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Sirshendu Misra

Sirshendu Misra

Ramanujan Fellow Faculty

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2026 – present
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2025
  • Ph.D., Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2023
  • B. Tech & M. Tech (Dual Degree), Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, 2015
sirshendum@iisc.ac.in
+91 80 2293 2332
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Research Interests

  • Wetting, capillarity, and interfacial processes
  • Droplet encapsulation and compound droplet systems
  • Biointerfaces and active matter
  • Functional surface engineering for interfacial control

Selected Recent Publications

Journal Articles
(* denotes equal contribution)
  • S. Misra*, S. Shyam*, P. Chakraborty, S. K. Mitra, “Motile Bacteria-laden Droplets Exhibit Reduced Adhesion and Anomalous Wetting Behavior.” 2025, arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24535.
  • S. Misra, A. Chowdhury, S. K. Mitra, “Liquid-Liquid Encapsulation with a Constrained Interfacial Layer.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 701, 138658.
  • S. Misra, S. K. Mitra, “Impact-driven Liquid Encapsulation: Promises, Development, and Future Prospects.” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2024, 2400402.
  • S. Shyam*, S. Misra*, V. Magdanz, S. K. Mitra, “Connecting Droplet Adhesion with Sperm Kinematics: A New Paradigm in Sperm Quality Monitoring.” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2025, 2400680.
  • S. Misra, M. Tenjimbayashi, W. Weng, S. K. Mitra, M. Naito, “Bioinspired Scalable Lubricated Bicontinuous Porous Composites with Self-Recoverability and Exceptional Outdoor Durability.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 30, 36839-36855.
  • S. Misra*, U. Banerjee*, S. K. Mitra, “Liquid–Liquid Encapsulation: Penetration vs. Trapping at a Liquid Interfacial Layer.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 19, 23938-23950.
  • R. Gunjan*, U. Banerjee*, S. Misra*, S. K. Mitra, “Manipulation of Ferrofluid- Wrapped Drops: Translation, Coalescence, and Release.” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2023, 2300144.
  • S. Shyam*, S. Misra*, S. K. Mitra, “A universal capillary-deflection based adhesion measurement technique.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023, 630, 322-333.
  • S. Misra, H. Teshima, K. Takahashi, S. K. Mitra, “Reflected Laser Interferometry: A Versatile Tool to Probe Condensation of Low-Surface-Tension Droplets.”, Langmuir, 2021, 37, 27, 8073-8082.
  • H. Teshima, S. Misra, K. Takahashi, S. K. Mitra, “Precursor-Film-Mediated Thermocapillary Motion of Low-Surface-Tension Microdroplets.” Langmuir, 2020, 36, 19, 5096–5105.
  • S. Misra, K. Trinavee, N. S. K. Gunda, S. K. Mitra, “Encapsulation with an interfacial liquid layer: Robust and efficient liquid-liquid wrapping.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2020, 558,

 

Patents
  • S. K. Mitra, N. S. K. Gunda, S. Misra, K. Trinavee, “Liquid encapsulation method and compositions and uses related thereto.” US Patent No. 12/145,120 B2, 2024, granted to applicants S. K. Mitra and S. Misra.
  • S. K. Mitra, S. Misra, U. Banerjee, “Methods of forming an encapsulated core material, an encapsulated material, compositions uses thereof.” PCT Application No. PCT/IB2024/053830 filed on April19, 2024. US Patent Publication No. US20240350377A1 (Application No. US18/640,214).

Selected News Mentions, Honors and Awards