Dr. G. S. Sailaja received her Ph.D. in Biomaterials from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India, in 2008. After completing postdoctoral research at Curtin University, The University of Illinois Chicago, and Tokyo Institute of Technology, she joined the Department of Polymer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India, as an Associate Professor. She is a full Professor since 2018 and leads research on regenerative biomaterials for bone tissue engineering, combinatorial therapy, magnetic nanomedicine for cancer therapy, radiopaque biomaterials, theranostic nanomaterials, and antibacterial formulations. She has 9 patents (4 Japanese and 5 Indian), 34 Journal and 74 conference publications. Her group has presently 10 Ph.D. students and 3 postdoctoral fellows including the prestigious SERB NPDF. The patents her team produced includes customizable herbal BTE scaffolds X-ray visible sutures, Magnetic nanomedicine etc.

Antibacterial Formulations & Products, Energy, Nanomedicine & Theranostic Materials, Biomaterials and Drug delivery, Combinatorial approaches in Regenerative Tissue Engineering

Room Temperature Synthesized Metal Organic Frameworks of Lawsonia inermis: Potential Candidates for Sensing and Cellular Imaging, Journal of Luminescence, 2023

Natural rubber latex films with Effective growth inhibition against S. aureus via surface conjugated Gentamicin, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 2023

Multifunctional chitosan ferrogels for targeted cancer therapy by on-demand magnetically triggered drug delivery and hyperthermia, Biomaterials Advances, 2022

Lawsone-Bentonite Hybrid Systems for pH-Dependent Sustained Release of Ciprofloxacin, New Journal of Chemistry, RSC Vol. 46, 2022

Injectable polyelectrolyte complex-nascent HAP biodegradable antibiotic delivery system for the treatment of osteomyelitis, Biomedical Materials, IOP Vol. 17, 2021

Cissus quadrangularis Stem Derived Fiber: A Natural Osteoinductive Substrate for Regenerative Bone Tissue Engineering, Cellulose, Springer Vol. 29, 2021

A dual functional superparamagnetic system with pH-dependent drug release and hyperthermia potential for chemotherapeutic applications, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Elsevier 2021

Intrinsically radiopaque and antimicrobial cellulose based surgical sutures from mechanically empowered Agave sisalana plant leaf fibers, Biomaterials Science, Vol. 9, 2021

Early Biomineralizing Chitosan-Collagen Hybrid Scaffold with Cissus quadrangularis Extract for Regenerative Bone Tissue Engineering, New Journal of Chemistry, RSC Vol. 45, 2021

In vitro Biomineralization and Osteogenesis of Cissus quadrangularis Stem Extracts: An Osteogenic Regulator for Bone Tissue engineering, Journal of Biosciences, Indian Academy of Sciences Vol. 46, 2021

Multifunctional Green Inorganic Template for Gold Nanoparticle based Nanotheranostic System for Targeted Cancer Treatment, Kerala Science Congress, 2023

Nanostructured Biocompatible Organobentonite based Hybrid material for Therapeutic Applications, International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Innovation for Industry 4.0, 2022

Active On-Demand Doxorubicin Delivery by Magnetically Triggerable Chitosan Membranes for Customized Cancer Therapy, International conference on Sustainable technology and Innovation for Industry 4.0 (icstii 2022), 2022

Biofunctional analysis of poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-styrene) hydrogel for neuronal regeneration, Current trends in polymer science, department of polymer science and rubber technology, CUSAT, 2020

Organic filler modified natural rubber latex foam-a green alternative to expanded polystyrene based packaging material, Current trends in polymer science, department of polymer science and rubber technology, CUSAT, 2020

Long-lived Photoluminescent Silver Carboxylate For Optical And Biological Applications, , 32nd Kerala Science Congress, 25-27 th January 2020, 2020

Inherently radiopaque magnetic ternary systems with hyperthermia potential for cancer therapeutics, 32nd Kerala Science Congress, 25-27 th January 2020, 2020

Antibacterial Natural Rubber latex Formulation with Melanin intercalated anionic clay for Urenary Catheters, , 32nd Kerala Science Congress, 25-27 th January 2020, 2020

Natural Rubber Latex Flock Based Packaging Material – A Green Alternative to Expanded Polystyrene, , 32nd Kerala Science Congress, 25-27 th January 2020, 2020

Polyaniline coated Poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-styrene) Hydrogel for Neural Cell Regeneration, 32nd Kerala Science Congress, 25-27 th January 2020, 2020

SPSI Gold medal Award for best Ph. D. thesis from Society of Polymer Society India, in the year 2009

Kerala State Young Scientist Award from KSCSTE, Govt of Kerala, in the year 2004

Best Paper Award from IIT Chennai, in the year 2005

Best Poster Award from Indo Australian Conference, in the year 2005

Best Paper Award (II) from Indo Australian Conference, in the year 2007

RESEARCH PROJECTS

"Development of Magnetically Modulated Therapeutically Active Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) as a Nanomedicine with Hyperthermia Potential For Cancer Theranostics " (DST- 2016 -2019 , Total outlay Rs.3380693)

"Development of antibacterial catheters for preventing nosocomial infection from therapeutically modulated natural rubber latex formulations" (DBT- 2017 -2020 , Total outlay Rs.4777545)

"Preparation and Characterization of CissusQuadrangularisLinnplantextracte incorporated chitosan-collagen scaffold for bone regeneration." (KSCSTE- 2017 -2020 , Total outlay Rs.2007655)

"Ultrafast laser beamlines for multidisciplinary multitasking research programmes" (Chancellors Award Project 2020- 2020 --0001 , Total outlay Rs.50000000)

PATENT

Metallic nano- materials made from metallic nanoparticles and method of processing the same. - Granted,2013

Platinum nanoparticle and method of processing the same. - Granted,2013

Silverparticles and method of processing the same. - Granted,2013

In situ exfoliated magnetic layered double hydroxide with enhancedmagnetic hyperthermia potential for biomedical applications - Filed,2020

Porous Biodegradable Scaffolds for Regenerative Bone Tissue Engineering - Filed,2021

A Radiopaque Surgical Suture and Method of Preparation there of - Filed,2021

Natural Rubber Latex Compound With Layered Double Hydroxide Nano Gel Non-Black Reinforcing filler - Applied,2021

Long-Lived Photoluminescent PMMA Silver Terephthalate Polymer Composite Films with Antibacterial Activity - Granted,2022

A Radiopaque Brushite Bone Cement Formulation and Method of Preparation Thereof - Filed,2022