Saswat Choudhury

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I am Saswat Choudhury, a postdoctoral researcher in the Energy Harvesting Laboratory at Yonsei University, S. Korea funded by the Yonsei Frontier Postdoctoral Fellowship. I earned my PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. I am primarily a materials engineer with research interests in soft biomaterials, additive manufacturing, smart polymers and composites, and piezoelectric biomaterials for self-powered bioelectronics. The term 'Science' has always fascinated me since childhood, to the extent that I decided to pursue a PhD straight after my graduation.  

My doctoral research focused on engineering biomaterials, including shape memory polymers and composites, and multi-component hydrogels for  biomedical applications.  I used design-aided additive manufacturing (3D/4D) of shape memory polymer composites with design anisotropy to fabricate intricate and patient-specific tissue implants. Novel magnetic and NIR-responsive polymer composites were fabricated and  characterized for physicochemical and biological properties in vitro. Pre-clinical validation was performed in rat, rabbit, and porcine animal models.

Currently, I am looking at synthesizing piezoelectric peptides for self-powered implants in my postdoctoral position at Yonsei. I also develop body-coupled energy harvesting technologies for advanced bioelectronics. 

My hobbies include travelling, listening to music and singing. I also have experience in science communication (More here) and teaching facilitated by PMRF-ISSS (Institute of Smart Structures and Systems). (More here).

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