General Information:

Assistant Professor: July 2025 – present

Email: darothibairagi@iitb.ac.in

Tel: +91-22-2576-7645

Alternate Email: darothi94@gmail.com

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=t9BXfNYAAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darothi-bairagi-156616138/

 

Academic Background:

  • Ph. D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India, 2019-2024
  • M. Tech in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Sciences, Specialization: Corrosion Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, India, 2017-2019
  • B. E. in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, IIEST Shibpur, India, 2013-2017

 

 Research Interests:

  • Corrosion of metals and alloys
  • Electrochemical Impedance spectroscopy
  • Mg-based bio-implant corrosion

 

Recent Publications:

  • D. Bairagi, R. Rakshit, R. Kumar, B. Jayabalan, S. Mukherjee, M. Paliwal, S. Mandal, Enhanced strength-ductility synergy in a rare-earth free Mg alloy for bio-implant application: Insights into the role of bimodal microstructure and slip activity, Mater. Sci. Eng. A. 929 (2025) 148077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.148077

 

  • S.V.V.N Siva Rao, D. Bairagi, S. Mandal, N.D. Chakladar, S. Paul, Effect of ultrasonic-assisted abrasive peening on near-surface characteristics and electrochemical behaviour of Al-6061 alloy, Corros. Sci. 242 (2025) 112563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2024.112563

 

  • D. Bairagi, S. Mandal, S. Hoque, D. Ghosh, S.K. Nandi, S. Mondal, M. Roy, M. Paliwal, S. Mandal, Effect of Thermomechanical Processing Induced Retained Strain on In Vitro, In Vivo Biodegradation Response and Cytocompatibility of Mg Alloy, ACS Biomat. Sci. Eng. 10 (2024) 6191-6209. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00823

 

  • D. Bairagi, S. Mandal, M. Roy, M. Paliwal, S. Mandal, Enhanced in-vitro degradation resistance and cytocompatibility of a thermomechanically processed novel Mg alloy: Insights into the role of microstructural attributes, J. Magnes. Alloy. 12 (2024) 700-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2024.01.022

 

  • P. Duley, D. Bairagi, L.R. Bairi, T.K. Bandyopadhyay, S. Mandal, Effect of microstructural evolution and texture change on the in-vitro bio-corrosion behaviour of hard-plate hot forged Mg-4Zn-0.5Ca-0.16Mn (wt%) alloy, Corros. Sci. 192 (2021) 109860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109860