Dr Arunprabhu Arunachalam Sugumaran
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Summary
Dr. Arunprabhu A Sugumaran obtained a PhD from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. He has been part of the National HIPIMS Technology Centre as a Ï㽶ÊÓƵer since 2014. He has been involved in the development of monolithic/nanoscale multilayer thin film coatings for various applications such as biomedical, decorative, corrosion and wear protection using DCMS/HIPIMS.
About
Arunprabhu obtained a PhD in Surface Engineering in 2014 after completing Postgraduate degree in Materials Science and Bachelor degree in Physics. He wrote his PhD thesis on development of nanostructured PVD coatings for total knee replacement joints using HIPIMS
His research interests are DC magnetron sputtering, high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS), monolithic/multilayer thin film coatings and surface analysis. He has huge experience in surface analytical techniques such as SEM, FIB, AFM, XRD, Tribological analysis, Raman analysis, Nanohardness test and Corrosion test.
Prior to his doctoral studies, he briefly worked as a microscopist, specialised in Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). He also has research experiences as project trainee and project assistant in surface engineering division at National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), India.
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Collaborators and Sponsors
- Ionbond
- TWI
- Zimmer Biomet
- Innovate UK
Publications
Journal articles
Fleming, C., Kerr, W., Krishnamurthy, B., Hall, L., ArunachalamSugumaran, A., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2025). . Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 143, 132-150.
Purandare, Y., Shukla, K., Sugumaran, A., Ehiasarian, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2023). . Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 8 (3).
Ehiasarian, A., Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Hovsepian, P., Davies, C., & Hatto, P. (2022). . Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 56 (3).
Hovsepian, P., Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Rainforth, M., Qi, J., Khan, I., & Ehiasarian, A. (2022). . Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 132.
Hovsepian, P., Shukla, K., Sugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Khan, I., & Ehiasarian, A. (2022). . Materials Letters, 313.
Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Shukla, K., Khan, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2021). . Coatings, 11 (7).
Shukla, K., Purandare, Y., Sugumaran, A., Ehiasarian, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2021). . Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 879, 160429.
Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Sugumaran, A., Hovsepian, P., Hatto, P., & DeBacker, J. (2021). . Coatings, 11 (5).
Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Shukla, K., Khan, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovespian, P. (2020). . Vacuum.
Krishnanand, S., Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Khan, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2020). . Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.
Ma, D., Harvey, T., Wellman, R., Ehiasarian, A., Hovsepian, P., Arunprabhu, S., ... Wood, R. (2019). . Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 788, 719-728.
Biswas, B., Purandare, Y., Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2018). . Surface and Coatings Technology, 336, 84-91.
Biswas, B., Purandare, Y., Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Loch, D., Creasy, S., Khan, I., ... Hovsepian, P. (2017). . Thin Solid Films, 636, 558-566.
Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2017). . Corrosion, 73, 685-693.
Ehiasarian Hovsepian, P., Papken Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Marriott, T., & Khan, I. (2016). . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 27 (9).
Hovsepian, P., Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Loch, D., & Ehiasarian, A. (2014). . Thin Solid Films, 562, 132-139.
Barshilia, H.C., Deepthi, B., Arun Prabhu, A.S., & Rajam, K.S. (2006). Superhard nanocomposite coatings of TiN/Si3N4 prepared by reactive direct current unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Surface and Coatings Technology, 201 (1-2), 329-337.
Presentations
Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., Bower, R., Petrov, P., Hovsepian, P., & Khan, I. (2024). CrN/NbN and TiN/NbN Nanoscale Multilayer Coatings Deposited by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering for Biomedical Applications. Presented at: 17th European Vacuum Conference (EVC-17) and 37th European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS-37), Harrogate