Chaitanya Doifode is a PhD candidate at the Christian Albrecht University (CAU) Kiel, specializing in the development of magnetoactive elastomers for robotic applications at the Laboratory of Intelligent Materials and Structures, OTH Regensburg. He earned his Joint Master’s in Polymer Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Surface Coating Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. His previous work includes synthesizing iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) for pH-responsive drug delivery systems and exploring advanced polymer synthesis techniques. Chaitanya works under the MSCA-funded MAESTRI project and aims to develop magnetoactive materials for soft robotics, study their ageing, and evaluate their life-cycle performance for long term use in robotic systems.
