Research
Title : | 4D-Printed structures of locally stiffened pH responsive soft actuators |
Area of research : | Material Sciences |
Focus area : | Mechanical Engineering |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Pijush Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu (600036) |
Timeline Start Year : | 2023 |
Timeline End Year : | 2025 |
Contact info : | pijush@iitm.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | The objective of this proposal is to design and print a pH responsive soft actuator which responds to a solvent and also undergo local or selective stiffening by the same triggering solvent. |
Total Budget (INR): | 8,55,000 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu Funding Agency :Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Source :Department of Science and Technology (DST) | |