RESEARCH
Specific directions:
Physics of soft materials:
- Development of new quantitative characterization methods that allow measuring mechanical properties of materials down to the nanoscale (NSF-supported)
- Physics of cancer with advanced force microscopy (NIH-supported)
- Physics of aging with advanced force microscopy (NSF-supported)
Nanophotonics:
- Development of the brightest fluorescent silica materials at nano and micro scale: particles, films (former NSF support), fluorescent ratiometric sensors (NSF-supported).
- Development of novel cellulose nanomaterials (NSF-supported).
- Biomedical imaging using the developed fluorescent nanoparticles (NIH-supported).
Translational Research:
- Development of the brightest fluorescent silica materials at nano and micro scale: particles, films (former NSF support), Fluorescent ratiometric sensors (NSF-supported; , commercialized by NanoScience Solutions, LLC).
- Novel Ringing modeTM of Atomic Force Microscopy (patented, commercialized by NanoScience Solutions, Inc.).
- Development of novel cellulose nanomaterials (NSF-supported).
- Biomedical imaging using the developed fluorescent nanoparticles (NIH-supported).
- Ultra-bright fluorescent silica particles for labeling, tracing, and detection (patented and patent-pending technology; in the process of commercializing).
- AFM-based multi-frequency nanoindenter FT-nanoDMATM (patented, commercialized by NanoScience Solutions, Inc.)
- Polishing of Dental surfaces: the creation of polishing slurries/pastes to polish teeth down to molecular smoothness. This prevents bad bacteria from forming long-lasting films, and consequent caries (patented).
- Physical methods of identification of cancer cells for early detection of cancer (patented, commercialized by Cellens, Inc.).
- Nano-stethoscope project (feasibility project)