Brinta Bhattacharjee

brinta.bhattacharjee@duke.edu
Postdoctoral Associate (2023 - Present)
Brinta is working on biomaterials for drug delivery. She obtained a BSc. degree in Chemistry from Jadavpur University, India (2014). She did her MSc in Chemistry from Indian institute of Technology Madras (2016), India. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India under supervision of Prof. Jayanta Haldar. Her PhD thesis was focused on “Engineering Polymeric Biomaterials to Combat Microbial Infection”. Brinta enjoys cooking, painting, and watching movies.
Publications:
Bhattacharjee, B.; Ghosh, S; Haldar, J. A versatile and user-friendly anti-infective hydrogel for effective wound healing. 2023, Submitted.
Bhattacharjee, B.; Tabassum, K.; Garg, P.; Haldar, J. Antibacterial hydrogel sealant for simultaneous infection eradication and tissue closure in ocular injuries. 2023, Submitted
Barman, S.; Mukherjee, S.; Jolly, L.; Troiano, C; Grottesi, A; Basak, D.; Calligari, P.; Bhattacharjee, B.; Bocchinfuso, G.; Stella, L.; and Haldar, J. Isoamphipathic Antibacterial Molecules Regulating Activity and Toxicity through Positional Isomerism. Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 4845-4856. (April ,2023).
Barman, S.; Mukherjee, S.; Bhattacharjee, B.*; De, K.; Mukherjee, R.; Haldar, J. Biocide loaded shear-thinning hydrogel with anti-biofilm efficacy cures topical infection. Biomater. Sci., 2023, 11, 998-1012 (*2nd author). (December 2022)
Bhattacharjee, B.; Mukherjee, S; Mukherjee, R.; Haldar, J. Easy fabrication of a polymeric transparent sheet to combat microbial infection. ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2022, 5 (8) 3951–3959. (July, 2022). (Selected for ACS editor’s choice article)
Bhattacharjee, B., Mukherjee, R.; Haldar, J. Biocompatible hemostatic sponge exhibiting broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2022, 8 (8) 3596–3607. (July, 2023)
Bhattacharjee, B.; Jolly, L.; Mukherjee, R.; Haldar, J. An easy-to-use antimicrobial hydrogel effectively kills bacteria, fungi and influenza virus. Biomater. Sci., 2022, 10 (8), 2014-2028. (March, 2022)
Bhattacharjee, B.; Ghosh, S.; Patra, D.; Haldar, J. Advancements in release‐active antimicrobial biomaterials: a journey from release to relief. WIREs Nanomed. Nanobiotechnol., 2021, 14 (1), e1745. (January, 2022)
Bhattacharjee, B.; Ghosh, S.; Mukherjee, R.; Haldar, J. Quaternary lipophilic chitosan and gelatin cross-Linked Antibacterial Hydrogel Effectively Kills Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria with Minimal Toxicity toward Mammalian Cells. Biomacromolecules, 2021, 22 (2), 557–571. (December, 2020)
Hoque, J.; Bhattacharjee, B.; Prakash, R. G., Paramanandham, K., Haldar, J. Dual Function Injectable Hydrogel for Controlled Release of Antibiotic and Local Antibacterial Therapy. Biomacromolecules. 2018; 19 (2); 267-278. (February, 2018)
Konai, M. M., Bhattacharjee, B., Ghosh, S., Haldar, J. Recent Progress in Polymer Research to Tackle Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance. Biomacromolecules. 2018; 19 (6), 1888-1917. (May, 2018)