Dr. Ramesh P.
Scientist 'G' & Scientist-in-Charge [Joint]
Phone : 0471 2520225 (D),0471 2340801 Extn.225/265/275/207 (Off.),0471 2343752 (Res.),Fax: 0471 2341814 .

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D., IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 1993.

M.Tech, Polymer Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi,1989.

B.Tech, Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 1987.

Professional Record

Scientist F & joint-in-charge, Polymer Processing Laboratory & Deputy Quality Manager, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram. December 2009 - to date.

Scientist at SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram. December 1993 - December 2009.

Research Associate (CSIR) at Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, October 1992 - December 1993.

Honors

University First Rank with First Class & Honours for B.Tech.

University First Rank with First Class for M.Tech.

Area of Interest

Biomedical applications of polymers.

Polymer blends & composites,Nanocomposites.

Electrospinning of polymers and composites.

Non-toxic natural rubber latex products, Conductive composites for bio-electrodes.

Current Activities

Electrospinning of polymers and composites, degradable composites, electrically conductive composites, non-toxic natural rubber latex products.

Patents

'A process for preparing rubber articles of low friction coefficient' Roy Joseph, P.Ramesh and R.Sivakumar.

'Spray dried hydroxyapatite microspheres and a class of microstructured microspheres for biomedical applications', H.K.Varma, P.Ramesh, M.C.Sunny & S. Suresh Babu.

'Dense and porous ceramic microspheres by a novel stirring method', H.K.Varma, S. Suresh Babu, M.C.Sunny & P.Ramesh.

'Osteoconductive bioceramic filled polymer composites for use as bone substitute' P.Ramesh and H.K.Varma.

Fellowships

Visiting Scientist, Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, July-August 2001 & November 2003.

Membership

Member - Society for Polymer Science India, Materials Research Society of India, Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs.

On-going Projects

'Combination product of polymer-ceramic composites with cells and growth factors for bone tissue engineering applications', (Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology) (Principal Investigator).

'Development of a Dura Substitute by Electrospinning of e-Caprolactone-co-Lactide Polymers' (Funded by KSCSTEC), (Principal Investigator).

'Implanted Neural Interfaces and Control Schemes for Artificial Hand Control' (Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology), in collaboration with CMC, Vellore. (Co-investigator).

'Development and Evaluation of a drug releasing intra-uterine system', (Funded by HLL Lifecare Ltd., Trivandrum), January 2007- Dec.2010 (Co-investigator).

Team

Dr. M.C.Sunny, JSO.

Mr.Arjun G. Namboodiri, Ph.D. student.

Ms.Priya A. Nair, Ph.D. student .

Ms.Remya K.R., Project Staff.

Ms.Jasmin Joseph, Project Staff.

Mr.Ansar E.B., Project Staff.

Mr. Arun Govil S., Apprentice Trainee

Publications

Article

1
Sunny, MC; Vincy, PV; Anil Kumar, PR; Ramesh, P., Porous composites of hydroxyapatite-filled poly [ethylene-co-(vinyl acetate)] for tissue engineering, Polymer International, 2011, 60; 51-58, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pi.2973/full
2
Velayudhan, S.; Ramesh, P.; Varma, HK, Mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite-filled ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer composites: Effect of particle size and morphology, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 119, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/app.32812/abstract
3
Velayudhan, S.; Ramesh, P.; Varma, HK, Hydroxyapatite Filled Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer Composites for Bone Substitute Applications, Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, 2010, 14
4
Sunny, MC; Ramesh, P.; Mohanan, PV; George, KE, Metallocene based polyolefin: a potential candidate for the replacement of flexible poly (vinyl chloride) in the medical field, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2010, 21; 621-631, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pat.1475/full
5
Sailaja, G S; Ramesh, P; Varma, H K, Ultrastructural evaluation of in vitro mineralized calcium phosphate phase on surface phosphorylated poly(hydroxy ethyl methacrylate-co-methyl methacrylate)., J Mater Sci Mater Med, 2010, 21; 1183-93, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20099010
6
Gopalakrishnanchettiyar, Sailaja S; Mohanty, Mira; Kumary, Thrikkovil V; Valappil, Mohanan P; Parameshwaran, Ramesh; Varma, Harikrishna K, Surface-phosphorylated copolymer promotes direct bone bonding., Tissue Eng Part A, 2009, 15; 3061-9, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19338435
7
Abraham, Elizabeth K; Ramesh, P; Joseph, R, Determination of zinc diethyldithiocarbamate released into artificial sweat from natural rubber latex vulcanizates by HPLC., J Chromatogr Sci, 2007, 45; 1-5, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17254376
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Sailaja, GS; Ramesh, P.; Varma, HK, Hydroxyapatite moldable formulation using natural rubber latex as binder, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 2007, 82; 231---238, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbm.b.30725/full
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Velayudhan, S.; Ramesh, P.; Varma, HK; Schmitt, S.; Friedrich, K., Stamp forming of hydroxyapatite filled ethylene vinyl acetate co-polymers: Process optimization using a right angle V-mould, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2007, 38; 1621---1629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.03.013
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Abraham, E.K.; Ramesh, P.; Joseph, R., Release of dithiocarbamates into artificial sweat from latex vulcanizates: Effects of the accelerator type and storage time, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 102; 2055-2061, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/app.23449/pdf