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Dr. Aarathi Pradeep

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore

Qualification: B. Tech., Ph.D
p_aarathi@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Development of Diagnostic Devices by Integrating Microfluidics, Chemistry, Biology, and Electronics, Lab-On-a-Chip Devices, Wearable Devices, Epidermal Electronics, and Organ-On-a-Chip Devices

Bio

Dr. Aarathi serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. She completed her B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai in 2014. Subsequently, she worked as a Research fellow in Biosensor Research Lab and completed her Ph.D. in 2020. Her research expertise includes microfluidics, computational fluid dynamics, lab-on-a-chip devices, and wearable devices. She has 3 international journal patents, 4 conference publications, and a US patent.
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Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Alkaline Hematin-Based Disposable Electrochemical Sensor for Haemoglobin

Cite this Research Publication : PK Neena, K Reshma, Aarathi Pradeep, Bipin G Nair, TG Satheesh Babu, Punathil Vasu Suneesh,"Alkaline Hematin-Based Disposable Electrochemical Sensor for Haemoglobin", Journal of The Electrochemical Society,2023

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2023

Zirconium copper oxide microflowers based non-enzymatic screen-printed electrochemical sensor for the detection of glucose in saliva, urine, and blood serum

Cite this Research Publication : J. P., C., Punnakkal, N., Vasu, S.P. et al. Zirconium copper oxide microflowers based non-enzymatic screen-printed electrochemical sensor for the detection of glucose in saliva, urine, and blood serum. Microchim Acta 190, 390 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-05965-y

Publisher : Springer Vienna

Year : 2023

Revolutionizing Gram-negative bacteria detection: FLIM and multicolor imaging based selective interaction study using colistin passivated carbon dots

Cite this Research Publication : Abhishek Pathak, Punnakkal Navaneeth, Monika Gupta, Aarathi Pradeep, Bipin G Nair, Punathil Vasu Suneesh, Ravikrishnan Elangovan, Lotta-Riina Sundberg, Varpu Marjomäki, TG Satheesh Babu, "Revolutionizing Gram-negative bacteria detection: FLIM and multicolor imaging based selective interaction study using colistin passivated carbon dots", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

A paper-based point-of-care testing device for the colourimetric estimation of bilirubin in blood sample

Cite this Research Publication : Lakshmi Devi A, Resmi PE, Pradeep A, Suneesh PV, Nair BG, Satheesh Babu TG. A paper-based point-of-care testing device for the colourimetric estimation of bilirubin in blood sample. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2023 Feb 15;287(Pt 1):122045. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122045. Epub 2022 Oct 27. PMID: 36327811.

Publisher : Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc

Year : 2022

Design, fabrication and assembly of lab-on-a-chip and its uses

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, Jeethu Raveendran, T.G. Satheesh Babu, "Chapter Five - Design, fabrication and assembly of lab-on-a-chip and its uses,", Editor(s): Alok Pandya, Vijai Singh, Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, Academic Press, Volume 187, Issue 1, 2022,, Pages 121-162, ISSN 1877-1173,, ISBN 9780323853033,
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.07.021

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Micromixers and Microvalves for Point-of-Care Diagnosis and Lab-on-a-Chip Applications

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, TG Satheesh Babu, "Micromixers and Microvalves for Point-of-Care Diagnosis and Lab-on-a-Chip Applications", Advanced Microfluidics-Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics, 271-292, 2022

Publisher : CRC Press

Year : 2022

Heart-on-a-Chip

Cite this Research Publication : Pradeep, A., Pillai, I.C.L., Nair, B., Satheesh Babu, T.G. (2022). Heart-on-a-Chip. In: Mohanan, P.V. (eds) Microfluidics and Multi Organs on Chip . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1379-2_18

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2022

11 Micromixers and

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, TG Satheesh Babu, "11 Micromixers and", Advanced Microfluidics Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics: A Bridge Between Microfluidics and Biomedical Applications. 2022

Publisher : CRC Press

Year : 2022

Silver-manganese nanocomposite modified screen-printed carbon electrode in the fabrication of an electrochemical, disposable biosensor strip for cystic fibrosis

Cite this Research Publication : Kumar PA, Pradeep A, Nair BKG, Babu TGS, Suneesh PV. Silver-manganese nanocomposite modified screen-printed carbon electrode in the fabrication of an electrochemical, disposable biosensor strip for cystic fibrosis. Mikrochim Acta. 2022 Aug 11;189(9):327. doi: 10.1007/s00604-022-05431-1. PMID: 35951246.

Publisher : Mikrochim Acta

Year : 2020

Enhancement in mixing efficiency by ridges in straight and meander microchannels

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, Suneesh, P. V., and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Enhancement in mixing efficiency by ridges in straight and meander microchannels”, Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, p. 108217, 2020.

Publisher : Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

Year : 2019

Design and simulation of fluid flow in paper based microfluidic platforms

Cite this Research Publication : Nidhin T. Madhu, P. E. Resmi, Aarathi Pradeep, and T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Design and simulation of fluid flow in paper-based microfluidic platforms,” IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 577, p. 012104, Dec. 2019

Publisher : IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng.

Year : 2018

Design, Simulation and Fabrication of Passive Micromixers with Ridges for Enhanced Mixing Efficiency

Cite this Research Publication : VidhyaVijayanandh, Aarathi Pradeep, P. V. Suneesh, and T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Design and simulation of passive micromixers with ridges for enhanced efficiency,” in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019

Publisher : IConAMMA

Year : 2018

Automated and Programmable Electromagnetically Actuated Valves for Microfluidic Applications

Cite this Research Publication : A. Pradeep, S., V. R., Stanley, J., Nair, B. G., and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Automated and Programmable Electromagnetically Actuated Valves for Microfluidic Applications”, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, vol. 283, pp. 79-86, 2018.

Publisher : Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Year : 2016

Computational Simulation and Fabrication of smooth Edged Passive Micromixers with Alternately varying diameter for Efficient Mixing

Cite this Research Publication : A. Pradeep, J. Raveendran, Dr. Ramachandran T., Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Computational simulation and fabrication of smooth edged passive micromixers with alternately varying diameter for efficient mixing”, Microelectronic Engineering, vol. 165, pp. 32-40, 2016

Publisher : Microelectronic Engineering, Elsevier.

Conference Paper

Year : 2022

Numerical studies to investigate flow behaviour of two-phase liquid-liquid flow in microchannels

Cite this Research Publication : BershaAngelinChristal and Aarathi Pradeep, “Numerical studies to investigate flow behaviour of two-phase liquid-liquid flow in microchannels”, International conference in Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems (ICFTES’22), organized by National Institute of Technology, Calicut, June 9-11, 2022

Publisher : International conference in Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems (ICFTES’22)

Year : 2014

Design, Simulation and fabrication of Microfluidic Channels for Lab-on-a-Chip applications

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, Jeethu Raveendran, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Design, Simulation and fabrication of Microfluidic Channels for Lab-on-a-Chip applications”, in International Conference on Biomaterials-2014 , Asian Polymers Association, New Delhi, 2014.

Publisher : International Conference on Biomaterials-2014

Year : 2013

Fabrication of Nanomaterials Based Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensors

Cite this Research Publication : S. R. Shrinidhi, Aarathi Pradeep, John Stanley, and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Fabrication of Nanomaterials Based Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensors”, in Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS) , Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, 2013.

Publisher : Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS)

Year : 2013

Fabrication of Highly Sensitive and Selective Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensor

Cite this Research Publication : S. R. Shrinidhi, Aarathi Pradeep, Ramachandran T., Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Fabrication of Highly Sensitive and Selective Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensor”, in Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, 2013.

Publisher : Amrita Bioquest

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2019

Design and simulation of fluid flow in paper-based microfluidic platforms

Cite this Research Publication : Nidhin T. Madhu, P. E. Resmi, Aarathi Pradeep, and T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Design and simulation of fluid flow in paper-based microfluidic platforms,” IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 577, p. 012104, Dec. 2019

Publisher : IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng.

Year : 2018

Design, Simulation and Fabrication of Passive Micromixers with Ridges for Enhanced Mixing Efficiency

Cite this Research Publication : VidhyaVijayanandh, Aarathi Pradeep, P. V. Suneesh, and T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Design and simulation of passive micromixers with ridges for enhanced efficiency,” in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019

Publisher : IConAMMA

Year : 2016

Design, Simulation and Fabrication of a Normally-Closed Microvalve based on Magnetic Actuation

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, S, V. Raj, and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Design, Simulation and Fabrication of a Normally-Closed Microvalve based on Magnetic Actuation”, International Conference on Advanced Materials, SCICON’16. 2016.

Publisher : International Conference on Advanced Materials, SCICON’16

Book Chapter

Year : 2022

Micromixers and Microvalves for Labon-a-Chip applications

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep, and T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Micromixers and Microvalves for Labon-a-Chip applications” in Advanced Microfluidics Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics: A Bridge Between Microfluidics and Biomedical Applications, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, 2022

Publisher : Advanced Microfluidics Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics: A Bridge Between Microfluidics and Biomedical Applications

Patents

Year : 2021

Lab on Chip Device for Multi Analyte Detection and Method of Fabrication Thereof

Cite this Research Publication : J. Raveendran, Raj, V. S., Aarathi Pradeep, Dr. Suneesh P. V., John Stanley, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, Thiagarajan, R., and Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., “Lab on Chip Device for Multi Analyte Detection and Method of Fabrication Thereof”, 2021.

Publisher : US Patent 11,009,480

Year : 2017

Lab-on-a-chip glucose sensor array device with integrated non-enzymatic sensors

Cite this Research Publication : S. Babu Thekkedath, Pradeep, A., Dr. Bipin G. Nair, Raveendran, J., Raj, V., and John Stanley, “Lab-on-a-chip glucose sensor array device with integrated non-enzymatic sensors”, U.S. Patent 2017410396572017.

Publisher : Number 201741039657

Thesis

Year : 2020

Design Simulation and Fabrication of Micromixers and Microvalves for Lab on a Chip Devices

Cite this Research Publication : Aarathi Pradeep,"Design Simulation and Fabrication of Micromixers and Microvalves for Lab on a Chip Devices", Coimbatore, Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET,2020

Publisher : Shodhganga

Academic Qualifications
Degree University
Ph.D. Engineering Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham  December 2020
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Professional Appointments
Position held Institute/University
Assistant Professor Department of Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai, Coimbatore May 2021 – Present
Visiting Research Scholar Bandodkar Research Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University (August 2022-January 2023)
Teaching Assistant Department of Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai, Coimbatore July 2015- December 2016
Funded Research Projects
  1. 3D printed biochips for the early monitoring of thyroid dysfunction, DST-SYST, 2023-2025
Research Trainings
  1. 6 month research training at Bandodkar Research Group, North Carolina State University for the development of soft wearable devices.
  2. Development of disposable non-enzymatic glucose sensors and its integration with a non-disposable meter for Point-of-Care testing of blood glucose.
  3. Part of the team that developed the Lab-on-a-Chip diagnostic device for simultaneous monitoring of glucose, creatinine, uric acid, dopamine, and ascorbic acid.
  4. Design and development of active and passive microvalves based on magnetic and piezoelectric actuation for flow control in microfluidic devices with potential application in stand-alone automated immunoassays.
  5. Design and development of medium-throughput Lab-on-a-Chip device for mass screening of the diabetic population using indigenously developed screen-printed electrodes and a handheld electronic meter.
  6. Design and development of an on-chip serial dilution platform for the automated generation of a range of sample concentrations and its application in the electrochemical detection of haemoglobin.
  7. A part of the team that designs and develops a Paper-based microfluidic platform for the monitoring of liver function.
  8. Development of highly efficient micromixers by computational studies and experimental evaluations for Lab-on-a-Chip devices.
  9. Design, Simulation, and Fabrication of Microfluidic Channels for Lab-On-A-Chip applications using Computational Fluid Dynamics Tool (COMSOL Multiphysics) and photolithography instrument, Hiedelberg µPG 101.
  10. Development of non-enzymatic glucose sensor using different nanomaterials.
Awards & Achievements
  1. Awarded the SERB-International Research Experience Award 2022 for collaborative research on the development of wearable devices at North Carolina State University under the mentorship of Dr. Amay Bandodkar.
  2. Part of the team winning the Second prize atthe All-India Level and First Prizeat the Zonal level at the National Student Research Convention- ANVESHAN 2015 for the work titled “Affordable Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Device for the Early Screening of Cancer” organized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi held at Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, during 21st to 30th March 2016.
  3. Secured 2nd place in academics for the VIII semester and 3rd place in academics for the IV semester during B.Tech Chemical Engineering 2010-2014.
  4. Active volunteer in various residential camps conducted by Gitamritam, organized by Mata Amritanandamayi Math
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