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Name:
Jestin Mandumpal
Phone:
(08) 9266
1848
Email:
jestin.mandumpal@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
Course of Study:
Doctor of Philosophy(Biomedical Sciences) |
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Project
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The molecular
mechanism of solvent cryoprotection. |
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Brief
Project Summary |
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The cryoprotective ability of some classes of
molecules is utilised to protect biological organs or tissues at
low temperature or under dessication conditions. It is believed
that one of the mechanisms of action of these cryoprotective
agents in aqueous solution involves the formation of a glassy
state. In this project, molecular dynamics simulations methods
will be used to investigate the structural, dynamic and
thermodynamic properties of aqueous solutions of several classes
of cryoprotective agents. Properties such as the interactions of
these agents with water and the phase transitions of their
solutions from the liquid to the glassy state will be studied in
detail. This study will elucidate the molecular mechanism of the
glass-forming tendency of several known cryoprotective agents
(CPAs) in an attempt to rationalise the design of better
cryoprotective solutions. |
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Education: |
- M.Sc in Chemistry (School of Chemical sciences, Kottayam
)-1998to 2001
- Scientific assistant in Theoretical chemistry (TU Dresden
Germany) 2002-2005
- Research assistant in polymer science ? 2001-2002 &
2005-2006
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Publications: |
1. Poster presentation: effect of nitrogen
incorporation on geometry and energy of large fullerenes- Nov
8 2002 IFW Dresden Germany
2. Effect of Nitrogen on graphitic sheets-DFTB study J.Mandumpal et al communicated to Journal of Molecular
Structure- THEOCHEM
3. Nitrogen hyperfullerene prediction based on Density
Functional Theory-JMandumpal et al, manuscript in preparation
Talk:
1. Curvature effects on graphitic sheets by Nitrogen-
January 13, 2005 School of Chemical Sciences, Kerala, India.
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