Research areas

  • Rheology

Rheological fingerprinting of hydrogels, supramolecular gels, waxy gels, thixotropic / yield stress fluids, …

  • Smart polymeric systems

Our group focuses on

Common materials and Natural materials

for

Several Current and future applications

made possible by

Novel strategies

Common materials …

      • Poly sodium acrylate
      • Cellulose
      • Teflon
      • PVA (Poly vinyl alcohol)
      • PEEK (Poly ether ether ketone)
      • Polystyrene
      • Epoxy
      • EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate)
      • …

Natural materials …

      • Saponin
      • Pectin
      • Caesin
      • Limonene
      • Hyualuronic acid
      • …
Current and future applications
      • Stimuli based response
        • Piezoelectric, thermoresponsive, pH sensitive, …
      • Large area electronic and electrochemical devices
      • Functional graded materials
      • Sensors and actuators
      • Shape memory
      • Self healing…
Novel strategies in …
      • Synthesizing
      • Modifying
      • Blending
      • Reinforcing
      • Processing
      • …
Also by integrating with
      • Conducting polymers
      • Graphene
      • Nanocellulose
      • ..