Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi soutik@ee.iitd.ac.in
Laboratory of Nanorobotics & Medical Devices

Active directions

Magnetoelectric core-shell nanorobots imaged under an electron microscope.

Magnetoelectric nanorobots

  • Fabrication of magnetoelectric nanorobots.
  • Developing technique for magnetically controlled dynamic cancer-cell detection.
  • Targeted and on-demand drug-delivery mechanisms.
  • Neuronal path regeneration via cellular transport.
  • Fabrication of nanocapsules capable of encapsulating hundreds of magnetoelectric nanorobots.
  • Externally controlled magnetic navigation of nanocapsules toward target cells for localized transport and delivery.
Nanostructure growth apparatus in the laboratory.

Nanofabrication

  • Nanostructure fabrication using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis.
  • Fabrication of nanoscale devices for sensing and biomedical applications.
  • Nanofabrication for magnetoelectric and terahertz devices.
  • Core–shell interface engineering.
EEG-assisted prosthetic actuation work in the laboratory.

EEG-assisted mind-controlled prosthetics

  • Thought-driven prosthetic actuation using scalp EEG.
  • EEG-assisted wheelchair control and VR-based object and hazard detection for assistive mobility and vision.
Spinal cord injury recovery research.

Spinal cord injury recovery

  • Developing magnetically assisted epidural electrical stimulation.
  • Nanorobot-based injectable implants.
Microfluidic chamber used to replicate microvascular structure.

Bioelectric lab-on-chip development

  • Replicating microvascular structure in a microfluidic chamber for in vivo experiments.
  • Development of microfluidic platforms for biomedical applications.
  • Microfluidic platforms for rapid pathogen detection and therapeutic testing.