Mitali Basak

Mitali Basak

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am an Early Career Researcher (PDRA) at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia, working on a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) project focused on developing an integrated microfluidic chip for personalized mRNA vaccine development. I am assigned to a team which is dedicated to the development of biosensing units for quality check and assurance at various stages of vaccine development.
I hold a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, where my research cantered on Nanobiosensors for affordable healthcare. My research expertise lies in plasmonic nanomaterials, biosensing, point-of-care testing (POCT) devices, electrochemistry, spectroscopic techniques, and computational modelling with a strong focus on developing high-performance diagnostic tools.
Focusing on scientific innovation and translational research, I worked for the development of POCT devices targeting non-invasive detection of Cervical Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection, Cholesterol & Triglycerides, Glucose & Ketones, and more with future efforts directed toward developing sensing and analytical technologies that integrate into real-world applications. I am also dedicated to science communication and mentorship, sharing knowledge through academic writing, tutorials, and educational content to support researchers in the field.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Grant Funded Researcher University of Adelaide
    2023 - 2024 Senior Research Fellow Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    2016 - 2018 Assistant System Engineer Trainee TATA Consultancy Services

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2022 Research Award BEST POSTER Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India -
    2021 Award TATA MATERIAL NEXT 2.0 TATA India 1,00,000 INR

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Bengali Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Hindi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2018 - 2024 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India PhD
    2012 - 2016 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology India BTech

  • Research Interests
    Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors) Electrochemistry Optics

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Basak, M., Nemade, H. B., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2025). Silver shelled gold nanorods for sensitive detection of cholesterol and triglycerides. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 268, 116885.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2024 Paul, A., Basak, M., Ahmed, M. M., Singha, D., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2024). Decoration of Nanoenabled Optoplasmonic Sensors on Flexible Micropatterned Surfaces. IEEE Sensors Journal, 24(17), 27152-27159.
    DOI
    2024 Mitra, S., Basak, M., & Saini, B. (2024). Review—Recent Advances of Micro/Nano-Motor-Facilitated Electrochemical Sensor Development. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 171(3), 037511.
    DOI
    2024 Ahmed, M. M., Basak, M., Paul, A., Singha, D., Sinha, S., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2024). Plasmonic Nanobiosensor for Detection of in Aqueous Samples. IEEE Sensors Letters, 8(1), 1-4.
    DOI Scopus1
    2023 Mitra, S., & Basak, M. (2023). Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Transient Autoelectrophoresis and Effect of Surface Heterogeneity. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 127(9), 2034-2043.
    DOI Scopus1
    2023 Dutta, A., Mitra, S., Basak, M., & Banerjee, T. (2023). A comprehensive review on batteries and supercapacitors: Development and challenges since their inception. Energy Storage, 5(1), 36 pages.
    DOI Scopus170
    2023 Mitra, S., Basak, M., Biswas, S., & Gooh Pattader, P. S. (2023). Digital electronic based portable device for colorimetric quantification of ketones and glucose level in human urine. Measurement, 214, 112848.
    DOI Scopus9
    2023 Mitra, S., & Basak, M. (2023). Recent trends in non-reactive light driven Micro/-nano propellers and rotors. Applied Materials Today, 31, 101748.
    DOI Scopus6
    2022 Mahanta, J., Basak, M., Parmar, P. R., Saha, D. R., Mandal, T. K., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2022). Enhanced Hydrogen Production during Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol using Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles. Energy Technology, 10(10).
    DOI Scopus4
    2022 Basak, M., Mitra, S., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2022). Pathways to community transmission of COVID–19 due to rapid evaporation of respiratory virulets. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 619, 229-245.
    DOI Scopus7
    2022 Mitra, S., & Basak, M. (2022). Diverse bio-sensing and therapeutic applications of plasmon enhanced nanostructures. Materials Today, 57, 225-261.
    DOI Scopus38
    2022 Basak, M., Mitra, S., Gogoi, M., Sinha, S., Nemade, H. B., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2022). Point-of-Care Biosensing of Urinary Tract Infections Employing Optoplasmonic Surfaces Embedded with Metal Nanotwins. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 5(11), 5321-5332.
    DOI Scopus7
    2021 Basak, M., Mitra, S., Agnihotri, S. K., Jain, A., Vyas, A., Bhatt, M. L. B., . . . Bandyopadhyay, D. (2021). Noninvasive Point-of-Care Nanobiosensing of Cervical Cancer as an Auxiliary to Pap-Smear Test. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(6), 5378-5390.
    DOI Scopus17 Europe PMC1
    2021 Basak, M., Mitra, S., & Gooh Pattader, P. S. (2021). Proton exchange membrane and bio-Fenton micro fuel cells for energy harvesting, gas leakage detection, and dye degradation. RSC Advances, 11(21), 12720-12728.
    DOI Scopus4
    2020 Mitra, S., Singh, S. K., Shevchenko, E., Sachan, M., Ghosh, A., Basak, M., & Gooh Pattader, P. S. (2020). Efficient microextraction process exploiting spontaneous interfacial convection driven by Marangoni and electric field induced instability: A computational fluid dynamics study. Physics of Fluids, 32(1), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus7

  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2021 Basak, M., Mitra, S., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2021). Advances in Materials, Methods, and Principles of Modern Biosensing Tools. In BioSensing, Theranostics, and Medical Devices: from Laboratory to Point-of-Care Testing (pp. 33-57). Springer Singapore.
    DOI Scopus1
    2021 Basak, M., Mitra, S., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2021). Multifunctional gold nanoparticles for biosensing: effects of surface plasmon resonance, localized surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence, and aggregation. In S. Thomas, N. Kalarikkal, & A. R. Abraham (Eds.), Fundamentals and Properties of Multifunctional Nanomaterials. Elsevier.
    2021 Mitra, S., Basak, M., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2021). Multifunctional gold nanoparticles for biosensing. In Fundamentals and Properties of Multifunctional Nanomaterials (pp. 331-366). Elsevier.
    DOI Scopus3

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2023 Basak, M., Mitra, S., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2023). Plasmonic Graphene Nanocomposite as efficient Photothermal Antibacterial Agent. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE) (pp. 1-4). Bangalore, India: IEEE.
    DOI
    2022 Basak, M., Sachdev, M., & Bandyopadhyay, D. (2022). Non-invasive Point-of-Care nanobiosensing of cervical cancer as an auxiliary to pap-smear test. In International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (pp. 1180-1182).

  • Patents
    Year Citation
    2021 Basak, M. (2021). 374,832, POCT Device to Detect Cervical Cancer Specific Biomarker. India.

  • Community Engagement
    Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
    2024 - 2024 Online Familiarization Workshop On Nano Sensors and Optoelectronic Devices Scientific Community Engagement Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India
    2023 - 2023 2nd Hands-on Training on Fabrication & Characterization of Nanoelectronic Devices Scientific Community Engagement Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India
    2023 - 2023 Offline Familiarization Workshop on Nanoelectronics: Fabrication & Characterization Scientific Community Engagement Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India
    2022 - 2022 1st Hands-on Training on Fabrication & Characterization of Nanoelectronic Devices Scientific Community Engagement Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India
    2022 - 2022 1st Offline Familiarization Workshop - 4 th - 6th April 2022 Scientific Community Engagement Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2023 - 2023 Point-of-Care Biosensing of Urinary Tract Infections Employing Optoplasmonic Surfaces Embedded with Metal Nanotwins International Conference on Materials for Sustainable Energy Environment & Health 2023 Pandit Deendayal Energy University India
    2023 - 2023 On Demand Nanofluidics utilizing Nanoplasmonics and Photothermal Effect International Conference on Condensed Matter and Device Physics - 2023 Pandit Deendayal Energy University India
    2023 - 2023 Noninvasive Point-of-Care Nanobiosensing of Cervical Cancer as an Auxiliary to Pap-Smear Test 35th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVC 2023) Conference at Washington DC United States
    2022 - 2022 Plasmonic Graphene Nanocomposite as Efficient Photothermal Antibacterial Agent 2022 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE) Hilton Hotel, Bangaluru India
    2022 - 2022 Noninvasive Point-of-Care Nanobiosensing of Cervical Cancer as an Auxiliary to Pap-Smear Test GOLD 2022 Conference Québec City Convention Centre Canada
    2021 - 2021 Noninvasive Point-of-Care Nanobiosensing of Cervical Cancer as an Auxiliary to Pap-Smear Test 7th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial for Nano engineering and recent advances in nanotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati India
    2020 - 2020 Proton Exchange Membrane and Bio-Fenton Micro Fuel Cells for Energy Harvesting, Gas leakage Detection, and Dye Degradation International Conference on Material Science (ICMS2020) Tripura University India
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