Prof. ASISH PAL
Scientist-F (Professor)
Principal Investigator
Self-assembled Peptide and Polymeric Biomaterials, Functional Amyloids andSupramolecular Chemistry, Self-healing and Functional Nanomaterials, Bio-nanocomposite, Strain-stiffening
hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, Mechano-responsive polymers, and Chiroptical Polymeric Material, Hydrogels for Drug and Agrochemical Delivery.
Lab News
Award Winning
Prof. Asish Pal Honored with Prof. K Kishore Memorial Award by SPSI at Macro 2023, IIT Guwahati
Projects in a glance
1. Designing dual responsive polymeric microgels as a supramolecular host of Liraglutide for
sustained release 2 years, SERB-NPDF, Ongoing
Funding Amount: 20.25 lakh
PI: Dr. Priyanshi Agnihotri
Mentor: Prof. Asish Pal
2. Prodrug Design mediated by Photochemical sequestration and on-demand activation towards responsive drug delivery 3 years, SERB-TARE, Ongoing,
Funding Amount: 18.3 lakh
PI: Dr. Divya Dheer
Mentor: Prof. Asish Pal
3. Biomineralized core-shell polymeric hydrogel beads for controlled fertilizer release and moisture retention under adverse weather conditions 1.5 years, DBT-BIRAC-PACE, Ongoing,
Funding Amount: 44.7 lakh
PI: Prof. Asish Pal
4. Design of Biomimetic Materials with Strain-stiffening Characteristics for Implication in Cellular Response 3 years, SERB-CRG, Ongoing
Funding Amount: 35.80 lakh
PI: Prof. Asish Pal
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5. Development of advanced third generation matrix associated chondrocytes for cartilage repair 3 years, 3 years, DBT-Biocare, Completed
Funding Amount: 174 Lakh
PI: Prof. Asish Pal
6. SANS study to probe collapse of Single Chain Polymer into discrete Nanoparticles 3 years, UGC-DAE-CSR, Completed
Funding Amount: 1.35 lakh
PI: Prof. Asish Pal
7. Surface modification for better adhesion property between rubber and textiles 1.5 years, SRF Industrial Project
Funding Amount: 30 Lakh
PI: Prof. Asish Pal
8. Stimuli-responsive collapse of tailored single chain functional polymer to diverse hierarchical nanostructures for catalysis and self-healing applications 3 years, SERB-ECR
Funding Amount: 39.96 Lakh
PI: Prof. Asish Pal
Our External Collaborators
Dr. Vinod K. Aswal
BARC - Mumbai
Dr. Debes Ray
BARC - Mumbai
Dr. Munia Ganguli
IGIB - New Delhi
Dr. Sarit Agasti
JNCASR - Bangalore
Our Collaborators at INST
Dr. Ehesan Ali
Scientist-F (Professor)
Dr. Dipankar Mandal
Associate Professor (Scientist E)
Dr. Deepa Ghosh
Scientist-F (Professor)