Another major area of research in the Department focuses on specially functionalized materials for biosensors, polymer electronics, novel tunable membranes and for applications in life sciences. This Thrust also encompasses activities in synthesis of nanostructured materials for catalysis, separations technology and fuel cells. The research programmes span wide range of length scales, from molecular-level synthesis and manipulation of materials to the macroscopic fabrication of surfaces and bulk materials and nanocomposites. Excellent, in-house analytical and characterization facilities (e.g., a number of spectroscopic techniques, transmission and scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffractometers, etc.) provide support for cutting-edge research endeavours in

• Molecular, nano- and surface/interfacial engineering; Functionalized surfaces for biotechnology; Surface-wired biomolecules

• Functional materials for separations, energy conversion, optics, electronics and sensing

• Biomaterials, catalysts and membranes; Polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering

• Nano-structured, hybrid and composite materials for biological and biomedical applications

• Processing methodologies, self-assembling processes, nano- and molecular patterning

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