Mousumi Garai
Papers
7
Total Citations
139
H-Index
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About
Dr. Mousumi Garai is pioneering the next generation of soft robotics and artificial muscles through innovative nanomaterial design. Her research centers on developing advanced electro-ionic and magneto-active soft actuators, leveraging metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), MXenes, and covalent triazine frameworks to create high-performance, multi-responsive materials. Dr. Garai’s major contributions include the first demonstration of a MOF-MXene nanoarchitecture for ultra-stable, fast-responding artificial muscles (59 citations), and the development of functionally antagonistic polyelectrolytes that dramatically improve actuation speed. She has also created dual-responsive actuators from ferromagnetic bimetallic MOFs (21 citations) and porous carbonaceous spheres capable of intricate biomimetic motions (11 citations). Her work addresses fundamental trade-offs between electronic conductivity, ion transport, and mechanical compliance, enabling actuators that bend at low voltages with superior energy density and stability. With a rapidly growing citation record and publications in top venues like *Advanced Materials*, Dr. Garai is establishing herself as a leading voice in soft robotics, pushing the boundaries of what artificial muscles can achieve for metaverse interfaces, wearable electronics, and bioinspired technologies.
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- 2Functionally antagonistic polyelectrolyte for electro-ionic soft actuator36 citations · 2024
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