Biomechanics Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Biomechanics Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Welcome to the Biomechanics lab!
Welcome to the Biomechanics lab!
Lab interests range from the cellular to tissue level mechanics. Specifically, we study cell-substrate interactions at single and multiple cell levels. We also investigate the role of fiber reinforcement in the nonlinear constitutive properties of tissues such as arteries and cornea. We are also interested in the mechanics of bioinspired materials used in cutting parts of insects such as insect ovipositors and mandibles.
Lab interests range from the cellular to tissue level mechanics. Specifically, we study cell-substrate interactions at single and multiple cell levels. We also investigate the role of fiber reinforcement in the nonlinear constitutive properties of tissues such as arteries and cornea. We are also interested in the mechanics of bioinspired materials used in cutting parts of insects such as insect ovipositors and mandibles.
Research Areas
Research Areas
Tissue Mechanics
Tissue Mechanics
Mechanobiology
Mechanobiology
Failures in Soft Materials
Failures in Soft Materials
Biomaterials & Biomimetics
Biomaterials & Biomimetics
Recent News
Recent News
July 2025
July 2025
Anshul was awarded his Ph.D. degree at the IISc Convocation 2025. Congratulations!
June 2025
June 2025
Yugesh Ramdhun is visiting us from University of Warick at Professor Darrius Koester's Lab.
May 2025
May 2025
Neha will start as a postdoctoral fellow soon. Congratulations and wishing you the best!
Yash Doshi will join as a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan! Yash’s paper titled “Hemodynamic metrics and arterial dysfunction: Insights from a novel microfluidic device” just submitted. Finger crossed...
Aditya Bera submitted his Master’s thesis titled Biophysics of collective cells under cyclic uniaxial stertch using our microscope mounted stretcher device. Congratulations..
March 2025
March 2025
Akshar will be leaving the lab for a PhD position at the University of Queensland, Australia. Best Wishes, Akshar.
Linshina T joined as a research Intern from the Cancer and Nano-Mechanobiology Lab, Calicut University. Welcome Linshina.
Mahimn Dave joined as a Project Associate-I. Welcome Mahimn
Open Day 2025 Glimpses(1 march 2025)
October 2024
October 2024
Sanjay Sain becomes a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in the lab. Way to go Sanjay!
Abhishek Vaidya from IISER, Pune joins the lab for his Master's Thesis Project, Welcome Abhishek!
Yogesh Thapliyal joins the lab as an M.Tech (Research) Student, Welcome Yogesh!
August 2024
August 2024
Anshul defends his thesis in an excellent presentation. We wish him all the best at Exxon Mobil where he will start off as an FEA Engineer. Cheers to Dr. Anshul Shrivastava!
July 2024
July 2024
Anahitha completes her Summer Internship with a beautiful presentation. We wish her all the best for her future endeavors.
May 2024
May 2024
Our recent manuscript with our collaborator Dr. Pradeep Das from ENS, Lyon is got published in the journal, Development and is also featured as a research highlight! Dr. Aritra Chatterjee from our lab developed a growth model to explain how CLAVATA mutants in A. thaliana had developed many buckled shapes. Congratulations Aritra !
Anahita Jayaram from Shiv Nadar University joins us for a Summer Internship, welcome aboard Anahita!
Aditya Bera, previously a summer intern in our lab from IISER-Bhopal joins us for his Master's dissertation project. Welcome back Aditya !
Sushmitha joins the lab for a summer internship through MBBS/MPh internship program. Welcome Sushmitha!
Congratulations to Lt.Cdr. Adarsh Kumar, our M.Tech graduate, as he sets sail on the next exciting chapter of his career with the Indian Navy. We wish him fair winds and following seas!
April 2024
April 2024
Anshul joins Stryker Global Technology Center, Gurugram as a Senior Design Engineer. We wish him all the best for his future!
Dr. Vinod Singh Thakur joins the lab as an IoE-Postdoc and will develop machine learning algorithms in mechanobiology. Welcome Vinod!
Anshul submits his thesis on 'Role of crosslinks and fiber reinforcement in hydrogels mechanics '. Congratulations Anshul!
Neha joins back as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab. Welcome back Neha!
March 2024
March 2024
Neha defends her PhD thesis work in a fantastic presentation. Congratulations Neha!
From left to right: Prof. Deepak Saini, Prof. Kundan Sengupta, Dr. Neha Padillaya, Prof. Paturu Kondiah and Prof. Namrata Gundiah.
February 2024
February 2024
Had a wonderful time sharing all the cool science in the lab with the public on IISc Open Day.
Jan 2024
Jan 2024
Namrata joins as one of the Associate Editors for the journal International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering.
A new patent is granted on "A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR INDUCING BIDIRECTIONAL OSCILLATORY SHEAR STRESS ON BIOLOGICAL CELLS" to the Biomechanics Lab. Congratulations to Neha Paddillaya and team.
Akshar Rao joined as a Project Associate to work on cell mechanobiology on substrates of enhanced stress dissipation. Welcome Akshar!
Yash Doshi joined as an intern in the lab and will be working on the computational simulation of endothelium on a chip. Welcome Yash!
Sushma joined the lab against the fulfillment of her master's thesis in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IISc. Welcome Sushma!
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