Speaker: Dr. Prashant Hanumant Narute, Former Postdoctoral Research Associate, 
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, USA.

Title: "Graphene-Enabled Advances in Flexible Electronics and Bioelectronics"

Date: Thursday, 6th August 2026 - Time: 4 PM

Hi-Tea & Coffee: 5 PM

Venue: CeNSE Seminar Hall

Abstract:

Graphene, celebrated for its exceptional mechanical, electrical, and biocompatible properties, 
is driving the next generation of flexible electronics and wearable healthcare technologies. 
This talk will highlight recent advances in engineering graphene from fundamental materials science 
to practical biomedical applications. The first part will focus on polymer-supported graphene and 
strategies to overcome key challenges in fabrication, transfer, and electromechanical reliability, 
with the overarching goal of translating graphene-based flexible and stretchable electronics from the 
laboratory to real-world technologies. The second part will explore graphene's emerging role in 
bioelectronics, where its ultrathin, skin-conformal, self-adhesive, and biocompatible nature enables 
seamless integration with the human body. I will present our work on graphene electronic tattoos 
(GETs) – ultrathin, imperceptible devices for continuous, non-invasive physiological monitoring – and 
discuss their potential for next-generation personalized healthcare. Together, these advances 
demonstrate how graphene is bridging engineering and medicine to create transformative technologies 
for the future.

Biography:

Dr. Prashant Narute was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), 
Amherst, USA, specializing in graphene technology. He pursued BE in Chemical Engineering from 
Shivaji University and his MTech in Chemical Technology from LIT Nagpur in collaboration with 
CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad. He pursued his Ph.D. in Nano Science from the University of Science and 
Technology, Republic of Korea. His doctoral research was focused on large-area polymer-supported 
graphene and wrinkled-graphene for flexible electronics and nanomechanics of 2D materials using 
in-situ SEM technique. After Ph.D., Dr. Prashant served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the NUS, 
Singapore, and recently at UMass Amherst was focused on graphene-based bioelectronics, including 
graphene electronic tattoos (GET) and graphene-integrated devices for physiological signals 
monitoring and bioelectronics applications. Dr. Prashant was honoured with the "Outstanding Research 
Student – 2022" for conducting impactful research on graphene during his Ph.D. His research 
contributions have been published through high-impact publications, patents, news articles, 
and awards. Outside of his academic endeavours, he enjoys badminton, swimming, and travelling.


Host Faculty:  Prof. Manoj Varma