Srivastava, Akshay

Research Interests

Macroporous biomaterials
Cell separation devices
Artificial stem cell niche and drug delivery platform

Professional Qualifications

Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Publications

1. Cell separation using cryogel-based affinity chromatography. Ashok Kumar, Akshay Srivastava. Nature protocols 2010;5:1737-1747 (cover page article).
2. Thermoresponsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) cryogels: Synthesis and its biophysical evaluation for tissue engineering applications. Akshay Srivastava, Ashok Kumar Journal of Material Science: Materials in Medicine 2010;21:2937-2945.
3. Stability of responsive polymer-protein bioconjugates. Akhilesh Kumar Sakhya, Haider Sami, Akshay Srivastava, Ashok Kumar. Progress in Polymer Science 2010;35:459-486.
4. Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible temperature responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) cryogel; a step towards designing a novel cell scaffold. Akshay Srivastava, Ashok Kumar. J. Biomaterial Science., Polymer edition 2009;20(10):1393-415.
5. Macroporous interpenetrating cryogel network of poly(acrylonitrile) and gelatin for biomedical applications. Era Jain, Akshay Srivastava, Ashok Kumar. Journal of Material Science: Materials in Medicine 2009;20:S173–S179.
6. Smart polymer: Physical forms and bioengineering applications. Ashok Kumar, Akshay Srivastava, Igor Yu Galaev, Bo Mattiasson. Progress in Polymer Science 2007;32:1205–1237.
7. The physical characterization of supermacroporous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) cryogel: Mechanical strength and swelling/de-swelling Kinetics. Akshay Srivastava, Era Jain, Ashok Kumar. Materials Science and Engineering A 2007;464:93–100.
Patent
1. Ashok Kumar, Haider Sami, Akshay Srivastava, Anigmanshu Ghatak. New Device; Cryogel device