Responsive Nanomaterials Research Team (RNM)

Our team focus on controlled design and synthesis of functional and responsive nanostructured materials. We explore their intrinsic properties and develop sensing platforms based on their properties for a variety of fields ranging from chemical sensing, food pathogen detections, plant disease detections, to biomedical diagnostics.

 

Areas of focus include:

– Design, synthesis and surface functionalization of stimuli/responsive nanomaterials (inorganic/organic nanomaterials) with intrinsic properties e.g. colloidal metal nanoparticles, alloy, metal-nanocomposites, and polymer based nanomaterials, etc.
– Chemical binding of ligands or compounds on the surface of inorganic nanomaterials to confer additional functionality (e.g. solubility, colloidal stability, biocompatibility, bioconjugation, targeting, sensing, and controlled release of substances).
– Nanoparticles based signal amplifications of biosensors
– Development of detection platforms and signal enhancement platform for ultra-sensitive sensors.

 

Current research projects

  1. Highly Sensitive Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assay with Nanoparticle based-Signal Enhancement and Portable Reader for Target Molecule Detection using Plant Pathogen as a Model.
  2. Synthesis of Novel Triazaborolopyridinium Compounds and Their Sensing Applications on Cellulose Support
  3. Structural Modifications of Coumarin and Difluoroboron-beta-diketonate Derivatives as Water-soluble Chemosensors
  4. Preparation of Novel Triazaborolopyridinium Compounds and Their Responses Toward Chemical Stimuli
  5. The Fabrication of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Nanoparticles to Develop Biosensors for Multiplex Detection of Beta-2 agonist Drugs Misuse as Repartitioning Agents
  6. Antimicrobial Product: Food Innovation
  7. System Development of Nanoparticle Based Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assay for Influenza Diagnosis
  8. Structural Modifications of Coumarin-Based Compounds as Water-Soluble Chemosensors
  9. Indicator for Food Quality Communication
  10. The Developments of Antigen Rapid Test for The Simultaneous Detections of Canine Parvovirus (CPV) and Canine Coronavirus (CCV) in A Single Assay
  11. The Developments of Antigen Rapid Test for The Detections of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)