Nilesh Ingle

Nilesh Ingle

Education / Background

Doctor of Philosophy (Graduating in 2008)
Fiber & Polymer Science and Biomedical Engineering

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dissertation topic: “Nonlinear viscoelastic finite element analysis of tissue specific barbed sutures.”

Master of Science Textile Technology & Management

August 2003 – North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Thesis title: “ Mechanical performance and finite element analysis of bi-directional barbed sutures.”

Master of Textiles Textile Technology

December 1999 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, MS, India
Thesis title: “Spinning one hundred percent sunnhemp fibers on jute spinning system.”

Bachelor of Textiles Textile Technology

June 1997 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, MS, India
Project title: Analysis of normal, ring-doubled, siro, open-end rotor, & ring-can spun yarn.

Contact Information

Phone: 919-601-2026 Email: npingle@ncsu.edu

Research Area and Interests

Hobbies and outside Interest

Listening music, trekking, photography, cooking, playing tennis, cricket, badminton, racket ball,
soccer, recreational running & weightlifting.

Publications and Presentations

 

Conference Papers/Presentations

Ingle N. P., King M. W. “Barbed surgical sutures : Orthopedic perspective”. Society for Biomaterials, Chicago, 2007.

Ingle N. P., King M. W.. “Tissue holding performance of barbed sutures ” , Journal of Donghua University, 24,2, pp. 61-66 (2007).

Ingle N. P., King M. W. “Optimizing the geometry of barbed sutures for enhanced tissue holding capacity”. FiberMed06 – Fibrous Products in Medical and Health care, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, 2006.

Ingle N. P., King M. W. “Testing the tissue holding capacity of barbed sutures”. Fiber Society Conference, New Jersey, October 2005.

Journal Papers

Ingle N. P., King M. W. “Mechanical performance of barbed surgical sutures”. To be submitted in December 2007 to Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology [under preparation].

Ingle N. P., Doke S. S. “Optimization of spinning parameters for processing of 100% sunnhemp fibers”. Industrial Crops and Products. 23(3): 225-234, May 2006.

Ingle N. P., Doke S. S. “Analysis of sunnhemp fibers processed using jute spinning system”. Industrial Crops and Products. 23(3): 235-243, May 2006.

Zaipin Xu, Yubo Fan, Robert M. Geelkerken, Xiaoyan Deng, Martin King, Amidou Traoré, Nilesh Ingle, Stéphane Turgeon, Robert McGregor, Guy Dionne, Ze Zhang, André-Pierre Legrand, Randolph Guzman, Hongbo Zhang, Yvan Douville, Jean-Pierre Renou, Robert Guidoin. “Characterization of the biocompatibility, the biofunctionality and the bioresilience of an endovascular prosthesis: recommended protocol to investigate a device harvested at autopsy”. Journal of Endovascular Therapy [In Press 2007]

Posters /Presented

Kohn G. P., Ingle N. P., King M. W., Farrell T. M. “Construction of a manipulation-accessible virtual model of the human stomach”. The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.

Jessica M. Gluck, Nilesh P. Ingle, Martin W. King. “Effect of Sterilization on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Tissue Engineering Scaffold”. Society for Biomaterials Conference, Chicago, 2007.

Ingle N. P., King M. W., Hinestroza J.P. “Variables for modeling the mechanical fatigue of viscoelastic surgical sutures”. Industry Open House, Wilson College of Textiles, NCSU, 2005.

Ingle N. P., King M. W., Leung J. C., Batchelor S. “Suture tissue holding capacity as a function o f barb geometry”. Medical Textiles Conference, Pittsburgh, 2004.

Ingle N. P., King M. W., Leung J. C., Batchelor S. “Barbed suture anchoring strength: Applicability to dissimilar polymeric materials”. 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sydney, Australia, 2004.

Ingle N. P., King M. W., Leung J. C., Batchelor S. “Barbed bi-directional surgical sutures”. Journal of Textile & Apparel, Technology & Management, September 8, 2003

Review Articles

Ingle N. P. “An Eco-friendly, cellulosic fiber-Developments in Hemp”. Indian Textile Journal, July 1999, pg. 40.

Ingle N. P. “Textiles, The Cannabis Way !”. The Textile Industry and Trade Journal, May-June, 1999, pg. 21.

Ingle N. P. “Hemp (Cannabis Sativa)”. The Textile Industry and Trade Journal, May-June, 1997, pg. 21.

Ingle N. P. “Rotor Spinning”. The Textile Industry and Trade Journal, September-October, 1997, pg. 19.

Achievements

Continuous Improvement Manager, CTexel Division of ADS
2006

Project Leader, Industrial and sports wear platform at Texel Division of ADS
2007

Courses

Co-major : Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics)

TE 589F Mechanics of Living Tissues

TT 532 Evaluation of Biotextiles

CHE 715 Transport Phenomenon

CHE 589K Polymer Rheology

MAE 533 Finite Element Analysis I

MAE 734 Finite Element Analysis II

MAE 537 Mechanics of Composite Structures

ECE 525 Medical Instrumentation

MA 501 Advanced Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers

MA 502 Advanced Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers

ST 511 Experimental Statistics for Biologists and Scientists

PHY 503 General Physiology I

PHY 504 General Physiology II

BCH 451 Principles of Biochemistry

ZO 592S Spinal Cord Injury

Co-major : Fiber & Polymer Science

TAM 589C Globabl Textile and Apparel Marketing

TE 566 Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering

TTM 531 Total Quality Management

TTM 630 Airlaid Nonwovens Patent Review

TMS 761 Mechanical and Phenomenological Properties of Fibrous Materials

TMS 763 Characteristics and Structures of Fiber Forming Polymers

TT 781 Mechanics of Twisted Structures

TT 521 Filament Yarn Properties

TT 551 Advanced Woven Designs

Lab Skills

Mechanical Testing of Materials

* Tensile testing on MTS ReNew, MTS MiniBionix, Instron

* Fatigue testing on DMA Q800

Rheology

Flat plate rheometer

Image Analysis

Optem zoom microscope and Matlab

Computer Proficiency

* Finite Element Analysis : Ansys, Abaqus (learning)

* Mathematics : Matlab, Maple

* Solid Modeling : SolidWorks

* Programming : C, C++, Fortran

* Web Design : Dreamweaver, HTML

* Medical Instrumentation : B2Spice, LabView

* Animations : Flash

* Others : MS Office, StarOffice, Windows Movie Maker

* Operating Systems : Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac

Chemical Characterization

* X-ray spectroscopy

* Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

* Differential Scanning Calorimetery (DSC)

Textiles

* Weaving : Shuttle loom, projectile (Sulzer loom), Ribbon

* Spinning : Ring-spun, siro spun, rotor spun

* Braiding : Metal and polymeric monofilaments

* Twisting : Natural and synthetic yarns, fancy yarns

* Knitting : Circular

* Warping : Sectional and conventional

* Sizing : High strength yarns from Kevlar, Spectra

* Finishing : Scouring and bleaching

Others

* Carpentry : Created a portable microscope of wood ;

* Carpentry : Created a wooden prototype for cutting surgical knotless barbs of required geometry

* Hands on : Have dismantled entire braiding machine to clean, minor repairs and reassembled

Experience

Research Assistant, Dr. Martin W. King, Wilson College of Textiles, NCSU.
January 2002 – present

1. Endovascular Stent Graft : Stent and Yarn Integrated Structure

2. Endovascular Stent Graft : High Abrasion Resistant Fabric

3. Vascular Graft : Polyester Yarn Quality Control

4. Sugical Barbed Suture : Image Analysis

Marketing and Technical Assistant, Surat, India
February 2000 – December 2000

Aggressively marketed polyester yarn in an enormously competitive local yarn market in Gujarat, India. Developed strong negotiation capabilities & persistent problem solving skills.

Internship : Bombay Dyeing and Finishing Mills, Mumbai, India
1998

In six month training I learned practical approach to working machines in weaving, spinning and sizing departments. Understood managerial skills required and the importance of team work.

Extra Curricular

Volunteering

Small Group Leader – Office of International Services April 2006 – August 2006

Habitat for Humanity 2002, 2005, 2006
* Construct Housing : Teamed up to construct the foundation and wooden roof of two houses.
* Marathon : Ran 5K fundraiser marathon in April 2006.

Indian Cuisine at International Dinner, NCSU. 2002, 2003, 2004

Blood Donation, Mumbai, India 1998, 1999

Graduation

MS 2003, PhD 2008

Current Position

Post-doctoral fellow at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA