Research

Material Sciences

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)

Contact info :

Timeline Start Year :

2023

Timeline End Year :

2025

Total Budget (INR):

8,55,000

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.

Organizations involved