Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Hydrothermal approach to a carbon graphite encapsulated FeCo nanocrystals for diagnosis, hyperthermia therapy and siRNA delivery

Park J.K., Jung J.J., Subramaniam P., Shah B., Kim C.J., Lee J-K, Lee K.B., Lee J-K, Lee K.B., Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

An effective therapeutic approach against cancer requires the combination of several modalities such as chemotherapy, radiation, and hyperthermia. However, the development of multifunctional nanomaterial-based systems that can provide the combined therapeutics and molecular imaging with [...]

Europium-doped gadolinium sulfide nanoparticles as a multimodal imaging agents for bio-application

Park J.K., Lee S.J., Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

Most of the magnetic nanoparticles based on iron oxides have been widely used experimentally for numerous in vivo applications such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast enhancement, tissue repair, hyperthermia, medical diagnostics, and therapeutics. These [...]

First-principles studies of electrophilic molecules on the carbon nanotubes

Park S., Kong K-J, So H-M, Buh G-H, Lee J-O, Chang H., Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

Recently we have reported that some electrophilic molecules, such as 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (2,4,6-TPPT) and 1,3-benzodithiolylium tetrafluoroborate (1,3-BDYT), preferentially interact with metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). It resulted in selective suppression of conductance in metallic carbon [...]

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Polyimide/TiO2 Nanocomposite System for the Application of Organic Electronics

Ahn T., Yu Y.I., Hong S.K., Yi M-Y, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

Organic/inorganic nanocomposites have become an effective source of advanced materials as they usually exhibit unique properties that traditional composites and conventional materials do not have. They combine the advantages of the inorganic material (rigidity, high [...]

Interaction of DNA with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Implication to the Bio-Sensors

Kong K-J, Chang H., Lee J-O, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

Here, we have briefly introduced the recent progresses in experiments of DNA sensing with CNT-FET sensors and theoretical investigations to explore the sensing mechanism.

First-Principles Studies of SnS2 Nanotubes

Chang H., In E., Kong K-J, Lee J-O, Choi Y., Ryu B-H, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

First principles calculations are used to predict the stability and electronic structures of SnS2 nanotubes. Optimization of several structures and their corresponding strain energies confirms the stability of SnS2 nanotube structures. Band structure calculations show [...]

Synthesis and Application of Nanofabricated Nanoporous Materials

Park S-E, Hwang J.S., Hwang Y.K., Jhung S.H., Chang J-S, Hwang J.S., Hwang Y.K., Kim D.S., Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, KR

Zeolitic (molecular sieves) or mesoporous materials are the promising candidates for nanoscopically-engineered materials due to their well-defined pore structures, thermal stabilities and tailor-made synthetic abilities. Several zeolitic materials with the shape of nanorod or nanofiber [...]