Kanmani Chandra RajanCity University of Hong Kong | CityU · Department of Infectious Disease and Public Health
Kanmani Chandra Rajan
Doctor of Philosophy (Biology)
Post doctoral researcher, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong
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Introduction
Post doctoral researcher at City University of Hong Kong;
Research topics: Biomaterial characterization; Biomineralization; biomimetics; marine biomaterials.
Skills and Expertise
Additional affiliations
December 2021 - December 2023
Position
- Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Description
- Oyster biomaterial characterisation; Oyster biomineralisation under ocean acidification
November 2020 - November 2021
September 2016 - October 2020
Education
September 2016 - October 2021
August 2014 - May 2016
August 2010 - April 2014
Publications
Publications (6)
Ocean acidification (OA) is the decline in seawater pH and saturation levels of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) minerals that has led to concerns for calcifying organisms such as corals, oysters and mussels because of the adverse effects of OA on their biomineralisation, shells and skeletons. A range of cellular biology, geochemistry and materials scienc...
High-CO2 induced ocean acidification (OA) reduces the calcium carbonate (CaCO3) saturation level (Ω) and the pH of oceans. Consequently, OA is causing a serious threat to several ecologically and economically important biomineralising molluscs. Biomineralisation is a highly controlled biochemical process by which molluscs deposit their calcareous s...
Biomineralisation is one of the key processes that is notably affected in marine calcifiers such as oysters under ocean acidification (OA). Understanding molecular changes in the biomineralisation process under OA and its heritability, therefore, is key to developing conservation strategies for protecting ecologically and economically important oys...
Biomineralization is one of the key biochemical processes in calcifying bivalve species such as oysters that is affected by ocean acidification (OA). Larval life stages of oysters are made of aragonite crystals whereas the adults are made of calcite and/or aragonite. Though both calcite and aragonite are crystal polymorphs of calcium carbonate, the...
