isora

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KOCHI: Isora, a cellulose-rich fibre present in the bark of Helicteres isora plant (bhendu in Hindi; Idampirivalampiri in Malayalam and a vartani in Sanskrit) might sound strange to many but it is earning global appreciation for Lovely Mathew, faculty member of the department of chemistry at Newman's College, Thodupuzha.

The Hindu - Front Page 2010
Dr. Mathew's article titled 'Dynamic mechanical properties of short isora fibre-reinforced natural rubber composites' published in the reputed German journal RPF International (Rubber,

The Hindu - Front Page 2010