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  1. ​G. Rajkumar, R. Kamatchi, G. Jeevanayagi, R. Karthikeyan, M. Dhanasankar, S. Anandhan, 'Method of Manufacturing Nanosilver with Controlled Size and Shape' (Indian Patent: #249056, date of grant: 28 September 2011).

  2. G. Venugopalan, R. Bhandary, S. Anandhan, H.G. Patil, ‘Bilayer scaffold combining Gelatin, Hyaluronic Acid, and Copper Nanoparticles, created using electrospinning, on Polydopamine-coated Titanium implants’ (Indian Patent, Application number: TEMP/E-1/67908/2024-CHE, date of filing: 2nd August 2024).

Patents
 
Book chapters 
 
  1. S. Anandhan, A. M. Shanmugharaj, A. K. Bhowmick, ‘Waste Rubber Recycling’, in ‘Current Topics in Elastomers Research’, ISBN: 0849373174, A. K. Bhowmick, Ed., CRC Press, USA, 2008.

  2. S. Anandhan, S. Bandyopadhyay, ‘Polymer nanocomposites: from synthesis to applications’ (DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3550.0482), in ‘Nanocomposites and Polymers with Analytical Methods’, ISBN: 978-953-307-352-1, J. Cuppoletti, Ed., InTech, Croatia, 2011.

  3. A.G.Patil, S.Bandyopadhyay, S.Anandhan, 'Fly ash based Polymer Matrix Composites', in 'Advances in Polymer Materials and Technology', S. Anandhan and S. Bandyopadhyay, Eds., CRC Press, USA, 2016.

  4. T. Senthil, G. George, S. Anandhan, 'Electrospinning of Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications', in 'Advances in Polymer Materials and Technology', S. Anandhan and S. Bandyopadhyay, Eds., CRC Press, USA, 2016.

  5. G. George, B.Sachin Kumar, S.Anandhan, 'Polymer nanocomposites for food packaging applications', in 'Advances in Polymer Materials and Technology', S. Anandhan and S. Bandyopadhyay, Eds., CRC Press, USA, 2016.

  6. S. Janakiraman, M. Khalifa, R. Biswal, S. Ghosh, S. Anandhan, and A. Venimadhav, 'Comparative Studies on Crystalline and Amorphous Vinylidene Fluoride Based Fibrous Polymer Electrolytes for Sodium-Ion Batteries' in 'Recent Research Trends in Energy Storage Devices', pp: 55-64, ISBN: 978-981-15-6393-5,  Y. Sharma et al. Eds., Springer Nature, Singapore, 2021.

  7. G. George, Z. Luo, T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, 'Sol-gel Electrospinning of Diverse Ceramic Nanofibers and their Potential Applications', in 'Electrospun Polymers and Composites: Ultrafine Materials, High Performance Fibres, and wearables', ISBN: 9780128196113, D. Yu, A. Baji, and S. Ramakrishna, Eds., Woodhead publishing Ltd, Elsevier, USA, January 2021.

  8. S. Shetty, S. Anandhan, 'Electrospun PVDF based composite nanofabrics : An emerging trend towards energy harvesting', Ch. 10, in 'Nano Tools & Devices for Enhanced Renewable Energy', ISBN: 9780128217092, S. Devasahayam, C. Hussain, Eds., Elsevier, UK, 2021.

  9. S. Anandhan, S. Murugesan, A. G. Patil, 'Fly ash-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) composites', Ch. 8, in 'Handbook of Fly Ash', ISBN: 9780128176863, K.K.Kar, Ed., Elsevier, UK, 2021.

  10. S. Janakiraman, S. Anandhan, A. Venimadhav, 'Recent developments of polymer electrolytes for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries', in 'Progress in Polymer Research for Biomedical, Energy and Specialty Applications', ISBN: 9781032061009, S. Anandhan, A. Mahendran, M. Selvakumar, Eds., CRC Press, USA, 2022.

  11. M. Khalifa, C. Shamitha, S. Shetty, S. Anandhan, 'Polymer Nanocomposites based Wearable Smart Sensors' in 'Progress in Polymer Research for Biomedical, Energy and Specialty Applications', ISBN: 9781032061009, S. Anandhan, A. Mahendran, M. Selvakumar, Eds., CRC Press, USA, 2022.

  12. M. Khalifa, S. Murugesan, S. Anandhan, 'Graphene-Based Elastomer Nanocomposites: A Fascinating Material for Flexible Sensors in Health Monitoring', Ch. 14, in 'Graphene-Rubber Nanocomposites: Fundamentals to Applications', ISBN: 9781003200444, T. Mondal, A. K. Bhowmick, Eds., CRC Press, USA, 2022.

  13. R. Singh, M. Khalifa, S. Janakiraman, A. Venimadhav, S. Anandhan, K.Biswas, 'Polymer electrolytes and separators for magnesium ion batteries', Ch. 7, Vol. 1, in 'Advanced Technologies for Rechargeable Batteries', ISBN: 9781003310167, P. Raghavan, A. Das, J. Fatima M. J., Eds, CRC press, USA, August 2024.

  14. T. Sathies, G.S.Ekbote, S. Anandhan, 'Piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators based on electrospun PVDF-nanofiller composites', in 'Energy Harvesting Properties of Electrospun Nanofibers', ISBN: 978-0-7503-5487-5, J. Fang and T. Lin, Eds., IOP Science,  UK, 2nd Edn, 17 March 2025.

  15. M. Khalifa, S. Anandhan, 'Spectroscopic Characterization of Carbon Nanofiller-Rubber Composites', in 'Lightweight Composites: Mechanics, Processing, Properties, and Applications', M. Doddamani, P. Menezes, M. Gupta, Eds., Elsevier, UK, 2025.

Papers/Abstracts in Conference Proceedings
 
  1. S. Anandhan, P. P. De, S. K. De, A. K. Bhowmick, ‘Recycling of NBR waste: Replacement of NBR in thermoplastic elastomeric NBR/SAN blend by ground NBR vulcanizate’, Rubcon 2002, India, January 2002.

  2. H. S. Lee, M. Y. Choi, S. Anandhan, D. H. Baik, S. W. Seo, ‘Microphase structure and physical properties of polyurethane/organoclay nanocomposites’, ACS PMSE preprints, 91, 638 (2004).

  3. S. Guhathakurta, S. Anandhan, N. K. Singha, R.N. Chattopadhyay, A. K. Bhowmick, ‘Use of a waste natural gum as a multi-functional additive in rubber’, paper # 58, ACS rubber division meeting, October 2004.

  4. S. Anandhan, M. Y. Choi, N. R. Shin, D. H. Baik, S. W. Seo, H. S. Lee, ‘TPU/clay nanocomposites: A comparative study of the properties of nanocomposites prepared by solution and in-situ processes’, Korean Polymer Society Meeting, October 2004.

  5. S. Anandhan, M. Y. Choi, N. R. Shin, D. H. Baik, S. W. Seo, H. S. Lee, ‘Thermal properties of polyurethane/layered silicate clay nanocomposites’, Korean Fiber Society Meeting, October 2004.

  6. S. Anandhan , M. Y. Choi, D. H. Baik, S. W. Seo, H. S. Lee, ‘Effect of layered silicate clay on microphase structure of TPU’, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Blends, Composites, IPNs and Gels : Macro to Nano Scales [ICBC 2005], India, March 2005 (Invited paper).

  7. J. Joshuaraj, M. Y. Choi, H. S. Lee, S. Anandhan, ‘Polyurethane/layered silicate clay nanocomposites’, Conference of Applied Sciences CAS 2006, Malaysia, June 2006.

  8. S. Anandhan, M. Y. Choi, H. S. Lee, ‘Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane/layered silicate clay nanocomposites’, International Composites Conference ACUN-5, Australia, July 2006 (Invited paper).

  9. S. Anandhan, K.Udaya Bhat, B. Shivamurthy, ‘Three Body Abrasive Wear Study of a Hybrid Composite based on Epoxy’, Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2010, India, February 2010 (Invited paper).

  10. S. Anandhan, H. G. Patil, R. Rajesh Babu, ‘Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites based on ethylene-vinyl acetate-carbon monoxide terpolymer and layered silicate clay’, International Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology ICMST-2010, India, October 2010 (Invited paper).

  11. B. Shivamurthy, K. Udaya Bhat, S. Anandhan, ‘Mechanical and erosion wear study of areca nut shell fibre reinforced epoxy composites’, NMD-ATM 2010, India, November 2010.

  12. B. Shivamurthy, K. Udaya Bhat, S. Anandhan, ‘Influence of graphite on sliding wear resistance and mechanical properties of GE composites, NMD-ATM 2010, India, November 2010.

  13. Akshata G. Patil, S. Anandhan, ‘Preparation and characterization of nanostructured fly ash’, International Conference ICNSNT-2011, India, March 2011.

  14. T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, ‘Characterization of ZnO Nanofiber Arrays Obtained by Electrospinning’, India-Australia International Workshop on Nano technology in Materials and Energy Application, India, December 2011.

  15. S. Anandhan, S. Madhava Sundar, ‘Fly Ash/Engage® Composites – Value added Products from a by-product of Energy Industry’, International conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Energy (RACE-2012), India, January 2012 (Invited paper).

  16. T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, 'Electrospinning of Poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)', First Indo-US conference on Polymers for Packaging Applications, India, March 2012 (Invited paper).

  17. B. Shivamurthy, Krishna Murthy, P. C. Joseph, K. Rishi, K. Udaya Bhat, S. Anandhan, ‘Wear and Mechanical properties of Jatropha seed cake particulate/Epoxy Composites’, Third International Conference on  Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials, their Composites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP – 2012), India, October 2012 (Invited paper).

  18. Akshata G. Patil, S. Anandhan, ‘Ethylene-octene copolymer/ball milled Fly Ash Composites’, Third International Conference on  Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials, their Composites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP – 2012), India, October 2012 (Invited paper).

  19. T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, ‘Electrospinning of Styrene-acrylonitrile Random Copolymer from N,N-dimethyl formamide: Process Optimization by Multiple Regression Analysis’, Third International Conference on  Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials, their Composites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP – 2012), India, October 2012 (Invited paper).

  20. G. George, K. Ponprapakaran, T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, ‘Fabrication of Ultrafine Polybenzimidazole Nanofibers by Electrospinning for High Temperature Applications’, Third International Conference on  Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials, their Composites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP – 2012), India, October 2012 (Invited paper). 

  21. T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, ‘Electrospun Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymer Nanofiber Mats for Filtration Applications: Process Optimization by Taguchi Method’, International Conference on Rubber and Rubber like Materials (ICRRM – 2013), India, March 2013.

  22. G. George, S. Anandhan, ‘Cobalt Oxide Nanofibers through Electrospinning’, International Conference on Rubber and Rubber like Materials (ICRRM – 2013), India, March 2013.

  23. T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, ‘Characterization of Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide Nanofibrous Webs obtained by Sol-gel Electrospinning’, International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2014', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, February 2014 (Invited paper).

  24. G. George, S. Anandhan, 'Electrospun Nickel Oxide Nanofiber Webs for Thermistor Applications', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2014', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, February 2014.

  25. B. Shivamurthy, V. Srinivas, K. Kapoor, R. Jain, K. U. Bhat, S. Anandhan, 'Wear and Mechanical Properties of Cryogenically treated Carbon fabric/multiwalled carbon nanotube/epoxy Hybrid Composites', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2014', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, February 2014.

  26. G. George, S. Anandhan, 'Removal of Pollutants from Engine Exhaust Gas by Supported Nickel Oxide Nanofibrous webs Produced by Sol-gel Electrospinning', International Conference on Polymers and Allied Materials ICPAM-2014, IIT Patna, India, May 2014.

  27. Akshata G. Patil, S. Anandhan, 'Interparticle Interactions and Lacunarity of Mechano-Chemically Activated Fly Ash', Two Days-International Seminar on Frontiers of Ceramic and Materials Technology for cement Industries, Indian Ceramic Society, Bangalore Chapter and Dept. of Ceramic and Cement Technology, PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga, India, November 2014 (Won the best paper award).

  28. G. George, S. Anandhan, 'Influence of Polymeric Binders on Structural, Spectral and Magnetic Properties of NiO Nanofibers Obtained by Sol-Gel Electrospinning', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2015', CIPET-Chennai and IISc, Bangalore, India, February 2015 (Invited paper).

  29. B.Sachin Kumar, A.N.Prakrthi, S.Anandhan, 'Nanoclay-assisted Electrospinning of Poly(ethylene-co-octene)', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2015', CIPET-Chennai and IISc, Bangalore, India, February 2015.

  30. A. Mahendran, A. G. Patil, S. Anandhan, H. Lammer, 'Nanostructured fly ash as reinforcement in a plastomer-based composite: a newStrategy to reduce greenhouse emission from thermal power station', International Conference on Biopolymer Materials and EngineeringSlovenj Gradec, April 2015.

  31. S. Janakiraman, A. Surendran, S. Ghosh, S. Anandhan, A. Venimadhav, 'Fabrication and Performance of Electroactive Gel Polymer Electrolyte for  Sodium ion Battery', NMD-ATM 2015, India, November 2015.

  32. S. Janakiraman, A. Surendran, S. Ghosh, S. Anandhan, A. Venimadhav, 'Synthesis and electrochemical studies of electroactive amorphous separator system for sodium ion battery', MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Massachusetts,  USA, Nov-Dec, 2016.

  33. Z. Abbas, M. Surendran, P.A. Anjana, P.K.Jidev, H. Dasari, N. S. Naidu, S. Anandhan, K. U. Bhat, G.U.Babu, H. P. Dasari, 'Solubility Limits of Ceria-Zirconia-Lanthana Solid-Solutions', Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 4, Pages 9347-10662 (2017),  International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Sciences (ICEMS-2016), March 17-19, 2016, Jaipur, India.

  34. B.Sachin Kumar, S.K.Kalpathy, S. Anandhan, ‘Electrospun Nanofibers of Spinel/Ilmenite Nickel Titanate’, International Conference on Material Science and Technology (ICMST-2016), St. Thomas College, Kerala, India, June 2016.

  35. S. Janakiraman, A. Surendran, S. Ghosh, S. Anandhan, A.Venimadhav, 'Electroactive gel polymer electrolyte for Lithium ion battery with good ionic conductivity', International Conference on Advances in Materials & Materials Processing (ICAMMP-2016), IIT Kharagpur, India, November 2016.

  36. B. Sachin Kumar, A.M.Shanmugharaj, S.K.Kalpathy, S. Anandhan, 'Some New Observations on the Structural and Phase Evolution of Nickel Titanate Nanofibers', International Conference on Advanced Materials (SCICON '16), Amrita University, Coimbatore, December 2016 (Invited paper).

  37. M. Khalifa, S. Janakiraman, S. Ghosh, A. Venimadhav, S. Anandhan, 'Development of Halloysite nanotubes/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanocomposite Nanofiber Separator for Lithium Ion Battery', Second International Conference on Advanced Polymeric Materials (ICAPM 2017), M. G. University, India, April 2017 (Invited paper). 

  38. B. Sachin Kumar, V. C. Gudla, R. Ambat, S.K.Kalpathy, S. Anandhan, 'Structural and Magnetic Properties of Polymorphic Nickel Titanate Nanofibers', 12th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, The American Ceramic Society, Hawaii, USA, May 2017.

  39. M. Khalifa, S. Janakiraman, S. Ghosh, A. Venimadhav, S. Anandhan, 'New Gel Polymer Electrolyte from Electrospun PVDF/Halloysite Nanocomposite-based Non-woven Fabric for Lithium Ion Battery', International Conference on Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations and Initiatives (ICN:3I-2017), IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, December 2017.

  40. M. Khalifa, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Durable, Efficient and Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerator from Electrospun PANi/HNT/PVDF Nanocomposite', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2018', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, February 2018 (Invited paper).

  41. C. Shamitha, T. Senthil, L. Wu, B. Sachin Kumar, and S. Anandhan, 'Structural and morphological characterization of ZnMn2O4 nanofibers obtained by sol-gel electrospinning', International Conference on ‘Nanoscience and Technology’ (ICONSAT-2018), CeNSe, IISc, Bengaluru, India, March 2018.

  42. B. Sachin Kumar, V. C. Gudla, R. Ambat, S.K. Kalpathy, S. Anandhan, 'Graphene Nanoclusters Embedded Nickel Cobaltite Nanofibers as Multifunctional Electrocatalyst for Glucose Sensing and Water-splitting Applications', International Conference on 'Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development', CHRIST University, Bangalore, India, September 2018.

  43. S. Shetty, G. Ekbote, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Enhanced electro-active phase content and piezoelectric response of electrospun Ni-Co Layered double hydroxide/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanocomposite non-woven webs', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2019', CIPET-Chennai, India, January 2019.

  44. C. Shamitha, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Enhanced piezoelectric and dielectric performance of PVDF Nanofibers via polarization switching due to the cooperative effect of layered double hydroxide nanosheets and in situ Stretching by electrospinning', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2019', CIPET-Chennai, India, January 2019.

  45. S. Janakiraman, A. Surendran, R. Biswal, S. Ghosh, S. Anandhan, A. Venimadhav, 'Preparation of nanofibrous electroactive polyvinylidene fluoride based polymer electrolyte for sodium ion batteries', E-MRS Spring Conference, France, May 2019.

  46. S. Shetty, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Promotion of electroactive crystalline phase in talc/ poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) based nanofibrous webs', International Conference on Advances in Polymeric Materials & Human Healthcare, Goa, India, October 2019.

  47. S. Anandhan, 'Enhancement of Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of PVDF nanofibers for Energy Harvesting Application: Role of Nanofillers', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2021', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, March 2021 (Keynote paper).

  48. G. George, H. Manikandan, T.M.A. Kumar, S. Joshy, A.C. Sanju, S. Anandhan, 'Effect of nanofillers on the crystalline and mechanical properties of EVACO polymer nanocomposites', Materials Today Proceedings: International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies 2021, 22-23 April 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.04.613.

  49. G. George, A. P. Dev, N. N. Ashok, M.S. Anoop, S. Anandhan, 'Dispersion Analysis of Nanofillers and its Relationship to the Properties of the Nanocomposites', Materials Today Proceedings: International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies 2021, 22-23 April 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.285.

  50. S. Anandhan, 'PVDF Nanocomposite-based Electrospun Fabrics for Various Applications', International e-Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2022', CIPET-Chennai, India, March 2022 (Keynote paper).

  51. S. Anandhan, 'Piezoelectric smart textiles based on PVDF nanocomposites for energy harvesting and sensing applications', National Conference on New Developments in Polymeric Materials (DPM-2023), SPS India, March 2-3, 2023 (Invited paper).

  52. G. S. Ekbote, S. Anandhan, 'Design and Development of Barium Tungstate Nanorods dispersed Electroactive Polymer Nano fabrics for Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Energy Harvesting', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2023', CIPET-Bengaluru, India, March 17-19, 2023 (Keynote paper).

  53. M. Khalifa, S. Janakiraman, R. Biswal, S. Ghosh, A. Venimadhav, S. Anandhan, 'Enhancing Safety and Electrochemical Performance of Sodium Ion battery using Halloysite nanotube/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) composite Nanofabric-based Gel Polymer Electrolyte', National Conference on Materials Science and Technology (NCMST 2024), St. Thomas College, Palai, Kottayam, 21-23 February 2024 (invited paper).

  54. H. G. Patil, S. A. Rajendran, N. Lenka, S. Murugesan, S. Anandhan, 'Synthesis and assessment of biocompatibility of TPU-based scaffolds containing Sr-doped hydroxyapatite nanorods', International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2024', CIPET-Ahmedabad, India, March 2024 (Invited paper).

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