K. Sharma
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400076
Ph: 022-2576 7170
Fax: 022-2576 7152
Email: k.sharma@chem.iitb.ac.in
Academic Background
Postdoctoral Fellow; University of Bristol (UK), Bristol (2011-2015).
Ph.D.; National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune (2005-2011).
Professional Experience
Asst. Professor, IIT Bombay (2015 onwards)
Research Interests
Objective : Development of novel nanomaterials using self-organization of soft matter .
Our group is particularly interested in the design and development of new methodologies for the fabrication of higher order nanostructures via physicochemical interactions of various building blocks such as colloids, polymers, surfactants, proteins, and liquid crystals. The hierarchical structure and dynamics of these mesoscopic materials determine their physical properties, and one of our goals is to utilize these properties for different applications. We extensively use various scattering (SAXS, SANS, and DLS), microscopy (SEM, TEM, AFM), and spectroscopy tools for characterizing these structures.
Representative Publications
1) Sharma K. P.; Risbridger, T.; Bradley, K.; Perriman, A. W.; Fermin, D.;
Mann, S. "High Temperature Electrochemistry of a Solvent-Free Myoglobin Melt" ChemElectroChem. 2015, 2, 976.
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2) Sharma K. P.; Zhang, Y.; Patil, A. J.; Perriman, A. W.; Mann, S.
"Self-organization of glucose oxidase-polymer surfactant nano-constructs
in solvent-free soft solids and liquids" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2014, 118,11573-11580.
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3) Brogan, A. P. S; Sharma, K. P.; Perriman, A. W.; Mann, S. "Enzyme
activity in liquid lipase melts as a step towards solvent-free biology at 150° C" Nature Commun., 2014. 10/06/online.
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4) Sharma K. P.; Bradley, K.; Brogan, A. P. S.; Perriman, A. W.; Mann, S.; Fermin, D. "Redox Transitions in an Electrolyte-Free Myoglobin Fluid" J.Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 18311.
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5) Sharma, K. P.; Collins, A. M.; Perriman, A. W.; Mann, S.,
"Enzymatically Active Self Standing Protein-Polymer Surfactant Films
Prepared by Hierarchical Self-Assembly", Adv. Mat., 2013, 25, 2005.
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6) Brogan, A. P. S.; Sharma, K. P.; Perriman, A. W.; Mann, S. "Isolation
of a Highly Reactive β-Sheet-Rich Intermediate of Lysozyme in a
Solvent-Free Liquid Phase", J. Phys. Chem. B, 2013, 117, 8400.
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7) Sharma, K. P.; Ganai, A.; Sen, D.; Prasad, B. L. V.; Kumaraswamy, G.
"Exclusion from Mesophase Surfactant Domains Drives End-to-End Enchainment
of Rod-Like Particles" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2013, 117, 12661.
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8) Sharma, K. P.; Kumaraswamy, G.; Ly.I.; Mondain-Monval, O.
"Self-Assembly of Silica Particles in a Nonionic Surfactant Hexagonal
Mesophase", J. Phys. Chem. B, 2009, 113, 11,3423-3430.
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9) Sharma, K. P.; Kumaraswamy, G.; Aswal, V.K. "Adsorption of Nonionic
Surfactant on Silica Nanoparticles: Structure and Resultant Interparticle
Interactions" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010,114, 10986-10995.
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10) Sharma, K. P.; Ganai, A.; Gupta, S. S.; Kumaraswamy, G. "Self Standing
Three Dimensional Networks of Nanoparticles, With Controllable Morphology by Dynamic Templating of Surfactant Hexagonal Domains" Chem. Mater., 2011, 23, 1448-1455. (Cover Page Article)
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11) Sharma, K.P.; Chowdhary, C. K; Srivastava, S.; Davis, H.; Rajamohanan,
P. R.; Roy, S.;Kumaraswamy, G. "Assembly of Polyethylenimine in the
Hexagonal Mesophase of Non-Ionic Surfactant: Effect of pH and temperature" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2011, 115,
9059-9069.
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12) Ganai, A.; Kumari, S.; Sharma, K. P.; Gupta, S. S.; Kumaraswamy, G.
"Synthesis of functional hybrid silica scaffolds with controllable hierarchical porosity by dynamic
templating" Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 5292-5294.
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13) Kar, M.; Pauline, M.; Sharma, K. P.; Kumaraswamy, G.; Sen Gupta, S.,
"Synthesis of Poly-L-glutamic Acid Grafted Silica Nanoparticles and Their
Assembly into Macroporous Structures", Langmuir, 2011, 27, 12124.
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14) Kumaraswamy, G.; Sharma, K. P. "In Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers
and Liposomes", Ale,I., Chandrashekhar, V. K., Eds.; Academic Press: 2013;
Vol. Volume 18, p 181-208.
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