Shikha Wadhwa

Assistant Professor - Selection grade

Papers published in journals: 35
Papers presented in conferences: 17
Citations: 321 (H index – 9)
Academic Background:

Sept 2007 – June 2011: Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre, Ulster University, Belfast, UK; Doctor of Philosophy - Thesis title: Synthesis, properties and applications of titania nanostructures

Aug 2005 – July 2007: Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India; M.Tech. (Nanotechnology) (CGPA 9.8)

Aug 2003 – July 2005: Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, Delhi; M.Sc. (Chemistry) (76% aggregate; 3rd Rank in the University)

May 2000 – July 2003: Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi; B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (70% aggregate)

Career Graph:

Nov 2014 – Nov 2020: Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014: Research Associate, Knowledge Advisory Services and Consultancy (KASC)

Nov 2011 – Dec 2012: Research Associate, Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre, Ulster University, Belfast, UK

Aug 2011 – Nov 2011: Research Associate, AVX Ltd., Northern Ireland, UK

Honours and Achievements:

Aug 2017: Ion Beam Facility (user facility) project, IUAC, Delhi: “Surface modification of titania nanotubes arrays using low energy ion beam in nitrogen environment for photocatalytic and sensing applications”

Apr 2017: DST-UKIERI by Department of Science & Technology: “Facilitating the Intelligent Management of Chronic Wounds in Diabetic Patients”, Rs 3150000/-

Apr 2016: Technology Transfer: ‘Milk adulteration test kit’;Everest Instruments Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2014: Felicitated with ‘Industry Expert’ Award by Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity, University Uttar Pradesh

Sept 2007: Vice Chancellors’ Research Scholarship for pursuing Ph.D., Ulster, University, UK

July 2005: 3^rd rank in M.Sc. in the University of Delhi

Scientific Recognition/Memberships

A member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Lifetime member of The Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society (NIBES)
Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) (2009-2011)
Editorial Board member IJNRI (International Journal of Novel Research Innovation) (2017 onwards).

Research:

Contribution: 35 Research publications, H index – 9, 17 Conference presentations; 5 patents filed (Indian); 5 Book chapters; 1 Technology transfer; DST-UKIERI project (as Co-investigator)
Interests: Application of nanomaterials and nanocomposites for the removal of contaminants from water, Detection of bio-analytes for health care applications, Nanomaterials as biological substrates.

Recent Publications:

S.No.	Title		Author	Journal name	Volume		Pages	Year of Publication	Impact factor
1	Design and development of a portable resistive microfluidic sensor based on α-MnO2/GQD nanocomposites for trace quantification of Pb(II) in water		Amit Kumar Gupta, Mansi Khanna, Souradeep Roy, Pankaj, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Ranjit Kumar, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur*	IET Nanobiotechnology				Accepted (2020)	1.9
2	Microfluidic Affinity Sensor Based on a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Ultrasensitive Detection of Chlorpyrifos		Shalini Nagabooshanam, Souradeep Roy, Sujit Deshmukh, Shikha Wadhwa, Indra Sulania, Ashish Mathur, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Lalit M. Bharadwaj, and Susanta S. Roy	ACS Omega	5		31765−31773	2020	2.9
3	Electro-deposited nano- webbed structures based on polyaniline/multi walled carbon nanotubes for enzymatic detection of organophosphates		Shalini Nagabooshanam, Alishba T John, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur*, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Lalit M Bharadwaj	Food Chemistry, Elsevier	323		126784	2020	5.4
4	Graphene quantum dot- gold hybrid nanoparticles integrated aptasensor for ultra-sensitive detection of vitamin D3 towards point- of-care application Applied Surface Science		Shikha Wadhwa, Alishba T. John, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Ashish Mathur, Jagriti Narang	Applied Surface Science, Elsevier	521		146427	2020	5.2
5	Ion beam modified TiO2 nanotubular bio-interface for electrochemical detection of L-tyrosine towards smart bandage application		Jyoti Bala, Souradeep Roy, Alishba T.John, Shikha Wadhwa*, Ashish Mathur, Devraj Singh, Devarani Devi, Ambuj Tripathi	Colloids & Surfaces B: Biointerfaces	195		111239	2020	4.4
6	Ultra-sensitive detection of L-tyrosine using molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor towards diabetic foot ulcer detection		Souradeep Roy; Shalini Nagabooshanam; Shikha Wadhwa; Nidhi Chauhan; Ashish Mathur; Saif A Khan, James Davis*	Electrochemistry Communications	117		106782	2020	4.2
7	Label-free Electrochemical Detection of Dibenzofuran Using MnO2 Nanofibres		Amit Kumar Gupta, Souradeep Roy, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Shikha Wadhwa, Sivanandam Aravindan, Devraj Singh, Ashish Mathur, Ranjit Kumar*	IEEE Sensors Journal	10.1109 /JSEN.2 020.300 2158		-	2020	3.1
8	A label-free impedimetric sensor based on α-MnO2 /tyrosinase hybrid for monitoring of diabetic foot ulcers		Souradeep Roy, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Shikha Wadhwa, Ranjit Kumar, Ashish Mathur, Ashwani Kumar Dubey	7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks (SPIN) 2020 Feb 27; IEEE	-		1157	2020	3.1
9	Electroanalytical sensor for diabetic foot ulcer monitoring with integrated		Souradeep Roy, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Kushagra Krishna, Shikha Wadhwa*, Nidhi Chauhan, Utkarsh	Electroanalysis	10.1002 /elan.20 1900665			2020	2.7
10	Paper based point of care immunosensor for the impedimetric detection of cardiac troponin I biomarker	S Vasantham, R Alhans, C Singhal S Nagabooshanam, S Nissar, T Basu, S C Ray, S Wadhwa, J Narang, A Mathur		Biomedical Microdevices https://doi.org/10. 1007/s10544-019- 0463-0	22		6	2020	2.3
11	Ultrasonic attenuation in intermetallics HfX(X=Os, Ir and Pt)	Jyoti Bala*, Devraj Singh, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur		Journal of Pure and Applied Ultrasonics	42		45-50	2020	1.0
12	Engineering of luminescent graphene quantum dot-gold (GQD- Au) hybrid nanoparticles for functional applications	Shikha Wadhwa, Alishba T. John, Ashish Mathur, Manika Khanuja, Susanta S. Roy, Sekhar C. Ray*		Method X, Elsevier	7		100963	2020	1.7
13	Synthesis of hematite/alginate beads nanocomposite and its application in organic dye removal	Monika Dubey, Shikha Wadhwa, Ranjit Kumar		Materials Today: Proceedings (In press)	https://d oi.org/1 0.1016/j .matpr.2 020.01.3 02			2020	1.09
14	Rapid removal of lead(II) ions from water using iron oxide–tea waste nanocomposite – a kinetic study	Mansi Khanna, Ashish Mathur, Ashwani Kumar Dubey, James McLaughlin, Igamcha Moirangthem,, Shikha Wadhwa, Devraj Singh, Ranjit Kumar		IET Nanobiotechnology	10.1049 /iet- nbt.201 9.0312		1-6	2020	-
15	Titania based porous nanocomposites for potential environmental applications	S Wadhwa, A Mathur, R Pendurthi, U Singhal, M Khanuja, S S Roy		Bulletin of Materials Science	43		1-9	2020	1.3
16	Self-aligned TiO2 - Photo reduced graphene oxide hybrid surface for smart bandage application	Souradeep Roy, Alishba John, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Annu Mishra, Shikha Wadhwa⁎, Ashish Mathur, Jagriti Narang, Jasveer Singh, Nita Dilawar, James Davis		Applied Surface Science	488		261-268	2019	5.2
17	Behaviour of ultrasonic properties on SnAs, InTe and PbSb	Devraj Singh, Chinmayee Tripathy, Rita Paikaray, Ashish Mathur and Shikha Wadhwa		Engineering and Applied Science Research	46(2)		98-105	2019	1.1
18	Ultrasonic attenuation in yttrium monochalcogenides	Bhawan Jyoti*, Devraj Singh, Shivani Kaushik, Vyoma Bhalla, Shikha Wadhwa and D.K. Pandey		Journal of Pure and Applied Ultrasonics	40		93-99	2018	1.1
19	A new tactics for the detection of S. aureus via paper based geno-interface incorporated with graphene nano dots and zeolites	Ashish Mathur, Rathin Gupta, Sidharth Kondal, Shikha Wadhwa, Ramesh N. Pudake, Shivani, Ruby Kansal, C.S. Pundir, Jagriti Narang		International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	112		364-370	2018	4.8
20	Comparative analysis of single-walled and multi- walled carbon nanotubes for electrochemical sensing of glucose on gold printed circuit boards		Ruby Alhans, Anukriti Singh, Chaitali Singhal, Jagriti Naranga, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur	Materials Science & Engineering C	90	273-279		2018	5.08
21	Development of MoSe2 Nano-Urchins as a SensingPlatform for a Selective Bio-Capturing of Escherichia coli Shiga Toxin DNA		Jagriti Narang, Annu Mishra, Roberto Pilloton, Alekhya VV, Shikha Wadhwa,Chandra Shekhar Pundir, Manika Khanuja	Biosensors	8	77		2018	New journal
22	MnO2 based Bisphenol-A Electrochemical Sensor using Micro-Fluidic Platform		Mansi Khanna, Souradeep Roy, Ranjit Kumar, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur, and Ashwani Kumar Dubey	IEEE Sensors Journal	18	2206- 2210		2018	3.0
23	Magnetic properties of microwave-plasma (thermal) chemical vapour deposited Co-filled (Fe- filled) multiwall carbon nanotubes: comparative study for magnetic device applications		A Mathur, T Maity, S Wadhwa, B Ghosh, S Sarma, S C Ray, B Kaviraj, S S Roy, S Roy.	Materials Research Express	5	076101- 076108		2018	1.15
24	Ultrasonic Investigations on Polonides of Ba, Ca, and Pb		Singh D., Bhalla V., Bala J. Wadhwa S., Z. Naturforsch.	Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A	72	977-983		2017	0.89
25	Designing of a Microelectrode Sensor based Label Free Milk Adulteration Testing System (MATS)		Rathin Gupta, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur, Ashwani Kumar Dubey	IEEE Sensors Journal	17	6050- 6055		2017	3.0
26	Aloe vera assisted facile green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide for electrochemical and dye removal applications		Gourav Bhattacharya, Shrawni Sas, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur, James McLaughlin, Susanta Sinha Roy	RSC Advances	7	26680- 26688		2017	3.0
27	Solar photocatalytic disinfection of water using titanium dioxide graphene composites		P Fernández-Ibáñez, MI Polo-López, S Malato, S Wadhwa, JWJ Hamilton, PSM Dunlop, R D’sa, E Magee, K O’shea, DD Dionysiou, JA Byrne	Chemical Engineering Journal	261	36-44		2015	8.5
28	Photo-Electrochemical Properties of Anodised Titania Nanotube Arrays Annealed in Nitrogen Atmosphere		S Wadhwa, A Mathur, JWJ Hamilton, PSM Dunlop, JA Byrne	Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine	7	761-770		2015	New journal

Projects or Ph.D.s guided: 1 completed project (DST-UKIERI as Co-investigator); 2 PhD students (as co-guide)

Books Published:
Book chapters:

Technological Aspects of Nanoemulsions and Their Applications in the Food Sector: A Saxena, T Maiteyi, A Paliwal, S Wadhwa; Nanotechnology Applications in Food, Academic Press, Elsevier, 2017, ISBN: 9780128119426

Microfluidics: A platform for futuristic sensors: A Mathur, S Wadhwa: Biosensors: An Introductory Textbook, Pan Stanford publishing, 2017, ISBN-13: 978- 9814745949.

Carbon Nanotubes in Electrochemical Sensing: S Wadhwa, A Mathur, S S Roy: Introduction to carbon nanomaterials, 2017, Bentham Publications, 2017, ISBN-978-1-68108-596-8

Carbon Nanotubes-Focus: A Mathur, S Wadhwa, S S Roy: Introduction to carbon nanomaterials, 2017, Bentham Publications, 2017, ISBN-978-1-68108-596-8

Microfluidic devices and their applications in modern agriculture system: S Vasantham, S Nagabooshanam, S Wadhwa, A Mathur; Nanoscience for Sustainable Agriculture, 2019, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-97852-9

Professional Memberships/Fellowship:
1. A member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
2. Lifetime member of The Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society (NIBES)
3. Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) (2009-2011)
4. Editorial Board member IJNRI (International Journal of Novel Research Innovation) (2017 onwards).