IITKGP

Responsibilities

  • Coordinator, PMRF
  • Chief Mentor, Matter related Research Scholar

Research Areas

  • Microfluidics
  • Microscale Transport Processes
  • Interfacial Phenomena
  • Paper Based MF, Disease Detection
The research in this group addresses fundamentals of the transport processes at the microscale across diverse domains such as interfacial heat and mass transfer in ultrathin films, digital microfluidics involving precise movement of droplets using Electrowetting on Dielectric (EWOD), magnetic field and surfaces with chemical gradients, design and development of micro-scale heat spreaders for cooling of electronic components, formation and propagation of cracks during drying of microdroplets, self-assembly of biomolecules and biological processes in small confinements, study of protein nanoparticle interaction, preparation of biomimetic surfaces, pattern recognition during blood droplet drying for diagnostics etc. Significant collaborations, both national and international, exist with other leading groups in these areas.
  • The Role of Pulse Duty Cycle and Frequency on Dendritic Compression by Dhara T., Aryanfar A., Ghosh A., Ghosh U., Mukherjee P., DasGupta S. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 4407-4415 (2023)
  • Anisotropic Electrowetting on Wrinkled Surfaces: Enhanced Wetting and Dependency on Initial Wetting State by Parihar V., Bandyopadhyay S. , Das S. , Dasgupta S. Langmuir 34 1844-1854 (2018)
  • Mechanistic Underpinnings of Morphology Transition in Electrodeposition under the Application of Pulsatile Potential by Dhara T., Ghosh U.U., Ghosh A., Vishnugopi B.S., Mukherjee P.P., Dasgupta S. Langmuir 38 4879-4886 (2022)
  • Molecular Investigation of the Actuation of Electrowetted Nanodroplets by Pathak S., Chakraborty M., Dasgupta S. Langmuir 38 3656-3665 (2022)
  • Thermally Programmable Dynamic Capillarity in Nanofluidic Channels Grafted with Smart Elastomeric Layers by Banuprasad T.N., DasGupta S., Chakraborty S. Small 18 - (2022)
  • Development of Graphene Oxide - PDMS Composite Dielectric for Rapid Droplet Movement in Digital Microfluidic Applications by Basu M., Parihar V. , Lincon A. , Joshi V. P., Das S. , Dasgupta S. Chemical Engineering Science 230 116175- (2021)
  • Role of Anisotropic Pinning and Liquid Properties during Partial Rebound of Droplets on Unidirectionally Structured Hydrophobic Surfaces by Parihar V., Chakraborty S. , Das S. , Chakraborty S. , Dasgupta S. Chemical Engineering Science 230 116197- (2021)
  • Evaporation Mediated Translation and Encapsulation of an Aqueous Droplet atop a Viscoelastic Liquid Film by Subramanian S. G., Nair S. , Dasgupta S. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 581 - (2020)
  • Interfacial Energy Driven Distinctive Pattern Formation during the Drying of Blood Droplets by Mukhopadhyay M., Ray R. , Ayushman M. , Sood P. , Bhattacharya M. , Sarkar D. , Dasgupta S. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 573 307-316 (2020)
  • Molecular Dynamics Study of Thermally Augmented Nano-Droplet Motion on Chemical Energy Induced Wettability Gradient Surfaces by M. Chakraborty, A. Chowdhury, R. Bhusan, S. DasGupta Langmuir 31 (41) 11260-11268 (2015)

Principal Investigator

  • Centre of excellence for training and research in Microfluidics IIT KHARAGPUR

Ph. D. Students

Ajit Das

Area of Research: Microfluidics

Amaan Dash

Area of Research: Microfluidics

Deeptayan Datta

Area of Research: Interfacial Phenomena

Itishree Panda

Area of Research: Microfluidics

Kalpita Nath

Area of Research: Microfluidics

Sangeeta

Area of Research: Micro and Nano Fluidics

Soumya Biswas

Area of Research: Biomicrofluidics