Dr Ronak Janani BEng, PhD
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Fellow
Summary
I completed my PhD focused on sol-gel chemistry and energy storage in 2019 at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. With the use of my background in sol-gel chemistry, I entered the field of biomaterials with a focus on bioactive glass ceramics for healthcare applications. I later joined the iPSpine consortium to contribute to the development of smart biomaterials as part of a non-invasive therapy for disc degeneration.
Over the years, I also took part in several Innovate UK and UKRI projects (such as EnviroAsh, Enviroglass 2 and GRIFFIN) helping to address some of the challenges faced by UK’s Foundation Industries. In 2022, I became PI for the HiT OFCs project which aimed to advance the TRL of a developing gas-Raman instrument designed for emission monitoring in several UK Foundation Industries.
Teaching
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
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Current research projects / activities
High Temperature Optical Fibre Coatings for Next Generation Gas Emission Monitoring (HiT OFCs)
Use of Raman Microscopy to Study Airborne Silica
Consultancy
Sheffield Innovation Programme
Publications
Key Publications
Janani, R., Le Maitre, C.C., & Sammon, C. (2022). . Tissue Engineering Part A, 28 (S1), S348-S349.
Janani, R. (2019). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Farmilo, N.
Journal articles
Majumder, D., Janani, R., Scrimshire, A., Stone, A., Brooks, W., Holcroft, C., ... Bingham, P. (2025). Sensors and Actuators Reports, 9.
Brotherton, E.E., Chan, D.H.H., Armes, S.P., Janani, R., Sammon, C., Wills, J.L., ... Tabata, M. (2024). . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (30), 20802-20813.
Williams, R.J., Basatvat, S., Schmitz, T.C., Janani, R., Sammon, C., Benz, K., ... Le Maitre, C. (2024). . European Cells and Materials, 47, 30-50.
Jansen, J.U., Teixeira, G.Q., Williams, R., Janani, R., Sammon, C., Maitre, C.L., ... Wilke, H.J. (2023). . Brain and Spine, 3.
Janani, R., Majumder, D., Scrimshire, A., Stone, A., Wakelin, E., Jones, A.H., ... Bingham, P. (2023). . Progress in Organic Coatings, 180.
Snuggs, J.W., Emanuel, K.S., Rustenburg, C., Janani, R., Partridge, S., Sammon, C., ... Le Maitre, C.L. (2023). . Biomaterials Science.
Deng, W., Backhouse, D.J., Kabir Kazi, F., Janani, R., Holcroft, C., Magallanes, M., ... Bingham, P.A. (2023). . International Journal of Applied Glass Science.
Janani, R., Deng, W., Backhouse, D.J., Kabir-Kazi, F., Wie-Addo, G., Jones, A.H., ... Bingham, P. (2022). . Glass International, 45 (1), 39-43.
Boyes, V.L., Janani, R., Partridge, S., Fielding, L.A., Breen, C., Foulkes, J., ... Sammon, C. (2021). . Polymer, 233, 124201.
Janani, R., Farmilo, N., Roberts, A., & Sammon, C. (2021). . Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 569, 120971.
Deng, W., Backhouse, D.J., Kabir, F., Janani, R., Bigharaz, M., Wardlow, A., ... Bingham, P. (2019). . Glass International, 42 (7), 47-49.
Janani, R., Mader, K., Roberts, A.J., Farmilo, N., & Sammon, C. (2018). . Journal of Power Sources, 406, 141-150.
Janani, R., Ong, B.H., Huang, N.M., Bashardoust, S., Gan, J.K., & Mortazavi, E. (2014). Formation of chemically synthesised manganese oxide nanostructures with various morphologies. Materials Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Innovations, 18 (sup6).