Professional Biography

 

B.Sc. Textile Technology, Punjab University, India 1960.

M.Sc. Tech Textile Technology, University of Manchester, 1963.

Ph.D Textile Technology, University of Manchester, 1972.

Associateship of the Textile Institute (C.Text.A.T.I.), 1975.

Fellowship of the Textile Institute (C.Text.F.T.I.), 1985.

Lecturer, Bolton Institute of Technology, Nov. 1972 to September 1977.

Senior Lecturer, Bolton Institute of Higher Education, October 1977, to April 1990.

Reader, Bolton Institute, May 1990 to April 1994.

Professor, Bolton Institute, May 1994 to May 1996.

Director of Research, Faculty of Technology, Bolton Institute, June 1996 to August 2002.

Director of Research, Centre for Materials Research and Innovation, Bolton Institute, September 2002 to December 2003.

Professor of Technical Textiles, The University of Bolton, 6^th January 2003 to present.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), January 2008.

 

Current Research Interests

• Development of novel knitted and nonwoven structures for apparel, household and technical applications.
• Development of novel fabrics for healthcare and medical applications. 
• Effect of laundering on sensory and mechanical properties of textile materials.
• Novel structures for sportswear.
• Heat barrier fabrics.
• Composite materials.
• Electro-magnetic interference (EMI) materials and heatable materials.
• Dust and wet filtration.
• Geotextiles
• Automotive Textiles

Recent Publications

1. Effect of Tumble Drying on Selected Properties of Knitted and Woven Cotton Fabrics, L. Higgins, S. C. Anand, M. E. Hall and D. A. Holmes, Part 1 and Part 2, J. Text. Inst., 94, Part 1, No. 1 and 2, 2003, 119-128; and 129-139.
2. Health-related Quality of Life Tools for Venous-ulcerated patients, S. C. Anand, C. Dean, R. Nettleton and D. V. Praburaj, Trends in Wound Care, Volume III, Edited by R. J White, Quay Books Division, Salisbury, Wiltshire, U.K. 2004, 116-131.
3. A Study of the Structure and Properties of Novel Fabrics for Knee Braces, S. Pereira, S. C. Anand, S. Rajendran and C. Wood, Journal of Industrial Textiles, Vol. 36, No. 4, April 2007, 279-300.
4. Efficiency of Commercial Dressings in Managing Malodorous Wounds, G. Lee, S. C. Anand, S. Rajendran and I. Walker, British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 16, No. 6, 2007.