Nanocarbon-Bio Hybrid Materials: Chemistry and Applications
Shirley
Tang
Department
of
Chemistry
University
of
Waterloo
Wednesday,
October
16,
2019
2:30
p.m.
Main
Link
Room
(EIT-2053/MacN-101)
Coffee
and
treats
will
be
served.
All
are
welcome
to
attend
this
weekly
seminar
series.
Abstract:
Controlled
assembly
of
biopolymers,
minerals,
and
carbon
nanostructures,
specifically
graphene,
carbon
nanotube
(CNT),
and
their
chemical
derivatives,
can
lead
to
nanocarbonbio
hybrids
that
not
only
impart
specific
bio-functionalities
but
also
possess
extraordinary
physical
and
chemical
properties.
CNT
and
graphene
are
among
the
most
frequently
investigated
nanomaterials
in
the
past
decade,
and
yet
both
continue
to
offer
exciting
opportunities
for
the
discovery
of
new
science
and
applications.
In
this
talk,
I
will
present
our
recent
progress
in
the
creation
of
advanced
materials
and
devices
through
hierarchical
organization
of
nanocarbon-bio
hybrids.
Examples
include
CNT
and
graphene
oxide
nanoporous
membranes,
sp2
-C
incorporated
3D
tissue
scaffolds,
and
various
C/inorganic
hybrid
architectures.
Our
main
interests
are
to
develop
new
material
and
surface
chemistries
for
material
synthesis,
to
pursue
fundamental
studies
on
interface
dictated
phenomena,
and
to
explore
potential
applications,
especially
in
biosensing
and
tissue
engineering.
I
will
also
offer
perspectives
on
nanoscience
and
nanotechnology
in
general.
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