About us
We are interested in designing novel multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles and composite materials for bio-imaging and bio-sensing applications.
Research Interest:
1. Multifunctional inorganic nanomaterial synthesis
Magnetic nanoparticles have been widely used for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), targeted drug delivery, and therapeutics. It is known that properties of nanoparticles are size and shape dependent. We are interested in synthesizing morphologically well controlled superparamagnetic nanoparticles for MRI and therapeutic applications. Furthermore, by combining magnetic nanoparticle with a noble metal component, we will be able to achieve magnetic-optical multifunctional capability.
2. MRI, non-linear optical microscopy and multimodal bio-imaging
Integrating multiple imaging modalities into one nanostructure has become a major research focus for biomedical applications. We are to create magnetic-noble metal dual component nanocomposite materials, and to use them as probes in MRI, fluorescence, Raman scattering, and other optical modalities for bio-imaging applications.
3. Surface-enhanced spectroscopy and bio-sensing
Noble metal nanoparticles support localized surface plasmon resonances (SPR), which give rise to the giant surface enhancement effect leading to rich optical phenomena. We are interested in making well controlled noble metal nanoparticle clusters from colloidal synthesis and by self-assembly, which will serve as the basis for bio-sensing applications utilizing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and magnetic enriching effect.