Hemant Kumar Raut

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Title: Bio-Inspired Composites By Bio-Mineralization of Textured Interfaces

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Biography

Hemant Kumar Raut is a MIT-SUTD postdoctoral fellow currently working in MIT on the development of bio-inspired composite materials. His previous postdoctoral research (2014-2016) led to the development of a biomimetic dry-adhesive film that can enable robots to climb inclined/vertical surfaces. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. During his doctoral research, Dr. Raut developed a pattering technique called "Sacrificial-layer Mediated Nanoimprinting (SLAN)" that enabled the fabrication of various hierarchical structures (textures) found in nature.

Abstract

Bio-inspired composites; Biomineralization; Chitosan-based composites; Fracture toughness; Mechanical Strength, Biomimetic.