Nanotechnology Research – Universities

Research on fabricating and characterizing nanostructures involving individual molecules, nanoparticles, nanowires, and their arrays and assembling these nano-building blocks into electronic devices.

Yo-Sep Min's lab is interested in chemical approaches to materials and devices for electronic and energy applications. Current research interests are: Carbon nanotube (CNT): synthesis, purification, functionalization and its device applications. Atomic layer deposition (ALD): dielectric or metallic films and nano-materials by ALD technique. Hydrogen storage materials with a large surface area and a moderate binding energy with hydrogen.

The main research efforts of the group focus on the fabrication of functional nanomaterials by assembling nanobuilding blocks into designed patterns.

Research areas in Haeshin Lee's group are dealing with Design and synthesis functional biomaterials and inspired by mussels and geckos; Development of nano-carriers for a variety of pharmaceuticals; Development of new surface chemistry for material-independent surface modifications; Self-assembly of peptides and proteins; Protein folding in solutions; and development of new gecko-mimetic adhesives.

Nano-Biomaterials laboratory focuses on synthesis, characterization, and application of novel biomaterials for drug delivery, tissue engineering, and gene therapy.

The Center works in the field of semiconductor nanorods and nanodevices as one of the National Creative Research Initiatives programs in South Korea.

The CSS was established in 1997 to develop new supramolecular assemblies with desired structures, properties and functions by utilizing the principles of molecular recognition and self assembly. Emphasis is placed on the supramolecular systems that can provide the operating principles of molecular switch, molecular memory, and sensor.

Research on the development of new and facile synthetic routes for the formation of functional nanostructures and their applications.

The group studies the characterization of nano-structured materials and makes self-assembled nano-patterned templates.