Soft Matter Group @ IIT Hyderabad

Dr. Sarath has expertise in polymeric and suspension flow dynamics, microfluidics, and biomechanics. His research focuses on understanding the physics of complex fluid behavior by connecting fundamental soft matter physics with applied fluid mechanics to address contemporary engineering challenges.

06.02.2026 14:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

End of year lab dinner for the soft matter group in 2025. We worked very hard on soft matter this year :). Looking forward to a new year!!

11.12.2025 14:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

International Soft Matter Conference is being held in India for the first time. Looking forward to an amazing participation from the global soft matter community
Website: ge.iitm.ac.in/ismc2026

11.12.2025 09:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Polydimethylsiloxane gel thickness and stiffness affect the initial adhesion of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus The persistent presence of hospital-acquired bacterial infections and the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains necessitates a greater understanding of the initial adhesion of b...

ASAP Article! Thickness & Stiffness of PDMS influences the adhesion of microbes

Congrats to a stellar @schiffmanlab.bsky.social team incl: grad students Brandon & Meng-Chen along w/fantastic undergrads Dylan & Uzo!

Now published in RSC Applied Polymers!

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @rsc.org

08.12.2025 14:27 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Finally as a group we have made a foray into blue sky :). All soft matter group @ IITH social media updates will also be available here from now on. Looking forward to interacting with the soft matter scientific community here :).

08.12.2025 05:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0