Biomechanics and Biotransport Group

Krishna Kumar Ramajayam

Research Scholar

 

GATE Fellowship (MHRD, Government of India), National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha (India),

Student Member- Society for Cryobiology

 

General

Research Scholar in the advanced stage of doctoral work , pursuing active work in the field of Bio Heat and Mass Transfer.

 

Specific Interests

Novel strategies for improving the efficacy of cryosurgery on gel phantoms and tissues, a study of thermal properties of emulsions for low-temperature applications, investigating the mechanisms of ageing of emulsions and their stability with time.

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Awards

• Summer research Fellow at IIT Kharagpur (2010), Indian Academy of Sciences.

• Summer research Fellow at IISc Banagalore (2011), Indian Academy of Sciences.

• Travel award to attend CRYO 2016 at Ottawa, Canada from Society for Cryobiology.

• Travel award from CICS, Govt. of India, to attend CRYO 2016 at Ottawa, Canada.

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Publications

• K. K. Ramajayam, and A. Kumar. "A novel approach to improve the efficacy of tumour ablation during cryosurgery." Cryobiology 67.2 (2013): 201-213.

• S. Sankar, K. K. Ramajayam, and A. Thirugnanam. "A novel method to fabricate porous tricalcium phosphate composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications." Materials Technology (2016): 1-8.

• K.K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar, S.K. Sarangi, A.Thirugnanam, A novel adjuvant-solution layer strategy for improving the efficacy of cryosurgery, Cryoletters 37.5 (2016), pp. 346-356

• K.K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar, S.K. Sarangi, A.Thirugnanam , A numerical study on optimising the cryosurgical process for effective tumour necrosis .Heat Mass Transfer (2016). doi:10.1007/s00231-016-1928-9 (Online)

 

Conferences

• K.K. Ramajayam, K.A. Lokesh, A. Kumar, An analysis of heat transfer characteristics during Cryoablation, International conference on modelling and simulation of diffusive processes and application, 9th-12th, October 2012, IIT, BHU, Varanasi, India.

• D.Devismita, K.K. Ramajayam, A.Kumar, Cryopreservation of Human Sperm: Effect of Cooling Rate on Intracellular Ice Formation, International conference in emerging trends, March, 2012, NIT Durgapur

• K.K. Ramajayam, S.Yadav, A. Kumar, A novel method to determine the thermal conductivity of Tissue-Mimicking Gels, International conference in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine,15th-17th November, 2013, NIT Rourkela

• K.K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar, A novel method to calculate defect and need of an optimal solution layer thickness during cryosurgery, 11th ASME and 22nd ISHMT-Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, 27th-31st December, 2013, IIT Kharagpur

• K.K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar, S.K. Sarangi, A.Thirugnanam, Perfluorocarbons as a promising material for increasing efficacy of cryosurgery, International conference on modelling and simulation of diffusive processes and applications, 29th -31st October 2014, IIT, BHU, Varanasi, India

• K.K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar, S.K. Sarangi, A.Thirugnanam , A novel strategy to enhance the cryosurgical outcome in gel phantoms, CRYO 2016,24th-27th July, 2016, Fairmount Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada, Society for Cryobiology, UK (Accepted for Oral presentation, earlier also selected for poster presentation)

 

Publications under review

• K.K. Ramajayam, A. Kumar , S.K. Sarangi, A.Thirugnanam , Designing low thermal conductivity perfluorodecalin emulsions for improving the efficacy of cryosurgery (Thermochimica acta, Elsevier)

 

 

 

Invited workshops and events

• Invited for idea presentation competition (BEST 2012 organised by ABLE, Department of Biotechnology, India), among the top 20 teams of the country, entrepreneurship workshop and idea presentation event.

• Invited for attending the Science communication workshop organised in November 2014 by DBT-Welcome trust UK at Hyderabad.