Funded PROJECTS1. Synthesis of biodegradable nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery. Funded by DBT, Govt. Of India (2006-2009)2. Electrospun Nanofiber Scaffolds for Hepatic Tissue Engineering. Funded by DBT, Govt. Of India (2006-2009)3. Nanoparticle mediated targeted siRNA delivery to cancer cell lines. Funded by DST, Govt. Of India (2007-2010)4. Glucose sensor based on evanescent wave induced fluorescence spectroscopy. Funded by Dept. of Atomic Energy.5. Enzymatic Biofuel Cell for Biomedical applications. Funded by DBT, Govt. Of India (2007-2009).6. Development of Enzyme Electrode for the Construction of Cholesterol Biosensor. Selected PUBLICATIONS1. Fluorescence Study of Curcumin-Casein Micelle Complexation and Its Application as Drug Nano carrier to Cancer Cells. Biomacromolecules,20082. Synthesis of novel biodegradable and self-assembling methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)–palmitate nanocarrier for curcumin delivery to cancer cells. Acta Biomaterialia, 20083.Microwave mediated rapid synthesis of chitosan published in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 20084. Indian medicinal herbs as sources of antioxidants. Food Research International 41 (2008) 1-15.5. Medicinal plants used by the people of Northeast India for curing malaria.Phytotherapy Research 21 (2007) 800-804.6.Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by Assamese people for various skin ailments and cosmetics Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 106 (2006) 149-157.7.Photoreactive cellulose membrane;A novel matrix for covalent immobilization of biomolecules. Journal of Biotechnology, 126 (2006) 220-229.International PATENTS: (Total Nos. 12)1. Nahar P, Bora U and Sharma G.L. Rapid Method for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, US patent no. 6498016 (2002). 2.