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