Research

The aims of the ElMaR group are to develop functional and smart elastomeric materials with tailored properties for various technological applications by exploiting the processability and rubber elasticity. The research efforts are directed towards developing fundamental understanding of structure development in multiphase elastomeric systems during processing and development of new polymeric materials for additive manufacturing. 

The core competence areas of the ElMaR group are in compounding and processing of elastomers (conventional and reactive), additive manufacturing of polymers, process-controlled structure development in multiphase polymeric systems, thermoplastic elastomeric materials, self-healing elastomers, elastomer for maxillofacial prosthesis, advanced manufacturing of polymers, development of 3D printable elastomer system,  FDM 3D printing of functional polymeric materials, radiation processing of polymers, characterization of physico-mechanical, surface nanomechanical and viscoelastic properties, and designing of soft materials for soft robotics.