Prof. Ravin Natain

Faculty of Engineering

University of Alberta, Canada

Professor

Email: Narain@ualberta.ca

Qualifications

2001 Ph.D., University of Mauritius, Mauritius

1997 B.Sc., University of Mauritius, Mauritius

Publications (Selected)

1. Ferrante, M., Alvarez, V., Narain, R., & Gonzalez, J. (2025). Properties of hydrogels. In Natural and Synthetic Hydrogels (pp. 3-15). Elsevier.
2. Tamimi, M., Bagheri-Khoulenjani, S., Narain, R., & Rajabi, S. (2025). Hydrogels for wound dressing. In Natural and Synthetic Hydrogels (pp. 531-562). Elsevier.
3. Tao, C., Peng, L., Shao, Q., Nan, K., Narain, R., & Chen, Y. (2025). Self-healing and anti-oxidative mucus-inspired hydrogel. Polymer Chemistry, 16(5), 549-559.
4. Wang, Z., Cheng, Q., Jiang, X., Chu, X., Li, B., Zhang, L., ... & Narain, R. (2024). pH/Hypoxia dual-stimuli responsive COF nanocarriers with reversible charge conversions for the accurate tumor-targeting and enhanced anticancer drug delivery. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 703, 135277.
5. Ferrante, M., Álvarez, V. A., Narain, R., Ounkaew, A., & González, J. S. (2024). Enhancing the Properties of Chitosan–Pectin Hydrogels With Cellulose Nanowhiskers for Potential Applications in Wound Dressings. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 225(17), 2400088.
6. Zhang, P., Zhang, L., Wang, Z., Cheng, Q., Wu, W., Li, J., ... & Narain, R. (2024). Acid-responsive polymer micelles for targeted delivery and bioorthogonal activation of prodrug through Ru catalyst in tumor cells. Biomacromolecules, 25(9), 5834-5846.
7. Yang, W., Zhang, Q., Zhou, J., Li, L., Li, Y., Zhu, L., ... & Chen, Y. (2024). Self-healing guar gum-based nanocomposite hydrogel promotes infected wound healing through photothermal antibacterial therapy. Biomacromolecules, 25(6), 3432-3448.
8. Imbia, A. S., Ounkaew, A., Mao, X., Zeng, H., Liu, Y., & Narain, R. (2024). Mussel-inspired polymer-based coating technology for antifouling and antibacterial properties. Langmuir, 40(21), 10957-10965.
9. Zhao, Z., Yu, W., Yang, W., Zhang, G., Huang, C., Han, J., ... & Zeng, H. (2024). Dual‐Protection Inorganic‐Protein Coating on Mg‐Based Biomaterials through Tooth‐Enamel‐Inspired Biomineralization. Advanced Materials, 36(21), 2313211.
10. Liu, M., Chen, J., Li, L., Zhou, J., Narain, R., Nan, K., & Chen, Y. (2024). Anti-Oxidative Tannic Acid-Based Nanogels Formed via Dynamic Benzoxaborolate Cross-Linking at Physiological pH. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 398, 124239.
11. Imbia, A. S., Ounkaew, A., Mao, X., Zeng, H., Liu, Y., & Narain, R. (2024). Tannic Acid-Based Coatings Containing Zwitterionic Copolymers for Improved Antifouling and Antibacterial Properties. Langmuir, 40(7), 3549-3558.
12. Promdontree, P., Kheolamai, P., Ounkaew, A., Narain, R., & Ummartyotin, S. (2023). Characterization of cellulose fiber derived from hemp and polyvinyl alcohol-based composite hydrogel as a scaffold material. Polymers, 15(20), 4098.
13. Srikhao, N., Theerakulpisut, S., Chindaprasirt, P., Okhawilai, M., Narain, R., & Kasemsiri, P. (2023). Green synthesis of nano silver-embedded carboxymethyl starch waste/poly vinyl alcohol hydrogel with photothermal sterilization and pH-responsive behavior. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 242, 125118.
14. Wang, W., Ummartyotin, S., & Narain, R. (2023). Advances and challenges on hydrogels for wound dressing. Current opinion in biomedical engineering, 26, 100443.
15. Sukhavattanakul, P., Pisitsak, P., Ummartyotin, S., & Narain, R. (2023). Polysaccharides for medical technology: properties and applications. Macromolecular Bioscience, 23(2), 2200372.
16. Asha, A. B., Ounkaew, A., Peng, Y. Y., Gholipour, M. R., Ishihara, K., Liu, Y., & Narain, R. (2023). Bioinspired antifouling and antibacterial polymer coating with intrinsic self-healing property. Biomaterials Science, 11(1), 128-139.
17. Raut, S. K., Asha, A. B., Singha, N. K., & Narain, R. (2022). Ultrafast derived self-healable, reprocessable polyurethane elastomer based on dynamic “electrophilic substitution (ES)-Click” chemistry. Macromolecules, 55(23), 10264-10275.
18. Rashed, F. B., Diaz-Dussan, D., Mashayekhi, F., Macdonald, D., Nation, P. N., Yang, X. H., ... & Weinfeld, M. (2022). Cellular mechanism of action of 2-nitroimidazoles as hypoxia-selective therapeutic agents. Redox Biology, 52, 102300.
19. Zhao, J., Peng, Y. Y., Wang, J., Diaz-Dussan, D., Tian, W., Duan, W., ... & Narain, R. (2022). Temperature-responsive aldehyde hydrogels with injectable, self-healing, and tunable mechanical properties. Biomacromolecules, 23(6), 2552-2561.

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