Ke P.C. – TechConnect Briefs

Competitive Binding of Natural Amphiphiles to Graphene derivatives

Radic S., Geitner N., Podila R., Ke P.C., Ding F., Clemson University, US

Understanding the interaction between graphene derivatives and natural amphiphiles in biological and environmental milieu is important for the biosustainability and biocompatibility of graphene nanotechonology. Using rapid discrete molecular dynamics simulations, we systematically studied the binding [...]

Fluorescence of Water-Soluble Fullerenes in Biological Systems

Lin S., Jones D.X., Mount A.S., Ke P.C., Clemson University, US

The chemical and photophysical properties of fullerenes have been studied over the past two decades yet the biological applications of these nanoparticles remain limited. The major hurdle of integrating fullerenes with biological systems is their [...]

Single-Molecule Study of Dendrimer-Hydrocarbon Interaction

Pasupathy K., Jones A.T., Ke P.C., Clemson University, US

Dendrimers are star-branched polymers which have broad applications from energy harvesting, catalysis, drug delivery, to gas-hydrate prevention in the petroleum industry. However the underlining mechanisms of these applications are not well understood. Here we present [...]