Sreekala M S

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Printed Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering
T Tom, S Sam, JP Jose, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
3D Bioprinting from Lab to Industry, 119-141 2024



Handbook of Natural Polymers, Volume 2: Functionalization, Surface Modification, and Properties
MS Sreekala, L Ravindran, K Goda, S Thomas
Elsevier 2024



Valorization of Crustacean Shells: Preparation, Characterization, and Chemical Modification of Nano-Chitin Biopolymer Membrane for Application in Water Purification
DS Lakshmi, L Ravindran, PJ Mary, G Rathika, MS Sreekala, S Munisamy
Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-24 2024



Fabrication of ionic liquid modified carbon nanotubes-reinforced phenolic foam, structure-property relationships
L Ravindran, MB Sethu Lakshmi, R Thahakoya, P Nancy, B Francis, ...
Journal of Cellular Plastics, 0021955X241242899 2024



Opportunities and versatile applications of thermoset foams, aerogels, and hydrogels: Current state of the art and anticipated developments
L Ravindran, A Menon, A Pacheeri, P Sreeram, SP Sasidharan, ...
Handbook of Thermosetting Foams, Aerogels, and Hydrogels, 15-41 2024



Foams, aerogels and hydrogels: The state of the art and prospective technologies
L Ravindran, A Menon, KTM Kenz, SP Sasidharan, MS Sreekala, ...
Handbook of Thermosetting Foams, Aerogels, and Hydrogels, 3-14 2024



Optimized high-yield synthesis of chitin nanocrystals from shrimp shell chitin by steam explosion
S Ngasotter, KAM Xavier, L Porayil, A Balange, BB Nayak, S Eapen, ...
Carbohydrate Polymers 316, 121040 2023



Handbook of Natural Polymers, Volume 1: Sources, Synthesis, and Characterization
MS Sreekala, L Ravindran, K Goda, S Thomas
Elsevier 2023



Mechanical, Morphological Behaviour and Electrical Conductivity of Phenol Formaldehyde-Flax Fabric (PF-F) Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Rice Husk Derived Nano-silica
L Ravindran, S MS, S Anilkumar, S Ponnan, N Kalarikkal, S Thomas
Silicon 15 (7), 3237-3250 2023



Natural Fibres—A Potential Bio-reinforcement in Polymers for Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Structures—An Overview
L Ravindran, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Materials and Sustainable Structures, 129-137 2023



Graphene-based polymer blend nanocomposites for energy storage applications
PK Sandhya, V Abhijith, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Polymer Blend Nanocomposites for Energy Storage Applications, 271-291 2023



The state of the art of biopolymers-new challenges, opportunities, and future prospects
L Ravindran, MS Sreekala, K Goda, S Thomas
Handbook of Natural Polymers, Volume 1, 1-18 2023



A comprehensive review on phenol‐formaldehyde resin‐based composites and foams
L Ravindran, S MS, A Kumar S, S Thomas
Polymer Composites 43 (12), 8602-8621 2022



Biopolymer-based blend nanocomposites
PK Sandhya, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Handbook of Biopolymers, 1-28 2022



Nanosilica Entrapped Alginate Beads for the Purification of Groundwater Contaminated with Bacteria
L Ravindran, K Jesitha, PU Megha, S Anilkumar, MS Sreekala, ...
Silicon, 1-14 2022



Phenolic-based foams: State of the art, new challenges, and opportunities
PK Sandhya, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Phenolic Based Foams: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications, 1-14 2022



Dynamic mechanical analysis, electrical properties and water sorption behaviour, of phenol formaldehyde nanocomposite reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes
L Ravindran, MS Sreekala, S Anilkumar, S Thomas
Materials Today: Proceedings 51, 2395-2402 2022



Thermal Stability of Phenolic Foams
L Ravindran, MS Sreekala, S Anilkumar, S Thomas
Phenolic Based Foams: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications, 137-153 2022



Water sorption behavior of phenol formaldehyde resin reinforcing with reduced graphene oxide and ZnO decorated graphene oxide
PK Sandhya, MS Sreekala, M Padmanabhan, S Thomas
Journal of Polymer Research 28 (5), 191 2021



Effect of MWCNT carboxylation on mechanical, thermal and morphological behaviour of phenol formaldehyde nanocomposites
L Ravindran, MS Sreekala, S Anilkumar, S Thomas
Journal of Composite Materials 55 (9), 1151-1166 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

A review on interface modification and characterization of natural fiber reinforced plastic composites
J George, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Polymer Engineering & Science 41 (9), 1471-1485 2001
Citations: 1552



A comparison of the mechanical properties of phenol formaldehyde composites reinforced with banana fibres and glass fibres
S Joseph, MS Sreekala, Z Oommen, P Koshy, S Thomas
Composites Science and Technology 62 (14), 1857-1868 2002
Citations: 718



Oil palm fibers: Morphology, chemical composition, surface modification, and mechanical properties
MS Sreekala, MG Kumaran, S Thomas
Journal of Applied polymer science 66 (5), 821-835 1997
Citations: 650



The mechanical performance of hybrid phenol-formaldehyde-based composites reinforced with glass and oil palm fibres
MS Sreekala, J George, MG Kumaran, S Thomas
Composites science and technology 62 (3), 339-353 2002
Citations: 627



Oil palm fibre reinforced phenol formaldehyde composites: influence of fibre surface modifications on the mechanical performance
MS Sreekala, MG Kumaran, S Joseph, M Jacob, S Thomas
Applied Composite Materials 7, 295-329 2000
Citations: 618



Effect of fibre surface modification on water-sorption characteristics of oil palm fibres
MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Composites Science and Technology 63 (6), 861-869 2003
Citations: 490



Improvement of plant based natural fibers for toughening green composites—Effect of load application during mercerization of ramie fibers
K Goda, MS Sreekala, A Gomes, T Kaji, J Ohgi
Composites Part A: Applied science and manufacturing 37 (12), 2213-2220 2006
Citations: 392



Activation energy and crystallization kinetics of untreated and treated oil palm fibre reinforced phenol formaldehyde composites
R Agrawal, NS Saxena, KB Sharma, S Thomas, MS Sreekala
Materials Science and Engineering: A 277 (1-2), 77-82 2000
Citations: 371



Polymer composites, biocomposites
S Thomas, K Joseph, SK Malhotra, K Goda, MS Sreekala
John Wiley & Sons 2013
Citations: 286



Water sorption in oil palm fiber reinforced phenol formaldehyde composites
MS Sreekala, MG Kumaran, S Thomas
Composites Part A: Applied science and manufacturing 33 (6), 763-777 2002
Citations: 283



Natural fibre and polymer matrix composites and their applications in aerospace engineering
P Balakrishnan, MJ John, L Pothen, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Advanced composite materials for aerospace engineering, 365-383 2016
Citations: 241



Morphology, transport characteristics and viscoelastic polymer chain confinement in nanocomposites based on thermoplastic potato starch and cellulose nanofibers from pineapple leaf
P Balakrishnan, MS Sreekala, M Kunaver, M Huskić, S Thomas
Carbohydrate polymers 169, 176-188 2017
Citations: 167



Advances in polymer composites: macro‐and microcomposites–state of the art, new challenges, and opportunities
JP Jose, K Joseph
Polymer composites, 1-16 2012
Citations: 163



Novel processing parameters for the extraction of cellulose nanofibres (CNF) from environmentally benign pineapple leaf fibres (PALF): structure-property relationships
L Ravindran, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
International journal of biological macromolecules 131, 858-870 2019
Citations: 136



Thermal properties of pineapple leaf fiber reinforced composites
R Mangal, NS Saxena, MS Sreekala, S Thomas, K Singh
Materials Science and Engineering: A 339 (1-2), 281-285 2003
Citations: 131



UV resistant transparent bionanocomposite films based on potato starch/cellulose for sustainable packaging
P Balakrishnan, S Gopi, S MS, S Thomas
Starch‐Strke 70 (1-2), 1700139 2018
Citations: 121



Stress-relaxation behaviour in composites based on short oil-palm fibres and phenol formaldehyde resin
MS Sreekala, MG Kumaran, R Joseph, S Thomas
Composites Science and Technology 61 (9), 1175-1188 2001
Citations: 107



Dynamic mechanical properties of oil palm fiber/phenol formaldehyde and oil palm fiber/glass hybrid phenol formaldehyde composites
MS Sreekala, S Thomas, G Groeninckx
Polymer Composites 26 (3), 388-400 2005
Citations: 98



Effect of treatment on the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of oil‐palm‐fiber‐reinforced phenolformaldehyde composites
R Agrawal, NS Saxena, MS Sreekala, S Thomas
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 38 (7), 916-921 2000
Citations: 97



Reduced graphene oxide and ZnO decorated graphene for biomedical applications
PK Sandhya, J Jose, MS Sreekala, M Padmanabhan, N Kalarikkal, ...
Ceramics International 44 (13), 15092-15098 2018
Citations: 80