Tag: bio-orthogonal chemistry

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Photochemical Patterning and Characterization of Mechanical Properties on Soft Materials

Innovative photoresponsive hydrogels have been developed, enabling advancements in soft robotics and digital information storage. Characterized through microindentation, the new photo-stiffening and photo-softening hydrogels utilize unique crosslinking methods. Their integration allows the design of soft actuators controlled by UV light, paving the way for versatile applications in multiple fields.

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Towards the design of self-sorting nanomaterials through kinetically directed chemoselective control over interfacial surface chemistry

In this collaborative work with the research group of Prof. Mark S. Workentin at the University of Western Ontario (Canada), we coupled the power of molecular design and chemical synthesis with the world of nanomaterials and developed the first gold nanoparticles capable of reacting with a specific molecule among others, based on carefully tuned reaction kinetics.