Publications

Press coverage of research 

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Publications (First-author)
 

1. Syona Thomas*, M Sreepadmanabh*, Abhirami Puzhakkal, Vidha Srivastava, Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, and Amey Redkar - Dissecting the root-fungal interface in 3D reveals spatially distinct signalling landscapes; bioRxiv (2025) link.
    

2. Sreepadmanabh M*, Mridul Gautam*, Nikita Bagade, Sunil Laxman, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee - 3D confinement physically regulates cell cycle progression in budding yeast; under review, bioRxiv link.
    

3. Sreepadmanabh M, Meenakshi Ganesh, Jimpi Langthasa, Ramray Bhat, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee - Distinct chemical cues reprogram cellular and multicellular phenotypes in ovarian cancer spheroids; Small (2025); Impact Factor: 12.1; selected for the collection Hot Topic: Tumors and Cancer; Publication link. Media coverage.
    

4. Sreepadmanabh M*, Saheli Dey*, Sayan Kundu, Ashitha B Arun, Sandhya P Koushika, Shashi Thutupalli, Duncan Hewitt, Tapomoy Bhattacharjee (* = equal contribution) - Physical confinement regulates transition in nematode motility; accepted at PRX Life, bioRxiv link.
    

5. Sreepadmanabh M, Meenakshi Ganesh, Pratibha Sanjebam, Christina Kurzthaler, Deepa Agashe, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee - Cell shape affects bacterial colony growth under physical confinement; Nature Communications (2024); Impact Factor: 15.7; selected as a Editors’ Highlight; Publication link. Media coverage.
    

6. Sreepadmanabh M*, Ashitha B Arun*, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee (* = equal contribution) - Design approaches for 3D cell culture and 3D bioprinting platforms; Biophysics Reviews (2024); Impact Factor: 2.90; selected as a Featured Article; Publication link.
    

7. Sreepadmanabh M, Meenakshi Ganesh, Ramray Bhat, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee - Jammed microgel growth medium prepared by flash-solidification of agarose for 3D cell culture and 3D bioprinting; Biomedical Materials (2023); Impact Factor: 4.10; Publication link.
    

8. Tarun Mishra*, Sreepadmanabh M*, Pavitra Ramdas, Amit K Sahu, Atul Kumar, and Ajit Chande (* = equal contribution) - SARS-CoV2 nucleoprotein enhances the infectivity of lentiviral spike particles; Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2021); Impact Factor: 6.07; Publication link. Media coverage.
    

9. Sreepadmanabh M, Amit K. Sahu, and Ajit Chande - COVID-19: Advances in diagnostic tools, treatment strategies, and vaccine development; Journal of Biosciences (2020); Impact Factor: 2.79; Publication link.
    

10. Sreepadmanabh M and Bhushan J. Toley - Investigations into the Cancer Stem Cell Niche using In-Vitro 3-D Tumor Models and Microfluidics; Biotechnology Advances (2018); Impact Factor: 17.68; Publication link. 

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​Publications (co-author)
 

1. Nikita Bagade, Sreepadmanabh M, Gokulnath Ganesan, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee* - Physico-chemical regulation of bacterial growth success under 3D confinement; submitted
    

2. Sayanta Goswami, Souravi Mukherjee, Nahid Ahmed, Sreepadmanabh M, Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, Ramray Bhat, Deepak Saini, and Ambarish Ghosh - Frequency Chirped Actuation of Chiral Magnetic Microbots for Viscometry Mapping in Heterogeneous Media: From Model Fluids to Living Cells; accepted at ACS Nano (2025); Impact Factor: 16.0
    

3. Nandhu K Babu, Sreepadmanabh M, Sayantan Dutta, and Tapomoy Bhattacharjee - Interplay of geometry and mechanics in epithelial wound healing; Physical Review E (2024); Impact Factor: 2.2; Publication link.
    

4. Aditi Choudhary, Pratibha Madbhagat, Sreepadmanabh M, Vipin Bhardwaj, and Ajit Chande - Circular RNA as an additional player in the conflicts between host and virus; Frontiers in Immunology (2021); Impact Factor: 8.79; Publication link. 
    

5. Amit K. Sahu, Sreepadmanabh M, Mahendra K Rai, and Ajit Chande - SARS-CoV-2: Phylogenetic origins, pathogenesis, modes of transmission, and the potential role of nanotechnology; VirusDisease (2021); Impact Factor: 3.39; Publication link.