Printed flexible conductors and interconnects
Investigating conductive inks, deposition, resistance, laser sintering and fatigue behaviour under bending and strain.
Printing · Electrical characterization · Reliability
Darshana L. Weerawarne
Flexible and hybrid electronics, optics, materials processing, experimental devices and applied physics.
My research programme combines materials, fabrication processes, physical characterization, and application-oriented electronic systems.
Investigating conductive inks, deposition, resistance, laser sintering and fatigue behaviour under bending and strain.
Printing · Electrical characterization · Reliability
Developing printable, potentially low-visibility graphene-oxide patterns and laser-reduction processes on temperature-sensitive substrates.
Graphene oxide · 785 nm processing · Flexible circuits
Developing locally sourced conductive ink formulations and printed shielding materials for wearable devices and IoT applications.
NSF-supported research · 2026
Scalable, graphene-ink-based electronic structures designed for device authentication and secure IoT applications.
NRC-supported project · 2025
Developing a sweat-patch concept with enhanced adhesion appropriate to warm, humid equatorial environments.
TWAS-supported research · 2026
Exploring flexible temperature/humidity sensing, piezoelectric impact detection and energy-aware instrumentation concepts.
Sensors · Energy harvesting
Research background in mid-infrared filamentation, high-order nonlinear response and harmonic generation.
Ultrafast optics · Fundamental physics
Office-inkjet-based electrode prototyping, low-cost fabrication methods and reliable student-accessible instrumentation.
Experimentation · Capacity building