Synthesis and fabrication of smart biomaterials for articular surfaces and musculoskeletal tissue regeneration and care. Alternative strategies for cancer theranostics like magnetic hyperthermia and photodynamic therapy. Novel Nano formulations for Drug eluting stents. Engineered approaches such as electrical and mechanical stimulations for regenerative medicine. Synthesis of versatile nanostructured materials (quantum dots, layered nanoparticles and graphene etc.) for various medical applications.

• March 2014-Present:
  Assistant Professor, NIPER- Ahmedabad, Palaj, Gandhinagar
• August 2002 - April 2007:
  Research Scholar, School of Biomedical Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi
• April 2012-Feb 2014: Recipient of fellowship awarded in the form ofSenior Research Fellowship(SRF) from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
• November 2009-March 2012:
  Recipient of fellowship awarded in the form of Senior Research Fellowship(SRF) from University Grant Commission (UGC), 2009. India

Awards

• Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2016 in Biomedical Engineering Category
• National award for Technology Innovation 2013, Ministry of Chemicals and fertilizers, Govt. of India
• Global award for best scientific research in medical technology 2012, Canada.
• Best poster award for "Osteoconductive PCL-Bioglass Composite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering" at IMDI 2016
• Best poster 1st Runner-up award for "Smart Piezoelectric Nanofibrous Scaffold for Cartilage Regeneration” at IMDI 2017
• Best poster 1st Runner-up award for "Arylic Based Vertibral Bone Cement Detoxification by Radicle Scavenging” at IMDI 2017
• Travel Grant Award from DST to attend the symposia on "Frontiers in Polymer Science” at Lyon, France held on 29-31 May, 2011
• Travel Grant Award from CSIR to attend the conference on "3rd International Nanomedicine Conference” at Sydney, Australia held on July 2012
• CSIR Senior Research Fellow award (2012-14)
• UGC Senior Research Fellow award (2010-2012)
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) India (2007)

Honours

• Gold medal in M. Tech from IIT(BHU)-Varanasi 2009
• Reviewer for 5 national and international journals
• R&D highlights of CSIR newsletter, Vol 64, 2014
• Judge for Technical Poster Evaluation of CONVERGENCE-2016 at Ganpat University

Grants

• Light amplifying carbon quantum dot embedded contact lenses for treatment of night blindness Funded from DBT, Govt. of India (2018-21) of 47 Lakh INR

• Sumanta Ghosh, Dipesh Shah, Namdev More, Mounika Choppadandi, Deepak Ranglani, Govinda Kapusetti. "Clinical Validation of the Medical Devices: A General Prospective” in BioSensing, Theranostics, and Medical Devices, Springer, Singapore. 2021, pp 265-297. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2782-8_11
• Mounika Choppadandi, Aditya Teja Guduru , Piyush Gondaliya , Neha Arya, Kiran Kalia, Hemant Kumar,Govinda Kapusetti. (2021). Structural Features Regulated Photoluminescence Intensity and Cell Internalization of Carbon and Graphene Quantum Dots for Bioimaging, Materials Science and Engineering: C. 112366. doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112366
• Namdev More, Deepak Ranglani, Shubham Kharche, Mounika Choppadandi, Sumanta Ghosh, Sumedh Vaidya,Govinda Kapusetti. (2021). Current challenges in identification of clinical characteristics and detection of COVID-19: A comprehensive review, Measurement: Sensors. 100052, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.measen.2021.100052
• P.V.Ramana, K. Srinivasa Rao, K. Raghu Kumar, Govinda Kapusetti, Mounika Choppadandi, J.N.Kiran K.H.Rao. (2021). A study of uncoated and coated nickel-zinc ferrite nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia, Materials Chemistry and Physics. doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124546
• Abhimanyu Patharkar, Nidhi Raval, Dnyaneshwar Kalyane, Vishakha Tambe, Neelima Anup, Namdev More,Govinda Kapusetti, Kiran Kalia, Rakesh K.Tekade. (2021). Glucosamine-conjugated nanoseeds for chemo-magneto hyperthermia therapy of cancer, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 61, 102295. doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102295
• Appa Rao, K. Srinivasa Rao, T.R.K. Pydi Raju, Govinda Kapusetti , Mounika Choppadandi, M. Chaitanya Varma , K.H. Rao. (2019) A systematic study of cobalt-zinc ferrite nanoparticles for self-regulated magnetic hyperthermia, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 794, 60-67. doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.04.242
• Jaicy Jacob, Namdev More, Kiran Kalia and Govinda Kapusetti(2018) Piezoelectric smart biomaterials for bone and cartilage tissue engineering, Inflammation and Regeneration. 38(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/s41232-018-0059-8
• Kapusetti Govinda;Sharma Rakesh; Bhong Sayali; Roy Partha; Singh Santosh; Singh Shikha; Ray Biswajit; Maiti Pralay; Misra Nira. Osteoconductive Amine Functionalized Graphene-Poly(methylmethacrylate) Bone Cement Composite with Controlled Exothermic Polymerization, ACS Bioconjugate Chemistry 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00241 (IMP: 4.9)
• Namdev More, Govinda Kapusetti. Piezoelectric Material - A Promising Approach for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration DOI:10.1016/j.mehy.2017.07.021 (IMP:2.1)
• Govinda Kapusetti, Monika, Nira Misra, A. K. Ray. Thromboresistance of functionalized poly (methyl methacrylate): The effect of surface polarity, Bulletin of Materials Science, 38, 1, 2015.DOI:10.1007/s12034-014-0835-2 (IF-0.4)
• Shilpa Jaiswal, Kalyan Ramesh,Govinda Kapusetti,Amit Kumar Ray, Biswajit Ray, Nira Misra Mangiferin as chain transfer agent: effect on the molecular weight of poly(methyl methacrylate) and polystyrene, Polymer Bulletin , 72, 1407, 2015DOI:10.1007/s00289-015-1343-2 (IF-1.5)
• Govinda Kapusetti, Rakesh Sharma, Nira Misra, Pralay Maiti. Improved bioactive functionalized graphene nanohybrid for bone filling applications. (Accepted in ACS Applied material and interfaces) 2015 (IF-5.9)
• Govinda Kapusetti, Nira Misra, Vakil Singh, Swati Srivastava, Partha Roy, Kausik Dana and Pralay Maiti. Bone cement layered nanohybrid as a super biomaterial for faster bone healing. Journal of Material Chemistry B, 2, 3984 (2014).DOI:10.1039/C4TB00501E (IF-6.2)
• Govinda Kapusetti, Raghvendra Raman Mishra, Swati Srivastava, Nira Misra, Vakil Singh, Partha Roy, Santosh Kumar Singh, Chanchal Chakraborty, Sudip Malik and Pralay Maiti. Layered double hydroxide induced advancement in joint prosthesis using bone cement: The effect of metal substitution. Journal of Material Chemistry B, 1.2275 (2013).DOI:10.1039/C3TB00004D (JMC IF-6.2)
• Monika, R. R. Mishra, S. Jaiswal, G. Kapusetti, N. Misra. Chemical modification of poly (vinyl chloride) sheet with thiourea for cell study. AIP Conf. Proc.1536, 1157, 2013. DOI:10.1063/1.4810648
• Govinda Kapusetti, Nira Misra, Vakil Singh, R. K. Kushwaha, Pralay Maiti. Bone cement/layered double hydroxide nanocomposites as potentialbiomaterials for joint implant. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 100, 3363 (2012). DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34296 (IF-2.9)
• Nira Misra, Govinda Kapusetti, Shilpa Jaiswal, Pralay Maiti. Toughening of bone cement using nanoparticle: The effect of solvent, Journal of Applied Polymers, 121, 1203, (2011).DOI:10.1002/app.33712 (IF-1.23)
• Nira Misra, Arnab Sarkar, Akkala Srinivas, Govinda Kapusetti. Study of Blood Viscosity at Low Shear Rate and Its Flow through Viscoelastic Tubes and Ducts, Indian Journal of Physics 86(2) 89, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s12648-012-0019-0 (IF-1.78)
• Nira Misra, Govinda Kapusetti, H S Panda, Shilpa Jaiswal and Subhratanu Bhattacharya. Physical and Conductivity properties of Poly(vinyl chloride) Ionomers, Indian Journal of Physics, 85(2),271, 2011. DOI: 10.1007/s12648-011-0003-0 (IF-1.78)
• N Misra, S Bharathi, G Kapusetti, D.K Upadhyay, S Jaiswal. Polyaniline-Poly(vinyl alcohol) IPN-Composite Prepared from Potassium Dichromate embedded, Indian Journal of Physics, 85 (5) 703, 2011.DOI: 10.1007/s12648-011-0072-0 (IF-1.78)
• Nira Misra, Govinda Kapusetti, D. K. Pattanayak, A. Kumar. Fabrication and characterization of epoxy/silica functionally graded composite material, Indian Journal of Physics, 85 (9), 1393, 2011.DOI: 10.1007/s12648-011-0161-0 (IF-1.78)

Patents

• Govinda Kapusetti, Jaicy Jacob, Kiran Kalia and Piyush Gondaliya, Cartilage Regeneration Using Piezoelectric Based Scaffold. Indian Patent no. 201621008797