Dr. Viraj Pratap Nirwan
he/him
Third-party Funded Project "NANOSHIELD"
Faculty of Technology and Bionics
Research Associate
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+49 2821 80673 9928
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Kleve Campus
Marie-Curie-Straße 1, 47533 Kleve
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05 02 003
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Location
Kleve Campus
Marie-Curie-Straße 1, 47533 Kleve
Profile
Viraj Pratap Nirwan is a materials scientist and researcher specializing in nanomaterials, functional nanofibers, and advanced polymer-based materials. His research focuses on electrospinning, nanostructured composites, and the development of innovative materials for biomedical applications, energy harvesting, and sustainable technologies. Combining materials engineering with interdisciplinary research to translate scientific insights into practical solutions that address real-world challenges.
- Amarjargal, A., Kalaska, B., Depczynski, K., Kolbuk, D., Nirwan, V. P., Hengsbach, R., & Fahmi, A. (2026). Deprotonated carboxylate-assisted electrospinning of 3D hybrid fiber sponge for rapid hemostasis. Materials & Design, 261, 115367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115367.
- Amarjargal, A., Ročková, V., Timusk, M., Lapčinskis, L., Hengsbach, R., Filová, E., Šutka, A., Fahmi, A., & Nirwan, V. P. (2026). Advanced Flexible Bioelectrodes for Next-Generation Implantable Triboelectric Nanogenerators. Analyst, 2026, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijbm/5695793.
- Bajusz, B., Fabók, N., Budimir, J., Mqatywa, T., Gyöngy, M., Ferencz, M., Kocsis, D., Bondarenko, O., Rolduhina, M., Lengyel, M., Antal, I., Hengsbach, R., Erdő, F., Fahmi, A., Nirwan, V. P., & Dimlic, M. R. (2026). Hybrid Nanofibers for Multimodal Accelerated Wound Healing. Advanced healthcare materials, e04029. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202504029.
- Buzgo, M., Yalcinkaya, B., Doupník, M., Žižková, R., Rockova, V., Vrbova, K., Sobotkova, M., Milcova, A., Vimrova, A., Šíma, M., Rossner, P., Godfrey, J., Costa, P. F., Fahmi, A., Nirwan, V. P., Martinez, T., & Filová, E. (2026). Hyperbranched Polymer Dendrimers Embedded in Electrospun Nanofibers for Safe and Sustainable Antibacterial Filtration Materials. Polymers, 18(3), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18030374.
- Nirwan, V. P., Amarjargal, A., Ročková, V., Timusk, M., Lapčinskis, L., Hengsbach, R., Filová, E., Šutka, A., & Fahmi, A. (2026). Advanced Flexible Bioelectrodes for Next‐Generation Implantable Triboelectric Nanogenerators. International journal of Biomaterials, 5695793. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijbm/5695793.
- Amarjargal, A., Miler, O., Nirwan, V. P., Hengsbach, R., Sajkiewicz, P., & Fahmi, A. (2025). Facile Fabrication of Antibacterial 3D Fibrous Sponge via In Situ Protonation-Induced Direct Electrospinning. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 12(11), 2400935. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400935.
- Hengsbach, R., Amarjargal, A., Nirwan, V. P., Majed, A., Naguib, M., & Fahmi, A. (2025). Low Power NIR-LED Actuated MXene-Loaded Photothermally Active Nanofibers. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, e00199. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202500199.
- Lasak, M., Łysek-Gładysińska, M., Lach, K., Kuc-Ciepluch, D., Sanchez-Nieves, J., Fahmi, A., Ciepluch, K., Nirwan, V. P., & de la Mata, F. J. (2025). Electrospun Nanofibers for the Delivery of Endolysin/Dendronized Ag-NPs Complex Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nanotechnology, science and applications, 18, 57–70. https://doi.org/10.2147/nsa.s498942.
- Lasak, M., Kuc-Ciepluch, D., Tomasiuk, R., Chourpa, I., Fahmi, A., Ciepluch, K., & Nirwan, V. P. (2025). The endothelial layer formation in the presence of AuNPs/CdSe/TaNPs-loaded PLCL/PVP-based electrospun nanofibers. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 12, 1638442. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2025.1638442.
- Thomas-Kochakkadan, S., Duque, M., Murillo, G., Nirwan, V. P., & Fahmi, A. (2025). Sustainable Electrospun Hybrid Nanofibers for Triboelectric Nanogenerators. Small, 21(9), 2410271. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202410271.
- Šebová, E., Leal, F., Klusáček Rampichová, M., Fahmi, A., Filová, E., Nirwan, V. P., & Costa, P. F. (2025). Electrospun Poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) Nanofibers with Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Mimic Cellular Interplay in Bone Regeneration. International journal of molecular sciences, 26(11), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26115383.
- Leal, F., Nirwan, V., Gonçalves, A. M., Panitschewski, N., Filová, E., & Fahmi, A. (2024). Bio-inspired nanoporous scaffold: electrospun hybrid fibers based on self-assembled block copolymer mineralized with inorganic nanoparticles for bone tissue engineering. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 73(12), 1054–1067. https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2023.2243369.
- Lasak, M., Nirwan, V., Kuc-Ciepluch, D., Lysek-Gladysinska, M., de la Mata, F. J., Gomez, R., Fahmi, A., & Ciepluch, K. (2024). Dendronized Ag/Au Nanomats: Antimicrobial Scaffold for Wound Healing Bandages. Macromolecular Bioscience, 24(6), 2300513. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300513.
- Nirwan, V. P., Amarjargal, A., Hengsbach, R., & Fahmi, A. (2024). Electrospun Smart Hybrid Nanofibers for Multifaceted Applications. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 12, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202400617.
- Mendoza, C., Nirwan, V. P., & Fahmi, A. (2023). Nanofabrication of hybrid nanomaterials: Macroscopically aligned nanoparticles pattern via directed self-assembly of block copolymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 140(5), e53409–e53409. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.53409.
- Nirwan, V. P., Lasak, M., Ciepluch, K., & Fahmi, A. (2023). Hybrid Nanomat: Copolymer Template CdSe Quantum Dots In Situ Stabilized and Immobilized within Nanofiber Matrix. Nanomaterials, 13(4), 630. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13040630.
- Timusk, M., Lapčinskis, L., Nirwan, V. P., Trei, A., Maimets, T., Fahmi, A., & Sutka, A. (2023). Study of triboelectric properties and biocompatibility of some selected polyesters: Toward implantable triboelectric nanogenerator devices. Polymer, 281, 126088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126088.
- Nirwan, V., Kowalczyk, T., Bar, J., Buzgo, M., Filová, E., & Fahmi, A. (2022). Advances in Electrospun Hybrid Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications. Nanomaterials, 12(11), 1829. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12111829.
- Nirwan, V. P., Filova, E., Al-Kattan, A., Kabashin, A. V., & Fahmi, A. (2021). Smart Electrospun Hybrid Nanofibers Functionalized with Ligand-Free Titanium Nitride (TiN) Nanoparticles for Tissue Engineering. Nanomaterials, 11(2), 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11020519.
Nanomaterials; Functional Nanofibers; Electrospinning; Polymer Nanocomposites; Advanced Materials; Biomedical Materials; Tissue Engineering; Triboelectric Nanogenerators; Energy Harvesting; Sustainable Materials and Technologies.