Research Interests
- NANOSTRUCTURED BIOMATERIALS -
- Nanocrystalline calcium phosphate ceramics, coatings & cements
- Antimicrobial materials & drug delivery systems
- Bioresorable & bioactive nano composites
- Nanostructured metallic implants
- Value added bioceramics from waste such as egg shell, corals etc..
Publications
Office Location: Medical Materials Laboratory, Adjacent to MSB
Personal Homepage: http://mme.iitm.ac.in/medmatl/
Scopus ID: 6701747806
Alternate email: tsskumar@gmail.com
Research Expertise
- Biomaterials
- Microwave processing
- Surface science
- Intermetallics
- High Tc superconductors
- Analytical Instrumentation
Current Research
- Bioresorable ceramics from organic waste by microwave processing
- Functionally graded bioactive materials
- Ceramics based drug delivery systems
- Coatings on metallic implants
- Novel processing method for boron carbide
Research Guidance Category | No | Ph.D. | 2+2 | M.S | 1+1 | M.Tech. | 4 | M. Phil. | 6 | B.Tech. | 8 | M. Sc. | 22 | |