APECS Lab
Adaptive Photomechanical and non-Equilibrium Chemical Systems Lab
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Designing functional macromolecules
Molecular responsiveness affects the structure and functions of systems across length scales. We combine organic, polymer, and surface chemistry to understand how nanoscopic changes amplify to macroscopic performance by design
Soft matter with “intelligence”
Memory is a first step towards intelligence. We fabricate materials that interact with he environment based on their nanoscale organization and dynamics, towards systems with sensing, decision-making, and actuation capabilities that can potentially even “remember” these interactions.
(Bio)sensing
From air quality control to disease detection, sensors are crucial in our daily lives. We engineer physico-chemical properties of (bio)recognition interfaces to create detection platforms for real-time monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and macromolecules (e.g., DNA, RNA) detection.
Latest News
- First official APECS visit: going to the court of the Smart Photonic Materials Group and Arri Priimägi.
- APECS lab is going to open soon!
- The organization of “System Chemistry Meets Material: It’s Complicated” Symposium was a success!
Latest publications
- Liquid crystal predictor: a machine learning platform for classification and phase transition forecast. npj Soft Matter
- Automated Generation of Supported Lipid Bilayer Arrays with Controlled Receptor Densities in Well Plates. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
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