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Swapan Kumar Sarkar

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Swapan Kumar Sarkar

Head of the Department

  • Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from Soonchunhyang University - South Korea
  • M. Engg. in Advanced Materials Engineering from Kongju National University – South Korea
  • B Sc. in Chemical Engineering from BUET

ORCID: 0000-0002-5240-5646

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Short Biography:

Dr. Swapan Kumar Sarkar has a long track record in research and academia in multidisciplinary fields of Engineering and Medical Science. He is now serving as the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Public Health and is an Associate Professor. Dr. Swapan Kumar Sarkar started his higher education journey from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) where he obtained his BSc in Chemical Engineering degree in 2001 (exam held in 2004). He obtained his Masters in Engineering Degree in 2007 in Advanced Materials Engineering (Major in Bio ceramics and Structural Ceramics) from Kongju National University (South Korea). He finished his PhD from Department of Biomedical Engineering and Materials (later renamed as Regenerative Medicine) in Biomedical Science in 2012 from Soonchunhyang University (South Korea). His PhD research was focused in Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Artificial Organ, Drug Delivery System etc. He pursued Post-Doctoral Research in the Same University at Institute of Tissue Regeneration under the sponsorship of his longtime supervisor from his MEng and PhD work. He became an  Assistant Professor (Research) in  Institute for Tissue Regeneration in Soonchunhyang University in 2015 and continued prior to returning to Bangladesh in 2016. He has a brief industrial experience for one year in Innobone Corporation, Asan city, South Korea as Post-Doctoral Research Associate.

Dr. Swapan Kumar Sarkar Joined Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Department, Gono Bishwabidyalay, Dhaka in 2017.  He was working as Senior Assistant Professor and Head of the Department prior to moving in World University of Bangladesh to lead the Department of Biomedical Engineering and  Public Heal in August, 2022.

Dr. Sarkar has 19 years of research and teaching experience in a multidisciplinary environment. He has a unique blend of expertise spanning Engineering, Materials Science, Medicine and Basic Sciences and commands a broader and inclusive approach to Medical Science and Engineering research and education as well as in health science and health care. He is a prolific researcher with 33 Scopus indexed high impact peer review international journal with 487 Scopus citation and h-index of 12. His total Publication is 37 with 700 Google scholar citation. He has one South Korean Patent in his name and has authored one Book chapter Published by Pan Stanford Publication.

Publications:
Journal Section

  • 1. Physically Cross-linked Scaffold Composed of Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan-Alginate-Polyamide has Potential to Trigger Bone Regeneration in Craniofacial Defect

    Md. Masud Rana, Md. Arifuzzaman, Naznin Akhtar, Md. Raziul Haque, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Md. Nurunnobi, Md. Aliuzzaman Sarder, S. M. Asaduzzaman

    Journal of Polymer Engineering, Accepted on 25 December 2023.

    Impact Factor: 2.000 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    2. Bone Regeneration by Multichannel Cylindrical Granular Bone Substitute for Regeneration of Bone in Cases of Tumor, Fracture, and Arthroplasty

    KJ Jung, SK Sarkar, WJ Kim, BR Kim, JS Park, BT Lee

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (14), 8228

    Impact Factor: 4.614 ( SCOPUS, PUBMED)

     

    3. In vitro and in vivo assessment of biomedical Mg–Ca alloys for bone implant applications

    P Makkar, SK Sarkar, AR Padalhin, BG Moon, YS Lee, BT Lee

    Journal of applied biomaterials & functional materials, 2018 Jul;16(3):126-136.

    Impact Factor: 2.604 ( SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

    4. A Study of BMP-2-Loaded Bipotential Electrolytic Complex around a Biphasic Calcium Phosphate-Derived (BCP) Scaffold for Repair of Large Segmental Bone Defect.

    Kallyanashis Paul, Andrew R. Padalhin, Nguyen T. B Linh, Boram Kim, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee

    PLoS ONE 11(10): e0163708. 2016

    Impact Factor: 3.24 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

    5. Brushite-based calcium phosphate cement with multichannel hydroxyapatite granule loading for improved bone regeneration.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byung Yeol Lee, Andrew Reyas Padalhin, Avik Sarker, Nathaniel Carpena, Boram Kim, Kallyanshish Paul, Hwan Jun Choi, Sang-Ho Bae, Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of Biomaterials Application 2016, 30(6) p823-837.

    Impact Factor: 2.646 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    6. Synthesis of a novel bioactive glass using the ultrasonic energy assisted hydrothermal method and their biocompatibility evaluation.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Alexander Sadiasa, Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of Materials Research 2014, 29 (16), p1781-1789.

    Impact Factor: 3.089 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    7. Hard tissue regeneration using bone substitutes: an update on innovations in materials.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar and Byong Taek Lee.

    Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol. 30, No.3, pp 1-15, 2015. (Review paper)

    Impact Factor: 2.884 (SCOPUS, PUBMED)

     

    8. Effect of rat bone marrow derived–stem cell delivery from serum-loaded oxidized alginate–gelatin– biphasic calcium phosphate hydrogel for bone tissue regeneration using a nude mouse critical-sized calvarial defect model.

    Kallyanashis Paul, Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh, Bo-ram Kim, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Hwan-Jun Choi, Sang-Ho Bae, Young-Ki Min and Byong-Taek Lee.

    Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, Vol. 30, No 2, pp. 188-208, 2015.

    Impact Factor: 1.756 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    9. Evaluation of the potential anti?adhesion effect of the PVA/Gelatin membrane.

    Sang?Ho Bae, So?Ra Son, Swapan Kumar Sakar, Thi?Hiep Nguyen, Shin?Woo Kim, Young?Ki Min, Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 2014, 102 (4), p 840-849.

    Impact Factor: 3.368 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    10. BMP-2 Immoblized in BCP-Chitosan-Hyaluronic Acid Hybrid Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering.

    Subrata Deb Nath, Celine Abueva, Swapan Kumar Sarkar and Byong Taek Lee

    Korean Journal of Materials Research, 2014, 24(12) p 704-709. 

    Impact Factor: No IF  (SCOPUS)

     

    11. Platelet-rich plasma encapsulation in hyaluronic acid/gelatin-BCP hydrogel for growth factor delivery in BCP sponge scaffold for bone regeneration.

    So-Ra Son, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Nguyen Thui Ba Linh, Andrew R Padalhin, Bo-Ram Kim, Hae Il Jung and Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of biomaterials applications, 2014 DOI: 10.1177/0885328214551373.

    Impact Factor: 2.646 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    12. The effects of dimethyl 3, 3?-dithiobispropionimidate di-hydrochloride cross-linking of collagen and gelatin coating on porous spherical biphasic calcium phosphate granules.

    Yang Hee Kim, So-Ra Son, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of biomaterials applications, 2014,  DOI:10.1177/0885328214530483.

    Impact Factor: 2.646 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    13. Fabrication of Porous Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds as Artificial Bone Preform and its Biocompatibility Evaluation.

    Dong-Woo Jang, Rose Ann Franco, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong-Taek Lee.

    ASAIO Journal 2014, 60 (2), p 216.

    Impact Factor: 2.872 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    14. Bioactive glass incorporation in calcium phosphate cement-based injectable bone substitute for improved in vitro biocompatibility and in vivo bone regeneration.

    Alexander Sadiasa, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Rose Ann Franco, Young Ki Min, Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of biomaterials applications 2014, 28 (5), p739-756.

    Impact Factor: 2.646 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    15. Fabrication of multilayer ZrO2–biphasic calcium phosphate–poly-caprolactone unidirectional channeled scaffold for bone tissue formation.

    Dibkar Mondal, So-Ra Son, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Young Ki Min, Hun Mo Yang, Byong Taek Lee.

    Journal of biomaterials applications 2013, 28 (3), p462-472.

    Impact Factor: 2.646 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    16.  Residual Stress on Concentric Laminated Fibrous Al2O3-ZrO2 Composites on Prolonged High Temperature Exposure.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee.

    Korean Journal of Materials Research 2013, 23 (9), p531-536.

    Impact Factor: No IF (SCOPUS)

     

    17. Evaluation of formation process of spherical porous biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) granules by slurry dripping method.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Do-Van Tuyen, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Metals and Materials International 2012, 18 (4), p717-721.

    Impact Factor: 1.990 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    18. Microwave sintering and in vitro study of defect-free stable porous multilayered HAp–ZrO2 artificial bone scaffold.

    Dong-Woo Jang, Thi-Hiep Nguyen, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 2012, 13 (3), 035009.

    Impact Factor: 8.09 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    19. Fabrication of novel multilayer Al2O3–(m-ZrO2)/t-ZrO2fibrous ceramics composites.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee.

    Ceramics International 2012, 38 (2), p1043-1050.

    Impact Factor: 4.527 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    20. Formation of TiO2 nano fibers on a micro-channeled Al2O3–ZrO2/TiO2 porous composite membrane for photocatalytic filtration.

    Hyun-Jin Hong, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2012 32 (3), p657-663.

    Impact Factor: 5.302 (SCI, SCOPUS)

     

    21. Comparative Study of Microstructures and Material Properties in the Vacuum and Spark Plasma Sintered Ti-Calcium Phosphate Composites.

    Dibakar Mondal, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Ik-Hyun Oh, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Materials transactions 2011, 52 (7), p1436-1442.

    Impact Factor: 0.731 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    22. Fabrication and characterization of the Ti-Ca-P composites by vacuum sintering.

    Dibakar Mondal, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Dong-Won Lee, Young-Seon Lee, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Journal of Biomedical Science 2011, 4 p583-590.

    Impact Factor: NA

     

    23. Synthesis of Bioactive Glass by Microwave Energy Irradiation and Its In-Vitro Biocompatibility

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee

    Bioceramics Development and Applications 2011, 1, p1-3

    Impact Factor: NA

     

    24. Co-Axially Laminated Continuously Porous Composites in Al2O3-(m-ZrO2)/t-ZrO2 System for High Mechanical Strength.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee.

    Materials transactions 2010, 51 (12), p2168-2172.

    Impact Factor: 0.731 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    25. Initial biocompatibility and enhanced osteoblast response of Si doping in a porous BCP bone graft substitute.

    In-Seon Byun, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, M Anirban Jyoti, Young-Ki Min, Hyung-Seok Seo, Byong-Taek Lee, Ho-Yeon Song.

    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2010, 21 (6), p1937-1947.

    Impact Factor: 3.896 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    26. Effect of Strontium Doped Porous BCP as Bone Graft Substitutes on Osteoblast.

    In-Seon Byun, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Hyung-Seok Seo, Byong-Taek Lee, Ho-Yeon Song.

    Korean J. Mater. Res 2010, 20 (3), p155-160.

    Impact Factor: NA (SCOPUS)

    27. Evaluation and comparison of the microstructure and mechanical properties of fibrous Al2O3?(m-ZrO2)/t-ZrO2 composites after multiple extrusion steps.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Byong Taek Lee.

    Ceramics international 2010, 36 (6), p1971-1976

    Impact Factor: 4.527  (SCI, SCOPUS)

     

    28. Fabrication of super-high-strength microchanneled Al2O3–ZrO2 ceramic composites with fibrous microstructure.

    Byong Taek Lee, Swapan Kumar Sarkar.

    Scripta Materialia 2009, 61 (7), p686-689

    Impact Factor: 5.611 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    29. Fabrication of bioglass infiltrated Al2O3–(m-ZrO2) composites.

    Ho-Yeon Song, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Min Sung Kim, Young Ki Min, Yang Hun Mo, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2009, 20 (1), p265-269

    Impact Factor: 3.896 (SCOPUS, SCIE, PUBMED)

     

    30. Fabrication of fibrous Al2O3-(m-ZrO2)/HAp-(t-ZrO2) core/shell composites with elongated grain formation.

    Byong-Taek Lee, Chi-Woo Lee, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Ho-Yeon Song

    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan 2009, 117 (1362), p152-156

    Impact Factor: 1.224 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    31. Microstructure and material properties of double-network type fibrous (Al2O3–m-ZrO2)/t-ZrO2 composites.

    Byong-Taek Lee, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Ho-Yeon Song

    Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2008, 28 (1), p229-233

    Impact Factor: 5.302 (SCI, SCOPUS)

     

    32. Novel bamboo-like fibrous, micro-channeled and functional gradient microstructure control of ceramics

    Byong-Taek Lee, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Ho-Yeon Song

    Materials transactions 2008, 49 (2), p339-344

    Impact Factor: 0.731 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    33. Fabrication and Characterization of Porous TCP coated Al2O3 Scaffold by Polymeric Sponge Method.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Young Hee Kim, Min Sung Kim, Young Ki Min, Hun Mo Yang, Ho-Yeon Song, Byong-Taek Lee.

    Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society 2007, 45 (10), p579-583.

    Impact Factor: 1.674 (SCOPUS, SCIE)

     

    34. Fabrication and microstructure control of continuously porous ceramics with Al2O3-(m-ZrO2) and t-ZrO2 multilayer shell.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Rajat Kanti Paul, Byong Taek Lee.

    Solid State Phenomena 2007, 124, p1113-1116.

    Impact Factor: NA (SCOPUS)

     

    35. Fabrication of CNT-reinforced HAp composites by spark plasma sintering.

    Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Min Ho Youn, Ik Hyun Oh, Byong Taek Lee.

    Materials science forum 2007, 534, p893-896

    Impact Factor: NA (SCOPUS)

     

    36. Core/shell volume effect on the microstructure and mechanical properties of fibrous Al2O3-(m-ZrO2)/t-ZrO2 composite.

    Byong Taek Lee, Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Asit Kumar Gain, Soo-Jae Yim, Ho Yeon Song

    Materials science & engineering. A, 2006,  432(1-2) p 317-323

    Impact Factor: 5.234 (SCI, SCOPUS)

     

     

    Conference Proceedings Papers

     

    1. Effect of Bioactive Glass Addition to the TTCP/DCPA Based Injectable Bone Substitute for Improved Biocompatibility.

    A Sadiasa, SK Sarkar, RA Franco, HM Yang, BT Lee

    Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference, 2011, 52.1-52.1

    2. In-vitro and In-vivo Biocompatibility Evaluation of Silica Based Bio-active Glass Prepared by Hydrothermal Method

    SK Sarkar, PT Nguyen, BT Lee

    Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference, 53.1-53.1

     

    3 Effect of Silicon on the Wnt Signaling Pathway

    IS Byeon, HY Song, SK Sarkar, YH Kim, MJ Park, GA Gwak, MA Jyoti, Byeong-Taek Lee

    Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference, 2010, 44.2-44.2

     

     

    4. Fabrication and Materials Property Characterization of Porous Granular BCP Bone Substitute With Sr and Si Doping for Enhanced Biocompatibility

    SK Sarkar, IS Byun, HY Song, BT Lee

    Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference, 40.2-40.2

     

    5. Synthesis and Characterization of BCP powders with Sr and Si doping by the use of ultrasonic energy

    YH Kim, SK Sarkar, HY Song, BT Lee

    Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference, 2007, 154.2-154.2

     

     

     

     

Membership:
SL Collaboration & Membership Name Type Membership Year Membership Expire Year
1 Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) Member 2024
Awards:
SL Award Title Award Type Year Country
1 Korean Materials Research Society Conference: Best poster presentation award. National Level Conference 0000 South Korea
2 Korean Materials Research Society Conference: Best poster presentation award. National Level Conference 0000 South Korea
3 Korean Materials Research Society Conference: Best poster presentation award. National Level Conference 0000 South Korea
4 Korean Ceramic Society Conference: Best poster presentation award. National Level Conference 0000 South Korea
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