We employ multidisciplinary strategies to address diverse diseases. Our focus lies in engineering nanobiomaterials, encompassing a range of nanoparticles and three-dimensional polymer scaffolds for therapeutic applications. By precisely controlling their physical and chemical properties, these materials can exhibit unique characteristics that hold great potential to overcome current clinical challenges in disease treatment. They are applied in vaccines, immunotherapy, transdermal drug delivery, wearable biosensors, and cosmetics.
Our goal is to pioneer innovative material systems for immunotherapy targeting cancer, autoimmune diseases, and allergies. We specialize in engineering diverse materials—such as porous nanoparticles, functional nanoparticles, hydrogels, and 3D scaffolds—that promote and regulate immune responses through advanced drug delivery concepts. These well-designed material platforms have the potential to modulate the dysregulated immune system associated with these diseases.
We synthesize functional nanoparticles and hydrogels that mimic the antioxidant catalytic properties of natural enzymes to suppress inflammation. Incorporating these nanomaterials and drugs into adhesive wet hydrogels enables the development of skin-adhesive transdermal hydrogel patches for treating and managing symptoms associated with various inflammation-related skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
We aim to design and develop nature-inspired hydrogels that demonstrate exceptional strength, toughness, stretchability, and adhesiveness by integrating functional nanoparticles and tough polymer networks. These hydrogels are intended for applications in biomimetic tissue engineering, wearable sensors for strain or compression monitoring, as well as in energy devices such as supercapacitors and secondary batteries.
We are interested in engineering nanomaterials and hydrogels that can be used as important components in sunscreen, anti-aging, and antioxidant cosmetics. Our focus includes developing antioxidant nanoparticles and polymers that enhance the efficacy and durability of these products, offering advanced protection against UV radiation and oxidative stress.