Benjaporn Narupai

University of Washington, Chulalongkorn University

Papers

Total Citations

279

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About

Benjaporn Narupai is a leading researcher at the intersection of additive manufacturing and smart materials, with a focus on developing biodegradable, stimuli-responsive systems for biomedical and soft robotic applications. Her most cited work, a 2021 study on 4D printing of multi-stimuli responsive protein-based hydrogels (148 citations), pioneered the fabrication of autonomous shape-transforming structures from biodegradable materials—a critical advance for implantable medical devices and drug delivery systems. In her highly influential 2020 viewpoint (107 citations), she provided a comprehensive roadmap for designing macromolecular materials specifically for additive manufacturing, helping to define the field’s future direction. Her more recent 2023 work on 3D printing ionic liquid polymer networks (24 citations) demonstrates her ongoing innovation in stretchable, conductive sensors for wearable electronics and soft robotics. Across these contributions, Narupai has established herself as a key figure in sustainable, functional 3D and 4D printing, creating materials that are not only programmable and responsive but also environmentally compatible—a combination with profound implications for next-generation medical and robotic technologies.