Aparna swain
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Dr Aparna swain

Female Doctor of Philosophy
Post-Doctoral Fellow | Microbiology and Cell Biology
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Massachusetts
Expertise: Condensed Matter Physics
12 Publications
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53 Scopus Citations
54 CrossRef
3 Years 2 Months Total Experience
Publications
12 Total
Articles
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Professional Recognition

International Travel Support (ITS
2020
by SPARC Funded Project, MHRD, Govt. of India (Columbia University, New York, USA Exchange Student V
International Travel Support (ITS
2018
by DST Funded Project, Govt. of India (PETRA III, DESY, Hamberg, Germany Trip)
International Travel Support (ITS
2017
by DST Funded Project, Govt. of India (Photon Factory, KEK, Japan Trip)
Wellcome Grant Postdoctoral fellowship
2025
(Host: Prof. Ethan C Garner)Accolades by MCB Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)

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American Physical Society
Early Carrier Researcher
Jan 2025
American Physical Society
Graduate Student
Jan 2021

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2022
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Master of Science
2015
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
Bachelor of Science
2013
Mula Education Society's Arts, Commerce and Science College, Sonai, Tal. Nevasa, Dist. Ahmednagar 414105
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Apr 2025 – Present
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Microbiology and Cell Biology
Research Associate
Apr 2024 – Dec 2024
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Physics
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Department of Materials Engineering
Physical Sciences
Condensed Matter Physics

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Grafted nanoparticle-polyamide desalination reverse osmosis membrane.

Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
- Patent No. : 467447 Filed : 11-04-2022
Published : 09-11-2023 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Enhanced efficiency of water desalination in nanostructured thin-film membranes with polymer grafted nanoparticles

Journal Article
Nanoscale. Year: 2023. Volume: 15 , Issue: 28 , Pages: 11935-11944 .
Authors: Aparna Swain; S. Adarsh; Ashish Biswas; Suryasarathi Bose; Brian C. Benicewicz; Sanat K. Kumar; J. K. Basu

Entropic and Enthalpic Control of Interfacial Nanoparticle Jamming in Immiscible Polymers

Letter
ACS Macro Letters. Year: 2026. Volume: 15 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 640-646 .
Authors: Ashish Biswas; Niladri Das; Aparna Swain; Nimmi Das Anthuparambil; Nicholas F. Mendez; Fabian Westermeier; Sanat K. Kumar; Jaydeep K. Basu

Emergent Jamming Dynamics of Interfacial Nanoparticles in Polymer Blends Undergoing Phase Separation

Journal Article
Macromolecules. Year: 2026. Volume: 59 , Issue: 3 , Pages: 1167-1176 .
Authors: Ashish Biswas; Niladri Das; Aparna Swain; Nimmi Das Anthuparambil; Nicholas F. Mendez; Satishkumar Kulkarni; Thomas F. Keller; Michael Sprung; Sanat K. Kumar; Jaydeep K. Basu

Microscopy Insights as an Invaluable Tool for Studying Antimicrobial Interactions with Bacterial Membranes

Review
CHEMISTRYSELECT. Year: 2025. Volume: 10 , Issue: 21 .
Authors: Srividhya Parthasarathi; Anurag Chaudhury; Aparna Swain; Jaydeep K. Basu

Harnessing interfacial entropic effects in polymer grafted nanoparticle composites for tailoring their thermo-mechanical and separation properties

Open Access
Review
Soft Matter. Year: 2025. Volume: 21 , Issue: 18 , Pages: 3443-3472 .
Authors: Aparna Swain; Nimmi Das Anthuparambil; Nafisa Begam; Sivasurender Chandran; J. K. Basu

Microscopic temperature-dependent structural dynamics in polymer nanocomposites: role of the graft-matrix chain interfacial entropic effect

Open Access
Journal Article
Soft Matter. Year: 2023. Volume: 19 , Issue: 28 , Pages: 5396-5404 .
Authors: Aparna Swain; Nimmi Das A.; Victoria García Sakai; J. K. Basu

Kinetics of high density functional polymer nanocomposite formation by tuning enthalpic and entropic barriers

Journal Article
Soft Matter. Year: 2022. Volume: 18 , Issue: 5 , Pages: 1005-1012 .
Authors: Aparna Swain; Nimmi Das A; Sivasurender Chandran; J. K. Basu

Temperature-Driven Grafted Nanoparticle Penetration into Polymer Melt: Role of Enthalpic and Entropic Interactions

Journal Article
Macromolecules. Year: 2020. Volume: 53 , Issue: 19 , Pages: 8674-8682 .
Authors: Nimmi Das A; Aparna Swain; Nafisa Begam; Arpan Bhattacharyya; J. K. Basu
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