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Dr. Prabakaran Saravanan

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Bio-tribology, DLC etc, Dental implants, Design and Materials Engineering, Environmental tribology (Studying the friction and wear trends in controlled gas atmospheres), Nano/Micro tribology (i.e. Tribology of MEMS), Oral tribology, Polymer processing and characterizations, Tribology of layer-by-layer (LBL) coatings, Tribology of polymers, Water/Environmentally adaptive lubrication (EAL), carbon materials and coatings such as graphene, composites
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Publications

Research Output Statistics

International Patents

1

International Publications

16

Conference Proceedings

11

Book Chapters

3

 

 

Peer Reviewed International Journal Publications

  1. Prabakaran Saravanan, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, Self-lubricating SU-8 Nanocomposites for micromechanical systems applications, Tribology Letters 49(1) (2013) 169-178. (IF : 1.8; Citations: 29) (https://goo.gl/fwwucx)
  2. Prabakaran Saravanan, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, Wear Durability Study on Self-lubricating SU-8 composites with perfluoropolyther, multiply-alkylated cyclopentane and base oil as the fillers, Tribology International 64 (2013) 103-115. (IF : 2.9; Citations: 16) (https://bit.ly/2OKAY7W)
  3. Prabakaran Saravanan, N. Satyanarayana, H.M. Duong and S. K. Sinha, An In-Situ Heating Effect Study on Tribological Behavior of SU-8+PFPE composite, Wear 307 (2013) 182-189. (IF : 2.5; Citations: 5) (https://bit.ly/2WGwhAy)
  4. Prabakaran Saravanan, N. Satyanarayana, P. C. Siong, H. M. Duong and S. K. Sinha, Tribology of self-lubricating SU-8+PFPE composite based Lub-tape, Procedia Engineering 68 (2013) 497-504. (IF : 0.5 ; Citations: 4)
  5. Prabakaran Saravanan, J. Sundaramurthy, H.M. Duong and S. K. Sinha, The Role of Functional End Groups of Perflouropolyether (Z-dol and Z-03) Lubricants in Augmenting the Tribology of SU-8 composites, Tribology Letters 56 (2014) 423-434. (IF : 1.8; Citations: 8) (https://goo.gl/fBR9Nq )
  6. Prabakaran Saravanan, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, SU-8 composite based “Lube-tape” for a wide range of tribological applications, Micromachines 5 (2014) 263-274. (IF : 1.9; Citations: 1) (https://bit.ly/3jA4BXQ)
  7. Prabakaran Saravanan, J. Sundaramurthy, H.M. Duong and S. K. Sinha. A comprehensive study on the self-lubrication mechanisms of SU-8 composites. Tribology International 95 (2016) 391–405. (IF : 2.9; Citations: 4).(https://bit.ly/3eJZxwp)
  8. Prabakaran Saravanan, R. Selyanchyn, H. Tanaka, D. Darekar, A. Staykov, S. Fujikawa, S. M. Lyth and J. Sugimura. Macroscale superlubricity of multilayer polyethylenimine / graphene oxide coatings in different gas environments. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (40) (2016) 27179 - 27187. (IF : 7.5; Citations: 10) (https://goo.gl/KnDTfA )
  9. Prabakaran Saravanan, R. Selyanchyn, H. Tanaka, S. Fujikawa, S. M. Lyth and J. Sugimura. Ultra-low friction between polymers and graphene oxide multilayers in nitrogen atmosphere, mediated by stable transfer film formation. Carbon 122 (2017) 395 - 403. (IF : 6.3; Citations: 3) (https://goo.gl/h15rRU )
  10. Prabakaran Saravanan, R. Selyanchyn, M. Watanabe, S. Fujikawa, H. Tanaka, S. M. Lyth and J. Sugimura. Ultra-Low Friction of Polyethylenimine / Molybdenum Disulfide (PEI/MoS2)15 Thin Films in Dry Nitrogen Atmosphere and the Effect of Heat Treatment. Tribology International 127 (2018) 255– 263. (IF : 2.9 ; Citations: 0) (https://bit.ly/39dQoea)
  11. Prabakaran Saravanan, Selyanchyn, R., Tanaka, H., Fujikawa, S., Lyth, S. M., and Sugimura, J. The effect of oxygen on the tribology of (PEI/GO)15 multilayer solid lubricant coatings on steel substrates. Wear 432–433 (2019) 102920. (https://bit.ly/2ZMypZi
  12. Prabakaran Saravanan, Melk, L., and Emami, N. Mechanical and thermal properties of vitamin E-doped UHMWPE reinforced with hydroxyapatite. Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 15 (3) (2021) 193-200.
  13. Somberg, J., Saravanan, P., Vadivel, H.S., Berglund, K., Shi, Y., Ukonsaari, J., Emami, N.: Tribological characterisation of polymer composites for hydropower bearings: Experimentally developed versus commercial materials. Tribol. Int. 162, 107101 (2021). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107101)
  14. Chapman, A., Ertekin, E., Kubota, M., Nagao, A., Bertsch, K., Macadre, A., Tsuchiyama, T., Masamura, T., Takaki, S., Komoda, R., Dadfarnia, M., Somerday, B., Staykov, A.T., Sugimura, J., Sawae, Y., Morita, T., Tanaka, H., Yagi, K., Niste, V., Saravanan, P., Onitsuka, S., Yoon, K.-S., Ogo, S., Matsushima, T., Tumen-Ulzii, G., Klotz, D., Nguyen, D.H., Harrington, G., Adachi, C., Matsumoto, H., Kwati, L., Takahashi, Y., Kosem, N., Ishihara, T., Yamauchi, M., Saha, B.B., Islam, M.A., Miyawaki, J., Sivasankaran, H., Kohno, M., Fujikawa, S., Selyanchyn, R., Tsuji, T., Higashi, Y., Kirchheim, R., Sofronis, P.: Achieving a Carbon Neutral Future through Advanced Functional Materials and Technologies. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 95, 73–103 (2022). (https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.20210323)
  15. Reddy, K.U.K., Verma, P.C., Rathi, A., Saravanan, P.: A comprehensive mechanical characterization of as-printed and saliva soaked 3D printed PEEK specimens for low-cost dental implant applications. Mater. Today Commun. 36, 106438 (2023).  (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106438)
  16. Kandula Uday Kumar Reddy, Dhoodi Monika, Piyush Chandra Verma, Ajita Rathi and Prabakaran Saravanan,. A comprehensive review on manufacturing and characterization of PEEK polymers for dental implant application., 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, In-press (2023). (https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2023.0064)
  17. Manoj A, Saurabh A, Narala SKR, Saravanan P, Natu HP, Verma PC. Surface modification of grey cast iron by laser cladding for automotive brake disc application. Wear 2023;532–533:205099.( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.205099).
  18. Saurabh A, Manoj A, Boni T, Ranjan T, Ullas P, Prabakaran S.et al. Effect of ­ MoS 2 Nanoflakes on Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Composite Friction Material Fabricated by Pressure ‑ Assisted Sintering. Met Mater Int 2023.(https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-023-01519-2).

 

Book Chapters

  1. Prabakaran Saravanan, Sujeet Kumar Sinha and Joichi Sugimura, “Tribology of Self- lubricating SU-8 Composites for MEMS Applications”, Chapter 21 in “Handbook of Polymer Tribology”, Editor: Sujeet K. Sinha. ISBN: 9813227788, 9789813227781, World Scientific Publishing Ltd, SINGAPORE, Apr 2018. (https://goo.gl/boJT1v)
  2. Prabakaran Saravanan and Nazanin Emami, “Sustainable tribology: Processing and characterization of multiscale thermoplastic composites within hydropower applications”, Chapter 14 in “Tribology of Polymer Composites”ISBN: 9780128231739, 0128231734, Elsevier Science, September 2020. (https://doi.org/10.1016/C2019-0-00435-9)
  3. Prabakaran Saravanan, “Tribology of Graphene Oxide-Based Multilayered Coatings for Hydrogen Applications”, Chapter 6 in “Industrial Tribology Sustainable Machinery and Industry 4”ISBN: 9781032152387, 1032152389, Routledge and CRC Press, UK, November 2022. (https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003243205)