Current Research Topics

• Phase and Morphology development in polymer blend nanocomposite thin films

• Diffusion in Ionomer Films

• Synthesis & characterization of polymer nanocomposites

• Modulation of integrin-mediated adhesive properties of osteoblast cells using self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with conformationally constrained RGD-mimetic peptides

• Cell Spreading on gratings

• Nucleation & growth of calcium phosphate precipitates on silicon substrates grafted with organosilanes.

Previous Research Topics (Jan, 2000)

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• Surface Segregation in Ionomer Films

• Functionalized surfaces for bone cell adhesion

• The controlled pore membrane by varying thickness, composition, and thermal history

• AFM Imaging of Supramolecular Cylindrical Structure of Ion Confined Self-Assembled Dendrites

• Block Copolymer Adsorption at the Polymer/Substrate

• Investigation into the Local Environments of Acid Groups In Ionomers