The present project proposes to develop reliable toxic gas sensing materials for CO, SO2, and toxic vapors which are inexpensive and easy to integrate into a system capable of detecting an individual gas in a gas mixture at a low concentration level and with a fast response.
Actuator
The present project proposes to develop actuation-reversible materials which can be precisely controlled by electric field. The actuation materials can be used in a variety of devices: robots, micro-motors, micromechanical devices, or even as artificial muscles for human or animals.
Drug Delivery
The present project proposes to develop conductive polymer/hydrogel blends and related materials in which the transdermal drug delivery can be precisely controlled by electric field. The drug delivery materials can be used in a variety of applications: the delivery of an anti-flammatory drug, drug-eluting membrane, and as a part of microchip laboratory.
Proton Exchange Membrane
The present project proposes to develop the proton exchange membranes from sulfonated poly(ether ketone ether sulfone), poly(ether ether ketone), and polyimide and others for using in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) and vanadium redox flow battery (VRB). The important properties are characterized and to be compared with the Nafion membrane which has several drawbacks such as high cost, high methanol permeability, and loss of proton conductivity at high temperature [D1].
