Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

The goal of our research group is the nanomaterials-based innovation of the present technologies in the aspect of biotechnology, medicine, and green energy. Also, revealing fundamental mechanisms of nucleation and growth to fully understand and control the nanoparticle synthesis is one of our ultimate goals. To achieve our research goals, we use multidisciplinary approaches and state-of-the-art characterization methods.

Synthesis of nanoparticles can be achieved through various paths. Specifically, our group developed a fascinating, easy-to-scale-up method; now well known as “heat-up process”. This method is powerful because not only can it produce uniform sized nanoparticles without size selection process, but also it can be applicable to various kinds of transition metals. We also used non-hydrolytic sol-gel reactions to synthesize nanoparticles having various unique properties.