Specialization

Polymers; Nanomaterials; Drug delivery

Email

himali.horo@thapar.edu

Biography:

Dr. Himali Horo has joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India on July 2022. She has obtained her Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in 2021. She has done her M.Tech from Tezpur University and B.Tech from Sathyabama University. Her research interest include development of polymeric and nanomaterials for a wide range of applications.

Current Ph.D Student:

1. Jiwanjot Sharma 

2. Mohit Panchal

Subjects Taught:

UCH 301: Material and Energy Balances

UCH 863: Polymer science and Technology

UCH 853: Fuel Cell Technology

UCH 716: Food Engineering and Science

UCH 404: Chemical Process Industries

UTA 025: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Publications:

1. Horo, H.*; Sharma, J.; Recent advances in chitosan-based nanomaterials and conjugates for active and passive targeting of cancer cells. Journal of drug targeting, 2025, 1-7 [1F:3.9]
2. Katare, A., Sharma, S., Horo, H., Bhowmick, S., Kundu, L. M., & Mandal, B*. An investigation on the effects of both amine grafting and blending with biodegradable chitosan membrane for CO2 capture from CO2/N2 gas mixtures. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 466, 143215. [IF: 13.2]
3. Horo, H.; Saha, M.; Das, H.; Mandal, B.; Kundu, L. M*. “Synthesis of highly fluorescent, amine-functionalized carbon dots from biotin-modified chitosan and silk-fibroin blend for target-specific delivery of antitumor agents” Carbohydrate polymers. 2022, 277, 118862. [IF: 12.5]
4. Horo, H.; Bhattacharya, S.; Mandal, B.; Kundu, L. M*. “Synthesis of functionalized silk-coated chitosan-gold nanoparticles and microparticles for target-directed delivery of antitumor agents” Carbohydrate polymers. 2021, 258, 117659. [IF: 12.5]
5. Horo, H.; Porathoor, S.; Anand, R.; Kundu, L. M*. “A combinatorial approach involving E. coli cytosine deaminase and 5-fluorocytosine-nanoparticles as an enzyme-prodrug therapeutic method for highly substrate selective in situ generation of 5-fluorouracil” Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2020, 58, 101799. [IF: 4.9]
6. Horo, H.; Das, S.; Mandal, B.; Kundu, L. M*. “Development of a photoresponsive chitosan conjugated prodrug nano-carrier for controlled delivery of antitumor drug 5-fluorouracil” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2019, 121, 1070-1076. [IF: 8.5]
7. Das, S.; Horo, H.; Goswami, U.; Kundu, L. M*. “Synthesis of a peptide conjugated 5‐Fluorouracil gelator prodrug for photo‐controlled release of the antitumor agent” Chemistry Select 2019, 4, 6778 –6783. [IF: 2]
8. Gogoi, P.; Horo, H.; Khannam, M.; Dolui, S. K*. In situ synthesis of green bionanocomposites based on aqueous citric acid cured epoxidized soybean oil-carboxylic acid functionalized multi walled carbon nanotubes. Industrial Crops and Products 2015, 76, 346–354. [IF: 6.2]
9. Das, S.; Horo, H.; Kundu, L. M*. “Biopolymers and peptide-based materials for targeted antitumor drug delivery: an overview” Novel Approaches in Drug Designing and Developement 2019, 4(4), 555643. 

Book Chapters

1. Das, H., Jayakrishnan, U., Pandey, A., Bora, A., & Horo, H.*  Coating of fibers and polymers with bio-based materials. In Surface Modification and Coating of Fibers, Polymers, and Composites, pp. 399-427. Elsevier, 2025
2. Paul, Pallabi, Himadree Das, Himali Horo, and Lal Mohan Kundu.* "DNA-Based Hydrogel in Drug Delivery." In Biomaterial-based Hydrogels: Therapeutics Carrier and Tissue Regeneration, pp. 313-341. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024.
3. Horo, Himali, Himadree Das, Gourav Bhattacharjee, and Lal Mohan Kundu. "Chitosan-Derived Biomaterials in Cancer Therapeutics and Biomedical Imaging." Polysaccharide-based biomaterials: Delivery of Therapeutics & Biomedical ApplicationsPolysaccharide-based biomaterials: Delivery of Therapeutics & Biomedical Applications, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, 2023.
4. Singh, Naveen Kumar, Himali Horo, and Vikky Rajulapati. "Recent Trends in Clinical Diagnosis for Viral Disease Detection Based on Miniaturized Biosensors." In Miniaturized Biosensing Devices: Fabrication and Applications, pp. 123-147. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:

1.Horo, H.; European Chemistry Society (EuChem-2024), Dublin, Ireland, Jult 7-11, 2024. 

2. Horo, H.; Mandal, B.; Kundu, L. M. International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM-2020), IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, Jan. 6-8, 2020. 

3.  Horo, H.; Porathoor, S.; Anand, R.; Kundu, L. M. Issues & Challenges In Water Treatment And Allied Research For Sustainable Environment (WATER 2020), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India. Jan. 23-25, 2020. 

4. Horo, H.; Mandal, B.; Kundu, L. M. Research Conclave, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, Mar. 14-17, 2019. 

5. Horo, H.; Kundu, L. M. Second International Conference on Nano Science & Engineering Applications (ICONSEA - 2018), JNTU, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Oct. 4-6, 2018. 

6.Horo, H.; Mandal, B.; Kundu, L. M. Fourth International Symposium on Advances in Sustainable Polymer (ASP-17), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, Jan. 8-11, 2018. 

7.Horo, H.; Kundu, L. M. Research Conclave, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, March 16-19^th March 2017. 

8.Workshop on Advances in Environmental Protection and Sustainability. IIT Guwahati, India, June 2,2018.

9.  Workshop on Intellectual property rights. IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, Nov. 30- Dec.1, 2016.

Achievements:

1. Received International Travel Support Grant (SERB-ITS) for attending conference at Dublin, Ireland in 2024.