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Curriculum vitae Sivakumar Singaravelu
SRF(RGNF), Bioproducts Lab, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai 600020, India.
+91-9994180275
cssivakumar83@gmail.com
CAREER SYNOPSIS
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
PUBLICATIONS
 Biomaterial enthusiast with sound interpersonal communication, research & analytical skills
 Expertise in electrospinning, biomaterials fabrication, characterization, and their applications in
biomedical and tissue regeneration
 Track record of publishing 13 peer reviewed articles and 1 book chapter.
Jan 2013 – Present
(Thesis submitted on 14
th
June 2016)
Ph.D ( Biotechnology-Biomaterials)
University of Madras,Chennai,India
Thesis title: Development of Keratin Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Application
July 2008 – April 2010 Master of Technology (Biotechnology)
Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
Thesis title: “Studies on ammonium sulphate and caprylic acid fractionization methods purification of
Antirabies Hyper Immune Plasma”
July 2002 – May 2006 Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Biotechnology)
Anna University, Chennai, India
Thesis title: “Isolation, screening and media optimization of Protease producing Bacillus sp. from
Soil”
Biomaterial Development:
Experience in design of biomaterials like wound dressings using natural and synthetic polymers by
using Electrospinning tecniques.
Molecular Biology Techniques:
SDS PAGE, Genomic DNA and RNA extraction, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, DNA and RNA
isolation, Primer designing, RT-PCR, Cell culture techniques.
Bio-Organic Chemistry and Characterization Techniques:
Biological assays of various biomolecules using analytical techniques like Colorimetric and UV
Spectrophotometry, chromatography techniques. FTIR, TGA, XRD, FE-SEM, tensile strength
measurement, Goniometer (Contact angle).
Microbiology:
Biochemical characterizations, Staining and sub culturing techniques, antibacterial and antifungal,
antifouling activity screening methods
Book chapter Naveen Nagiah, Sivakumar Singaravelu, et al. “Development of electrospun poly (propylene
carbonate) and polycaprolactone scaffolds for tissue engineering”, Nanobiomaterials, Bloomsbury
Publishers 2012 (ISBN 978-93-82563-37-2).

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Peeer reviewed journals [1]. Sivakumar Singaravelu, Giriprasath Ramanathan, Thangavelu Muthukumar, Devendiran Raja,
Naveen Nagiah, Sitalakshmi T, Aravinthan A, Gunasekaran P, T S Natarajan, Gangai V. N. G. S,
Kim Jong-Hoon, Uma T. S, Durable keratin based bilayered electrospun mats for wound closure,
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016, 4, 3982-3997. (IF : 4.726)
[2]. Sivakumar Singaravelu, Giriprasath Ramanathan, M.D. Raja, Naveen Nagiah, P. Padmapriya,
Krishnasamy Kaveri, Uma Tiruchirapalli Sivagnanam: Biomimetic interconnected porous keratin-
fibrin-gelatin 3D sponge for tissue engineering application. International journal of biological
macromolecules, 2016, 86, 810-819. (IF : 2.858)
[3]. Hanumant Singh R, M. Sarubala, Giriprasath Ramanathan, Sivakumar Sivakumar, M.D. Raja,
Sanjeev Gupta, Uma T. S.: Fabrication of biomimetic porous novel sponge from gum kondagogu
for wound dressing, Materials Letters, 2016, 177, 108-111. (IF : 2.489)
[4]. Devendiran Raja, Senthil kumar Chinnaiyan, Narra kishore, Giriprasath Ramanathan,
Sivakumar Singaravelu, Perumal Paramasivan Thirumalai, Uma Tirichurapalli Sivagnanam:
Facile synthesis and evaluation of quercetin reduced and dextran sulphate stabilized gold
nanoparticles decorated with folic acid for active targeting against breast cancer. RSC Advances,
2016, 6, 32560-32571. (IF : 3.84)
[5]. Devendiran Raja, Senthil kumar Chinnaiyan, Narra kishore, Moorthy Ganeshkumar, Giriprasath
Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, Uma Tirichurapalli Sivagnanam, Perumal Paramasivan
Thirumalai: Green synthesis of folic acid-conjugated gold nanoparticles with pectin as
reducing/stabilizing agent for cancer theranostics. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 29757-29768. (IF :
3.84)
[6]. Giriprasath Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, Devendiran Raja, Naveen Nagiah, P
Padmapriya, K Ruban, Krishnasamy Kaveri, T S Natarajan, Uma Tirichurapalli Sivagnanam,
Perumal Paramasivan Thirumalai: Fabrication and characterization of collagen coated
electrospun Poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid)-gelatin nanofibrous scaffold as a soft bio-mimetic
material for skin tissue engineering applications. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 7914-7922. (IF : 3.84)
[7]. Sivakumar Singaravelu, Giriprasath Ramanathan, M.D. Raja, Sagar Barge, Uma Tirichurapalli
SivagnanamPreparation and characterization of keratin-based biosheet from bovine horn waste
as wound dressing material, Materials Letters, 2015, 152, 90-93. (IF : 2.489)
[8]. Giriprasath Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, M D Raja, Uma Tiruchirapalli Sivagnanam:
Synthesis of highly interconnected 3D scaffold from Arothron stellatus skin collagen for tissue
engineering application. Micron, 2015, 78, 28-32. (IF : 1.988)
[9]. Raja Modhugoor Devendiran, Senthil kumar Chinnaiyan, Narra kishore, Giriprasath
Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, Uma Tirichurapalli Sivagnanam: Facile Green Synthesis
Of Biocompatible Gold Nanoparticles With Cardiospermum Halicacabum Leaf Extract Under
Sunlight Irradiation, Journal of Global Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015, 6, 2672-2679.
(IF :0.6)
[10]. Naveen Nagiah, Giriprasath Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, Uma Tirichurapalli
Sivagnanam, Natarajan Tirupattur Srinivasan, Poly (vinyl alcohol) microspheres sandwiched
poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid) electrospun fibrous scaffold for tissue engineering and drug
delivery, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and polymeric Biomaterial, 2014, 63, 583-
585. (IF : 1.667)
[11]. Raja Modhugoor Devendiran, Senthil kumar chinnaiyan, Ranjeet Kumar Mohanty, Giriprasath
Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, S.S. Liji Sobhana and Uma Tiruchirapalli Sivagnanam.
“Sunlight mediated biosynthesis and characterisation of gold nanaoparticles using Pisonia
grandis leaf extract for biomedical applications” Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering,
2014, 4, 430-438. (IF : 2.066)
[12]. Giriprasath Ramanathan, Sivakumar Singaravelu, M. D. Raja, S. S. Liji Sobhana and Uma
Tirichurapalli Sivagnanam, Extraction and Characterization of Collagen from the Skin ofArothron
stellatus Fish- Novel Source of Collagen for Tissue Engineering, Journal of Biomaterials and
Tissue Engineering, 2014, 4, 203-209. (IF : 2.066)
[13]. Naveen Nagiah, Giriprasath Ramanathan, Liji Shobana, Sivakumar Singaravelu, Tiruchirapalli
Sivagnanam Uma, Tirupattur Srinivasan Natarajan: Preparation and Characterization of
Electrospun Poly(3-Hydroxybutyric acid)–Poly( N -vinylpyrrolidone) and Poly(caprolactone)–Poly(
N -vinylpyrrolidone) Fibers as Potential Scaffolds for Skin Regeneration. Journal of Biomaterials
and Tissue Engineering, 2013, 3, 624-629. (IF : 2.066)

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
REFERENCES
Selected International
Conference Presentations
1. 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015) is
being organized by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Assam, India during Dec 8-11,
2015.
2. Indo-Australian conference BiTERM 2015 during February 5-7, 2015 at Anna University, Chennai
3. International conference on polymeric biomaterials, Bioengineering and Biodiagnostic during 27 -
30 October 2014 at IIT New Delhi, India.
4. APA International Conference on Advanced Polymers, Biomaterials, Bioengineering & Nano
Drug Delivery system-September 5-7, 2016 at Mauritius(going to attend).
Honours and Awards  Government of India Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) for doing Ph.D
Age & Sex 33 Years, Male
Marital status Married
Nationality Indian
Language English & Tamil
Computer Skills Competent with Microsoft Windows & Office applications, Graphical Software – Origin, 3D Printing-
SketchUp,Cura, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Data Analysis Software – CasaXPS, Image
Processing Software – ImageJ, X-ray Diffraction Data Analysis Software – X’Pert HighScore,
Bibliographic Software – EndNote, Beginner level in Adobe photoshop,etc.
Dr. T. S. UMA
(Research Supervisor)
Dr. T. P. Sastry
( Head of The Department)
Dr. P. T. Perumal, DSc
(Research Collaborator)
Scientist , Bioproducts lab, Central Leather Research Institute (CSR-CLRI),Chennai, India.
+91-9940081005
suma67@gmail.com
Senior Principle Scientist, Central Leather Research Institute (CSR-CLRI),Chennai-India.
+91-9444382361
sastrytp56@gmail.com
Organic Chemistry Division., Central Leather Research Institute (CSR-CLRI),Chennai-India.
+91-9445012346
ptperumal@gmail.com