Shewli Pratihar

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

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Shewli Pratihar is a materials scientist whose research sits at the intersection of nanotechnology, flexible electronics, and energy harvesting. Her work focuses on developing advanced composite materials for next-generation wearable devices, particularly piezoelectric energy harvesters and dual-mode sensors. In her highly cited 2022 study, Pratihar introduced a novel architecture for electronic skins (e-skins) by incorporating SiO₂ nanoparticles into poly(vinylidene) fluoride composites. This innovation enabled efficient energy harvesting from mechanical motion while simultaneously allowing for dual-mode sensing—a breakthrough that addresses the need for low-cost, multifunctional wearable interfaces. With 8 citations to date, this work has already influenced the design of health monitoring systems and human-machine interfaces. Pratihar’s contributions stand out for their elegant simplicity: using a single composite layer to achieve both power generation and multimodal sensing, reducing device complexity without sacrificing performance. Her research holds significant promise for robotics and personalized healthcare, where flexible, self-powered sensors are critical.