Gargi Joshi
I am a materials scientist with specific interest in the self-assembly of liquid crystalline biomaterials. Organisms have advanced hierarchical structures organized over dimensional length-scales, their main component quite often being polysaccharides. By manipulating the liquid crystalline state of polysaccharide aqueous solution and subsequently controlling their self-assembly, I aspire to unravel their structure-functional facet.
Presently, I am elucidating the chitin-protein-water interactions within the arthropod cuticle from molecular scale and how it ultimately contributes towards modulating the material strength.
Qualifications
| 2016 - 2019 | Ph.D Materials Science (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) |
| 2014 – 2016 | M.Sc. Materials Science (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) |
| 2013 - 2016 | M.Tech. Chemical Synthesis and Process Technologies (Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi) |
| 2010 - 2013 | B.Sc. Analytical Chemistry
(University of Delhi) |
Fellowships
| Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2021 – 2023 |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences Fellowship
(KAKEHNI Grant JP18J11881) |
2018 – 2020 |
| POSCO Asia Fellowship | 2012 - 2013 |
2021
Gargi Joshi, Kosuke Okeyoshi, Fitri A. A. Yusof, Tetsu Mitsumata, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko Interfacial self-assembly of polysaccharide rods and platelets bridging over capillary lengths, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 591 (2021) 483-489
Kosuke Okeyoshi, Miki Yamashita, Kulisara Budpud, Gargi Joshi, Tatsuo Kaneko Convective meniscus splitting of polysaccharide microparticles on various surfaces, Scientific Reports 11 (2021) 767-773
2020
Gargi Joshi, Kittima Amornwachirabodee, Kosuke Okeyoshi, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko Oriented polysaccharide bigels from interfacial crosslinking Chemistry Letters 49 (2020) 1484-1486
2019
Gargi Joshi, Kosuke Okeyoshi, Fitri A. A. Yusof, Tetsu Mitsumata, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko Micro-deposition control of polysaccharides on evaporative air-LC interface to design quickly swelling hydrogels, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 546 (2019) 184-191
Kosuke Okeyoshi, Miki Yamashita, Tadashi Sakaguchi, Kulisara Budpud, Gargi Joshi, Tatsuo Kaneko Effect of evaporation rate on meniscus splitting with formation of vertical polysaccharide membranes, Advanced Materials Interfaces 6 (2019) 1900855
2018
Kosuke Okeyoshi, Gargi Joshi, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko Formation of polysaccharide membranes by splitting of evaporative air-LC interface, Advanced Materials Interfaces 5 (2018) 1701219
Kosuke Okeyoshi, Takeshi Shinhama, Kulisara Budpud, Gargi Joshi, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko Micelle-mediated self-assembly of microfibers bridging millimeter-scale gap to form 3D-ordered polysaccharide membranes, Langmuir 34 (2018) 13965 – 13970
2017
Kosuke Okeyoshi, Gargi Joshi, Tatsuo Kaneko et al. Drying-induced self-similar assembly of megamolecular polysaccharides through nano and submicron layering, Langmuir 33 (2017) 4954 - 4959
2016
Gargi Joshi, Kosuke Okeyoshi, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko Directional control of diffusion and swelling in megamolecular polysaccharide hydrogels, Soft Matter 12 (2016) 5515 - 5518