- Fabrication of nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
- Design of novel self-assembling systems for biomedical applications
- Surface modification of polymeric biomaterials
My publications can be viewed at my Scopus profile or Google Scholar profile.
Funding
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GoI
- Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), GoI
Courses I teach ...
Vignesh Muthuvijayan
BT-II 207, Department of Biotechnology
Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
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