Ms. Leena Joseph
Engineer 'G'
Phone : 2520278/279

Academic Qualifications

B Tech (CUSAT)

M Tech(BITS,Pilani)

Professional Record

Engineer, SCTIMST, (from 2001).

Engineer Trainee, SCTIMST for one year (2000-2001).

Lecturer, Govt. Poly Technic Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta.

Honors

Subject expert in Indian Biomedical consortium for skill development programme

Authorized Signatory- NABL accredited calibrations

Guest Editor-Mapan (Springer Nature)

Advisory board member- Biomedical Engineering Dept. of TKMIT, Kerala Technological University

Area of Interest

Calibration and Metrology

Development of Reference Biomaterial

Validations of sterilization systems (EO/Steam)

Quality System activities for testing and calibration

Risk Management of medical devices

Current Activities

Currently working in the field of metrology. Nature of duties: Co-ordination of calibration activities and Development / revision of work procedures, Issue of reports as authorized signatory to NABL for calibrations under the scope of accreditation, Co-ordination of Inter laboratory Comparison (ILC) for biological evaluation of materials, Validation of sterilization systems, Preparation of In house Reference Material (IRM) for biological evaluation of materials and conduct of ILC studies, Surface characterization using profilometer, Imparting training in different calibration activities. Co-ordination of quality system activities under the scope of NABL and COFRAC accredited tests and calibrations.

Membership

Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India)

Metrology Society of India

On-going Projects

Development of selected reference materials (RM) for biological evaluation of medical devices and biomaterials??? Funded by Technical Research Centre. Status: A RM facility is established at SCTIMST . A pilot batch production of RM for three material classes (Metal, Polymer, and Ceramic) is under animal implantation studies.

Projects Completed

Feasibility study on the use of Commercially pure Titanium as reference material for bone implantation tests

Validation of thermal detection system for medical diagnosis (cancer detection) for C-DAC, Trivandrum .

Surface Characterization of TTK-Chitra heart valve-study on UHMWPE discs

Validation of Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilization system based on ISO 11135 sponsored by Industry

Professional Experience

??? SIC ,(Scientist in Charge), Calibration Cell(from March 2012- continuing) ??? SIC, Engineering Services from 2018. ??? Deputy Quality Manager, Quality Cell (from March 2013 to February 2023 ??? Coordinator-Department of Technology and Quality Management from 2016 to 2020 ??? Established an RM facility (Reference Material facility) for regular supply of RM for biological evaluation of biomaterials ??? Reviewer and guest editor for reputed journals

Desertations Supervised

Team

Arumugham V , Scientific Assistant

Rajesh RP , Scientific Assistant.

Books and Journals edited

1

Presentations

international conferences-5No.s

No. of Publications

13

Select Publications

Availability of Reference Materials for Improving Quality of Life within Scientific and Industrial Framework Dr. Remya NS, Leena Joseph DOI: 10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i05.025

Certified Reference Materials for Scientific and Industrial Applications. MAPAN 37, 465?467 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-022-00604-y

Significance of Metrological Tools in an ISO 17025 Accredited Quality System for a Biological Evaluation Facility. MAPAN 37, 683?691 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-021-00517-2

Book chapter : Certified Reference Material for Qualifying Biomaterials in Biological Evaluations. In: Aswal, D.K., Yadav, S., Takatsuji, T., Rachakonda, P., Kumar, H. (eds) Handbook of Metrology and Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1550-5_32-1

Reviewer

Issue editor for MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India(MAPAN-JMSI) :Volume 37, issue 3, September 2022 Special Issue on Certified Reference Material for Scientific and Industrial Application

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Publications

Article

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Dr. Remya NS, Leena Joseph , Availability of Reference Materials for Improving Quality of Life within Scientific and Industrial Framework , International Journal Of Engineering Technology And Management Sciences[IJETMS] , 2023, , DOI: 10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i05.025
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, Certified Reference Materials for Scientific and Industrial Applications. MAPAN 37, 465?467 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-022-00604-y, MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India, 2022,
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, Significance of Metrological Tools in an ISO 17025 Accredited Quality System for a Biological Evaluation Facility. MAPAN 37, 683?691 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-021-00517-2, MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India, 2022,
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Leena Joseph, Nanoscale Surface Characterization of Ceramic/Ceramic Coated Metallic Biomaterials Using Chromatic Length Aberration Technique, MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India, 2016, on-line first, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12647-016-0173-5
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Leena Joseph, Intelligent Thermoresponsive Substrate from Modified Overhead Projection Sheet as a Tool for Construction and Support of Cell Sheets In Vitro, Tissue Engineering Part C Methods, 2011, volume 17(2):181-91, http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0783
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Leena Joseph, Assignment of values for a set of in-house developed verification masses using an inter laboratory comparison approach, International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering, 2011, Volume 2 ; pp 5-11, http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8446492&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S2107683911000021
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Leena Joseph, Reference biomaterials for biological evaluation, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, 2009, volume 20:S9?S17, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10856-008-3522-2

Book Chapter

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, Certified Reference Material for Qualifying Biomaterials in Biological Evaluations. In: Aswal, D.K., Yadav, S., Takatsuji, T., Rachakonda, P., Kumar, H. (eds) Handbook of Metrology and Applications. Springer, Singapore. , , ,