Research

• Molecular Dynamics at the Oil-Water-Solid Interfaces:

As the dynamics of molecules and particles at the oil-water-solid interfaces are known to define the outcome of various processes in enhanced oil recovery and drug delivery, our lab employs single-molecule techniques to better understand how such dynamics are directly governed by a number of relevant parameters (e.g. oil viscosity, surface tension, and so on). Our work is financially supported by the American Chemical Society (PRF#: 65305-UNI5).

• Molecular Dynamics in Polymer Thin Films and Microporous Hydrogels:

Our lab also employs single-molecule fluorescence techniques to better understand the effect of various stimuli (e.g. relative humidity, temperature, etc) on the properties of polymer thin films and microporous hydrogels in order to use such materials more efficiently in future technologies including lithium-ion batteries or drug delivery devices.

Please check out our lab's first publication related to this research direction: J Phys Chem B 2021, 125, 382 - 392