Geetha Manivasagam, Ph.D., FTNASc
Director Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT)
Sr. Professor , School of Mechanical Engineering,
VIT University, Katpadi, 632 014, TN,India
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Phone: (+91) 9840896296 (Mobile)
Carrier Objective
Academia & Research
Current Position
Director & Sr. Professor (October 2013 – till date)
VIT University,
Current research Focus:
-Development of Ti implants with high wear resistance and
enhanced osseointegration
Education Qualifications
1999 -2002 : Doctor of Philosophy – PhD (Anna University, Chennai, India –
Work carried out at Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL)
and Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR),India.
Research Focus: Biomaterials, Surface engineering, Corrosion, heat
treatment and structure property correlations (in vitro conditions)
1989 – 1990 : Master of Philosophy:– M.Phil,Crystallography and Biophysics
(Madras University)
Research Focus: Crystallography – Energy calculations
Programming to determine the energy of atoms in the unit cell to figure
out the abnormality in the number of atoms in the unit cell in certain
crystal structures.
1986 – 1988 : MSc,Crystallography and Biophysics (Madras University)
1983-1986 : Bachelors in– B.Sc. (Physics) (Stella Maris College, Madras
University, Chennai. India(
Positions held
Since January 2015 : Director, Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular
Theranostics
Since October 2013 : Sr. Professor, School of Mechanical and Building
Sciences, VIT University Director
2008 - 2014 : Professor – School of Mechanical and Building Sciences,
VIT University, India
2008 - 2009 : Associate Professor – School of Mechanical and
Building Sciences, VIT University
2004 - 2008 : Assistant Professor – School of Mechanical and
Building Sciences, VIT University
1995 - 2002 : Lecturer, Department of Physics, Sathyabama University,
Chennai, India
2003 - 2004 : Post doctoral Reasearch Fellow, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson ,
South Carolina , USA
2007, 2009 : Visiting Professor – University de Technology ,
Compiègne, France
2012, 2014 : Visiting Professor- Univesity of De Technology Rables,
UFRT,Tours, France
Publications
A1. Degradation mechanisms and future challenges of titanium and its alloys
for dental implant applications in oral environment, A Revathi, Alba
Dalmau Borrás, Anna Igual Muñoz, Caroline Richard, Geetha
Manivasagam, Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 76, 1 July
2017, Pages 1354-1368
A2. Tribocorrosion and electrochemical behaviour of nanocrystalline diamond
coated Ti based alloys for orthopaedic application, V Gopal, M Chandran,
MSR Rao, S Mischler, S Cao, G Manivasagam, Tribology International
106, 88-100, 2017
A3. Comparison of electrochemical behavior of hydroxyapatite coated onto
WE43 Mg alloy by electrophoretic and pulsed laser deposition, M Sankar,
S Suwas, S Balasubramanian, G Manivasagam, Surface and Coatings
Technology, 2016
A4. Current advances in enhancement of wear and corrosion resistance of
titanium alloys–a review, VK Balla, M Das, G Manivasagam, Materials
Technology 31 (12), 696-704, 2016
A5. Control of Stem Cell Fate and Function by Polymer Nanofibers, Deepti
Rana, Maria Leena, Manasseh Nithyananth, Renu Pasricha, Geetha
Manivasagam, Murugan Ramalingam, Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology 16 (9), 9015-9021, 2016
A6. Suture materials—Current and emerging trends, C Dennis, S Sethu, S
Nayak, L Mohan, YY Morsi, G Manivasagam, Journal of Biomedical
Materials Research Part A 104 (6), 1544-1559, 2016
A7. Comparative study on corrosion behavior of plasma sprayed Al2O3, ZrO2,
Al2O3/ZrO2 and ZrO2/Al2O3 coatings, S Sathish, M Geetha, Transactions
of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 26 (5), 1336-1344, 2016
A8. Influence of Coating Parameter and Sintering Atmosphere on the
Corrosion Resistance Behavior of Electrophoretically Deposited
Composite Coatings, U Vijayalakshmi, M Chellappa, U Anjaneyalu, G
Manivasagam, S Sethu, Materials and Manufacturing Processes 31 (1),
95- 106, 2016
A9. Measurement of Wear and Friction Resistance of Bulk and Coated
Materials, C Richard, G Manivasagam, YM Chenc, Materials
Characterization: Modern Methods and Applications, 259-287, 2015
A10. Effect of non-ionic surfactant assisted modification of hexagonal boron
nitride nanoplatelets on the mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy
nanocomposites, M Saha, P Tambe, S Pal, P Kubade, G Manivasagam, M
Anthony Xavior, Composite Interfaces 22 (7), 611-627, 2015
A11. Microstructure, mechanical properties and electrochemical behavior of a
novel biomedical titanium alloy subjected to thermo-mechanical
processing including aging, Mohammed, Mohsin Talib; Khan, Zahid A;
Geetha. M; Siddiquee, Arshad N; Journal of Alloys and Compounds
(634) 2015 272-280, 2015
A12. Effect of duplex aging on microstructure and mechanical behavior of beta
titanium alloy Ti–15V–3Cr–3Al–3Sn under unidirectional and cyclic
loading conditions, R Santhosh, M Geetha, VK Saxena, MN Rao,
International Journal of Fatigue 73, 88-97, 2015
A13. Microstructure and Corrosion Behaviour of Plasma Sprayed Bilayered
Ceramic Coatings, S Sathish, M Geetha, Transactions of the Indian
Ceramic Society 74 (2), 97-103, 2015
A14. Effect of thermo-mechanical processing on microstructure and
electrochemical behavior of Ti-Nb-Zr-V new metastable beta titanium
biomedical alloy, Mohammed, Mohsin Talib; GEETHA, M;
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (25) 2015 759-769,
2015
A15. Influence of thermo-mechanical processing on microstructure, mechanical
properties and corrosion behavior of a new metastable β-titanium
biomedical alloy, Mohammed, Mohsin Talib; Khan, Zahid A; Geetha. M;
Siddiquee, Arshad N; Mishra, Prabhash; Bulletin of Materials Science
(38) 2015 247-258, 2015
A16. Summary of the National Conference on Challenges in Biomaterials
Research jointly organized by VIT and CSIR- CECRI G Manivasagam,
B Subramanian, TJ Webster, International Journal of Nanomedicine 10
(Suppl 1), 2015
A17. Wear studies on plasma-sprayed Al2O3 and 8mole% of Yttrium- stabilized
ZrO2 composite coating on biomedical Ti-6Al-4V alloy for orthopedic
joint application P Ganapathy, G Manivasagam, A Rajamanickam, A
Natarajan International Journal of Nanomedicine 10 (Suppl 1) 213, 2015
A18. Tribological and corrosion behaviors of warm- and hot-rolled Ti-13Nb-
13Zr alloys in simulated body fluid conditions T Lee, E Mathew, S
Rajaraman, G Manivasagam, U Vijayalakshmi, International Journal of
Nanomedicine 10 (Suppl 1) 31, 2015
A19. Preparation and evaluation of the cytotoxic nature of TiO2 nanoparticles
by direct contact method M Chellappa, U Anjaneyalu, G Manivasagam,
U Vijayalakshmi, International Journal of Nanomedicine 10 (Suppl 1) 107,
2015
A20. Influence of thermomechanical processing on biomechanical compatibility
and electrochemical behavior of new near beta alloy, Ti-20.6 Nb-13.6 Zr-
0.5 VMT Mohammed, ZA Khan, G Manivasagam, AN Siddiquee,
International journal of nanomedicine 10 (Suppl 1), 223, 2015
A21. Enhancement of bioactivity of titanium carbonitride nanocomposite thin
films on steels with biosynthesized hydroxyapatite, VVA Thampi, P
Dhandapani, G Manivasagam, B Subramanian, International journal of
nanomedicine 10 (Suppl 1), 107, 2015
A22. Efficacy and safety of 1% terbinafine hydrochloride versus 2%
sertaconazole cream in the treatment of tinea corporis A Sumitha, G
Manivasagam, GH Shashikala, HS Somashekar, KS Chandan,
International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 4 (3), 474-478,
2015
A23. Synthesis and In-Vitro Electrochemical Study of Composite Coatings on
Implant by Electrophoretic Deposition M Chellappa, U Anjaneyalu, G
Manivasagam, U Vijayalakshmi, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
92 (4), 501-504, 2015
A24. Experimental study and computer modelling of the β→ α+ β phase
transformation in Ti15-3 alloy under isothermal conditions, M Naveen, R
Santhosh, M Geetha, MN Rao, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 616,
607-6131, 2014
A25. The use of artificial neural network for the prediction of wear loss of
aluminium magnesium alloys Hariprasad T; Shivalingappa, D Nagaraj, A;
Manivasagam Geetha; International Journal of Computer Aided
Engineering and Technology (7) 2015 72-80, 2014
A26. A questionnaire survey of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in India,
M Sathiyasekaran, S Bavanandam, S Sankaranarayanan, N Mohan, M
Geetha, Nishanth Wadhwa, Mohit Kehar, Vishnu Biradar, Indian Journal
of Gastroenterology 33 (6), 543-549, 2014
A27. Bacterial adherence and biofilm formation on medical implants: a review,
S Veerachamy, T Yarlagadda, G Manivasagam, PKDV Yarlagadda,
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of
Engineering in Medicine, 2014
A28. Influence of Rate of Heating to Aging Temperature on Precipitation
Hardening in a Metastable ß Titanium Alloy, A Pande, S Sainis, S
Rajaraman, G Manivasagam, MN Rao, Advanced Materials Research,
2014
A29. Studies on single and duplex aging of metastable beta titanium alloy Ti-
15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn, R. Santhosh, M. Geetha, V. K. Saxena and M.
Nageswara Rao, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2014, 605, 222-229,
2014
A30. Comparison of TiAlN, AlCrN, and AlCrN/TiAlN coatings for cutting-tool
applications,TS Kumar, SB Prabu, G Manivasagam, KA Padmanabhan,
International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials 21 (8), 796-
805, 2014
A31. Metallurgical Characteristics of TiAlN/AlCrN Coating Synthesized by the
PVD Process on a Cutting Insert, TS Kumar, SB Prabu, G Manivasagam,
Journal of materials engineering and performance 23 (8), 2877-2884, 2014
A32. Biodegradable Mg and Mg based alloys for biomedical implants, G.
Manivasagam and S. Suwas, Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 30,
Issue 5, 2014, pp. 515-520, 2014
A33. Detonation gun sprayed Al2O3–13TiO2 coatings for biomedical
applications, M. Geetha, S. Sathish, K. Chava, S. V. Joshi, Surface
Engineering , Vol. 30, Issue 4, 2014, pp. 229-236, 2014
A34. Wear studies on plasma sprayed Al2O3–40 wt% 8YSZ composite ceramic
coating on Ti–6Al–4V alloy used for biomedical applications, G. Perumal,
M. Geetha, R. Asokamani, N.Alagumurthi , Wear, Vol. 311 , 2014, pp.
101–113, 2014
A35. The Potential of Magnesium Alloys as Bioabsorbable/Biodegradable
Implants for Biomedical Applications, F Živić, N Grujović, G
Manivasagam, C Richards, J Landoulsi, V Petrović, Tribology in Industry
36 (1), 2014
A36. Surface modification of Ti-13Nb-13Zr and Ti-6Al-4V using
electrophoretic deposition (EPD) for enhanced cellular interaction,
Bhawanjali Saxena, Revathi A, Ketul C. Popat and Geetha
Manivasagam, Materials Technology, Vol. 1 , Issue 1, 2014, pp. B54-
B58, 2014
A37. Comparative study of electrochemical behaviour of CP-titanium and Ti–
6Al–4V with other titanium based alloys for biomedical applications, A.
Revathi, U. Vijayalakshmi, M. Geetha, Materials Technology, Issue 1,
Vol. 29,2014, pp. 49-53, 2014
A38. Structure-Property Correlation in an Aircraft Sheet Metal Alloy Ti-15V-
3Cr-3Al-3Sn Santhosh Rajaraman, Geetha Manivasagam, Vikas Kumar,
M Nageswara Rao, TMS 2014 Supplemental Proceeding, 2014, pp. 105-
112, 2014
A39. Micro-hardness and Young’s modulus of a thermo-mechanically processed
biomedical titanium alloy,MT Mohammed, ZA Khan, M Geetha, AN
Siddiquee, 2014
A40. Comparative Studies on the Corrosion and Scratchbehaviors of Plasma
Sprayed ZrO 2 and WC-Co Coatings., S Sathish, M Geetha, R
Asokamani, Procedia Materials Science 6, 1489-1494, 2014
A41. Decreased Staphylococcus aureus and increased osteoblast density on
nanostructured electrophoretic-deposited hydroxyapatite on titanium
without the use of pharmaceuticals, D Mathew, G Bhardwaj, Q Wang, L
Sun, B Ercan, M Geetha, TJ Webster, Int J Nanomed 9, 1775-81, 2014
A42. Investigation on the corrosion behavior of the bilayered ceramic coatings
deposited using atmospheric plasma spraying, S.Sathish, C.S.
Swaminathan, C.Senthilvel, B. Dilip Jerold, Mohd F.Shabir, M. Geetha,
Procedia Technology, Vol.8, 2013, pp. 299-305, 2014
A43. Effect of Texture and Grain Size on Bio-Corrosion Response of Ultrafine
Grained Titanium, N.P Gurao, Geetha Manivasagam, P Govindraj, R
Asokamani, Satyam Suwas, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A,
Vol. 44A, 2013, pp. 5602-5610, 2013
A44. Studies on corrosion and wear behavior of submicrometric diamond coated
Ti alloys, D Durgalakshmi, M Chandran, G Manivasagam, MSR Rao, R
Asokamani, Tribology International 63, 132-140, 2013
A45. Lubricated sliding wear behaviour of Al2O3–13TiO2 coatings P. V.
Deshpande; A. Vadiraj, G. Manivasagam, P. R. Bhagat, P. N. Muskawar,
V. S. Sreenivasan, P. M. Anil, Surface Engineering No 6, Vol. 29, 2013,
pp. 447-454, 2013
A46. Comparative studies on Tribocorrosion behaviour of Plasma sprayed and
detonation gun coatings of Al2O3-13%TiO2 on biomedical alloy Ti-
13Nb-13Zr and Gum metal , P.S. Rathore, Sidhant Gulati, Duanjie Li,
Geetha Manivasagam, S.T. Aruna, S.V. Joshi,J. A. Szpunar, Selected
Technical Papers STP 1563, 2012 , (Published by ASTM), 2013
A47. A comparative Study on the Wear Behavior of Al2O3 and SiC Coated Ti-
6Al-4V Alloy Developed Using Plasma Spraying Technique, G. Perumal,
M. Geetha, R. Asokamani, N. Alagumurthi, Transactions of the Indian
Institute of Metals, Issue 2, Vol. 66, 2013, pp. 109-115, 2013
A48. Effect of Welding Speed on CO2 Laser Beam Welded Aluminum-
Magnesium Alloy 5083 in H321 Condition, K.Subbaiah, M.Geetha,
B.Shanmugarajan and S.R. Koteswara Rao, Advanced Materials Research,
Vol. 685, 2013, pp. 259-263 , 2013
A49. Comparative evaluation of tungsten inert gas and laser beam welding of
AA5083-H321, Subbaiah K, Geetha M, Shanmugarajan B., Koteswara
Rao S.R, Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Issue
5, Vol. 37, pp. 587-593, 2013
A50. Granulation of Nano Alumina Powder for Improved Flowability by Spray
Drying, S. Sathish, M. Geetha, A. Udayakumar, S. Senthil Kumar, R.
Asokamani, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, , Issue 5, Vol.
65, pp. 485-490, 2012
A51. Spectrum of pancreatitis in children and adolescents, M Geetha, M
Saumya, V Balakrishnan,Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 31 (4), 175-
178, 2012
A52. Comparison of tungsten inert gas and friction stir welding of AA 5083-
H321 aluminum alloy plates, Subbaiah K , Geetha M, Sridhar N ,
Koteswara Rao, S.R.,ASM Proceedings of the International Conference:
Trends in Welding Research , 2012, pp. 598-603
A53. Electrophoretic Deposition of Nanocomposites (HaP+TiO2) on Titanium
alloy for Biomedical applications, L. Mohan, D. Durgalakshmi, M.
Geetha, T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan, R. Asokamani, Ceramics
International , Vol. 38, 2012, pp. 3435–3443, 2012
A54. Effect of Equal Channel Angular Extrusion on Wear and Corrosion
Behavior of the Orthopedic Ti-13Nb-13Zr Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid,
K.S. Suresh, M. Geetha, C. Richard, J. Landoulsi, H. Ramasawmy, S.
Suwas, R.Asokamani, Materials Science and Engineering C, Issue 4,
Vol.32, pp. 763-771, 2012.
A55. Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Cast Al–Mg–Sc Alloys, K.
Subbaiah, M. Geetha, M. Govindaraju ,S. R. Koteswara Rao, Trans Indian
Institute of Metals, Issue 2, Vol.65, pp.155-158, 2012
A56. Corrosion Behavior of Ultra Fine Grain Pure Magnesium for Automotive
Applications, PKA Babu, AS Nilawar, P Vishvakarma, S Biswas, S
Suwas, SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, 2012
A57. Effect of nano oil additive proportions on friction and wear performance of
automotive materials, Aravind Vardraj, Geetha M, Kevel Kamani,
Tribology in Industry, Issue 1,Vol.34, pp. 3-10,2012
A58. Corrosion resistant Ti-XNb-XZr alloys for nitric acid applications in spent
nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, Geetha Manivasagam, V.Anbarasan, U.
Kamachi Mudali, Baldev Raj, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction, A,
Vol.58, pp. 1-11, 2011.
A59. Sliding wear behavior of plasma sprayed nanoceramic coatings for
biomedical application, Sathish S, Geetha M, Aruna S.T., Balaji,N, Rajam
K.S., Asokamani R., Cermaic International Wear, Issues 5, Vol. 271, pp.
934-941, 2011
A60. Studies on plasma sprayed bilayered ceramic coatings on biomedical Ti-
13Nb-13Zr alloy, Sathish S, Geetha M, Aruna S.T., Balaji,N, Rajam K.S.,
Asokamani R., Cermaic International , Vol. 37 ,2011, pp. 1333-339
A61. Laser Hardening of Beta Titanium Alloy(Ti-23 Nb-0. 7 Ta-2 Zr-1 O) for
Biomedical Applications, V Nainar, G Manivasagam, Minerals, Metals
and Materials Society/AIME, 420 Commonwealth Dr., P. O. Box, 2011
A62. Studies on the corrosion and wear behavior of the laser nitrided biomedical
titanium and its alloys, S.Satish, M. Geetha, N.D.Pandey, C.Richard
R.Asokamani, Materials Science and Engineering C, Issue 3, Vol.30,2010,
pp. 376-382
A63. Corrosion and wear behavior of thermally sprayed nano ceramic coatings
on commercially pure Titanium and Ti–13Nb–13Zr substrates, Kowandy ,
J. Landoulsi , M. Geetha, H. Ramasawmy, International Journal of
Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Issue 1, Vol.28, 2010, pp.115-123
A64. Biomedical Implants: Corrosion and its Prevention – A Review, Geetha
Manivasagam, Durgalakshmi Dhinasekaran, Asokamani Rajamanickam,
Recent Patents on Corrosion Science,Vol.2, 2010, pp. 40-54.
A65. Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy, K Subbaiah, S
Vijayan, G Manivasagam, N Sridhar, SRK Rao, Advances n Mechanical
Engineering, 463, 2010
A66. In vivo studies of the ceramic coated titanium alloy for enhanced
Osseointegration in dental applications, Thair L. Alzubaydi Shatha S.
Ameer , Thekra Ismaeel, Athraa Y. A.Hijazi, M. Geetha, Mater Sci:
Mater Med ,Vol.1, 2009, pp. 35-42
A67. Titanium based biomaterials ‘the ultimate choice for orthopedic implants –
A review, M. Geetha, AK ,Singh AK, Gogia R. Asokamani , Progress in
Materials Science, Issue 3, Vol.54, 2009, pp. 397–425
A68. Thermal property characterization of a Ti - 4wt.%Nb - 4wt. % Zr alloy
using drop and differential scanning calorimetry, V.Anbarasan, B.Jeya
Ganesh, S.Raju, S.Murugesan, E.Mohandas, U.Kamachi Mudali and
Geetha Manivasagam, Journal of Alloys and Compounds , Vol.463,
2008, pp. 160-167
A69. Corrosion Resistance of Laser Nitridied Commercially Pure Titanium and
Ti-13Nb-13Zr Biomedical alloys, S.Satish, N.D.Pandey, M. Geetha and
R. Asokamani, Tran. Indian. Inst. Met., Vol. 61, 2008, pp. 235-238
A70. Review on the microstructure of biomedical titanium alloys, Geetha
Manivasagam, Singh AK , Kamachi Mudali U , Gogia AK Asokamani
Metals, Materials and Process, Vol.1,2008, pp. 47-66
A71. Titanium in Dental Applications, Journal of Metal, Materials and
Processes, Swaminathan Sethu, Geetha Manivasagam and J.G.
Kannappan, Special Issue on Titanium alloys, Vol.18,2008, pp. 3-4
A72. Ductility enhancement of Ti based alloys- a theoretical approach,
R.Asokamani and Geetha Manivasagam, Journal of Metals, Materials
and Processes, Special Issue on Titanium alloys, Vol.18, 2008, pp. 3-4
A73. Effect of thermomechanical processing on evolution of various phases in
Ti–Nb–Zr alloys, Geetha M, Sing A.K., Gogia A.K., Asokamani R,
Journals of alloys and Compounds Vol.384,2004, pp.131-144
A74. Microstructural and corrosion evaluation of laser surface nitrided Ti-
13Nb-13Zr alloy, Geetha M, Kamachi Mudali U., Asokamani R., Baldev
Raj, Surface Engineering, Vol. 20, 2004, pp. 1-7
A75. Influence of microstructure and alloying elements on corrosion behavior of
Ti- 13Nb-13Zr alloy, Geetha M, U.Kamachi Mudali, A.K.Gogia,
Asokamani R. and Baldev Raj, Corrosion Science, Vol. 46, 2004, pp. 877-
892
A76. Corrosion and microstructural aspects of Ti and its alloys as orthopedic
devices Geetha M, U.Kamachi Mudali, R.Asokamani and B. Raj,
Corrosion Review, Special issue 2-3, Vol. 2-3, 2003
A77. Effects of Thermomechanical Processing on Microstructure of a Ti-13Nb-
13Zr alloy, Geetha M, Singh A.K., Muraleedharan K., Gogia A.K. and
Asokamani R, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 329, 2001, pp. 264
-271
Conference Presentations
Comparison of Tungsten Inert Gas and Friction Stir Welding of AA 5083- H321
Aluminum Alloy Plates, K.Subbaiah, M. Geetha, N. Sridhar, S.R. Koteswara
Rao, Trends in Welding Research, Proceedings of the 9th International
Conference, June 4–8, 2012, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Copyright © 2013 ASM
International
Eshaan, S. Shivi, S.T. Aruna, G. Manivasagam, C. Richard, N. Ranganathan
Studies on Tribological and corrosion behavior carbon nanotubes reinforced
alumina-titania coating on a Ti13Nb13Zr Substrate, SMT 26
Santhosh Rajaraman, Geetha Manivasagam, M Nageswara Rao , Structure-
property correlation in beta Ti alloy for aerospace applications, 5th
International
SET conference organized by VIT University Vellore. [ Best Paper Award]
P.K. Ajeet Babu, Akshay S.Nilawar, Pankaj Vishvakarma Somjeet Biswas,
Satyam Suwas , Geetha Manivasagam , Corrosion Behavior of Ultra Fine Grain
Pure Magnesium for Automotive Applications, SAE 7th International
Mobility Conference in Delhi from Jan 9th - 11th
Geetha M, Kevel Kamani, Asokamani R, micro/nano tribological studies on Ti
based alloys for biomedical applications’ Joint ICTP-FANAS Conference on
Trends in Nanotribology, 12 - 16 September 2011,
Sathish Sathyavageeswaran, Venkatesh M, Geetha Manivasagam, Asokamani
Rajamanickam, Nandy T.K Wear Behaviour of the Newly Developed Biomedical
Beta Titanium Alloy (Ti-23Nb-0.7Ta-2Zr-1O) , February 14-18, 2010
,Washington State Convention Center , Seattle, WA
Geetha Manivasagam, Asia pacific Interfinish 2010,10th
International
conference on Applied Surface Engineering,5th International conference on
surface and Interface Science and Engineering, ‘Advanced Biomaterials
Challenges Ahead’, offered a course in the workshop, October 19-
22,2010,Singapore
Ajeet Babu PK, Akshay S.N and Geetha M, Corrosion Characteristics of
Magnesium alloys, Copper alloys, IF Steels and their application in Automotive
International Conference on Environmental and Building Sciences in the 3rd
Millennium, 14-16th December 2009,VIT University, Vellore 632 014,India
Sathish , S.T.Aruna, K.S.Rajam , N.Balaji,
M. Geetha, R. Asokamani
, Air Plasma
Sprayed coatings based on Al2O3-13Wt % TiO2 bilayer coating on Ti-13Nb-!3Zr
alloy for, biomedical applications, Journées Internationales 21èmes Francophones
de Tribologie,UTC,Compiegne, France, May 5-6th
,2009
Satish .S, Aruna S.T., , Rajam SK., N.Balaji, Geetha M, Asokamani R,
Nanostructured Al2O3 –TiO2+ plasma sprayed coating on Ti alloy for Biomedical
Applications, National Conference on Recent Advances in Surface Engineering,
NAL,Bangalore, February 2009
Sornambikai.S, Sankaranarayanan T.S.N, Geetha Manivasagam, R.Asokamani.
EPD of Bioactive TiO2 on Stainless Steel for Implant Applications on Ti alloys
for Biomedical Applications, AMC 2008, VIT University, Vellore, India
V.Anbarasan, Geetha Manivasagam, U.Kamachi Mudali, Baldev Raj, New
generation Titanium alloys for nitric acid service, International conference on
corrosion (CORCON 2007), 26-28 Sep 2007, Mumbai. (Best Paper Award)
Thair Latif, U. Kamachi Mudali, M. Geetha, R. Asokamani, The role of heat
treatments on the corrosion behavoiur and biocompatibility of Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy
in simulated body fluids, International Conference on Corrosion (CORCON),
28 – 30 November 2005, held at Chennai Trade Center.
Geetha M, Kamachi Mudali, Pandey NS, Asokamani R and Baldev Raj, Laser
surface modification of Ti-XNb-XZr alloys , International Conference on
?Frontiers in the Design of Materials?, (FDM-2005), Chennai, Nov.12-13, 2005,
Best paper presentation award
U.Kamachi Mudali, A.Ravi Shankar, V.Anbarasan, Geetha Manivasagam,
N.Saibaba, Baldev Raj, High performance materials for severely corrosive nitric
acid medium, International conference on Advance Materials (IUMRS-ICAM
2007), 8-13 October 2007, Bangalore, India.. National Conference on Medical
Materials (NCMM 2007), 13th
–14th
Dec 2007, Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, Chennai, India.
Poster Presentation
Taekyung Lee, Eshaan Mathew, Santhosh Rajaraman, Geetha Manivasagam,
Ashok Kumar Singh, Chong Soo Lee, “Tribological and Corrosion Behaviors of
Warm- and Hot-Rolled Ti-13Nb-13Zr Alloys in Simulated Body Fluid
Conditions” , Proceedings of the National Conference on Challenges in
Biomaterial Research, 23-24th
December 2013, Organized by Centre for
Biomaterials Science and Technology, VIT University, Vellore. Bagged Best
Paper Award
Santhosh Rajaraman, Geetha Manivasagam, Vikas Kumar, and M Nageswara Rao
“ Age Hardening Behavior of Beta Titanium Alloy Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn”,
Proceedings of the 67th Annual Technical Meeting of The Indian Institute of Metals
(IIM-NMD-ATM), 12-15th November 2013, Varanasi, U.P. Organized by IIM
Varanasi Chapter
D.B Prashant, Santhosh R, Geetha M, Vikas Kumar, M Nageswara Rao “ Effect
of Thermomechanical Processing on Mechanical Property of Beta Titanium Alloy
Ti-15-3, International conference of heat treatment and surface engineering, 16-
18th May 2013
D. Durgalakshmi, M. Chandran, G. Manivasagam, M-S. Ramachandra Rao, R.
Asokamani, Studies on corrosion and wear behaviour of HFCVD coated Ti
alloys, International Conference on BioTribology 18-21 September 2011,
Imperial College London, UK
S.Satish, M.Vennkatesh, M.Geetha , R.Asokamani, T.K.Nandi, Wear behavior of
the nanoceramic coated Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy, 23rd
International conference on
Surface Technologies, , SMT 2009,2-5,November,Temple Bay,
Mamallapuram,India
Mohan L, P.Govindaraj, M.Geetha, R.Asokamani, Nanoceramic coatings on
biomedical titanium alloys for enhanced osseointegration using EPD, National
Conference on Recent Advances in Surface Engineering, NAL,Bangalore ,
February 2009(Best Poster Award)
Sathish S, Pandey N.D, Caroline J, Geetha M, Asokamani R, Studies on the
tribological behavior of the laser hardened biomedical Ti and its alloys, 16emes
Journees Francophones de Tribologie, 22–23 May, Poitiers JFT Poitiers, 20th to
23rd May 2007, France.
Anbarasan V, Geetha M. Structure-Property correlation in Biomedical Ti alloys.
International Conference on Biochromatography and NanoBiotechnology, 11th to
15th February 2007, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Thair Latif, Salem A.L. Salem,6 Sabah S. Al-Habib, M. Geetha, R. Asokamani,
In vivo studies on Dental screws made from commercially pure Titanium and Ti-
6Al-7Nb alloy, International Conference on Corrosion (CORCON). 28 – 30
November 2005, Chennai Trade Center, Chennai. Best poster presentation
award
M. Geetha, S. Sornambikai, R. Arumuga kumar, N.D. Pandey, U. Kamachi
Mudali, R. Asokamani, Surface Engineering of Biomedical and Automobile
Components, Fifth DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium, 7 – 10 December,
2005, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Geetha Manivasagam, Kamachi Mudali and ND Pandey, Corrosion behavior of
laser surface modified Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy, 1st Asia Pacific Conference & 6th
National Convention on Corrosion, 28-30 Nov 2001 at Hotel Taj Residency,
Bangalore
Geetha M , Singh AK, Gogia AK, and Asokamani R, Thermomechanical
treatment and Laser Nitriding of Biomaterial Ti-Zr-Nb alloys, , -Solid State
Physics, (India) December (2002).
Projects Handled
Completed Projects:
Development of High Corrosion resistant titanium alloy for nuclear
applications” –Funding Agent- IGCAR,India, 2005-2008
Development of new novel titanium alloy with improved tribological
properties for biomedical applications – Funding Agent-Department of
Science and Technology, DST, New Delhi, India, 2006-2009
Development of nanoceramic coatings on Cp-Titanium and titanium alloys by
Electrophoretic deposition-Funding Agent Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research , CSIR, Delhi, India, 2007-2010
Ongoing:
Studies on HCF of beta titanium alloys –Funding Agent- Defense Research
Organization funded by DRDO, India
Development of Porous Titanium based implants for osteoporotic bone by
rapid manufacturing and its chemical and biomechanical evaluations funded
by DST, India.
Development of nanocomposite Alumina -hydroxyapatite based biocomposite
coatings on real life Ti-based orthopedic bone implant substrate for enhanced
service life funded by DST-UKIERI Thematic Partnerships scheme
Affiliation Memberships
Fellow – Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences
Member – Society of Biomaterials and Artificial organs ,India
Member – ICTE,India
Member – MRSI, India
Editorial board member- Tribology for Industries
Collaborators
UTC, compiegene, France, in the area of tribology
National Aeronautic Laboratory, India, Plasma Spraying
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,India in the area of titanium processing
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, India, in the area of Titanium
development
Indira Gandhi Centre for atomic Research, India, in the area of corrosion of
nuclear Materials
National Metallurgical Laboratory, soft coatings , Chennai, India
Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy , Characterization,
Hyderabad , India CNT coating
University of Saskachewan, Canada, Tribo corrosion
University of Serbia, Nanotribology
Scientists Interactions
Dr. Thomas J. Webster - Brown University and the Division of Orthopedic
Surgery at Brown University Medical School
Dr. T.Sudarshan- CEO, MATMOD Inc, USA, Editor, Surface Engineering
Dr.Landousli- Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, UMR 7197 CNRS,
France
Dr.Gogia AK- Aerospace Department, Defence metallurgical Research
Lab,India
Dr.Bhattacharji, Dr.Ak.Singh -Titanium Alloy Group, Defence Metallurgical
Research Lab,India
Dr.Gopal, Department of Physics, NUS, Singapore
Dr. Teixeira Susana, ILL,Grenoble, France
Scholarships & Awards
Best Active Researcher Award – 2008- 2009 ,2013 VIT University
,India
Best poster presentation award and cash prize for the paper presented
in the national conference , RASE’09 NAL,Bangalore
Best poster presentation award and cash prize for the paper presented
in the CORCON-2007, International Conference on Corrosion, India
,2007
Best paper presentation award and cash prize for the paper presented
in the International Conference on Frontiers in the Design of
Materials, (FDM-2005), Chennai, Nov.12-13, 2005
Best poster presentation award in the CORCON-2005 (International
conference on Corrosion), India, Nov 28-30, 2005
Attributes
Excellent spoken and written communications skills in English. (French:
Beginners’ course)
Very familiar in writing scientific manuscripts and grant proposals.
Team player, Analytical, Organized, Perseverance, Integrity, Fast learner,
good scientific and social communication skill, Passion for knowledge,
science & research.
Other details
Community participation: Volunteer – SEED- An organization to help children of the parents who are life
sentenced, India
Volunteer – Young India, (for the rural children), India.
Conduct of workshop/conference
National conference on Advanced Materials and characterization, 23-25
July 2009 , & One day workshop on nanomaterials for School students ,
July 2008,VIT
National workshop on Nanomaterials and processing –The Road Ahead,
February
2006-
Training/workshop attended (National/International)
Sponsored by the organizers :Workshop on Surface Engineering for industrial
application, September, 2010, Bombay,India.
Sponsored by the organizers:Joint ICTP/FANS conference on Trends in
Nanotribology,19-23rd
,October 2009,ICTP, Italy.
National meet on Nanoscience and nanotechnology , NSMT, 2007,Hyderabad.
Sponsored by the organizers: nternational Training Course-cum-Business
Opportunities Workshop on Surface Engineering, Hyderabad, India, 19-26
July 2005
Sponsored by VIT University- International Workshop on Surface
Engineering, IIT,Chennai, 26-27th November, 2005
Reviewed Articles for the following Journals
Journal for Mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
Biomaterials
Corrosion Science
Acta Biomateriala
Journal of alloys and compounds
Materials Science and Technology
Defence Science Journal,India
Materials Chemistry and Physics
Materials Science and Engineering C & A
Surface Coatings
Invited Talks and countries visited
Served as CHAIR-Technical Session for International Conference on
Materials, manufacturing and Modelling, ICMMM 2017 held at VIT
University, 9th -11
th March
Nanostructured coatings for orthopedic applications, 4TH
IBTN – US
Research symposium, Feb 17th
, 2017, Chicago, IL, USA
Materials for implant applications: Challenges and Solutions, University of
Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, USA
Theme meeting on Recent Trends in Materials Chemistry organized by
School of Advanced Sciences , VIT University and IGCAR Kalpakkam
between 25-27th July 2013
Two day workshop on Tissue Engineering and its Applications organized
by Department of Biomedical Engineering, PSG College of Technology,
Coimbatore between 3-4 January 2013.
ANM 2012 4th
International Conference on Advanced Nano Materials
“Nanosurface Engineering of biomedical implants “ October 17-19,
2012,IIT Chennai, India
Research Scenario in the Field of Surface Engineering of Titanium Dental
Implants in 25th
ISDR & IADR (India Chapter ) International Conference
,India, October 2012.
“Nanocoatings on Titanium Alloys” in Brown University, USA on 24th
April 2012.
Surface Engineering of biomedical alloys, International conference and
workshop on Surface Engineering, February 2010, Hotel Resedency,
T.Nagar.TN,India,
Enhancement of tribological properties and osseointegration of titanium
and its alloys by nanoceramic coatings for biomedical applications,
Institute of Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy,October 2009
Tribology of orthopedic implants – from macro to nano,One day workshop on
nanotribology,March 8th
,2009, PSG college , Coimbatore,India
ILL, Grenoble ,France, Titanium alloy for nuclear and biomedical
applications –, May 2009
Characterization of nanoceramic coatings, DMRL, Hyderabad, 2007
Biotribology, course for the Scientists at DRDO labs, DMRL, Hyderabad2011
Nanoceramic coatings on Ti alloys, JFT, UTC, Compiegne ,–, France,
May 2009
Biomaterials the future trend. Mathematical Institute of Sciences, Chennai ,
on 8th April,2009
Ti based biomaterials- ILL, Grenoble, France, May 2009
Characterization of nanoceramic coatings on biomedical alloys, invited lecture
in the conference, nanomaterial charactereization using
SAXS:DMRL,Hyderabad, March 2008
Nanotechnology in Medicine, Annamalai University ,National workshop on
the nanomaterials, March, 9th-11-, 2007
Characterization of nanoceramic coatings for biomedical alloys, National
conference on characterization of nanomaterials, Defence Metallurgical
Research Laboratory, Feb-3,2008
Titanium and its alloys as biomaterials, Tamil Nadu Science city – for
University students to promote science and technology , April, 2008
Structure property correlations in Ti alloys for biomedical applications, Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research , , Bombay April, 2002
Heat treatment and corrosion of titanium alloys, Baba Atomic Research
Centre., Bombay,. April, 2008
Biomaterials and its application, Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, summer
training program, Summer training program – May- 2002, 2005, 2007
Visited
MaX Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, May 2009
ICTP,Trieste, Italy, May 2009
ILL,Grenoble, May 2009.
Academic Contributions
Developed center for Materials Engineering as a part of School of
Mechanical and Building Sciences, to carry out research in the field of
Materials Science and Engineering.
Was instrumental in signing an MoU between VIT and companies like TTK,
Health Care,2014, Ducom PVT Ltd, 2014, Microcom, 2010
Was instrumental in signing an MoU with University of Rables, Tours,
France,2010
Was instrumental in Signing an MoU for a dual degree M.Tech/MS in the area
of mechanical engineering between VIT and University of Rables,
Tours,France, 2015.
Research Guidance- Ph.D
Areas
Nano composite coatings and Wear of Titanium alloys (Completed)
Surface coatings –soft and hard coatings by laser, plasma spraying and
Electrophoretic deposition techniques (On going)
Welding of Al alloys (Completed)
Studies on fatigue life of aerospace alloys (Completed)
Studies on laser shock peening and Shot peening of aerospace alloy(Ongoing)
Studies on coatings of Mg alloys for biomedical appliucations(Ongoing)
LENS manufacturing of bioimplants (Ongoing)
Biocompatibility of plasma sprayed Titanium alloys(Ongoing)
Tribological studies on plasmasprayed CNT+HaP coatings (Ongoing)
M.Tech Projects (completed)
corrosion of ultra fine grained Magnesium alloys
Design and Development of Depth sensing Indentation Equipment
Laser surface hardening of titanium alloys
Development of Nanocomposites for brake liner applications
Design of solenoid valve
Multilayered PVD coatings and its antibacterial activity
Synthesis and characterization of POP+Mg composites for biomedical
applications
Corrosion of UGF Ti and its alloys
Synthesis and coating of nanoHaP+nano TiO2 on Ti alloys using EPD
Development of an instrument called Kazhi to treat joint diseases
Optimization of parameters for Anodization of Ti alloy for surgical tools
B.Tech projects (Completed/Ongoing)
CNT+alumina composite coatings for engine applications
high temperature tribology of composite coatings for engine applications
software analysis of thermally sprayed coatings
design and fabrication of wear testing machine
coatings on copper alloy using cold spray technique to enhance its
conductivity
SEM analysis of laser welded surface
Nanotexturing of Ti alloys and its wettability studies
Development and analysis of equipment to inspect tyres
Wear and corrosion studies of Hot rolled and Warm rolled alloys
Corrosion of Mg alloys
Wear of textured Mg alloys
Wear studies of Plasma sprayed Stainless steel for automotive applications
Other Activities
Staff coordinator for the Students Chapter “Students for exploration and
development of space ,SEDS-VIT,2005- Till date
Development of payload for sounding rocket in collaboration with Vikram
Sarabai Space Centre, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, India- Launched the
rocket on 7-7-2010
Signed an MOU with Microcom. UK based company at India to execute space
related projects on 12-12-2010
National Conference on space technology SINC’10, April 19-20, VIT
National Conference on space technology SINC’09, Feb 28th
and March 1st,
VIT
International conference on Space programmes for students chapter (SEDS)-
September – 2007,2009,2014
Personal particulars
Nationality: Indian Current country of domicile: India