Biomaterials

Biography

Dr. O.L. Shanmugasundaram is working as Professor in the Department of Textile Technology at K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, India. He received his Diploma in Textile Processing in the year 1996 from Erode Institute of Technology, India. He obtained his B.Tech. degree in Textile Technology in 2000 from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, India. He has qualified in the GATE Examination with 83.21 percentile score in the year 2003. He received his M.Tech. degree in Textile Technology in the year 2005 from Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai and Ph.D. in Medical Textiles from Anna University in the year 2011. He published 26 research papers in peer reviewed Journals with impact factor. He has to his credit 20 papers presented in International Conferences and 5 others in National Conferences. His areas of interest are Application of Nanotechnology in Textiles, Medical Textiles, Textile Chemical Processing Technical Textiles and Fibre Science & Technology. He had 14 years of teaching, research and admin experience in an engineering college. He is acting as an editorial board member and reviewer in many refereed journals including Elsevier and Springer Journals and also organizing committee member and scientific committee member in many International and National Conferences in India and abroad.

Research Interest

Healthcare and Hygiene Textiles, synthesis of nanoparticles/polymers and its applications in wound dressings, development of drug releasing sutures.