Santhosh Mathesan
IIT Madras, India
Biography
Santhosh Mathesan is pursuing his PhD in Department of Applied Mechanics at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) at Chennai, India. Before joining IITM, he has completed his Master’s in Aeronautical Engineering at Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University in Chennai, India in the year 2012. His current research interests include “Materials like water responsive biopolymers/nanocomposites, which can potentially find application in bio-sensors and drug delivery”. He utilizes Molecular Dynamics Simulations to understand the atomistic level interaction mechanisms responsible for macroscopic properties observed in water responsive hydrogels. This helps in tailoring the properties of materials suitable for biomedical applications. He has also worked in design and fabrication of hybrid rocket motor. He has done thermal-mechanical characterization of hybrid fuel having high regression rate.
Abstract
Abstract : Water content dependent mechanical properties of biopolymer thin films: A molecular dynamics study