Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Poovarasi Balan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering at Monash University Malaysia. She is undertaking research on environmental friendly anti-corrosive coatings for mild steel, biodegradable coatings for biomedical implants and sustainability engineering education research. She is currently developing biodegradable coatings for orthopedic applications that can eliminate the secondary surgery to remove the implant. This brings economic benefits and improvement in well-being of patients with temporary orthopedic injuries. Recently, her research team has expanded to look into coatings on cardiovascular stents using Magnesium alloys as well.
The current problem is complex in nature as it involves multidisciplinary exchange if knowledge from material scientists, biomedical researchers and orthopedic surgeons. In order to achieve the benefits of using Mg alloys in biomedical implants, various aspects of problems such as from corrosion, mechanical strength and anti-bacterial properties need to be added. Surface pretreatment of Mg alloys need to be investigated in order to improve the adhesion of the coatings.
Research interests
- Biomaterials
- Environmental friendly coating using nanomaterials
- Anti-corrosive coatings for biomedical implants
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Sustainable Engineering Education
- Education research – Innovation in teaching practice
Monash teaching commitment
- CHE3162 - Process Control
- CHE4162 - Particle Technology
- ENE3608 - Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Systems
- Final Year Design Project and Final Year Research Project
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Environmental friendly coating using nanomaterials
- Anti-corrosive coatings for biomedical implants
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Sustainable Engineering research
- Education research – Innovation in teaching practice
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigation on fracture repair and self-healing mechanism of graphene oxide coatings for cardiovascular stent application
Balan, P., Selvaratnam, L., Genasan, K., Zheludkevich, M. L. & Sundarajoo, M.
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Understanding Flow Mechanisms of Metal Leaching from Coarse Electronic Waste and Developing Economic Flow-sheets for Electronic Waste Based Metal Extraction
Ilankoon, S., Balan, P., Binti Abd Manaf, L., Meng Nan, C. & Ta Yeong, W.
1/01/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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Investigation of Stimuli Induced Corrosion Inhibition and Osseointegration of Bioactive Glass Coatings for Orthopedic Implants
Balan, P., Kadirvelu, A., Ilankoon, S., Birbilis, N. & Manivasagam, G.
1/01/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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An integrated microwave-steam sterilisation method to add value to loose oil palm fruits
Shah, S. M. A., Salema, A. A., Lee, Y. Y., Balan, P., Hassan, N. S. M., Siran, Y. M. & Rejab, S. A. M., 3 Jun 2022, p. 35-39. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Corrosion protection enhancement of Mg alloy WE43 by in-situ synthesis of MgFe LDH/citric acid composite coating intercalated with 8HQ
Tan, J. K. E., Birbilis, N., Choudhary, S., Thomas, S. & Balan, P., 15 Aug 2022, In: Corrosion Science. 205, 14 p., 110444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
38 Citations (Scopus) -
Corrosion-resistant Mg(OH)2/Mg-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) composite films on magnesium alloy WE43
Tan, J. K. E., Balan, P., Birbilis, N. & Manivasagam, G., Feb 2022, In: Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 131, 12 p., 104169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus) -
Energy policies shaping the solar photovoltaics business models in Malaysia with some insights on Covid-19 pandemic effect
Koerner, S. A., Siew, W. S., Salema, A. A., Balan, P., Mekhilef, S. & Thavamoney, N., May 2022, In: Energy Policy. 164, 14 p., 112918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Enhanced productivity, quality and heating uniformity by stacking oil palm fruits under microwave irradiation
Shah, S. M. A., Shen, Y. J., Salema, A. A., Lee, Y-Y., Balan, P., Hassan, N. S. M., Siran, Y. M. & Rejab, S. A. M., Sept 2022, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 179, 13 p., 107634.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF)
Balan, Poovarasi (Recipient), 30 Oct 2019
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Activities
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Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference (AAEE) 2024
Poovarasi Balan (Member of programme committee) & Enda Crossin (Organiser)
9 Dec 2024 → 11 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference (AAEE) 2024 (Event)
Poovarasi Balan (Peer reviewer), Matt Pour (Editorial board member) & Enda Crossin (Editorial board member)
9 Dec 2024 → 11 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Unlock your Inner Child! University and Sustainability Education - What are the Parallels?”
Poovarasi Balan (Organiser), Arshad Salema (Member of programme committee), v Vineetha (Member of programme committee), Tan Boon Thong (Member of programme committee), Veera Ragavan (Member of programme committee), Saman Ilankoon (Member of programme committee), Sudharshan N. Raman (Member of programme committee), Lau Ee Von (Member of programme committee), Azimeh Jafari Sadr (Member of programme committee), V Poonggavanam (Member of programme committee), Doreen Mavis Patrick (Member of programme committee), Daniel Kong (Speaker), Shaw Kar Ming (Member of programme committee), Puspavathy Rassiah (Member of programme committee), Norita nasir (Member of programme committee), Priya Sharma (Member of programme committee), Lakshmi Selvaratnam (Member of programme committee), Arkendu Sen (Member of programme committee), Christina Vargis (Member of programme committee), Ganesh Kumar Srinivasan (Member of programme committee), Subham Preetam (Member of programme committee) & Arunima Pandey (Member of programme committee)
29 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Sustainability in Engineering Education using Multidisciplinary approach
Poovarasi Balan (Organiser) & Azimeh Jafari Sadr (Member of programme committee)
29 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course