There is great interest in exploiting van der Waals gaps in layered materials. Two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets of graphene oxide (GO) films are of great potential …
Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSCs) consist of a thin slab of luminescent composite that absorbs sunlight and re-emits it at a lower energy level, subsequently directing …
Advancements in neurotechnology have helped people living with paralysis regain function through brain control of communication interfaces, prostheses, and even restored command of one’s own …
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a large class of atomically thin, sheet-like solids, whose chemical stability is a critical issue for commercial devices and nanomaterial driven …
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a prominent organizer of cellular biochemistry. Dozens of liquid-like condensates are found throughout the nucleus and the cytoplasm and the …
There is a need for smart biomaterials for the improved treatment of fungal infections. With a limited antifungal drug repertoire and the spread of drug …
Molecular diagnostic testing provides critical information to patients that can lead to earlier detection and disease prevention, specific treatment options, and personalized medicine. The workflow …
Recent technological advancements in genetic testing and the growing accessibility of public genomic data provide researchers with a unique avenue to approach personalized medicine. This …
Bacteria infections are the leading cause of patient mortality following injury. Conventional treatments include systemic delivery of broad-spectrum antibiotics. However, this leads to offsite toxicity …
Lead halide perovskites have attracted much attention over the past decade due to their unique optical, electronic and magnetic properties with high potential in various …
Cardiovascular engineering using human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes holds incredible potential for disease modeling, therapeutic development and testing, and cardiac regeneration. The heterogeneity and …
Lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) have garnered increased research interest due to their excellent optoelectronic properties, including narrow, tunable photoluminescence emissions, and high quantum …
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have garnered a significant amount of research effort for not only scientific advances but also a range of technological applications including …
Over the past century, the massive consumption of the fossil fuels has caused dramatic increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration. And naturally caused a series …
Polyethylene is the most popular plastic globally and is used in a wide variety of industry and biomedical applications because of the customizability of its …
The self-assembly of nanocrystals into ordered superlattices (SLs) is a powerful strategy for fabricating functional nanomaterials. While much progress has been made assembling nanocrystals with …
Retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, and Stargardt disease are the most common incurable eye diseases associated with outer retinal degeneration leading to blindness. Currently, there …
There is a need for developing novel drug delivery systems (DDSs) to deliver therapeutics to desired sites with low toxicity. In this thesis we designed …
Semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots are semiconducting materials that are a few nanometers in size. Their tunable optical, electronic, and catalytic properties enabled by size, …
Metal halide perovskites are a group of novel semiconductor materials with wide optoelectronic applications. The perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) showed additional novel optoelectronic properties such as …