RANJAN Shivendu (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA)

  • First Name: Shivendu
  • Name: Ranjan
  • Postion: Assistant Professor
  • Email address: shivenduranjan@gmail.com
  • Institute / University / Company: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721302, India
  • Research Unit: School of Nano Science and Technology
  • Address (city, state): 722, Diamond Jubilee Building, School of Nano Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721302, West Bengal, India
  • Phone: +91-9566763718
  • Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicology:
    • Nanotoxicology
    • Nanoecotoxicology
    • Environmental toxicity of nanomaterials
    • risk assessment
    • risk management
  • Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
    • Toxicity components of nanomaterials, polymeric materials, and heavy metals
    • Risk identification, risk assessment, risk management.
  • Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
    • Fusarium proliferatum
    • E.coli
    • Salmonella
    • Staphilococcus
    • Bacillus cereus
  • Main kinds of ecosystems of interest: Lab-grown cultures
  • Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: No. However, I teach toxicology and perform research in toxicolgy-
  • Website URL: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/NT/faculty/nt-shivendu
  • Message: Being a toxicologist, my major focus is to make the environment sustainable and free from toxicants
  • Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
    • 1. Vijayakumar S, Divya M, Vaseeharan B, Ranjan S, Kalaiselvi V, Dasgupta N, Chen J, Durán-Lara EF (2021) Biogenic preparation and Characterization of ZnO nanoparticles from natural polysaccharide Azadirachta indica. L. (neem gum) and its clinical implications. Journal of Cluster Science 32: 983–993. DOI: 10.1007/s10876-020-01863-y [Corresponding Author] [Impact Factor = 3.061]
    • 2. Felix SV, Mohan B, Vaidhegi K, Ranjan S, Dharmalingam S (2021) Electrospun Nanofibers of Polyvinylidene Fluoride incorporated with Titanium Nanotubes for Purifying Air with Bacterial Contamination. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28: 37520–37533. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13202-3 [Corresponding Author] [Impact Factor = 4.223]
    • 3. Muthulakshmi L, Annaraj J, Seeram R, Rangappa SM, Siengchin S, Ranjan S, Dasgupta N (2021) A sustainable solution for enhanced food packaging via a science-based composite blend of naturalsourced chitosan and microbial extracellular polymeric substances. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 41(1): e15031 DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.15031 [Corresponding Author] [Impact Factor = 2.190]
    • 4. Singh P, Dasgupta N, Singh V, Mishra NC, Singh H, Purohit SD, Srivastava N, Ranjan S, Yadav NP, Mishra BN (2020) Inhibitory effect of clove oil nanoemulsion on fumonisin isolated from maize kernels. LWT Food Science and Technology 134: 110237. DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110237 [Corresponding Author] [Impact Factor = 4.952]
    • 5. Ranjan S, Chidambaram R (2016) Titanium dioxide nanoparticles induce bacterial membrane rupture by reactive oxygen species generation. Environmental Chemistry Letters 14(4): 487-494. DOI: 10.1007/s10311-016-0586-y [First Author [Impact Factor = 9.027]