About
Professional Summary
Dr. Biswa Ranjan Das is currently working as Scientist 'F' & Joint Director, Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India (GoI). Dr. Biswa Danjan Das has acquired both the Ph. D. & M. Tech. Degree from Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, I.I.T. Delhi, and has more than 18 Years of research experience, working in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). His expertise lies in the field of - CBRN Clothing, Glacier Clothing, Bulletproof Jacket (BPJ), Blast Protection Suit (BPS), Inflatable Military Tents, Nano-fibrous Materials, High-Performance Fibres, and Medical Textiles.
Employment
Professional Appointments
Scientist 'F' & Joint Director
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Jul 2025 — Present
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Scientist 'E' & Deputy Director
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Jul 2021 — Jun 2025
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Scientist 'D' & Assistant Director
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Jul 2016 — Jun 2021
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Scientist 'C'
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Jul 2011 — Jun 2016
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Scientist 'B'
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Apr 2008 — Jun 2011
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Lecturer
Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR)
Sep 2004 — Aug 2005
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Bhubaneswar, India
Education
Academic Background
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M. Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Textile Engineering | Jul 2002 — Jun 2004
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B. Tech.
Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India
Textile Technology | Jul 1998 — Jun 2002
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Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Textile Technology | Sep 2005 — Jun 2012
Publications (39)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Creep‐Stabilized Durable Outer Shell Fabrics of Ballistic Jacket Using
TiO
2
–
SiO
2
Functionalized Aliphatic
TPU
Nano‐Hybrid Coating
Amar Srivastava, Subhankar Maity, Biswa Ranjan Das
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
| Journal Article
2026
DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALTY COATED FABRICS FOR CANOPY OF INFLATABLE MILITARY TENT (IMT) FOR FOREST AREA
Biswa Ranjan Das, Dasaradhan Bharathi, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Manoj Kumar Singh, Thako Hari Goswami, Namburi Eswara Prasad
International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH
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2021
Central Slit Tearing Behaviour of Thermoplastic Polyurethane-Coated High-Strength Fabrics
D. Bharathi, R. Alagirusamy, M. Joshi, B. R. Das, N. Eswara Prasad
Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
| Journal Article
2020
Chitosan nanofibrous materials for chemical and biological protection.
Sinha, M.K. and B.R. Das,
J. Text. Fibrous Mater.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2018
Exploration of nanofibrous coated webs for chemical and biological protection.
Sinha, M.K., B.R. Das, N. Prasad, B. Kishore and K. Kumar,
Zastita Materijala,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2018
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective clothing-An overview.
Sinha, M.K., B.R. Das, N.E. Prasad, K. Kumar and B. Kishore,
Asian Text. J.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2017
Tensile failure of blended spun yarns under dynamic condition: Part I -Yarn failure during warping.
Ishtiaque, S.M., R.S. Rengasamy and B.R. Das,
Indian J. Fibre Text. Res.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2016
Influence of fibre strength and yarn structural characteristics on tensile failure of blended spun yarns: A prediction model.
Ishtiaque, S.M., R.S. Rengasamy, O.P. Sharma and B.R. Das,
J. Text. Inst.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2016
Dynamic failure behaviour of blended spun yarns during winding.
Rengasamy, R.S., S.M. Ishtiaque and B.R. Das,
J. Text. Inst.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2016
Study of electrospun poly-acrylo nitrile and PAN/CNT composite nanofibrous webs.
Sinha, M.K., B.R. Das, A. Srivastava and A.K. Saxena,
Res. J. Text. Apparels,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2015
Textile composites in aircraft applications.
Hati, S. and B.R. Das,
Asian Text. J.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2014
Prediction of strength and weavability of blended spun yarns.
Ishtiaque, S.M., R.S. Rengasamy and B.R. Das,
Fibers Polym.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2014
Study of electrospun chitosan nanofibrous coated webs.
Sinha, M.K., B.R. Das, A. Srivastava and A.K. Saxena,
J. Nano Res.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2014
Needle-less electrospinning and coating of poly vinyl alcohol with cross-linking agent via in-situ technique.
Sinha, M.K., B.R. Das, A. Srivastava and A.K. Saxena,
Int. J. Text. Fashion Technol.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2013
Influence of process parameters on electrospun nanofibre morphology.
Sinha, M.K., B.R. Das, A. Srivastava and A.K. Saxena,
Asian J. Text.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2013
Interface bond and compatibility of jute with asphalt.
Das, B.R. and P.K. Banerjee,
Composites Part B,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2013
Study on fiber overlap and fiber extent in blended spun yarns.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque, and R.S. Rengasamy,
J. Eng. Fibers Fabr.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2013
Thermo-physiological comfort characteristics of fine-denier polypropylene fabrics.
Das, B.R., D. Bhattacharjee, K. Kumar and A. Srivastava,
Res. J. Text. Apparel,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2013
Study on the static and dynamic strengths and weavability of spun yarns.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque and R.S. Rengasamy,
Fibers Polym.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2012
Seam Pucker in Apparels: A Critical Review of Evaluation Methods.
Hati, S. and B.R. Das,
Asian J. Text.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Static failure mechanism of staple yarns: A critical review.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque and R.S. Rengasamy,
Asian J. Textile,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Superabsorbent polymers.
Das, B.R.,
Asian Text. J.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Auxetic textile materials: Advantage of negative Poisson’s ratio.
Das, B.R.,
Asian Techn. Text.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Superhydrophobic surface development on textile substrate.
Das, B.R. and S.M. Ishtiaque,
Asian Techn. Text.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Static and dynamic tensile behaviour of spun yarns: A critical review.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque and R.S. Rengasamy,
Res. J. Text. Apparel,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Engineered clothing and ultraviolet radiation.
Das, B.R. and S. Hati,
Asian Text. J.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Failure of textile structures under dynamic states.
Das, B.R.,
Melliand Int.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Prediction of weavability of warp yarns: A critical review.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque, R.S. Rengasamy and S. Hati,
Res. J. Text. Apparel,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Migration behaviour of polyester/viscose blended rotor spun yarns.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque and R.S. Rengasamy,
Asian J. Text.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2011
Electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Das, B.R.,
Asian Text. J.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2010
Tensile behavior of spun yarns under dynamic state.
Das, B.R.,
Melliand Int.,
| Journal Article

Biswa Ranjan Das
2010
Ultraviolet absorbers for textiles.
Das, B.R., S.M. Ishtiaque, R.S. Rengasamy, S. Hati and A. Kumar,
Res. J. Text. Apparel,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2010
UV radiation protective clothing.
Das, B.R.,
Open Text. J.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2010
Tensile behaviour of spun yarns under static state.
Das, B.R.,
J. Eng. Fibers Fabr.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2010
Bending and Compression Behaviour of Polyester Air-jet-textured and Cotton-yarn Fabrics.
Rengasamy, R.S., B.R. Das and Y.B. Patil,
Open Text. J.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2009
Structural and tensile properties of ring and compact plied yarns.
Ishtiaque, S.M., P. Subramani, A. Kumar and B.R. Das,
Indian J. Fibre Text. Res.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2009
Thermo-physiological comfort characteristics of polyester air-jet-textured and cotton-yarn fabrics.
Rengasamy, R.S., B.R. Das and Y.B. Patil,
J. Text. Inst.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2009
Fabric assistance in woven structures made from different spun yarns.
Rengasamy, R.S., S.M. Ishtiaque, B.R. Das and A. Ghosh,
Indian J. Fibre Text. Res.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2008
Static and dynamic failure mechanisms of cotton yarns.
Ishtiaque, S.M., B.R. Das, A. Kumar and M. Ramamoorthy,
Indian J. Fibre Text. Res.,
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Biswa Ranjan Das
2008