• Design and fabrication of 2D nanosheets films that have active and long-lived antimicrobial and antiviral activity based on controlled release in embedded (intercalated materials in graphene films.

  • Study of extension/lifetime of antibacterial and antiviral coating of these films, in addition to enhancing our graphene fabrics to extend their protective function beyond chemical toxicants to biological pathogens.

  • Characterization, modeling and analysis of the films, and the release of the intercalates by XPS, Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS, optical microscope, SEM, Python

  • Design and fabrication of fibrin/MoS2-nanosheet composite biomaterials, for biomedical applications seeking electrical conductivity, biodegradability, mechanical compliance for interfacing with tissue.

  • Study of electrical conductivity and mechanical strength

  • Investigated the electrical characteristics of the Fibrin/MoS2 composites using source 4 point probe, Raman spectroscopy and optical microscopy

  • Synthesis and characterization of graphene/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) to coat silicon-based microelectrode arrays (Pt-tips) to demo multichannel (neurochemical) sensing (collaboration with Dr. Arto V Nurmikko’s research group)

  • Characterization XPS, Raman spectroscopy, optical microscope, SEM, Python, Electrical Measuments

3D printing of graphene and other 2DNs for electronic devices

  • 3D printing of 2DNs from filaments    

  • 3D printing of 2DNs from gels            

  • 3D printing of 2D nanomaterials as membranes

2D and 3D printing of 2DNs for biosensing applications

  1. Integrating nanostructures into thin-film materials.

  2. Encapsulation and release by 2D nanomaterial sheets.

  3. 3D Printing encapsulation of 2D nanosheet gels

Wrinkled 2D nanomaterials for integration and encapsulation

  1. 2D printing for biosensing

  2. Designing structures of composite nanoparticle arrays

  3. Highly selective sensing from functionalized 2DN lattices