Research
My Belief: 'For good science, raising good question is more important than answer.'
Research Interests
NIR-active nanomaterials for drug delivery and real-time imaging.
Polymeric nanocarrier for drug delivery.
Nanocarriers that can cross physiological barriers (e.g., blood-brain barrier) and allow bleeding-free real-time 3D-imaging.
Graphitic carbon quantum dot-based therapeutic nanocarriers for drug delivery and real-time imaging.
Molecularly imprinted polymer nanocarriers (nanoMIPs) to act as synthetic antibody for highly targeted therapeutic delivery.
Lanthanide doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and surface modification for therapeutic delivery, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, and noninvasive real-time imaging.
Solution chemistry of macromolecules (polyelectrolytes).
Smart contact lens design for ophthalmic drug delivery and security applications.
Drug Delivery
NIR-active nanocarrier design for temperature-sensitive therapeutic delivery and non-invasive bioimaging
Stimuli-Responsive Nanocarriers
Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanocarrier for drug delivery
Various Nanobodies
Differetn types of nanobodies for therapeutic applications
Carbon Quantum Dots
Developing doped carbon quantum dots with bright fluorescence for multipurpose applications
Designing Advanced Fluorescent Microscopy for Bioimaging
Snap-shot of the optics in ‘excitation, and emission sections’ along with the optical set up for prism type TIR microscopy
Superior Tissue Penetration of NIR
Wavelength-based penetration capability of light into tissue
Carbon/Graphene Quantum Dots
Facile Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots and Multipurpose Applications
Upconversion Nanoparticle Synthesis
Polymer Synthesis
Product Purification
Polymer Synthesis Presentation in Korean Chemical Society Meeting -2017
Silver Nanoparticles
Korean Chemical Society Meeting-2018
Column Chromatography
Rotary Evaporation
Ninhydrin Test
Carbon Quantum Dots emitting different color on UV irradiation (365 nm)
Arrays of Polymeric Microneedles designed for Bioapplications
A close look at the microneedle