Dr Titash Mondal’s group advances elastomer-based functional materials with a strong emphasis on sustainability, sensors, and energy-harvesting devices. Their recent work blends fundamental polymer/nanocarbon science with device-level engineering to deliver printable, recyclable, and bio-inspired solutions for flexible electronics and self-powered sensing. The group has pioneered the use of natural rubber and NR-based composites as low-carbon triboelectric materials. Notable contributions include graphene-infused NR TENGs for real-time human motion monitoring and NR formulations enhanced with cellulose/activated carbon to significantly boost power output — illustrating a pathway to greener, high-performance TENGs. These studies couple compositional tuning (graphene, CNFs, activated carbon) with device engineering to optimize charge generation and practical applicability.
Dr Mondal’s outputs target two crosscutting needs: (1) reducing the environmental footprint of flexible electronics by replacing petroleum-derived polymers with sustainable elastomers (natural rubber) and biomass-derived additives, and (2) enabling practical, printable sensor/energy-harvesting technologies for wearables, health-monitoring, and automotive applications. Publications in journals such as Small and collaborative device demonstrations indicate strong translational momentum.
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Graphene-Infused Sustainable Rubber-Based TriboelectricNanogenerator For Real-Time Human Motion Monitoring by Sharma S., Pramanik S. , Sengupta C. , Mondal T. SMALL - (Accepted/In-Press)
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Synthesis of Polyetheramine-Grafted Epoxidized Natural Rubber and Its Role in Humidity Adhesive Sensors by Guchait A., Ganguly D., Sengupta C., Chattopadhyay S., Mondal T. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 10 16780-16792 (2022)
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Hysteresis-Free Temperature Sensing with Printable Electronic Skins Made of Liquid Polyisoprene/CNTs by Selvan T M., Haridas Cp A. , Karmakar S. , Patra T. K., Mondal T. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces - (Accepted/In-Press)
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Polyurethane/Carbon Nanotube-Based ThermoSense Electronic Skin: Perception to Decision Making Aided by Internet of Things Brain by Haridas C P A., Pillai S. K., Naskar S. , Mondal T. , Naskar K. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces - (Accepted/In-Press)
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Elastomeric ionic hydrogel-based flexible moisture-electric generator for next-generation wearable electronics by Guchait A., Pramanik S. , Goswami D. K., Chattopadhyay S. , Mondal T. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces - (Accepted/In-Press)
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Crosstalk-free graphene-liquid elastomer based printed sensors for unobtrusive respiratory monitoring by Sharma S., Thapa A., Singh S., Mondal T. Nanoscale 16 3498-3509 (2024)
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Cross-Talk Signal Free Recyclable Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Graphene-Based Strain and Pressure Sensor for Monitoring Human Motions by Cp A. H., Sharma S. , Naskar K. , Mondal T. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 15 17279-17292 (2023)
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Printable Carbon Nanotube-Liquid Elastomer-Based Multifunctional Adhesive Sensors for Monitoring Physiological Parameters by Selvan T M., Sharma S. , Naskar S. , Mondal S. , Kaushal M. , Mondal T. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces - (2022)
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Printable Graphene-Sustainable Elastomer-Based Cross Talk Free Sensor for Point of Care Diagnostics by Sharma S., Selvan T M. , Naskar S. , Mondal S. , Adhya P. , Mukhopadhyay T. , Mondal T. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 14 57265-57280 (2022)
Principal Investigator
- Developing Alternative Curing Strategy, Studying the Crosslink Kinetics, and Identifying the Nature of Crosslinking Present in Existing Rubber Composition for Tyre Applications APOLLO TYRES LIMITED
- Development of Polymer Composite-Based Strain Sensors Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- Early Prognosis of CVD by Detecting Arterial Stiffness and HRV in a Non-Invasive Manner Using Wearable Sensors INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (ICMR)
- Nanotechnology for sensors in healthcare, intelligent environmental monitoring and diagnostics (NANO-SHIELD) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- Utilizing Emergent Percolation Phenomena towards Flexible Electronics Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Apex Committee of SPARC, Ministry of Education
Co-Principal Investigator
- Large-Scale Fabrication of OFET-Based Temperature and Humidity Sensors for Smart Spirometer Integration Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- OptiBreath-_Fabrication of Compact CPAP-BiPAP System with Automatic Oxygen Enrichment Technology Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Ph. D. Students
Ajay Haridas C P
Area of Research: Thermoplastic elastomers
Akash Ghosh
Area of Research: Polymer Nanocomposite
Arvind Pawar
Area of Research: Semi/Non-Invasive Continuous Oxygenation Monitoring Technologies
Bikshan Ghosh
Area of Research: Sustainable coating
Karabi Saha
Area of Research: Polymer nanocomposites
Mriganka Bhattacharyya
Area of Research: Rheology of Surface Modified Silica Dispersion
Muthamilselvan T
Area of Research: Polymer Nanocomposite
Prama Adhya
Area of Research: Graphene synthesis and application
Souvik Banerjee
Area of Research: Polymer composite
Subham Ghosh
Area of Research: Microfluidics
Tinku Kumar
Area of Research: Nanotechnology in Energy Sector
Vaishali Soni
Area of Research: Sensors and Energy Harvesters
