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Our research is motivated by a desire to understand the dynamic responses of polymers to physical and chemical stimuli effectors in confinement. Particularly, we wish to study certain interesting phenomena pivotal to the design of new macroscopic systems, such as (i) impact of nanoconfinement on polymer charge interaction, (ii) effect of curvature on the charge-polymer interactions at nanoscale, (iii) relationship between confined space nanoenvironment and reactivity, and (iv) effects of chemical gradient on flat-band potentials, interfacial energetics, depth of space charge region, and the transport properties of materials. By integrating polymeric materials within nanoscale metric porous matrices and characterize their performance, we set forth new ways: to think about membrane design and fabrication for a variety of applications such as pervaporation, solvent filtration, water desalination and gas separation, to create bio-inspired catalysts, and to design and fabricate electrodes - with molecular precision - for a variety of applications.
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