Smart Nanomaterials to Combat the Spread of Viral Infections: Advanced Strategies for the Prevention of Viral Infections

Raju Khan is a Senior Principal Scientist and Professor, at CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal. He did his PhD in Chemistry in 2005 from Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University, New Delhi, and Postdoctoral researcher at the “Sensor Research Laboratory University of the Western Cape, Cape Town. His current research involved synthesizing novel materials to fabricate electrochemical and fluorescence-based biosensors integrated with microfluidics to detect target disease risk biomarkers for health care monitoring. He has published over 150 papers in SCI journal, which attracted over 5500 citations as per Google Scholar, published 45 book chapters in the reputed book Elsevier and Taylor Francis, editing of 28 books from Elsevier and Taylor Francis, and his research has been highlighted in Nature India. He has supervised 5 PhD and 30 undergraduate/postgraduate theses and has supervised 4 numbers of postdoctoral fellows under the scheme of N-PDF, CSIR-Nehru Fellowship, and DST-Women Scientist Projects.

Mohd. Abubakar Sadique is a Ph.D. research scholar under the supervision of Dr. Raju Khan at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. India. He has worked as a Senior Project Fellow at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, on a mission-mode project titled "Design and Fabrication of a Microfluidic-Based Bio-Sensor for Biochemical Detection." His recent research includes the use of nanotechnology for healthcare applications. Mr. Sadique’s research interests include green synthesis, electrochemical studies of nanomaterials, their characterization, and their healthcare applications. Mr. Sadique has a particular interest in carbon-based nanostructures for their effectiveness in the purview of bio-sensing, diagnostics, therapeutics, and healthcare applications. He has been associated with various research and development projects funded by different agencies, which include the Department of Science and Technology and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India. Mr. Sadique has published several review and research articles, three books edited, and numerous book chapters during his brief research tenure.