Nanomaterial Synthesis

Methodology development

Anisotropic growth and Anisotropic assembly of
nanoparticles

Make-and-Destroy model

Control in Sizes and Shapes

Au Nanorods - suspended in aqueous solutions with aspect ratios adjustable in the range of 1 to 7. (minor=ca.10 nm)

0D and 1D of Se, Te, ...

SPION's (superparamagnetic iron oxide
nanoparticles)

Surface Modifications

Core-Shell Nanostructures

Multi-funcitonal composite nanomaterials

Assembly of Nanoparticles

Nanoparticle superlattice

Anisotropic self-assembly

Langmuir-Blodgett technique

Nanobiotechnology

Protein; DNA; Development of the biomolecular sensing scheme

Nanoparticle-cell interaction - nanoSe and nanoSeS2; nanoAu and nanoAg

Medical Imaging related

Contrast agents for MRI and Optoacoustic

Diagnosis and treatment on early cancer cells

Chemical-Physical-Biometical Properties

Shape Transition - Energetics and kinetics of the shape transition from rods to spheres; Matrix-dependence. 

Optical Properties - Theory, experiment and applications.

Applications Developments