Department of Chemistry

Academic / Research Journal:

1. Water sorption behavior of phenol formaldehyde resin reinforcing with reduced graphene oxide and ZnO decorated graphene oxide , Journal of Polymer Research , (2021) 28:191, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02490-5, Yes, (Sandhya P. K1 · M. S. Sreekala2 · Moothetty Padmanabhan1,3 · Sabu Thomas), 2021-2022

2. Effect of starch reduced graphene oxide on thermal and mechanical properties of phenol formaldehyde resin nanocomposites , Composites Part B , 167 (2019) 83–92, Elsevier Ltd. , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.12.009, Yes, (P.K. Sandhyaa, M.S. Sreekalab, Moothetty Padmanabhana,c, K. Jesithab, Sabu Thomas), 2019-2020

3. Mechanical and thermal properties of ZnO anchored GO reinforced phenol formaldehyde resin , Diamond & Related Materials, 108 (2020) 107961, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2020.107961, Yes, (P.K. Sandhyaa, M.S. Sreekalab,?, Moothetty Padmanabhana,c, Sabu Thomasa), 2020-2021

4. Viscoelastic and electrical properties of RGO reinforced phenol formaldehyde nanocomposites , Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley, DOI: 10.1002/app.49211, Yes, (Pattoorpady Krishnan Sandhya1 | M. S. Sreekala2 | Guijun Xian3 | Moothetty Padmanabhan1,4 | Nandakumar Kalarikkal5 | Sabu Thomas1), 2019-2020

5. Thermal and electrical properties of phenol formaldehyde foams reinforcing with reduced graphene oxide, Polymer Composites. , 2020;1–11., Wiley, DOI: 10.1002/pc.25715, Yes, (P K Sandhya1 | M S Sreekala2 | Abderrahim Boudenne3 | Bertrand Garnier4 | Didier Rouxel5 | Moothetty Padmanabhan1,6 | Nandakumar Kalarikkal7 | Sabu Thomas1), 2020-2021

6. Reduced graphene oxide and ZnO decorated graphene for biomedical applications, Ceramics International , 44 (2018) 15092–15098, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.05.143, Yes, ( P.K. Sandhyaa, Jiya Joseb, M.S. Sreekalac, M. Padmanabhana,d, Nandakumar Kalarikkalb, Sabu Thomasa,), 2018-2019

7. Nanosilica Entrapped Alginate Beads for the Purification of Groundwater Contaminated with Bacteria, Silicon, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01544-z, Yes, (Lakshmipriya Ravindran1,2 · K. Jesitha1 · P. U. Megha3 · S. Anilkumar2 · M. S. Sreekala1 · P. S. Harikumar4), 2021-2022

8. Novel processing parameters for the extraction of cellulose nanofibres (CNF) from environmentally benign pineapple leaf fibres (PALF): Structure-property relationships , International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 131, 858–870, Elsevier B.V., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.03.134 , 8.025,Yes, (Lakshmipriya Ravindran a, Sreekala M.S. a,?, Sabu Thomas), 2019-2020

9. Dynamic mechanical analysis, electrical properties and water sorption behaviour, of phenol formaldehyde nanocomposite reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Materials Today: Proceedings, Yes, ( Lakshmipriya Ravindran a,b, M.S Sreekala b,?, S. Anilkumar a, Sabu Thomas), 2021-2022

10. A Review on Phenol-Formaldehyde Biocomposites, Current Applied Polymer Science, Bentham Science Publishers, DOI: 10.2174/2452271605666221007091510, Yes, (Reem Salam1, Lakshmipriya Ravindran2, Meyyarappallil Sadasivan Sreekala 2,3,* and Sabu Thomas3), 2022-2023

11. A comprehensive review on phenol-formaldehyde resinbased composites and foams, Polymer Composites. , 43:8602–8621, Wiley, DOI: 10.1002/pc.27059, 5.23,Yes, (Lakshmipriya Ravindran1,2 | Sreekala M. S. 2,3,4 | Anil Kumar S. 1 | Sabu Thomas3,4), 2022-2023

12. Effect of MWCNT carboxylation on mechanical, thermal and morphological behaviour of phenol formaldehyde nanocomposites, JOURNAL OF COMPOSI T E MATERIALS, 0(0) 1–16, DOI: 10.1177/0021998320964263, 3.19,Yes, (Lakshmipriya Ravindran1,2, MS Sreekala2 , S Anilkumar1 and Sabu Thomas3), 2020-2021

13. Mechanical, Morphological Behaviour and Electrical Conductivity of Phenol Formaldehyde-Flax Fabric (PF-F) Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Rice Husk Derived Nano-silica, Silicon, 15, 7, Springer, Yes, (Lakshmipriya Ravindran, S. Anilkumar, Sathiyanathan Ponnan, Nandakumar Kalarikkal & Sabu Thomas ), 2022-2023

Contributed Chapter in book

1. Nano Hydrogels - Physico-Chemical Properties and Recent Advances in Structural Designing, ISBN 978-981-15-7137-4, Springer, Jiya Jose Sabu Thomas Vijay Kumar Thakur, -

2. Polymeric biomaterials: State-of- 1 the-art and new challenges, Preetha Balakrishnan*, V.G. Geethamma*, Meyyapallil Sadasivan Sreekala†, Sabu Thomas*, -

Edited book

1. Fundamental Biomaterials: Ceramics 1 st Edition - , February 16, 2018, Paperback ISBN: 9780081022030, Elsevier`, Editors: Sabu Thomas, Preetha Balakrishnan, M.S. Sreekala, 2018-2019

2. Phenolic Based Foams Preparation, Characterization, and Applications, ISBN 978-981-16-5236-3, Springer`, Sandhya P. K. · Sreekala M. S. · Sabu Thomas Editors, 2022-2023

3. Fundamental Biomaterials: Metals 1 st Edition , Paperback ISBN: 9780081022054, Elsevier`, Editors: Sabu Thomas, Preetha Balakrishnan, M.S. Sreekala, 2018-2019

Research scholars

1. 2020, Ms. Aswathy Ajayan, Studies on property improvements in starch nanocomposites-nano clay and POSS as effective reinforcements, Full Time, In progress

2. 2020, Ms. Remya M Nair, Nanoreinforced starch chitosan blends preparation, characterization and properties, Part Time, In progress