Dr. Mandal obtained his PhD fromÌý, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, India. His research interest includes synthesis and characterization of tough polymeric hydrogels, wearable electronics/sensors, flexible batteries and soft actuators. He worked in a very interdisciplinary field of research from organic chemistry to polymer science, electronics, material science and engineering. After receiving PhD, he spent a short while as a Research Associate atÌýÌýfor the development of surface modified composite and hydrogel materials for smart wearable sensors. Here at ATLAS, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder he is associated with synthesizing microfluidics based microgel self-assembly and its applications. Beside research activities he used to experiment with painting, photography, 3D art and creative design.
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