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Through collaborations with other institutions and industry partners, the faculty members of the department leverage diverse expertise and resources to tackle complex scientific challenges and drive innovation. The department is committed to forstering a dynamic research environment that nurther creativity, collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration, with the aim of pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and addressing pressing societal needs. The following are the research fields in which faculties are engaging their research.
Bioinspired Materials and Biomaterials:
Drawing inspiration from natural structures and processes, biomaterials researchers develop novel materials with unique properties and functions. Biomimetic materials, such as self-healing polymers, bio-inspired adhesives, and spider silk-based fibers, exhibit remarkable mechanical strength, flexibility, and biocompatibility for diverse applications. Spider silk (spidroin) is one of the most structurally ordered naturally occurring materials with outstanding properties such as high fracture toughness, extraordinary tensile strength, slow biodegradability, and enhanced biocompatibility. Spider silk´s toughness (~ 180 MJm-3) is significantly superior to any biological or artificial material, despite its structural similarity to synthetic analogues like nylon or Kevlar. The mechanical properties of spider silk are highly dependent on its structure. The orientation of micro- and nanofibers along the fibre axis is vital in enhancing its tensile strength and toughness. Because of these unique properties of spidroin, our researchers have been engaged in developing scaffolds using spider silk as one of the components primarily for bone tissue engineering.
In bone tissue repair, piezoelectric ceramics can serve multiple functions. Firstly, they can act as scaffolds, providing structural support for new bone growth. Additionally, the electrical signals produced by these ceramics can stimulate cellular activity, promoting bone regeneration and enhancing the healing process. Piezoelectirc ssuch as K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN) and ZnO have been explored by the faculty members for designing next generation of "smart" scaffolds. Research in this field is ongoing, with efforts focused on optimizing the properties of piezoelectric ceramics for enhanced bone regeneration. By harnessing the unique properties of these materials, we aim to develop innovative strategies for improving the treatment of bone injuries and defects, ultimately leading to better clinical outcomes for patients.
Additive Manufacturing:
In recent years, additive manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing has gained significant traction across various industries due to its numerous advantages. One of the key benefits is its ability to produce highly complex geometries that are difficult or impossible to achieve using conventional manufacturing techniques. This complexity enables the creation of intricate and customized parts, making 3D printing ideal for rapid prototyping and small-batch production. The reserchers in the department wishes to generated the next generation of "smart" scaffolds using these advanced 3D printing technology tht will largely cater the biomedical industry, which still has to import such scaffolds at elevated cost.
Research on strongly correlated condensed matter is a vibrant and interdisciplinary field within physics that focuses on understanding the behavior of materials where the interactions between electrons or atoms are so strong that they cannot be adequately described by simple models. These materials often exhibit exotic phenomena such as high-temperature superconductivity, metal-insulator transitions, magnetic ordering, and unconventional electronic states. Recent advancements in experimental techniques and theoretical methods have led to significant progress in elucidating the complex behavior of strongly correlated systems. Investigating quantum phase transitions and critical phenomena in strongly correlated materials sheds light on the interplay between competing ground states and quantum fluctuations. Experimental studies near quantum critical points reveal universal behavior and novel quantum phases, providing valuable insights into the nature of correlated electron systems.
Nanosynthesis research encompasses a wide range of techniques and applications across various disciplines, including materials science, chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. Hybrid and composite nanomaterials combine multiple components with complementary properties to achieve synergistic effects and multifunctionality. Core-shell nanoparticles, nanoparticle-polymer composites, and hybrid nanostructures incorporating different materials enable precise tuning of optical, electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties for applications in catalysis, sensing, energy conversion, and biomedical devices.
Physics in Biomendical Research
An extensive invesigation (experimental as well as theoretical ) has been made on the study of intermolecular interaction mechanisms of various drugs and biomolecules and their various physicochemical behabiour, specifically, soulibility enhancement of drug and quantitative investigation of their bioactivity and drug-like properties.
Astrophysics & Cosmology
Research area includes the study of early universe using different Quantum Cosmological models by the use of General Relativity, Teleparallel theory of Gravity. The spacetime singularities in the classical theory of gravitation have been the field of interest while studying Blackhole Physics.
