Ranil Wickramasinghe Data-verified
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Advanced Membrane Technologies - MAST and MVP Centers for Healthcare and Water Treatment
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Biography and Research Information
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Ranil Wickramasinghe's research focuses on the development and application of advanced separation technologies, particularly membrane-based systems, for diverse applications including healthcare and water treatment. He has served as Principal Investigator (PI) on multiple federal grants totaling over $1.5 million, including NSF funding for the Center for Membrane Applications, Science and Technology (MAST), and for a Membrane Purification Platform aimed at biomanufacturing viral vectors. He also received NSF funding as PI for an I-Corps grant focused on the translation potential of catalytic membrane reactors and for an REU Site program supporting high-efficiency separations research.
Wickramasinghe's recent publications highlight his work in areas such as ion exchange materials for biomolecule separation, scaling up electrocoagulation-membrane filtration-membrane distillation (EC-MF-MDC) for produced water treatment, and the use of mixed solvent systems for cesium extraction. His research also extends to the development of novel antibacterial hydrogels for wound healing and the synergistic effects of electrocoagulation with nanofiltration membranes for microcystin removal. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16, with 48 publications and 1,284 citations.
His collaborations at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include extensive work with Thomas McKean (7 shared publications), Chidambaram Thamaraiselvan (4 shared publications), and Mahmood Jebur (3 shared publications). Wickramasinghe is a member of the ARA Academy and his research area is designated as Membrane Science & Engineering.
Metrics
- h-index: 49
- Publications: 272
- Citations: 8,037
Selected Publications
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Modeling the effect of monoclonal antibody on the performance of small virus filters using an advanced multilayer membrane model (2026)
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Membrane Separation for Rare Earth Elements (A Review) (2026)
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Downstream Process Intensification for AAV Purification by Affinity Chromatography Using Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration (2025)
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Fabrication of Multimodal Anion Exchange Membrane for Chromatographic Purification of Full Adeno‐Associated Viral Capsids (2025)
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Tailoring nanofiltration membranes with MOF 303 modified support layer for enhanced PFAS and heavy metal separation (2025)
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A comprehensive review of detection techniques for PFAS compounds in aqueous solution (2025)
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Harvesting <scp>AAV</scp> by tangential flow filtration using reverse asymmetric membranes (2025)
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Techno‐Economic Analysis of Membrane‐Based Purification Platforms for AAV Vector Production (2025)
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Synergistic effect of electrocoagulation and antifouling nanofiltration membranes for microcystin removal (2025)
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Enhancing the Performance of Tangential Flow Microfiltration for Bioreactor Clarification (2025)
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Membrane Filtration of Nanoscale Biomaterials: Model System and Membrane Performance Evaluation for AAV2 Viral Vector Clarification and Recovery (2025)
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Green silver nanoparticle-embedded chitosan-alginate hydrogel: A novel antibacterial approach for potential wound healing (2025)
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Separation of full and empty adeno-associated virus particles using a novel multi-modal anion exchange membrane (2025)
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Recent progress on sustainable membrane manufacturing with green solvents and biopolymers (2025)
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Enhancing Virus Filter Performance Through Pretreatment by Membrane Adsorbers (2025)
ARA Academy 2010 ARA Scholar
Dr. Wickramasinghe directs a research center at UA focused on developing advanced membranes and membrane-based separation processes for human therapeutics manufacturing, water treatment, and biofuel production.
Policy Impact
Develops advanced membrane technologies for therapeutics manufacturing, water treatment, and biofuel production with direct industrial applications for Arkansas companies.
Growth Areas
['Materials Engineering Applications', 'Food Production & Integrative Health']
Federal Grants 5 $7,616,257 total
I-Corps: Translation Potential of Catalytic Membrane Reactors for Chemical Intermediates
REU Site: From Bench to Market: Engineering Systems for High Efficiency Separations
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