PMI Publications

Selected Technical Papers

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Review Papers

Characterization of Pore Structure of Filtration Media -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Fluid Particle Separation Journal, Vol. 4, No.3, 2002, pp. 227-241

Liquid Extrusion Techniques For Pore Structure Evaluation Of Nonwovens -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. International Nonwovens Journal, Fall, 2003, pp. 45-53

Advances in Characterization Techniques.ppt -
Krishna Gupta. Oral Presentation, 2004

Characterization of Pore Structure: Foundation.ppt -
Akshaya Jena. Oral Presentation, 2004

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Novel Characterization Techniques for Prediction of Tissue In-Growth in Reticuzed Porous Materials -
A. Datta, C. Friedman, Maybelle Jordan, Krishna Gupta, and Akshaya Jena. Presented in the Annual Technical Meeting of Society for Biomaterials, 2005

Pore Volume of Nanofiber Nonwovens -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. International Wovens Journal, Summer 2005, pp. 26-30

Pore Structure Analysis of Advanced Pharmaceuticals Products.ppt -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Oral Presentation, Pittcon 2002

Advanced Techniques for Pore Structure Characterization of Biomedical Materials.ppt -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Oral Presentation, 2003

Ceramics, Chemicals, and Sintered Metal Industry

The Fastest Technique for Determination of Envelope Surface Area and Average Particle Size of Ceramic Powders -
Howard Sanders and Akshaya Jena.

Porosity Characterization of Microporous Small Ceramic Components -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Ceramic Bulletin, Vol. 82, December, 2003, pp. 9401-9406

Analyzing Ceramic Powers: A New Technique Provides Faster Particle Size Analysis at a Low Cost Compared to Conventional Methods -
Howard Sanders and Akshaya Jena. Ceramic Industry, Vol. 150, November 2000, pp. 26-29

Pore Structure Characterization of Ceramic Hot Gas Filters -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Cocoa Beach, Conference, 2001

Determining The Pore Structure of Individual Layers of Multilayer Ceramic Composites -
Nalini Gupta, Akshaya Jena, and Krishna Gupta. Ceramic Industry, Vol. 151, Issue 2, February 2001, pp. 24-29

Filtration Media and Membrane Industry

NEW! - Homogeneity of Pore Structure Characteristics of Filtration Cartridges - - NEW!
Dr. Akshaya Jena and Dr. Krishna Gupta

Advanced Technology for Evaluation of Pore Structure Characteristics of Filtration Media to Optimize Their Design and Performance -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Short Course, Filtration, 2002

Characterization of the Pore Structure of the Complete Filter Cartridges - Using High Flow Porometry -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. AFS Topical Conference, 2004

Recent Advances in Techniques for Porosity Characterization of Membranes -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Conference Proceedings, The Membrane Society of Korea, 2005

Characterization of Water Vapor Permeable Membranes -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Desalination, Vol. 149, 2002, pp. 471-476

Characterization of Pore Structure of Filtration Media Containing Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Pores -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. AFS 16th Annual Meeting, 2003

Design Of Composite Filtration Media Using Flow Porometry -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. INTC 2000, pp. 10.0-10.11

Flow Porometry: What Can Flow Porometry Do For Us? -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. China Filtration 2002

Homogeneity Of Pore Structure Of Filtration Media -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. AFS 15th Annual Technical Meeting, 2002

Use Of Multiple Test Techniques For Evaluation Of Complex Pore Structure -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. AFS 15th Annual Technical Meeting, 2002

Characterization of Depth Filtration Media -
Tamara Nicholson, Akshaya Jena, and Krishna Gupta. 9th WFC Proceedings, 2004

Fuel Cells & Battery Industry

Characterization of Permeability Changes and Hydrophobic Nature of GDL and Correlation with PEMFC Performance -
W-k Lee, J.W. Van Zee, Akshaya Jena, and Krishna Gupta. Fuel Cell Seminar, 2004

Characterization of Porosity of Electrodes and Separators in Fuel Cell Industry -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Annual Nagoya International Battery and Power Source Conference, 1999

Characterization of Pore Structure of Fuel Cell Components Containing Hydrophobic and Hydrophillic Pores -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. 41st Power Sources Conference, 2004

Characterization of Water Vapor Permeable Membranes -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Desalination, Vol. 149, 2002, pp. 471, 476

Characterization of Pore Structure of Electrodes of Solid - Oxide Fuel Cells -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Cocoa Beach Conference, 2005

Characterization of Water Vapor Transmission Rate Through Fuel Cell Components -
Akshaya Jena, Krishna Gupta and Matthew Connolly. Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 2004, ASME, pp. 15-17

Effect of Cyclic Compression on Pore Structure of Battery Materials -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. 19th International Seminar on Primary and Secondary Batteries, 2002

Evaluation of Permeability of Battery Components for Strong Chemicals at Elevated Temperatures and High Pressures -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Annual Battery Conference, Long Beach, 2001, IEEE Cat. No. 02TH8576

Nonwovens, Household, and Hygienic Product Industry

Analyse der Porendurchmesser von Mehrschichtfiltermitteln -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. F&S Filtrieren and Separieren, Jahrgang 16, 2002, Nr.1, pp. 13-17

Fast Evaluation of Average Fiber Diameters of Nonwovens -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. INTC 2001

Pore Volume of Nanofiber Nonwovens -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. International Wovens Journal, Summer 2005, pp. 26-30

Characterization of Nonwovens Containing Hydrophobic and Hydrophillic Constituents -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Proceedings INTC 2003

Textiles, Geotextiles, and Fibers Industry

A Novel Technique for Determination of Vapor Transmission Rate through Textiles -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Journal of Industrial Textiles, Vol. 31, No. 4, April 2004, pp. 273-281

In-Plane and Through-Plane Porosity in Coated Textile Materials -
Akshaya Jena and Krishna Gupta. Journal of Industrial Textiles, Vol. 29, No. 4, April 2000, pp. 317-325