Associate Professor
Balaji Iyer
A-104
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PhD: Ph.D, IIT Bombay
Research Interests: Polymers, Nanocomposites, Rheology, Biomimetics
“Exploring soft matter using hard science – Building sophisticated tools for probing multicomponent material systems using multiscale simulations.”
Research Overview
Physical and chemical properties of material systems depend on the underlying microstructure and hierarchy of interactions associated with the constituents of the system. Our research is focused on developing tools to study the intricate connection between hierarchical structure, interactions, and the resulting material properties in soft matter systems.
Research Highlights
Polymer Theory and Simulations:
We employ concepts from mechanochemistry, self-consistent field theory and polymer physics to develop mathematical models and multiscale simulations. The models are used for computational design of advanced materials.
Novel Nanocomposites:
We employ concepts from mechanochemistry, self-consistent field theory and polymer physics to develop mathematical models and multiscale simulations. The models are used for computational design of advanced materials.
Rheology of multicomponent systems:
We study structure-rheological property relationships in multicomponent systems with interactions spanning multiple length and time scales. The studies are employed for designing mechanomutable materials.
Biomimetics:
We translate principles of design in biological systems into mathematical models for design of novel materials with desirable properties. We are particularly interested in computational design of self-healing and stimuli-responsive smart materials.
Associated Projects
Ongoing
Effect of Functional Anisotropy on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites
Start Year: 2024
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board
Ongoing
Multi-scale simulations for Design of Particle - Polymer hybrid materials
Start Year: 2020
Sponsor: IISC., Bangalore
Completed
Modeling and Simulation of Bio-inspired Particle-Polymer Hybrid Material Networks
Start Year: 2016
Sponsor: SERB
Selected Publications
Local dynamics in functionalized polymer grafted nanoparticle systems with weak and strong functional anisotropy
Pindi Harithaa; Balaji V S Iyer
Deformation induced evolution of plasmonic responses in polymer grafted nanoparticle thin films
Talem Rebeda Roy, Shourya Dutta-Gupta, Balaji V. S. Iyer
Mechanical response of networks formed by end-functionalised spherical polymer grafted nanoparticles
Phukan M.; Haritha P.; Roy T. R.; Iyer B. V. S.
Effect of functional anisotropy on the local dynamics of polymer grafted nanoparticles
Iyer B. V. S.
Modeling Local Oscillatory Shear Dynamics of Functionalized Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles
Diksha Kadre, Balaji V. S. Iyer