Sampada Bodkhe

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Sampada Bodkhe is a leading researcher at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and smart materials, with a primary focus on developing 3D-printable functional composites for soft robotics and integrated sensors. Her most influential contribution is the creation of a one-step solvent evaporation-assisted 3D printing method for piezoelectric PVDF nanocomposite structures (284 citations), which eliminates the need for post-printing poling—a breakthrough enabling the direct fabrication of integrable sensors in smart structures. Equally significant is her pioneering work on click chemistry stereolithography for self-healing soft robots (168 citations), where she demonstrated that chemo-mechanical tuning of mercaptosiloxane and vinylsiloxane systems allows for the direct fabrication of compliant, self-repairing actuators. Her research has been instrumental in advancing the field of 3D printing to integrate actuators directly into composites (21 citations), reducing manufacturing complexity. Bodkhe’s work has garnered substantial attention for its practical implications in creating durable, functional soft robotic systems and smart materials, making her a key figure in the development of next-generation additive manufacturing technologies for adaptive structures.