Manipulation of Nano-Scale Assembly, Structure and Interaction: New Drug Delivery Vehicles and Energy Storage Devices for Miniaturised Portable Electronic Products.

纳米尺度的分子和表面相互作用将被操纵，以开发新的纳米结构产品。研究活动将有两个主题。在第一个主题中，新发现的离子液体将被用来更好地阐明疏水相互作用在分子组装过程中的作用。这些发现将有助于开发表面活性剂-药物结合物，这种结合物可以自我组装，并能够融合治疗、药物输送和控制释放功能；使药物能够在较长时间内以治疗浓度范围给予，并减少副作用。在第二个主题中，将使用纳米材料融合电容器和电池技术，为微型便携式电子设备提供显著的性能提升。

Nano-scale molecular and surface interactions will be manipulated to develop new nano-structured products. There will be two themes of research activity. In the first theme, newly discovered ionic liquids will be employed to better elucidate the role of hydrophobic interaction in molecular assembly processes. These findings will assist in the development of surfactant-drug conjugates that can self-assemble and can converge therapeutic, drug delivery and controlled release functions; allowing drugs to be administered in the therapeutic concentration range for prolonged periods of time with reduced side-effects. In the second theme, nano-materials will be used to converge capacitor and battery technologies to provide a dramatic performance boost to miniaturised portable electronic devices.