Rengan Kannabiran

Chemistry Lab and Instrument Manager
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology; B.S., University of Madras

Office hours: By appointment

Office: Wilkens Science Center, Room 403-B
Phone: 617-264-7715
E-mail: kannabiranr@emmanuel.edu

Expertise in Polymers, Adhesives and Coatings for Optical Fibers, Optoelectronic Packaging, Transdermal Patches and Industrial Packaging
Expertise in imaging media including laser imaging
Innovation in material development using ceramics, glass and polymers
Technology and Product Development

Preparation and Characterization of Ultrafine Silica Particles, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 132, 45 (1998).
Peel Force and Release Strength Behavior of a Peel Apart Dry Imaging Film, IS&T's 50th Annual Conference, May 1997.
Aging studies on HeliosTM Diagnostic Medical Imaging Film, IS&T's 50th Annual Conference, May 1997.
Rheology of ultra thin laminates in the presence of microimaged elements, 07-12, p158, Proc. of Pacific Conf. on Rheology and Polymer Processing, (PCR 94), Sept. 1994.
Rheological behavior of Liquid Crystalline Polymers, ACS-PMSE, Aug. 1990.
Designing of Rubber Extrusion dies, Encyclo. of Eng. Materials, Mercel Decker, 1989.
An Improved composite coating for tight buffer cable design, Proc. 36th International Wire and Cable Symposium, 1987.
Rubber flow in an internal mixer, Rubber Chem. and Tech., Vol. 60, No 1, p111, (1987).
Application of flow behavior to design of rubber extrusion dies, Rubber Chem. and Tech., Vol. 59, No 1, p 142 (1986).
Correlation between end correction and extrudate swell for raw and compound rubbers, Rubber Chem. and Tech., Vol. 57, No 5, p 1001 (1984).
The determination of "die swell" of polymers without end effects, Proceedings of 28th IUPAC Symposium, July 1982.

20100107293 DEVICES AND METHODS OF PROTECTING AND REINFORCING GARMENTS
20100098846 PATTERNED SOFT ADHESIVES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
20050063622 Blended polymeric draw tapes
20020172782 Ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer tape for a tamper evident container
20010022280 Article with improved tamper evidence
D589,707 Plastic film with surface pattern
6,632,403 Forsenic evidence container
6,471,058 Article with improved tamper evidence
6,264,033 Article with improved tamper evidence
5,512,126 Optical laminator
5,426,714 Optical fiber couplers packaged for resistance to bending or breakage, and methods of making the same
5,201,020 Reinforced protective tube for optical waveguide fibers
5,148,509 Composite buffer optical fiber cables
5,062,685 Coated optical fibers and cables and method
5,046,815 Optical fiber cabling
4,867,775 Method and apparatus for coating optical fibers