Research & Initiatives

The Polymer Nanomaterials Laboratory at Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea focuses on controlling the interfaces between neutral and charged (or highly polar) species in order to prepare polymeric (or hybrid) nanomaterials for energy, healthcare, and industrial applications.

We are now studying polymeric nanomaterials used in three research disciplines:

- Nanomedicines for cancer therapy based on photothermal and photodynamic effects

- Photocatalysts based on conjugated polymer-metal/metal oxide hybrids

- Functional fibers/textiles/composite hydrogels with photothermal/antiviral/antimicrobial properties

[Front Cover] Macromol. Res. 2025, 33 (1), 77-84. (Jan. 08)

Antibacterial functional textiles bearing zwitterionic polymer nanoparticles

[Back Cover] Nano Energy 2024, 125, 109597 (June 15)

Photothermally-activated piezo-pyroelectric multifunctional hybrid energy harvester for motion sensing and thermal therapy

[Supplementary Cover] Biomacromolecules 2024, 25,, 1709-1723 (March 11)

Pectin Nanoporous Structures Prepared via Salt-Induced Phase Separation and Ambient Azeotropic Evaporation Processes

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