Prof. Susy

Dr. Susy Varughese

Professor

Dr. Susy Varughese

Research Areas

Organic electronics, polymer based sensors and actuators, sustainable approaches to polymer recycling, rheology of polymer gels and dispersions, impact and wetting behaviour of polymer droplets, natural polymers for novel applications

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  • Investigation of particle shape effects in colloidal systems: Evaporation driven self-assembly, Colloids at interfaces, Pickering emulsions
  • Structure and rheology colloids, wax-oil mixtures and polymer-ionic liquid solutions
  • Dessication cracks – effect of particle shape and external fields.
  • Hetero-aggregation in colloidal systems: applications in interfacial science
  • New materials and particles: functional materials using interfacial templates, synthesis and self-assembly of patchy colloids
  • Interfacial spreading – statics and kinetics
  • Emulsion fuels – formulation and engine studies
  • Image processing and analysis – Applications in particle science and medicine.  

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Publication

  1. Madras Kraals, animal labour and Veterinary Corps: colonising wild elephants in British South India S Abraham, S Varughese Labor History 65 (2), 240-255 2024
  2. How mucilage helps seeds from being washed away? A mechanical interpretation of myxodiaspory using rheology K Bhaskaran, S Puchalapalli, AP Deshpande, S Varughese bioRxiv, 2024.01. 08.574694 2024
  3. Multiscale Approach to Studying Biomolecular Interactions in Cellulose–Casein Adhesion S Lalitha, V Srivastava, LE Schmidt, AP Deshpande, S Varughese Langmuir 38 (49), 15077-15087 2022
  4. Effect of crosslink-induced heterogeneities on the transport and deformation behavior of hydrophilic ionic polymer membranes C Ajith, AP Deshpande, S Varughese Polymer Journal 54 (2), 179-190 2022
  5. Pectin self-assembly and its disruption by water: insights into plant cell wall mechanics J John, D Ray, VK Aswal, AP Deshpande, S Varughese Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24 (37), 22691-22698 2022
  6. Polyethylenimine cathode interlayer: influence of solvent on functionality and single-step formation from polymer blend solution A Opitz, D Lungwitz, R Schlesinger, S Bontapalle, S Varughese, … Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XXII 11809, 118090Q 2021
  7. Morphology control and ionic crosslinking of pectin domains to enhance the toughness of solvent cast PVA/pectin blends J John, AP Deshpande, S Varughese Journal of Applied Polymer Science 138 (18), 50360 2021
  8. Investigation on resistive humidity sensing in sulfosuccinic acid doped polyaniline films D Biswas, S Varughese, S Dutta Synthetic Metals 272, 116662 2021

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