Professor | Suk-kyun Ahn |
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Homepage | http://ahn.pusan.ac.kr/ |
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Recent Research |
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Introduction | Our research interests focus on understanding synthesis-processing-structure-property relationships of synthetic polymers to create a new class of functional materials. To this end, we aim for tailor-made polymers by exploiting synthetic strategies including (i) tailoring macromolecular topology and (ii) controlling sequence of repeat units, and (iii) imparting stimuli-responsive functional units. Using the tailor-made polymers, the information content of polymeric materials can be expanded and altered, which will bring a significant benefit on the fundamental knowledge of nanostructured functional materials towards energy, sustainability, mechanics and biological applications. |