Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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Dr. Pradip Das

Joined Institute on : 2-Mar-2026

  • Science
  • M.Sc. (Chemistry), Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Contact Address

Department of Science (Chemistry), Birla Institute of Technology Patna, Samanpura, B V College, Patna-800014, Bihar, India

Totabere, Ganjanarayanpur, Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur, Tamluk - 721648, West Bengal, India

  • Phone Office - +91-7044547364
  • Phone Residence - +91-7044547364
  • Email - daspradip43@gmail.com
Work Experience

Teaching : 1 Years

Research : 9 Years

Individual: 5 Years
Professional Background
  • Assistant Professor (On contract) (03/2026-02/2027): Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra (Patna campus), India.
  • Visiting Faculty (02/2026): Department of Basic Science and Humanities, College of Engineering & Management, Kolaghat, India.
  • Royal Society-Newton International Fellow (03/2023–08/2025): School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
  • Visiting Researcher (03/2023–08/2025): School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.     
  • Visiting Researcher (11/2021-04/2022): Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain.
  • Marie-Curie Individual Fellow (01/2021–01/2023): Department of Chemistry and Molecular Materials, Institute Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, France.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (04/2019–12/2020): Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications, Italian Institute of Technology Genova, Italy.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (09/2017–02/2019): Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (07/2016–06/2017): Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada.
Research Areas

Design and Development of Nanomedicine and Nanoenergy
Award and Honours
  • Newton International Fellowships (2022), awarded by The Royal Society.
  • Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships 2019, awarded by the European Commission.
  • Senior Research Fellowship awarded by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India.
  • Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India.
  • Outstanding Reviewer for Nanoscale Advances in 2024, recognized by the Royal Society of Chemistry. 
  • ACS Peer Reviewer Recognition and Appreciation in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 by the American Chemical Society.
  • Honorary Academic Advisor & Resource Person of the Bharatiya Jana Seva Mission, Kolkata, India, in 2017. 
Publications
  1. A computational and experimental study of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as antimicrobial agents against Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Kant, R.; Prajapati, M.; Das, P.; Kanaras, A. G.; Saluja, D.; Christodoulides, M.; Kant, C. R. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 20628-20646. (2024 IF = 8.2, citations: 6) (Co-author)
  2. Silica-based nanoparticles: From understanding to biomedical applications. Das, P.; Albertazzi, L.; Durand, J.-O. ACS Materials Lett. 2025, 7, 1297-1312. (2024 IF = 8.7, citations: 10) (* Corresponding author)
  3. Super-resolution imaging of antibody conjugated biodegradable periodic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for targeted chemotherapy of prostate cancer. Das, P.; Pujals. S.; Ali, L.M.A.; Gary-Bobo, M.; Albertazzi, L.; Durand, J.-O. Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 12008-12024. (2024 IF = 5.1, citations: 17) (Corresponding author)
  4. Biomedical applications of functional polyaspartamide-based materials. Das, P.; Jana, N. R. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2021, 3, 4791-4811. (2024 IF = 4.7, citations: 33) (Corresponding author)
  5. Magnetic nanostructures as emerging therapeutic tools to boost anti?tumour immunity. Persano, S.; Das, P.; Pellegrino, T. Cancers 2021, 13, 2735. (2024 IF = 4.4, citations: 40) (Co-author)
  6. Colloidal polymer-coated Zn-doped iron oxide nanoparticles with high relaxivity and specific absorption rate for efficient magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic hyperthermia. Das, P.; Salvioni, L.; Malatesta, M.; Vurro, F.; Mannucci, S.; Gerosa, M.; Rizzuto, M. A.; Tullio, C.; Degrassi, A.; Colombo, M.; Ferretti, A. M.; Ponti, A.; Calderan, L.; Prosperi, D. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2020, 579, 186-194. (2024 IF = 9.7, citations: 37) (First author)
  7. MnO nanoparticles embedded in functional polymers as T1 contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. Mauri, M.; Collico, V.; Morelli, L.; Das, P.; García, I.; Avila, J. P.; Bellini, M.; Rotem, R.; Truffi, M.; Corsi, F.; Simonutti, R.; LizMarzán, L. M.; Colombo, M.; Prosperi, D. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 3787-3797. (2024 IF = 5.5, citations: 52) (Co-author)
  8. Multifunctional magnetic gold nanomaterials for cancer. Das, P.; Fatehbasharzad, P.; Colombo, M.; Fiandra, L.; Prosperi, D. Trends Biotechnol. 2019, 37, 995-1010. (2024 IF = 14.9, citations: 92) (First author)
  9. Recent advances in magnetic fluid hyperthermia for cancer therapy. Das, P.; Colombo, M.; Prosperi, D. Colloids Surf. B 2019, 174, 42-55. (2024 IF = 5.6, citations: 393) (First author) (Selected for top cited paper)
  10. Cancer biomarker determination by resonance energy transfer using functional fluorescent nanoprobes. Das, P.; Sedighi, A.; Krull, U. J. Anal. Chim. Acta 2018, 1041, 1-24. (2024 IF = 6, citations: 58) (First author) (Selected for outside front cover)
  11. Detection of a cancer biomarker protein on modified cellulose paper by fluorescence using aptamer-linked quantum dots. Das, P.; Krull, U. J. Analyst 2017, 142, 3132-3135. (2024 IF = 3.3, citations: 49) (First author)
  12. Facile synthesis of water soluble, fluorescent DNA-polymer conjugate via enzymatic polymerization for cell imaging. Nandi, S.; Kundu, A.; Das, P.; Nandi, A. K. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 5168-5174. (2024 IF = 1.134, citations: 06) (Co-author)  
  13. Hyperbranched polyglycerol grafting on the surface of silica-coated nanoparticles for high colloidal stability and low nonspecific interaction. Panja, P.; Das, P.; Mandal, K.; Jana, N. R. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 4879-4889. (2024 IF = 7.3, citations: 23) (Co-author)
  14. Water soluble luminescent cyclometalated platinum(II) complex: A suitable probe for bio-imaging applications. Pasha, S. S.; Das, P.; Rath, N. P.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Jana, N. R.; Laskar I. R. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2016, 67, 107-111. (2024 IF = 5.4, citations: 40) (Joint First author)
  15. Length controlled synthesis of calcium phosphate nanorod and nanowire and application in intracellular protein delivery. Das, P.; Jana, N. R. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 8710- 8720. (2024 IF = 8.2, citations: 57) (First author)
  16. Facile and green approach to prepare fluorescent carbon dots: Emergent nanomaterial for cell imaging and detection of vitamin B2. Kundu, A.; Nandi, S.; Das, P.; Nandi, A. K. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2016, 468, 276-283. (2024 IF = 9.7, citations: 84) (Co-author)
  17. Water soluble stimuli-responsive copolymers with multiple encapsulation and release properties. Das, S.; Chatterjee, D. P.; Ghosh, R.; Das, P.; Nandi, A. K. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 8773-8785. (2024 IF = 4.6, citations: 9) (Co-author)
  18. Strategically modified rhodamine-quinoline conjugate as CHEF assisted FRET probe for Au3+: DFT and living cell imaging studies. Adhikari, S.; Mandal, S.; Ghosh, A.; Das, P.; Das, D. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 8530-8538. (2024 IF = 3.6, citations: 58) (Co-author)
  19. Dopamine functionalized polymeric nanoparticle for targeted drug delivery. Das, P.; Jana, N. R. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 33586-33594. (2024 IF = 4.6, citations: 44) (First author)
  20. Fluorescent graphene oxide via polymer grafting: An efficient nanocarrier for both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs. Kundu, A.; Nandi, S.; Das, P.; Nandi, A. K. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 3512-3523. (2024 IF = 8.2, citations: 96) (Co-author)
  21. Facile tuning of the aggregation-induced emission wavelength in a common framework of a cyclometalated iridium(III) complex: micellar encapsulated probe in cellular imaging. Alam, P.; Das, P.; Climent, C.; Karanam, M.; Casanova, D.; Choudhury, A. R. Alemany, P.; Jana, N. R.; Laskar, I. R. J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 5615-5628. (2024 IF = 5.1, citations: 64) (Co-author)
  22. Fluorescent amphiphilic PEG-peptide-PEG triblock conjugate micelles for cell imaging. Paira, T. K.; Saha, A.; Banerjee, S.; Das, T.; Das, P.; Jana, N. R.; Mandal, T. K. Macromol. Biosci. 2014, 14, 929-935. (2024 IF = 4.4, citations: 20) (Co-author)
  23. Highly colloidally stable hyperbranched polyglycerol grafted red fluorescent silicon nanoparticle as bioimaging probe. Das, P.; Jana, N. R. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 4301-4309. (2024 IF = 8.2, citations: 74) (First author)
  24. Graphene quantum dots from a facile sono-fenton reaction and its hybrid with a polythiophene graft copolymer toward photovoltaic application. Routh, P.; Das, S.; Shit, A.; Bairi, P.; Das, P.; Nandi, A. K. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 12672-12680. (2024 IF = 8.2, citations: 115) (Co-author)
  25. Silicon nanoparticle based fluorescent biological label via low temperature thermal degradation of chloroalkylsilane. Das, P.; Saha, A.; Maity, A. R.; Ray, S. C.; Jana, N. R. Nanoscale 2013, 5, 5732-5737. (2024 IF = 5.1, citations: 40) (First author)
  26. Mn2O3 decorated graphene nanosheet: An advanced material for the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes. Chandra, S.; Das, P.; Bag, S.; Bhar, R.; Pramanik, P. Mater. Sci. Eng., B 2012, 177, 855-861. (2024 IF = 4.6, citations: 83) (Co-author)
  27. Fabrication of magnetically separable palladium-graphene nanocomposite with unique catalytic property of hydrogenation. Chandra, S.; Bag, S.; Das, P.; Bhattacharya, D.; Pramanik, P. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2012, 519-520, 59-63. (2024 IF = 3.1, citations: 52) (Co-author)
  28. Fabrication of multi-structure nanocarbons from carbon xerogel: A unique scaffold towards bio- imaging. Chandra, S.; Mitra, S.; Laha, D.; Bag, S.; Das, P.; Goswami, A.; Pramanik, P. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 8587-8589. (2024 IF = 4.2, citations: 32) (Co-author)
  29. Synthesis, functionalization and bioimaging applications of highly fluorescent carbon nanoparticles. Chandra, S.; Das, P.; Bag, S.; Laha, D.; Pramanik. P. Nanoscale 2011, 3, 1533-1540. (2024 IF = 5.1, citations: 446) (Co-author)
Member of Professional Bodies
  • Life member of the Society for Materials Chemistry (Since 2024).
  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (Since 2023).
  • Life member of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (Since 2023).
  • Life member of the Materials Research Society of India (Since 2023).
  • Life member of the Chemical Research Society of India (Since 2022).
  • Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) (2021-2022).
  • Member of the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), Canada (2017).
Fellow
  • Newton International Fellow (2022) awarded by The Royal Society (2023-2025).
  • Marie-Curie Individual Fellow 2019, awarded by the European Commission (2021-2023).
  • Senior Research Fellow (SRF) awarded by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India (2013-2016).
  • Junior Research Fellow (JRF) awarded by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India (2011-2013).
Member, Editorial Board
  • Associate Editor of Frontiers in Nanotechnology (Since 2023).
  • Editorial Board Member of Journal of Research Updates in Polymer Science (2022).
  • Guest Editor for a special issue of Magnetochemistry (2021-2022).
  • Topic Editor of Magnetochemistry (Since 2021).