Amitava Bhattacharyya - PSG College of Technology

Dr. Amitava Bhattacharyya
Assistant Professor
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
Telephone: +91-9911616554
Fax: +91-422-2573833
e-mail: amitbha1912@gmail.com
EDUCATION
PhD in Polymeric nanocomposites; (2011)
Dissertation: "Studies on Multifunctional Polymeric Nanocomposites based on Polyurethane-
Hybrid Nanographite"
Advisor: Prof. Mangala Joshi
Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
M Tech in Fibre Science and Technology, (2004)
Dissertation: "Carbon Nanomaterial Reinforced Carbon/Polymer Composites"
Advisor: Prof. Mangala Joshi and Dr. Rajesh Prasad
Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
B Tech in Fibre Technology, (2001)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
B.Sc. in Physics; Chemistry, Mathematics Minor (1997)
Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Industrial Research & Development, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
“Development of Nanomaterial Enhanced High Performance Coated Textiles”
– A Project funded by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India under “Nanomission”
Project associate (1 st Nov 2007 to 21 st April 2011)
The Arvind Mills Ltd., Ahmedabad, India
Bleaching & Finishing Section, Shirting Business Division
Manager Manufacturing (1 st July 2004 – 15 th Oct 2007)
Others
Member of European Society for Composite Materials
Member of American Nano Society
Six Sigma green belt from Motorola University (2006)
Research Interests
Designing of Polymer Scaffold for Tissue Engineering
Development of Nanofiber based Drug Delivery System and Cell Culture Scaffold
Electrospinning of nanocomposite nanofibers
Nanocomposite Coated Conducting Fibers
Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Protective Suits
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PUBLICATIONS
Monograph
1. Nanotechnology – A New Route to High Performance Functional Textiles by M. Joshi
and A. Bhattacharyya, Textile Progress, 43/3, September 2011, pp. 155-233 DOI:
10.1080/00405167.2011.570027.
Articles in Reviewed Journal
1. Nanostructured Functional Coatings for High Performance Textiles by M. Joshi, A.
Bhattacharyya, N. Agarwal and S. Parmar, Bulletin of Material Science (accepted for
publication).
2. Polyurethane based Conducting Nanocomposite Fibers by A. Bhattacharyya and M.
Joshi, Fibers and Polymers 12 (2011) pp. 734-740.
3. Functional Properties of Microwave Absorbent Nanocomposite Coatings based on
Thermoplastic Polyurethane-based and Hybrid Carbon-based Nanofillers by A.
Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, DOI: 10.1002/pat.2000.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pat.2000/pdf.
4. Microwave Absorbent Nanocomposite Films of Iron-Nickel Nanographite in
Thermoplastic Polyurethane Matrix by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Journal of
Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites 6/3 (2010) pp. 73-78.
5. Synthesis of hybrid nanographite particles using fluidized bed system by A.
Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 15 (2011) pp. 1943-
1952 DOI: 10.1007/s10008-010-1215-5.
6. Co-deposition of Iron and Nickel on Nanographite for Microwave Absorption through
Fluidized Bed Electrolysis by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, International Journal of
Nanoscience 10/4-5 (2011) pp. 1125-1130 (in press).
7. Characterization Techniques for nanotechnology Applications in Textiles by M. Joshi,
A. Bhattacharyya and S. Wazed Ali, Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, 33 (2008)
pp. 304-317.
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/2019/1/IJFTR%2033%283%29%20304-317.pdf
Conference Publication
1. Flexible Thin Nanocomposite Coated Fabric for Radar Absorbency by A. Bhattacharyya
and M. Joshi, Proceedings of Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, APSRT,
3-5 th March 2011 pp.115.
2. Flexible Nanocomposite Coated Textiles as Stealth Shelter by A. Bhattacharyya,
Proceedings of National Science day – A Glimpse of Research at IIT Delhi, 28 th February
2011 pp. 5.
3. Nanomaterial Enhanced Multifunctional High Performance Coated Textiles by A.
Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Proceedings of National Review & Coordination Meeting of
Nano Mission Council, NSNT 2011, 25-27 th February 2011 pp.135.
4. Microwave Absorbent Nanocomposite Coatings for Nylon Fabric by A. Bhattacharyya
and M. Joshi, Proceedings of International Conference on Technical Textile and Nonwovens,
ICTN 2010, 11-13 th November 2010 pp. 69.
5. Microwave Absorbent Nanocomposite Films by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi,
Proceedings of 14 th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 14, 7-10 th June
2010 pp. 8.
6. Polymer Nanocomposites as Advanced Materials in Defense Applications by M. Joshi
and A. Bhattacharyya, Proceedings of Recent Trends in Materials and Devices, RTMD
2010, 20-22 nd May 2010, pp. 39–40.
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7. Co-deposition of iron and nickel on nanographite for microwave absorption through
fluidized bed electrolysis by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Proceedings of International
Conference on Nano Science & Technology, ICONSAT 2010, 18-20 th February 2010, pp.
214.
8. Advanced Microwave Absorbent Nanocomposite Coating Based on Polyurethane-Metal
coated Nanographite by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Asian Polymer Association, APA-
2009, 17-20 th December 2009.
9. Strain Responsive Nanocomposite Fiber Based on Polyurethane/Modified
Nanographite by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Proceedings of International Conference
on Latest Advances in High Tech Textiles and Textile-Based Materials, Belgium, 23-25 th
September 2009, pp. 201–205.
10. Electroactive Polyurethane Nanocomposite Fibers for Intelligent Textile Applications
by A. Bhattacharyya and M. Joshi, Proceedings of 25 th Annual Meeting of Polymer
Processing Society (PPS-25 Goa), 1-5 th March 2009, GS-VII: PP6.
11. Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Carbon/Polymer Composites by M. Joshi and A.
Bhattacharyya, Nanotech 2004 Technical Proceedings, Vol. 3, Chapter 6, 2004 pp. 308-311.
http://www.nsti.org/publications/Nanotech/2004/pdf/B3-82.pdf
Articles in Tread Journal
1. Mimicking the nature Camouflage Fabrics, M. Joshi and A. Bhattacharyya, Asian
Technical Textiles, 2008 Vol. 2, No2, pp. 39–43.
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