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Conjugated Oligomers - Better Materials for Molecular Electronics
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IMRE has developed three new types of conjugated oligomers in which different main chain building blocks, different side groups,
and end groups have been incorporated into the oligomeric materials to achieve diversity of functionality for different device applications.
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Dr Chen Zhikuan |
Sep 2004 |
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Developing Novel Approaches for Making High Performance Polymer_Clay Nanocomposites
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IMRE has recently developed novel approaches for the preparation of polymer/clay nanocomposites that overcome the difficulties of
dispersing hydrophilic clay particles in hydrophobic polymer matrices, such as
epoxy, polypropylene, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate, etc.
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Dr Wang Ke |
Sep 2004 |
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Self-cleaning Surfaces using Nano-TiO2 Photocatalytic Coating
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Photocatalytic coatings, especially those that are reactive to solar light, are gaining interest as
protective coatings that possess anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, among other applications.
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Dr Liu Zhaolin and Dr Hong Liang |
Sep 2004 |
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Tailor-made Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Form Self-assembled Nanostructures
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IMRE has recently succeeded in designing and synthesising novel amphiphilic PEO-PHB-PEO triblock copolymers by coupling two
chains of methoxy-PEOmonocarboxylic acid with a low molecular weight telechelic hydroxylated PHB (PHB-diol) chain in the middle.
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Dr Li Jun |
Sep 2004 |
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Composition-tunable Luminescent Quantum Dots
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Our success in preparing high-quality compositiontunable quantum dots creates strong potential for the new class of
nanomaterials to be used as biological labels and optoelectronic devices such as
light-emitting devices, white lighting, quantum dot lasers, high-density optical
recording devices, photovoltaic cells, and displays.
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Dr Han Mingyong |
Sep 2004 |
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Development of an Effective Moisture Barrier Substrate for OLEDs
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Apart from being used in the development of flexible OLEDs, our research into barrier films
may be applied to other forms of anti-moisture and airtight packaging for use in industries such as food and pharmaceuticals.
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Dr Low Hong Yee |
Jul 2003 |
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Imprinting of Micro-and Nano-Structures
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Nanoimprinting lithography is an emerging technology that promises ultra-high resolution,
high throughput and low cost fabrication of nanostructures. Nanoimprinting not only has the
ability to pattern nanoscale features, but is compatible with polymer material processing,
directly creating polymer micro/ nano-structures.
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Dr Huang Xudong |
Jul 2003 |
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Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS) - Modified Epoxy Resins
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POSS has garnered wide interest because of these attractive properties - increased thermal stability,
high glass transition temperature, excellent flame and heat resistances. They can be developed for a
host of applications in electronics, photonics and the aerospace industry, to be used as fire retardants,
lubricants for turbine engines and space-capable materials, for example.
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Dr Khine Yi Mya |
Jul 2003 |
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Organic Quantum Confined Dot
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Their unique optical and transport properties are just being explored but already offer
great promise in the development of extremely low threshold laser diodes, single-electron logic devices,
optical computing quantum units and bio-detectors.
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Ms Xiao Yang |
Jul 2003 |
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Membranes and Fuel Cells
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IMRE's fuel cell team has developed a novel micro-emulsion based technique (patent filed in Singapore and USA)
for producing environmentally friendly and fluorine-free proton exchange membranes (PEM).
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Prof Gan Leong Ming |
Jul 2003 |
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