Polymer material chemistry is our major research field. The field covers the studies on the preparation and analysis of organized polymer assemblies for new functional ”Nanotechnology”.
Amphiphilic polymers create "polymer nanosheets" at the air-water interface with tunable thickness and molecular orientations. We deploy both fundamental and application studies related to polymer materials. For instance, we aim to develop and control functionalities through controlling layered and ordered structures in polymer nanosheets for improved adhesion/adsorption abilities, fluorescence and ferroelectricity.
Molecular-level inorganic and organic hybrid materials have potential to improve material propertie. We develop novel hybrid materials deriving from polymer nanoparticles, oxide nanoparticles, cellulose nanomaterials, cyclosiloxane and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) polymers, for thin film optoelectronics and intelligent materials.