STAFF PROFILE
Professor Rajiv Padhye
Rajiv Padhye is Professor, Fashion and Textiles and Director of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Performance Textiles at RMIT
Research supervision
Rajiv supervises research in the fields of Textile Technology, Wet processing, Protective textiles, High Performance textiles, Nano materials, Nano-fibres and Medical textiles.
Current research students
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Jalvandi, Javid – PhD – Biodegradable Electrospun Nanofibers for Medical Application
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Singh, Amanpreet – MTech – Australian Maritime Clusters: Evaluating Collaborative or Competitive Pathways
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Asif, Muhammad – PhD – The Impact of Political Disruptions on Textile Supply Chain Performance in Pakistan
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Emerson, Grant – MTech – An unsustainable capability
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[Second Supervisor] Cowper, Elizabeth – PhD – Severance Morphology of Stabbed Knitted Fabrics
Accomplishments
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Research Leadership Award – RMIT University, 2012
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Media Person Award – RMIT University, 2010
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Awarded FTI (Fellow of Textile Institute, UK), 2000. Highest professional award recognised internationally.
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Awarded International Wool Secretariat Travelling Fellowship to present a paper at 7th IWTR conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1985.
Research
Professor Rajiv Padhye is chartered Textile Technologist and Fellow of the Textile Institute, UK. He holds two bachelor degrees and a PhD from Leeds, UK.
Over 30 years Rajiv has been involved in the textile industry, and has worked on a shop floor mainly in the wet processing area, as well as in research and academic fields. His expertise is in the areas of Chemical Technology and Processing of Textiles, Dyeing and Finishing, Fibre Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Protective/Performance textiles. Rajiv has received various research grants since 2002 and was the chief investigator for Ballistic Armour project, funded by Australian Wool Innovation, which was patented in 2008–2009. Rajiv also has published his research on widely differing topics in international high-ranking journals.
Recent funded projects
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WHO-RAE Australia (2014–2015) $160,000
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Strategic Capability Program with Bekaert Textiles (2013–2014) $200,000
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Defence Materials Technology Centre Project 7.2 and 7.3 (2012–2015) $700,000
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Strategic Capability Program with Bruck Textiles (2012–2014) $550,000
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Metro Rail Project (2013) $12,000
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Researcher in Business with Code Silver (2012) $30,000
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Defence Materials Technology Centre Strategic Project (2010–2011) $50,000
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Country Fire Authority – Kneepad Assessment (2010) $6,000
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Researcher in Business with United Bonded Fabrics (2010) $18,000
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Country Fire Authority – UV Resistance Fabric (2010) $12,000
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Australian Federal Police- Anti Stabbing + training (2009–2010) $13,500
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Defence Materials Technology Centre Project 1 (2009–2011) $120,000
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City West Water (2006–2008) $45,000
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Australian Wool Innovation (2004–2007) $470,000
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International Fibre Centre (2002–2006) $180,000
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Australian Postgraduate Award (2001–2005) $120,000
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Melbourne Fire Brigade (2007) $10,000
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UNDP – India (1991–1993) $ 20,000
Patent
Fibre-blends ballistic fabrics for use as protection against high-speed impacts.
Reviewer
- Textile Research Journal
- Journal of Textile Institute
- Powder Technology
- Clothing and Textile Research Journal
- Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research
- BSc (Chemistry)
- BSc (Textile Technology)
- PhD (Leeds UK)
- C Col, C Text, FTI
- Kadam, V.,Wang, L.,Padhye, R. (2017). (In Press) Electrospun nanofibre materials to filter air pollutants - A review In: Journal of Industrial Textiles, , 1 - 28
- Nayak, R.,Kanesalingam, S.,Vijayan, A.,Wang, L.,Padhye, R.,Arnold, L. (2017). Design of 3D knitted structures for impact absorption in sportswear In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design and Technology (DesTech 2016), Geelong, Australia, 5-8 December 2016
- Nayak, R.,Kanesalingam, S.,Houshyar, S.,Wang, L.,Padhye, R.,Vijayan, A. (2017). (In Press) Evaluation of thermal, moisture management and sensorial comfort properties of superabsorbent polyacrylate fabrics for the next-to-skin layer in firefighters' protective clothing In: Textile Research Journal, , 1 - 12
- Houshyar, S.,Padhye, R.,Nayak, R. (2017). Effect of moisture-wicking materials on the physical and thermo-physiological comfort properties of firefighters' protective clothing In: Fibers and Polymers, 18, 383 - 389
- Houshyar, S.,Pavlinic, D.,Padhye, R.,Nayak, R. (2017). Infuence of wet cooling vest on firefighters' protective clothing In: Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, 10, 41 - 49
- Kadam, V.,Truong, Y.,Kyratzis, I.,Wang, L.,Padhye, R. (2017). Bilayer electrospun nanofibre structures to improve quality factor in air filtration In: Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'17), Rome, Italy, 6-8 June 2017
- Houshyar, S.,Padhye, R.,Ranjan, S.,Tew, S.,Nayak, R. (2017). (In press) The impact of ultraviolet light exposure on the performance of polybenzidimazole and polyaramid fabrics: Prediction of end-of-life performance In: Journal of Industrial Textiles, , 1 - 10
- Jalvandi, J.,White, M.,Gao, Y.,Truong, Y.,Padhye, R.,Kyratzis, I. (2017). Slow release of levofloxacin conjugated on silica nanoparticles from poly(epsilon-caprolactone) nanofibers In: International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 66, 507 - 513
- Jalvandi, J.,White, M.,Gao, Y.,Truong, Y.,Padhye, R.,Kyratzis, I. (2017). Polyvinyl alcohol composite nanofibres containing conjugated levofloxacin-chitosan for controlled drug release In: Materials Science and Engineering C, 73, 440 - 446
- Moiz, A.,Wang, X.,Padhye, R. (2016). Protective cotton fabric by coating of thermoplastic polyurethane combined with PDMS-TMS In: Proceedings of the 1st Fire Resistant Textiles and Fibre Conference (TTNA 2016), Melbourne, Australia, 29 November 2016
- Maximising wound fluid management properties of antibacterial nano-textiles wound dressings: Project 2-21. Funded by: Wound Management Innovation CRC Contract from (2017 to 2017)
- Automated Fibre Braiding Facility for Multifunctional Structural Materials . Funded by: ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) 2016 from (2016 to 2016)
- Effect of soft pod materials on acoustic performance. Funded by: Research Connections 2014 from (2015 to 2015)
- Australian Sleep Academy and the development of "peaceful sleep" bedding products. Funded by: Bekaert (Australia) Contract from (2013 to 2014)
- Sports Ergonomic Garment Project. Funded by: Enterprise Connnect - Researchers in Business pre-2014 from (2013 to 2014)
16 PhD Completions and 6 Masters by Research Completions7 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions