FACULTY

Dr. K. Sudhakaraprasad

Associate Professor (stage I)
  • PhD, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
  • MSc, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University), (2001-2003)
  • ksprasadnair@yenepoya.edu.in

Profile

Prasad grew up in southern part of India, received his Bachelors and Master of Science degree in Chemistry from St.Thomas college,Thrissur (Calicut University) and Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University). Prasad then moved to Taiwan with a foreign student fellowship for doctoral studies under the guidance of Prof.Jyh-Myng Zen at National Chung-Hsing University and graduated in 2009. Pursued his postdoctoral research (6 years) at various universities in Taiwan, South Korea and US. Since 2015, he is a faculty at Yenepoya research Centre along with affiliation to Centre for Nutrition Studies, and head Nano-Material Research Lab (NMRL) at YRC. Prasad is married to Nguyen Thi Hong and lives with his family in Mangalore and have one son (Khai Nam Krish).

PostDoc/Experience

  • Associate Professor (Stage I)  (Sept 2021-till date) – Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
  • Assistant Professor (Sept 2015-Sept 2021) – Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
  • Coordinator Laboratory & Research (May 2014-Jan 2015) – University of Texas at El Paso, US
  • Postdoctoral researcher (Apr 2013- Apr 2014) – Oklahoma State University, US
  • Postdoctoral researcher (Sept 2011- Apr 2013) – Pusan National University, South Korea
  • Postdoctoral researcher (Aug 2009-Jul 2011) – National Tsing-Hua University and National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • Postdoctoral researcher (Jan 2009-July 2009) – National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan

Awards/Honors

  1. Mentor for NIDHI-EiR, BIRAC-SPARSH, and PRAYAS fellows (2020-2021), ICMR-SRF, ICMR-RA, CSIR-SRF, DST-INSPIRE
  2. Best Research Performance: Yenepoya Research Centre (2019, 2020, 2021) and 2023 University National Science Day honor for best researcher.
  3. Associate Editor for Heliyon (2022-)
  4. Founder and Director, Papersens Pvt. Ltd.(Spin off from DBT funded grant), Govt.of Karnataka, Idea2POC Elevate 2021 Winner, Kerala Startup Mission NRIC winner 2022 and BIRAC-BIG 2022.
  5. Start-up initiated: 3
  6. Best paper award at the Eleventh National Convention of Electrochemists 2003, conducted by “The Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology, India”: M.Sc thesis research work
  7. National Chung-Hsing University Foreign student scholarship during doctoral program (Sept 2004-Jan 2009)
  8. The top 25 Most Cited Articles 2008–2009 @ Electrochemistry Communications
  9. Mentored research scholars won First place in the Inter-University South Zone Anveshan Student Research Convention held at Tumkur University (Feb 14-15, 2017)
  10. Mentored students won second place grant award (Translational medicine, developing an ultra low-cost pre-symptomatic diagnostic paper tool for protein energy malnutrition) at annual International Science and Engineering Fair organized by IT major Intel at Pittsburgh in USA from 12 May to 18 May 2018
  11. Mentored research scholar won Best Poster award at International Conference on Chemistry and Physics of Materials (ICCPM 2018) December 19-21, 2018, St.Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala
  12. JNCASR visiting fellowship 2018-2019

 

Research

Research Interest/Area

Paper Analytical Devices, Electrochemical Biosensors, Disposable Point-of-Care Testing devices, Protein electrochemistry, Nanocarbon and Fluorescent Carbon Nano Dots, Nanomaterials synthesis, Drug Delivery.

Research

The lab focuses on the development and fabrication of microfluidic paper analytical devices, μ-PADs and electrochemical, Eμ-PADs for point-of-care testing platforms. Synthesis of advanced and smart nano-composites, nano carbons from sustainable materials, graphene based materials and their wide applications in electrocatalysis, bio-sensing and catalysis. In addition, research on versatile biosensors for clinically important bio-markers using nanotechnology and modern electronics tools. We also work with our hospital clinicians (Yenepoya Medical College Hospitals) for development of affordable sensors and bio-compatible nano-materials for glaucoma management.

Publications                                                                                                                                          Full List :

  1. Non-enzymatic Glucose Detection Using Nanocomposite Decorated Cellulose-Based Field Effect Transistor – a Green Electronics Approach. KA Bushra, KS Prasad*, Microchem. J 2023, 191,108755.
  2. Revelation of fluorophore impurities among biocompatible blue fluorescent carbon nanodots derived from Hemigraphis alternata plant and bioimaging. H. Manisha, M Velayudham*, BN Kumara, MH Naveen, Yoon-Bo Shim, KS Prasad*, Carbon Letters 2023, 22,931.
  3. Ni/Ni(OH)2-rGO Nanocomposites Sensor for the Detection of Long Forgotten Mycotoxin,Xanthomegnin PD Priya Swetha, A Nikitha, MM Shenoy, YB Shim, KS Prasad*Talanta, 2023, 253, 123953.
  4. Au Nanoparticle-Based Disposable Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Leptospirosis in Clinical Samples. K Sapna, J Sonia, YB Shim, AB Arun, KS Prasad*ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5(9), 12454.
  5. Novel chitosan – graphene quantum dots composite for therapeutic delivery and tracking through enzymatic stimuli response.BN Kumara, R Shambhu, A Prabhu, KS Prasad*,Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022,289, 119426.
  6. Low cost paper electrodes and the role of oxygen functionalities and edge-plane sites towards trolox sensing.J Sonia, GKM Zanhal, KS Prasad*, Microchem. J, 2020, 158, 105164.

Patents

11 Indian patent of applications including 2 PCT

  1. K. Sudhakaraprasad, Arun A. B. and Sapna Kannan, “Thermal biosensor based diagnostic kit for Leptospirosis” Indian Patent, Provisional specification, 2018, No: 2020410011481.
  2. K. Sudhakaraprasad, Arun A. B. and Sapna Kannan, “Electrochemical biosensor and method for diagnosing Leptospirosis” Indian Patent, Provisional specification, 2018, No: 201941047489.
  3. K. Sudhakaraprasad and Sonia Josef, “A dual mode paper analytical device and method of fabricating the same” Indian Patent, Provisional specification, 2018, No: 201841034005.

 

 

 

Projects

 

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS/COMPLETED
S. No. Title of Project Source of Funds Amount Duration Role
1. Design and Fabrication of dual mode paper analytical device for point-of-care diagnostics. DBT Bioengineering (medical device) 29.6 Lakh 2017-2020 PI
2. Carbon Nanodots Caged Nano-Gel for Therapeutic Drug Delivery of Latanoprost for Glaucoma Management. DST-SERB Core Research Grant 37.69 Lakh 2019-2022  

PI

3. Designing and Fabrication of Microfluidic PDMS-Paper Chip for Early Detection of Neonatal Sepsis DST-SYST 28.479 Lakh 2020-2023 Co-PI
4. Eco-friendly Adult Diapers with Antimicrobial Properties and Disease Indicators Based On Natural Fibers And Hydrogels DBT-BIRAC 47.6 Lakh 2020-2022 Co-PI
5 Clinical Validation of Novel Dual PAD Microfluidic Device for the screening of Parkinson’s disease DBT-BIRAC-ETA

Through Early Translation Accelerator (ETA) programme to Yenepoya Technology Incubator by BIRAC

120 Lakh 2021-2023 Academic Partner (PI) and Start-up Papersens Pvt Ltd.
6 Development of Lateral flow-based Paper Analytical Device for detection of sphingomyelinase in urine for early phase of leptospirosis DHR Grand in Aid (GIA) Recommended on 23rd March 2021 29.31 Lakh 2021-2024 PI
7 Development of Disposable Electrochemical Nanobio Microfludic Paper Analytic Device as a Point-of-Care Testing Platform for Deficiency of Vitamin D and Clinical

Validation.

ICMR AdHoc grant

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37.74 Lakh 2022-2025 PI
8 Start-up Karnataka Elevate Idea2POC for Papersens PVT Ltd, Dual mode detector free hybrid microfluidic POC device for diagnosing Leptospirosis. Department of Electronics, IT Bt and S&T, Govt.of Karnataka. 30 Lakh 2022-2023 PI
9 Medicated contact lens for maintaining mean diurnal IOP for glaucoma management. BIRAC-Biotechnology Ignition Grant 50 Lakh 2022- PI
10 Paper based device for cancer biomarker detection Faizal-Shabana Foundation 12 Lakh 2022-2023 PI

Lab Members