Dr. ARUN KUMAR RAJENDRAN BDS MTech PhD

Designation : Associate Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Healthcare Science and Engineering
Department : Healthcare Science and Technology

Educational Details

Bharath University Chennai India

Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Dental Surgery
Graduated in 2009

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University

Master of Technology
NanoScience and Technology
Graduated in 2014

Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo Japan

PhD
Dental Sciences (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine)
Graduated in 2019

Post Doctoral Experiences

KRF BrainPool Post-Doctoral Fellow (Senior Researcher)-September 2020 to February 2025,Assistant Professor of Research March 2025 to May 2025 Seoul National University,Seoul , South Korea

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • 1.Synthetic Graft Substitutes 2.Bioceramics and Biopolymers 3.Tissue Engeering and Regenerative Medicine 4.ECM-based Bioinks 5.Scaffolds and Hydrogels

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Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Hydrogel Tissue Analogues Woodhead Publishing 2025
Introduction to hydrogels Woodhead Publishing 2025
Hydrogel for cartilage regeneration Woodhead Publishing 2025
Preparation of hydrogels for biomedical applications: biomimetic approach Woodhead Publishing 2025
Perspectives and future scope of hydrogels in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering Woodhead Publishing 2025

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Recipient of fellowship by KRF-BrainPool program funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT through the National Research Foundation of Korea (2020H1D3A1A04081286) (2020-2024).
  • Recipient of Sasakawa Science Research Grant (Japan), Grant Number: 2018-4056 (2018-2019)
  • Recipient of MEXT scholarship from the Government of Japan for Ph. D. (2015-2019)
  • Recipient of a fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for a Master of Technology. (2012-2014)

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Guest Editor:Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Special Issue: Functional Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration) (IF: 5),Reviewer: ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, RSC Advances, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Applied Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedicines, Biomimetics, Biomolecules, Current issues in Molecular Biology, Gels, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Biological Methods, Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Materials, Medicina, Nanomaterials, Polymers, Journal of Tissue Engineering