Rakesh Puttreddy

Tampere University, University of Jyväskylä

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Rakesh Puttreddy is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of supramolecular materials science, specializing in the design and application of halogen and chalcogen bonding for advanced functional polymers. His major contributions lie in harnessing these non-covalent interactions—traditionally confined to organic synthesis and crystal engineering—to create shape memory polymers and actuators. In his highly cited 2022 work on *Halogen-bonded shape memory polymers* (84 citations), Puttreddy demonstrated how halogen bonding (XB) can be leveraged to achieve programmable shape recovery, overcoming key challenges in translating XB from small-molecule systems to robust materials. More recently, his 2025 studies on *Supramolecular Chalcogen-Bonded Shape Memory Actuators* (8 combined citations) introduced liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) featuring strong Se···N chalcogen bonds, enabling both shape memory effects and reversible actuation—a breakthrough for soft robotics and smart textiles. By bridging fundamental supramolecular chemistry with practical material performance, Puttreddy’s work has opened new avenues for designing stimuli-responsive materials with tunable mechanical properties. His research not only advances the fundamental understanding of non-covalent interactions in polymers but also provides a roadmap for next-generation actuators and adaptive devices.