Abhijit P. Deshpande

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras 🇮🇳

About Me 🤔

I have been a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras since 1996. My work focuses on the intersection of polymer science and rheology.

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🎓 Education

  • Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle (1996)
  • M.S. University of Pittsburgh (1991)
  • B.Tech. IIT Bombay (1989)

🚀 Professional Journey

Assistant Professor (1996-2006) | Associate Professor (2006-2010) | Professor (2010-Present)

Recent Publications

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    Saveri, P., Ramya, K. A., & Deshpande, A. P. (2026). Flow Behavior of Dense Polydisperse Non-Brownian Suspensions—Shearing under Flow Confinement. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
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    Duraisamy, D. K., Saveri, P., Deshpande, A. P., & Anumaiya, V. (2026). Tuning Supramolecular Hydrogels with Surfactant‐Based Organic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery. ChemPlusChem, 91(3), e70129.
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    Miriyala, R., Deshpande, A. P., Ravindran, P., & Vlassopoulos, D. (2026). Normal stress differences in thixotropic elastoviscoplastic fluids. Journal of Rheology.
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    Bhaskaran, K., Saveri, P., Deshpande, A. P., & Varughese, S. (2025). Role of microstructure of cellulosic mucilage in seed anchorage: A mechanical interpretation of antitelechory in plants. Plant and Soil, 513(1), 401-416.
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    Miriyala, R., Deshpande, A. P., & Ravindran, P. (2025). Thixotropy in food systems: A study on mayonnaise. Journal of Food Engineering.
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    SN Kumar, S Kumar, AP Deshpande, S Varughese, , (2026). Direct Ink Writing (DIW)-based 3D printing of microscale porous structures using an acrylic resin–fumed silica composite Journal of Materials Science: Composites, 7 (1), 5.
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    Duraisamy, D. K., Chellani, S., Saveri, P., Deshpande, A. P., & Shanmugam, G. (2024). Boosting Supramolecular Gelation Efficiency and Properties: Ionic Strength as a Key to Superior Hydrogels. Langmuir, 40(49), 26114-26124.
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    Unnikrishnan, A. C., Das, B. K., Saveri, P., Mani, E., & Deshpande, A. P. (2024). Efficiency enhancement in peptide hydrogelators: The crucial role of side chain hydrogen bonding over aromatic π–π interactions. Langmuir, 40(46), 24405-24418.
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    Duraisamy, D. K., Reddy, S. M. M., Saveri, P., Deshpande, A. P., & Shanmugam, G. (2024). A Unique Temperature‐Induced Reverse Supramolecular Chirality‐Assisted Gel‐to‐Gel Transition. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 45(10), 2400018.
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    Gupta, S. K., Deshpande, A. P., & Kumar, R. (2024). Rheological and dielectric behavior of NaCMC/Ca2+ hydrogels. Carbohydrate Polymers.
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