0000-0003-3363-6120 About
Dr. Sheetal Chopra is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Fabric and Apparel Science at Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. She did her PhD from the Department of Textile Technology, IIT, Delhi in the area of “Degumming of Silk” and has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals. With over 25 years of research and teaching experience she has supervised 28 post graduate research dissertations. She has co-edited the textbook “Textile Science” published by Orient Black swan and contributed chapters in 2 other books, “Chemical Processing of Silk” and “Wool Dyeing and Printing”. She has also co-edited the practical manual “Textile Science” compiled for undergraduate students.
Her academic interests include Textile Processing technologies, Statistics, Research methods and sustainability in textile and apparel industry. The focus of her research has been on using waste plant sources for both natural dye extraction as well as extraction of fibres and development of functional and bioactive textiles.
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Lady Irwin College Assistant Professor
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Publications (4)
- Traditional and Contemporary Facets of String Puppets of Rajasthan Save
- Extraction of Natural Dye from Peepal Bark (F.Religiosa) and its Application on Textile Substrates Save
- Extraction and Characterization of Inherently Antimicrobial Fibres from Aerial Roots of Banyan Tree Save
- Sustainable dyeing of selected natural and synthetic fabrics using waste teak leaves (Tectona Grandis L.) Save