International journal of materials science
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The Journal of Materials Science publishes reviews, full-length papers, and short Communications recording original research results on, or techniques for studying the relationship between structure, properties, and uses of materials. The subjects are seen from international and interdisciplinary perspectives covering areas including metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, electrical materials, composite materials, fibers, nanostructured materials, nanocomposites, and biological and biomedical materials. The Journal of Materials Science is now firmly established as the leading source of primary communication for scientists investigating the structure and properties of all engineering materials
The Journals reports principally the achievements of materials science and engineering all over the world, putting the stress on the original research papers, review articles invited by editor, letters, research notes with novelty as well as brief of scientific achievement, covering a broad spectrum of materials science and technology, encompassing:
• metallic materials
• inorganic nonmetallic materials
• composite materials
I would like to thank the Journal of Materials science and the members of the editorial board for giving me the opportunity to become a new Journal editor. As a new editor of Materials science, I am very excited about this nomination and accept the challenges associated with serving as an editor for Material science. My vision as a new editor is to process and peer-review manuscript submissions in a timely fashion, accept submitted articles based on scientific merit score, and to encourage investigators to submit novel and thought-provoking articles. With the online submission system, the Journal of Material science welcomes the submissions from local and international investigators.
Materials Science is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of Materials science. We publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.
- High Temperature Processes and Advanced Sintering
- Advanced Structural Ceramics
- Ceramics and Glasses for Healthcare
- Challenges and Opportunities in Industrial Ceramics
- Developments on the Boron Based Ceramics
- Refractories
- Magnetic materials
- Materials for electronics
- Superconducting materials
- Materials for energy
- Nano scale materials and processes
- Computation, modeling and materials theory
- Surfaces and thin films
- New Developments in Processing and Synthesis with a Special Focus on Additive Manufacturing
- Manufacturing of advanced materials
- Biomaterials
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committee
Members
Joyce Nirmala
Young Scientist
Dr. M. Joyce Nirmala PhD is a Young Scientist (since Dec 2015), Department of Science and Technology-Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB), Government of India. Her current host Institution is the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM). She obtained her PhD in Nanobiotechnology from the Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT University in 2015. She received Research Scholar Award from Vellore Institute of Technology with the highest cash prize for the year 2012 and 2013. This was to honor her maximum number of research publications in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. She has authored more than 40 original research articles including editorials in peer reviewed reputed International Journals. She worked as a Teaching and Research Assistant in the School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore (2010-2014). She completed her M. Sc. Biotechnology from the same University in 2009. She did her Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology in Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore (2000-2003), followed by one year of internship in 2004. She also completed her two years of bond period in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Clinical Pathology of CMCH, Vellore. She obtained her Honors Diploma in Computer Applications in 2004.
She currently works on “The role of Indian spice nanoemulsions in enhancing antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer efficacy” with the grant sanctioned from DST-SERB (2015-2018). Her other research project includes: “Antimicrobial use and resistance of E. Coli in pregnant women in India” (AMUREC) from the Department of Microbiology, CMCH in collaboration with WHO, Geneva (2005); “Pharmacological and biochemical studies of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist in combination with phosphatidic acid” from the Department of Pharmacology, CMCH (2009).
She is a Life Member at Innovare Academics Sciences Group, India and a member at the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan. She serves as the Editorial Board Member for more than 20 International Journals of high repute. She is a regular reviewer of many International Journals also. She was an invited speaker at “TM’s 1st World Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Online Conference” (Target Meeting, USA), “Biozone’ 16” (Dr. MGR Research and Educational Institute, Chennai) and “PAN IITM Biomeet 2017” (IIT Madras). She participated in many International and National Conferences.
Her research interests include Nanobiomedicine and Nanopharmaceutics. Novel drug delivery systems, cancer nanomedicine, antibiotic drug resistance, drug pre-formulations and kinetics, nano-bio interaction studies and nano-toxicity are some of the key areas.
- Primary research interests include Nanobiomedicine and Nanopharmaceutics
- Novel drug delivery systems, antibiotic drug resistance, drug pre-formulations and kinetics, nano-bio interaction studies, nano-toxicity and cancer medicine are some of the key areas
- Young Scientist Award 2015, Department of Science and Technology (Grant sanctioned: Rs. 33,20,000/-)
- Research Scholar Award 2013, VIT University (top research point scorer of the year) with cash prize of Rs. 12,000/-)
- Research Scholar Award 2012, VIT University (cash prize of Rs. 5000/-)
- Life Membership at Innovare Academic Sciences Group, India
- Membership at International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan [ID:M172430]
Editorial Board Member:
- BOAJ Nanotechnology, Bioaccent Group Publishers, USA (since Feb 2018)
- Scientific Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy, SciRes Literature (since Feb 2018)
- Medical Research and Clinical Case Reports, Scientia Ricerca, USA (since Jan 2018)
- SciFed Journal of Spintronics and quantum electronics, Scientific Federation, India (since Nov 2017)
- International Journal of Innovative Studies in Medical Sciences, Anusha Publishers, India (since Oct 2017)
- Chronicle of Medicine and Surgery, Scientia Ricerca, USA (since Oct 2017)
- MedPlus Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, New Jersey (since Aug 2017)
- Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Applications, Scholarena, USA (since Aug 2017)
- Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Open Access, Medwin Publishers (since July 2017)
- Jacobs Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, Jacobs Publishers, USA (since June 2017)
- SciFed Nanotech Research Letters, Scientific Federation, India (since June 2017)
- Nanoscience and Technology: Open Access, Symbiosis, USA (since June 2017)
- SciFed Drug Delivery Research Journal, Scientific Federation, India (since May 2017)
- SciFed Materials Research Letters, Scientific Federation, India (since May 2017)
- Journal of Nanomedicine and Biotherapeutic Discovery, OMICS, USA (since May 2017)
- Journal of Nanosciences: Current Research, OMICS, USA (since Apr 2017)
- Journal of Applied Pharmacy, OMICS, USA (since Feb 2017)
- Journal of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, iMed Publishing, USA (since Jan 2017)
- Nanomedicine and Nanoscience Research, Gavin Publishers, USA (since Oct 2016)
- Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, OMICS, USA (since Aug 2015)
- International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research, India (since Feb 2015)
Research Articles:
- Nirmala J, Kumar A, Tyagi MG*. Influence of phosphatidic acid on respiratory rate and serum creatinine levels with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist administration. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. Volume 3, Issue 4, pages 20-22, 2010. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Salome JE, Tyagi MG*. Current status of glycoprotein IIB/IIIA receptor antagonists and evaluation of their molecular modeling. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. Vol. 2, Iss. 3, pages 200-213, July-Sept-2011.
- Nirmala MJ, Samundeeswari A, Sankar PD*. Natural plant resources in anti-cancer therapy - A review. Research in Plant Biology, 1(3): 01-14, 2011. (Review)
- Samuel J, Paul ML, Pulimi M, Nirmala MJ, Chandrasekaran N, Mukherjee A*. Hexavalent chromium bioremoval through adaptation and consortia development from Sukinda chromite mine isolates. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2012, 51 (9), pp 3740–3749. [JCR Impact: 2.567]
- Saranya S, Nirmala MJ, Ghosh V, Anjali CH, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Bio-based nanoemulsion formulation, characterization and antibacterial activity against food-borne pathogens. Journal of Basic Microbiology 2012, 52, 1–10. [JCR Impact: 1.585]
- Samundeeswari A, Dhas SP, Nirmala J, John SP, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using actinobacteria Streptomyces albogriseolus and its antibacterial activity. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. Vol. 59, Iss. 6, 503-507, Nov-Dec 2012. [JCR Impact: 1.429]
- Nirmala MJ, Chandrasekaran N*, Mukherjee A. Enhanced solubilization of aqueous insoluble anti-hypertensive drug. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 4, Suppl. 5, 366-368, 2012. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Improved efficacy of fluconazole against candidiasis using bio-based microemulsion technique. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. Vol. 60, Iss. 4, pages 417-429, 2013. [JCR Impact: 1.429]
- Dalai SP, Pakrashi S, Nirmala MJ, Chaudri A, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Cytotoxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles and their detoxification in a fresh water system. Aquatic Toxicology. 138-139, 1-11, 2013. [JCR factor: 3.557]
- Nirmala MJ, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. A bio-based approach in designing an oral drug delivery system for fluconazole. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Suppl. 1, 273-275, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Shivashankar M, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Development of a suitable drug delivery system for azithromycin: formulation and characterization. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Iss. 2, 598-600, 2013. (scopus)
- Ernest V, Nirmala MJ, Gajalakshmi S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Biophysical investigation of α-amylase conjugated silver nanoparticles proves structural changes besides increasing its enzyme activity. Journal of Bionanoscience. Vol. 7, Number 3, 271-275, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Saranya S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Enhancing the efficacy of azithromycin against bacterial strains using simple microemulsion technique. Journal of Nanopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery. Vol. 1, No. 2, 157-164, June 2013.
- Nirmala MJ, Allanki S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Enhancing the solubility of fluconazole using a new essential oil based microemulsion system. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Suppl. 3, 697-699, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Viswanadha S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Improved physico-chemical aspects of azithromycin through novel microemulsion system. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Suppl. 3, 700-702, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Shivashankar M, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Fluconazole: a simple nanoemulsion drug delivery system. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Suppl. 3, 716-717, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Allanki S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Azithromycin: Essential oil based nanoemulsion drug delivery system. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Iss. 4, 236-238, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Allanki S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Enhancing the solubility of ramipril using a new essential oil based microemulsion system. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Iss. 4, 322-323, 2013. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Shiny PJ, Ernest V, Dhas SP, Samundeeswari A, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. A review on safer means of nanoparticle synthesis by exploring the prolific marine ecosystem as a new thrust area in nanopharmaceutics. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 5, Iss. 1, 23-29, 2013. (scopus) (Review)
- Sugumar S, Ghosh V, Nirmala MJ, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*, Ultrasonic emulsification of eucalyptus oil nanoemulsion: Antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Wound healing activity in Wistar rats. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 21, 1044–1049, 2014. [JCR Impact: 4.556]
- Saranya S, Clarke SK, Nirmala MJ, Tyagi K, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Nanoencapsulation of eucalyptus oil and its larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus. Bulletin in Entomological Research. 104, 393-402, 2014. [JCR Impact: 1.761]
- Nirmala MJ, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. A unique nanoemulsion drug delivery system for azithromycin and its antibacterial activity. Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine. Vol. 6, No. 4, 430-436 April 2014.
- Nirmala MJ, Shivashankar M, Ernest V, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Physico-chemical characterization of ramipril using clove oil based microemulsion drug delivery system. Nanomedicine and Nanobiology. Vol. 1, 43-50, 2014.
- Nirmala MJ, Thomas J, Ebenazer A, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Toxicity profile of cinnamon oil based drug delivery system in Oreochromis Mossambicus (Tilapia). International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6 (2); 345-350, 2014. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Ebenazer A, Saranya S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Particle size reduction of ramipril using cinnamon oil based microemulsion system and acute toxicity of the vehicle in female wistar rats. Journal of Bionanoscience. Vol. 8, 66-73, 2014. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Thomas J, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Assessing the toxicity profile of clove oil microemulsion system. Journal of Bionanoscience. Vol. 8, 96-100, 2014. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. A distinctive drug delivery system focused on contemporary drugs. Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine. Vol. 6, 719-735, 2014.
- Nirmala MJ, Viswanadha S, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Microencapsulation of azithromycin shows improved anti-bacterial efficacy. Journal of Bionanoscience. Vol. 8, 213-218, 2014. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Ebenazer A, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. Essential oils are endorsed for higher solubilization of many aqueous insoluble drugs. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 6, Iss. 7, 646-647, 2014. (scopus)
- Nirmala MJ, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N*. A nanoemulsion drug delivery system for an aqueous insoluble drug. International Journal of ChemTech Research. Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 2020-2022, 2014. (scopus)
- Tiwari N, Kasbekar B, Nirmala MJ, Ebenaezar A, Sivakumar A*, Mukherjee A, Chandrasekaran N. A nano-scaled drug delivery system for Olmesartan. International Journal of ChemTech Research. Vol. 6, No. 8, pp. 3983-3986, 2014. (scopus)
- Tyagi MG, Varshney P, Sagar KD, Nirmala J*. Recent analytical trends in lipidomics; techniques and applications in clinical medicine. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. Vol 11, Iss 6, 88-92, 2016.
- Nirmala MJ* and Nagarajan R. Recent research trends in fabrication and applications of plant essential oil based nanoemulsions. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology. Vol 8, Iss 2, 1000434, 2017.
- Manoj G Tyagi*, Kapil D Sagar, K Arumugasamy, Divya V, Joyce Nirmala. Interaction of phospholipase enzyme with autophagic processes; importance for cell signaling and therapeutics. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research. Vol. 6, Iss. 3, 1-6, 2017.
Editorials:
- Nirmala MJ*, Nagarajan R*. Nanoemulsions in cancer therapeutics. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology. Vol. 7, Iss 2, 1000e137, 2016.
- Nirmala MJ*, Nagarajan R*. Microemulsions as potent drug delivery systems. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology. Vol. 7, Iss 3, 1000e139, 2016.
- Nirmala MJ*, Nagarajan R*. Spices as potent antimicrobial agents. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology. Vol. 7, Iss 5, 1000e144, 2016.
- Ernest V, Nirmala MJ*, Nagarajan R. Bio-functionalized nanoparticles – A boon for nano-drug therapy. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology. Vol. 8, Iss 2, 1000e147, 2017.
- Ernest V, Nirmala MJ*, Nagarajan R*. Synthesis of nanoparticles – Why only white and not yellow? Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Open Access. 2017.