Dharneedar Ravichandran

Dr. Dharneedar Ravichandran

Graduate Research Assistant
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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 October 2021 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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WXWeiheng Xu
Weiheng Xu
SJSayli Jambhulkar
Sayli Jambhulkar
YZYuxiang Zhu
Yuxiang Zhu
DRDharneedar Ravichandran
Dharneedar Ravichandran
MKMounika Kakarla
Mounika Kakarla
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5 November 2024 in Advanced Healthcare Materials
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YZYuxiang Zhu
Yuxiang Zhu
SGShenghan Guo
Shenghan Guo
DRDharneedar Ravichandran
Dharneedar Ravichandran
ARArunachalam Ramanathan
Arunachalam Ramanathan
MSM. Taylor Sobczak
M. Taylor Sobczak
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3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, holds immense potential for rapid prototyping and customized production of functional health‐related devices. With advancements in polymer chemistry and biomedical engineering, polymeric biomaterials have become integral to 3D‐printed biomedical applications. However, there still exists a bottleneck in the compatibility of polymeric biomaterials with different 3D printing methods, as well as intrinsic challenges such as limited printing resolution and rates. Therefore, this review aims to introduce the current state‐of‐the‐art in 3D‐printed functional polymeric health‐related devices. It begins with an overview of the landscape of 3D printing techniques, followed by an examination of commonly used polymeric biomaterials. Subsequently, examples of 3D‐printed biomedical devices are provided and classified into categories such as biosensors, bioactuators, soft robotics, energy storage systems, self‐powered devices, and data science in bioplotting. The emphasis is on exploring the current capabilities of 3D printing in manufacturing polymeric biomaterials into desired geometries that facilitate device functionality and studying the reasons for material choice. Finally, an outlook with challenges and possible improvements in the near future is presented, projecting the contribution of general 3D printing and polymeric biomaterials in the field of healthcare.

27 July 2023 in Small
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NFNathan Fonseca
Nathan Fonseca
STSri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli
Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli
SJSayli Jambhulkar
Sayli Jambhulkar
DRDharneedar Ravichandran
Dharneedar Ravichandran
YZYuxiang Zhu
Yuxiang Zhu
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Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) have significantly impacted the daily lives, finding broad applications in various industries such as consumer electronics, electric vehicles, medical devices, aerospace, and power tools. However, they still face issues (i.e., safety due to dendrite propagation, manufacturing cost, random porosities, and basic & planar geometries) that hinder their widespread applications as the demand for LIBs rapidly increases in all sectors due to their high energy and power density values compared to other batteries. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising technique for creating precise and programmable structures in energy storage devices. This review first summarizes light, filament, powder, and jetting‐based 3D printing methods with the status on current trends and limitations for each AM technology. The paper also delves into 3D printing‐enabled electrodes (both anodes and cathodes) and solid‐state electrolytes for LIBs, emphasizing the current state‐of‐the‐art materials, manufacturing methods, and properties/performance. Additionally, the current challenges in the AM for electrochemical energy storage (EES) applications, including limited materials, low processing precision, codesign/comanufacturing concepts for complete battery printing, machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) for processing optimization and data analysis, environmental risks, and the potential of 4D printing in advanced battery applications, are also presented.

29 September 2023 in Small
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SJSayli Jambhulkar
Sayli Jambhulkar
DRDharneedar Ravichandran
Dharneedar Ravichandran
YZYuxiang Zhu
Yuxiang Zhu
VTVarunkumar Thippanna
Varunkumar Thippanna
ARArunachalam Ramanathan
Arunachalam Ramanathan
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Nanoparticles form long‐range micropatterns via self‐assembly or directed self‐assembly with superior mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, chemical, and other functional properties for broad applications, such as structural supports, thermal exchangers, optoelectronics, microelectronics, and robotics. The precisely defined particle assembly at the nanoscale with simultaneously scalable patterning at the microscale is indispensable for enabling functionality and improving the performance of devices. This article provides a comprehensive review of nanoparticle assembly formed primarily via the balance of forces at the nanoscale (e.g., van der Waals, colloidal, capillary, convection, and chemical forces) and nanoparticle‐template interactions (e.g., physical confinement, chemical functionalization, additive layer‐upon‐layer). The review commences with a general overview of nanoparticle self‐assembly, with the state‐of‐the‐art literature review and motivation. It subsequently reviews the recent progress in nanoparticle assembly without the presence of surface templates. Manufacturing techniques for surface template fabrication and their influence on nanoparticle assembly efficiency and effectiveness are then explored. The primary focus is the spatial organization and orientational preference of nanoparticles on non‐templated and pre‐templated surfaces in a controlled manner. Moreover, the article discusses broad applications of micropatterned surfaces, encompassing various fields. Finally, the review concludes with a summary of manufacturing methods, their limitations, and future trends in nanoparticle assembly.

25 June 2021 in ACS Nano
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SJSayli Jambhulkar
Sayli Jambhulkar
SLSiying Liu
Siying Liu
PVPruthviraj Vala
Pruthviraj Vala
WXWeiheng Xu
Weiheng Xu
DRDharneedar Ravichandran
Dharneedar Ravichandran
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17 August 2021 in ACS Applied Nano Materials
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WXWeiheng Xu
Weiheng Xu
YZYuxiang Zhu
Yuxiang Zhu
DRDharneedar Ravichandran
Dharneedar Ravichandran
SJSayli Jambhulkar
Sayli Jambhulkar
MKMounika Kakarla
Mounika Kakarla
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