Dr. R. Guruprasad

Research Scientist
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Textile Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, India

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Area of Interest:

Social Sciences
Sustainable Textiles
Clothing Comfort
Nanotechnology
Soft Computing

Selected Publications

  1. Chattopadhyay, S.K. and R. Guruprasad, 2019. Blending of cotton and poly (lactic acid) fiber: Combined optimization of blend ratio and yarn twist using mixture-process design. J. Nat. Fibers. 10.1080/15440478.2019.1642825.
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  2. Lakshmanan S.O. and G. Raghavendran, 2018. Regenerated Sustainable Fibres. In: Sustainable Innovations in Textile Fibres, Muthu, S.S. (Ed.)., Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-10-8578-9, pp: 31-52.

  3. Guruprasad, R., G.K. Prasad, G.T.V. Prabu, S. Raj and P.G. Patil, 2018. Low-stress mechanical properties and fabric hand of cotton and polylactic acid fibre blended knitted fabrics. Indian J. Fibre Textile Res., 43: 381-384.
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  4. Lakshmanan S.O. and G. Raghavendran, 2017. Low Water-Consumption Technologies for Textile Production. In: Sustainable Fibres and Textiles, Muthu, S.S. (Ed.)., Woodhead Publishing, USA., ISBN: 978-0-08-102041-8, pp: 243-266.

  5. Prabu, G.T.V., R. Guruprasad, C. Sundaramoorthy and N. Vigneshwaran, 2016. Electrospinning of Cellulose Acetate Nanofibres. Man-Made Text., 44: 91-94.

  6. Ammayappan, L., S. Das, R. Guruprasad, D.P. Ray and P.K. Ganguly, 2016. Effect of lac treatment on mechanical properties of jute fabric /polyester resin based biocomposite. Indian J. Fibre. Text. Res., 41: 312-317.
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  7. Guruprasad, R., M.V. Vivekanandan and S.K. Chattopadhyay, 2015. The use of cotton as a sportswear material: A critical analysis. Cotton Res. J., 6: 61-64.

  8. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2015. Comparative Analysis of Soft Computing Model in Prediction of Bending Rigidity of Cotton Woven Fabrics. J. Inst. Eng., 96: 167-174.
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  9. Guruprasad, R., M.V. Vivekanandan, A. Arputharaj, S. Saxena and S.K. Chattopadhyay, 2014. Development of cotton-rich/ Polylactic acid fiber blend knitted fabrics for sports textiles. J. Ind. Text., 45: 405-415.
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  10. Guruprasad, R. and S.K. Chattopadhyay, 2014. Banana Fibres: Challenges in Fibre Production and New Product Development. In: Jute and Allied Fibres: Issues and Strategies, Nag, D. (Ed.). The Indian Natural Fibres Society, Kolkata, India, ISBN: 9789380813288.

  11. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2014. Predicting Bending Rigidity of Woven Fabrics by Neuro- genetic Hybrid Modeling. Fib. Polym., 15: 1099-1105.
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  12. Ammayappan, L., P.K. Ganguly and R.Guruprasad, 2014. Effect of Lac Treatment on Performance Properties of Jute Fabric based Bio-Composites in Comparison with Alkali Treatment and Peroxide Bleaching Treatment. In: Jute and Allied Fibres: Issues and Strategies, Nag, D. (Ed.). The Indian Natural Fibres Society, Kolkata, India, ISBN: 9789380813288.

  13. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2013. Effect of structural variables on bending behaviour of cotton fabrics. Cotton Res. J., .

  14. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2012. Bending Behaviour of Woven Fabrics: Application of Soft Computing Methods. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN-13: 9783659133312, Pages: 144.

  15. Behera, B.K. and R. Guruprasad, 2012. Predicting bending rigidity of woven fabrics using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). J. Text. Inst., 103: 1205-1212.
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  16. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2010. Soft computing in textiles. Indian J. Fibre. Text. Res., 35: 75-84.
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  17. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2010. Prediction of bending of woven fabrics by soft computing. World J. Eng., 7: 81-81.

  18. Behera, B.K. and R. Guruprasad, 2010. Prediction of bending rigidity of woven fabrics using artificial neural networks. Fib. Polym., 11: 1187-1192.
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  19. Behera, B.K. and R. Guruprasad, 2010. Prediction of air permeability of woven fabrics using artificial neural networks. Res. J. Apparel Text., 14: 77-84.

  20. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2009. Genetic algorithms and its application to textiles. Text. Asia, 40: 35-38.

  21. Guruprasad, R. and B.K. Behera, 2009. Automatic fabric inspection systems. Indian Text. J., 119: 38-41.

  22. Guruprasad, R., 2008. Surgical gowns & Drapes-Product view and performance testing. Man-made Text. India, 51: 336-340.
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  23. Guruprasad, R., 2008. Quality control aspects in terry weaving. Indian Text. J., 118: 61-65.

  24. Rengasamy, R.S., R. Guruprasad and A. Patnaik, 2005. Dynamic friction of polyester air-jet textured yarns. Fib. Polym., 6: 146-150.
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