- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
Contact information
Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Knitted Fabric Technology -Undergraduate -2015
Knitting Technology I -Undergraduate -2015
Colouration and Finishing of Textiles -Undergraduate -2015
Pneumatics -Undergraduate -2015
Knitting Technology II -Undergraduate -2015
Modern Finishing Techniques -Undergraduate -2019
Activity Coordinator -Workshops arranged under QIG, HETC project (2013 To 2015)
Activity 1 Coordinator -QIG Grant HETC project, Project Activity Coordination, Budgeting, Arranging workshops (2013 To 2015)
Final Year Research/ Design Project Coordinator - (2020 To date)
Research Activities
Medical Compression Textiles
Compression therapy
Active compression
Nanotechnology
Technical Textiles
Medical Compression Textiles for the treatment of CVD
Nanotechnology applications in Textiles
Functional wound dressings
Thermal comfort of textile clothing and materials
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2010 B.Sc. Engineering in Textile and Process Engineering
PhD, Nottingham Trent University ,2019 PhD in Medical Compression Textiles
Masters, University of Peradeniya ,2016 Postgraduate Diploma in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
SEDA(2014 To date)
CIMA(2012 To date)
Career
Senior Lecturer, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka : October 2019 to date
Casual Researcher, Nottingham Trent University, UK : November 2018 to March 2019
Postgraduate Researcher, Nottingham Tent University, UK : October 2015 to September 2019
Lecturer (Probationary), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka : March 2013 to October 2019
Quality Executive, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd.- Slimline Division: February 2011-March 2013
Management Trainee, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd: October 2010-February 2011
Honours and Awards
Vice Chancellors Scholarship- Nottingham Trent University (Received 2015)
Publications*
L. S. Paranamana, S. K. M. M. Silva, M. A. S. V. Gunawardane, Indrajith D. Nissanka, Y. W. R. Amarasinghe, Gayani K. Nandasiri,".Development of an Active Compression System for Venous Disease.",Springer Nature Singapore,2020
M. Ehelagastenna, I. Sumanasekara, H. Wickramasinghe, I. D. Nissanka, G. K. Nandasiri,".Design of an Alternating Pressure Overlay for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers.", Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa University,2021,
A Nabrees, D O D P Fernando, G K Nandasiri, I D Nissanka,".A study of thermal comfort in clothing and the need for personal cooling garments in Sri Lanka.",National Engineering Research Symposium (NERS 2020),National Engineering Research and Development Centre of Sri Lanka,2020,149-154
R.A.D.N.Rajapakse, T.A.Weerasekara, N. De Silva, U. G. S. Wijayapala, G.K. Nandasiri,,".Investigation of the Use of Microencapsulated Sodium Fusidate for Antibacterial Wound Dressings.",3rd International Conference on Applied Research in Engineering, Science and Technology,Paris, France,2020,107-116
G.K. Nandasiri, W. Hurley, T. Dias ,".The Development of an Active Compression System for Venous Disease Using a Series of Silicone Based Inflatable Mini Bladders.",American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists International Conference (AATCC 2018),South Carolina, USA,2018,
G.K. Nandasiri, W. Hurley, T. Dias ,".Development of an Active Compression System for Treating the Venous Disease in Lower Human Limb.",91st Textiles Institute World Conference,Leeds, UK,2018,
G.K. Nandasiri, T. Dias W. Hurley,".The Development of an Active Compression System for the Treatment of Vascular Disease.",CADBE College Conference,Nottingham, UK,2016,
Gayani K. Nandasiri, Anton Ianakiev, Tilak Dias ,".Hyperelastic Properties of Platinum Cured Silicones and its Applications in Active Compression.",Polymers,12 (1),2020
Gayani K. Nandasiri, Arash M. Shahidi, Tilak Dias,".Study of Three Interface Pressure Measurement Systems Used in the Treatment of Venous Disease.",Sensors,20,2020
Malindu Ehelagastenna, Ishan Sumanasekara, Hishan Wickramasinghe , Indrajith D. Nissanka, Gayani K. Nandasiri.,".Towards the Development of an Alternating Pressure Overlay for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers Using Miniaturised Air Cells.",Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Proceedings,64,2020
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