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Deepika Singh

Deepika Singh

phd

Fellowship: MHRD

Biography

PhD Scholar | Researcher at Hazra Lab

My work focuses on the design and development of precisely engineered metal-derived nanostructures with tailored physical and chemical properties for advanced functional applications. By controlling nanoscale features such as morphology, composition, and surface characteristics, the work aims to create high-performance nanocoatings that offer enhanced durability, corrosion resistance, and antimicrobial functionality.

In parallel, these nanostructures are explored for cutting-edge biomedical applications, including targeted drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic interventions. The study bridges materials science and biomedical engineering, contributing to the development of next-generation coatings and innovative healthcare technologies with improved efficiency, precision, and real-world applicability.


Academic Background

2018-2020: M.Tech, Solid State Electronic Materials, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Selected Publications

  1. Arup Samanta, Saugata Hazra, Deepika Singh, “Antibacterial, Superhydrophobic And Highly Transparent Coated Glass” Indian Patent, Grant No. – 569889
  2. Arup Samanta, Mrinal Dutta, Partha Roy, Divya Rani, Deepika Singh, Anil Kumar, Monika Dhiman, Anjali Saini, Partho Biswas, Rachana, “A Fluorescent Non Toxic Micro/ Nano-Silica Particles For In Vitro Cell-Imaging and Its Method of Synthesis” Indian Patent, Application No. – 202511083265
  3. Singh Sonika, Jay Krishna Anand, Shubham Saini, Kamlesh Bhatt, Sakshi Garg, Deepika Singh, G. Anil Kumar, Ankur Goswami, and Rajendra Singh. "Radiation resilient epitaxial VO2 thin films for thermal and optoelectronic integration in spaceborne electronic subsystems." Applied Materials Today 48 (2026): 103076.
  4. Sudha Pooja, Kunal Dhankar, Khalid Ansari, Deepika Singh, Sugata Hazra, and Arup Samanta. "Large-scale cost-effective mid-infrared resonant silicon microstructures for surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy." Microchemical Journal (2025): 116755.
  5. Nair Adwaita SR, Kunal Dhankhar, Deepika Singh, Arup Samanta, and Saugata Hazra. "Biophysical Mapping of β-Lactamase–AuNP Conjugates: Mechanisms and Metrics for High-Resolution AMR Detection." Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB) 12, no. 1 (2025): 98-106.
  6. Kumar KC Ananth, Adwaita Nair, Shreya Sharma, Deepika Singh, Shivam Yadav, Devesh Bhimsaria, Sebanti Gupta, and Saugata Hazra. "Strategic design of a multi-tier database for class A β-lactamase BlaC variants of M. tuberculosis: advancing the fight against antibacterial resistance." The Journal of Antibiotics 78, no. 12 (2025): 757-772.
  7. Rani Divya, Deepika Singh, Anil Kumar, Monika Dhiman, Anjali Saini, Partho Biswas, Rachana Rachana, Partha Roy, Mrinal Dutta, and Arup Samanta. "Nanoscale Effects in the Room-Temperature UV–Visible Photoluminescence from Silica Particles and Its Cancer Cell Imaging." Bioconjugate Chemistry 36, no. 2 (2025): 203-215.
  8. Behera Sandesh, Deepika Singh, Sonali Mohapatra, Bikash Chandra Behera, and Hrudayanath Thatoi. "Organic acid-fractionated lignin silver nanoparticles: Antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant characteristics." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 280 (2024): 135738.
  9. Rani Divya, Anil Kumar, Anjali Saini, Deepika Singh, Neeraj Joshi, Ravi Kumar Verma, Mrinal Dutta, and Arup Samanta. "Diameter and gap controlled fabrication of periodic SiMW/SiNW arrays: A broadband absorber for high efficiency silicon solar cell." Optical Materials 145 (2023): 114483.
  10. Deepika Singh, Rajsekhar Adhikary, Pravesh Negi, Siddhartha Das Pramanik, Partha Roy, Manish K. Tiwari, Saugata Hazra, Arup Samanta, “SterilShield: Mechanically Robust, Fluorine-Free SiO₂–CuO Nanocomposite Coatings with Combined Superhydrophobicity, Optical Transparency, and Antimicrobial Activity” (Under Peer Review in Langmuir)
  11. Deepika Singh, Siddhartha Das Pramanik, Pravesh Negi, Rupali Paul, Partha Roy, Saugata Hazra, Arup Samanta, “Defect-Induced Cytotoxicity of Tin Sulfide Nanoparticles in Prostate Cancer Cells via ROS-Mediated Mechanisms” (Under Peer Review in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces)
  12. Deepika Singh, Pravesh Negi, Siddhartha Das Pramanik, Partha Roy, Saugata Hazra & Arup Samanta. “Biocompatible Tin Sulfide Nanoparticles as Efficient Fluorescent Probes for In Vitro Bioimaging in Human Cells.” (Manuscript under submission)

Posters & Conferences

  1. Deepika Singh, Manish K. Tiwari, Saugata Hazra, Arup Samanta, “Antimicrobial, Superhydrophobic, and Highly Transparent Nanocoatings for Glass” Oral Presentation, EMRS- Fall Meeting, 2025 Warsaw, Poland.
  2. Deepika Singh, Rajsekhar Adhikary, Manish Tiwari, Arup Samanta, Hazra Saugata, “SmartShield Coatings – The First Transparent, Superhydrophobic, and Antimicrobial Glass Surface Engineered Through Frugal Nano Design” Poster Presentation, BioHeal-2025, IIT Roorkee.
  3. Deepika Singh, Saugata Hazra, Arup Samanta, “Antibacterial, Superhydrophobic, and High-Transmitive Coated Glass for Windows and Spectacles” ICONN-2025, SRMIST
  4. Deepika Singh, Pravesh Negi, Saugata Hazra, Arup Samanta, “Photoactivated SnS Nanoparticles for Enhanced Antibacterial Activity” ICANN-2023, IIT Guwahati