My current research focuses on developing novel luminescent materials spanning organic to organometallic chromophores. Our primary aim is understanding the correlation between material structures and their properties. We study stimuli-responsive materials to detect environmental changes such as mechanical force, volatile organic vapors, and water pollutants. We have developed fluorous chromophores which exhibit remarkable aggregation-induced emission enhancement through fluorous interactions. We have applied these dyes to the complex emulsions that respond dynamically to environmental change. Our current efforts are developing luminescent complex emulsions that exhibit morphology-dependent emissions, enabling real-time flow sensing.
Stimuli-Responsive Luminescent Materials
Stilmuli-responive luminescent materials provide a simple and effective way to detect environmental changes such as pH, redox potential, volatile organic vapors and water pollutants. My research focuses on understanding the structure-property relationship and designing novel chromophores to enhance selectivity and sensitivity.
Stilmuli-responive luminescent materials provide a simple and effective way to detect environmental changes such as pH, redox potential, volatile organic vapors and water pollutants. My research focuses on understanding the structure-property relationship and designing novel chromophores to enhance selectivity and sensitivity.
Fluorous Luminescent Materials
Fluorous materials are widely available in non-stick couating and organic electronics because of their inertness. Fluorinated emulsions have been used in vivo for oxygen delivery, MRI cell tracking and phototherapy due to their low toxicity. I will be focusing on developing novel fluorinated luminescent materials for flow cytometry and robust light-emitting materials.
Fluorous materials are widely available in non-stick couating and organic electronics because of their inertness. Fluorinated emulsions have been used in vivo for oxygen delivery, MRI cell tracking and phototherapy due to their low toxicity. I will be focusing on developing novel fluorinated luminescent materials for flow cytometry and robust light-emitting materials.
Complex Emulsions
Complex emulsions are dynamic to environmental change and display rich optical properties. The optical and fluorescence properties have been applied on protease and bacteria sensing. We are developing luminescent complex emulsions showing morphology-dependent emissions as real-time flow sensors.
Complex emulsions are dynamic to environmental change and display rich optical properties. The optical and fluorescence properties have been applied on protease and bacteria sensing. We are developing luminescent complex emulsions showing morphology-dependent emissions as real-time flow sensors.