Januka Budhathoki Uprety
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Polymers and nanomaterials offer a wide range of capabilities in modern technologies in everyday life such as in healthcare, safety and comfort. Research in the Budhathoki-Uprety lab encompasses at the interface between chemistry, biology and material science utilizing the principles of organic and polymer synthesis, chemical biology, and nanotechnology. Her research team focuses on developing novel polymers, macromolecules, and nanomaterials, and their applications in biomedical field and environment in collaborative approach. Specific research areas include:Research
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Education
Postdoctoral Fellow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Ph.D. Chemistry North Carolina State University
M.S. Chemistry Western Carolina University
M.Sc Organic Chemistry Tribhuvan University
B.Sc Chemistry, Botany and Zoology Tribhuvan University
Area(s) of Expertise
Medical Textiles
Nanotechnology
Polymer Science
Polymer/Fiber/Textile Processing
Textile Chemistry
Publications
- Greener Dyeing , CHEMISTRY & INDUSTRY (2023)
- Increased Use of Disinfectants During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Potential Impacts on Health and Safety , ACS CHEMICAL HEALTH & SAFETY (2022)
- Optical detection of pH changes in artificial sweat using near-infrared fluorescent nanomaterials , Sensors & Diagnostics (2022)
- Polycarbodiimide for Textile Dye Removal from Contaminated Water , ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS (2022)
- (Invited) Carbon Nanotubes Cloaked in Synthetic Polymers: Aqueous Dispersion, Characterization, and Applications , ECS Meeting Abstracts (2021)
- Harnessing nanotechnology to expand the toolbox of chemical biology , NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (2021)
- Non-Covalent Coatings on Carbon Nanotubes Mediate Photosensitizer Interactions , ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2021)
- Single-Chirality Near-Infrared Carbon Nanotube Sub-Cellular Imaging and FRET Probes , NANO LETTERS (2021)
- (Invited) Polymer Functionalized Nanocarbons for Biomedical Applications , ECS Meeting Abstracts (2020)
- Carbon Nanotube and Organic Color Center Solvatochromism in Biomedicine , ECS Meeting Abstracts (2020)