Our research is primarily about the following topics:




Environmental Materials for Sustainability and Energy
- Sustainable materials
- Energy materials for energy regulation, transformation, conversion & storage
- Development of novel efficient methods for biobased nano-materials (nanocellulose and nanochitin)


Structure Formation of Functional Materials
- Structuring & fabrication methods for diverse functional materials: gels, nano-/microparticles, surface/interface, films/membranes, emulsions
- Functional materials for various scenarios: generator, actuator & sensor
- Structure (biopolymers/native nanostructures)-property relationship


Soft Matter
- Structuring
- Mechanics
- Absorption & desorption (primarily of water)


Self Assembly and other Physicochemical Processes
- Self-assembly (of nanocellulose and nanochitin, carbohydrate derivatives, and macromolecules)
- Other physicochemical processes (nanoprecipitation, impact of liquid droplets on surface, phase change etc.)
- Mechanism


Synthetic Approaches
- Development of sustainable synthetic approaches
- Development of chemical methods to modify sustainable biobased resources
- Chemical modifications of carbohydrates, such as cellulose, chitosan, starch and monosaccharides
- Valorization of lignin


Wood-based Composites & other Hybrid/Composite Materials
- Wood-based composites
- Adhesives
- Light-weight construction