This technology can realize a nanostructure with uniform pores with
a simple, inexpensive fabrication process using porous structures
formed by stacking nanoparticles
This technology enables advanced functional nanopores or
nanochannels with electric or chemical characteristics by surface
treatment on the polymer nanoparticles.
These nanostructures are expected to provide new methods for
efficient separation or collection of ionic or molecular substances.
This technology is also believed to provide advanced fabrication
techniques for nanostructures, which have been difficult or
expensive with conventional technologies so far.
Client / Market
- Pharmaceutical, bio devices that require selective transfer of molecules or ions
- Selective collection of bio substance that cannot be collected/detected through
conventional membrane High sensitive micro sensors
Necessity of this Technology
- Conventional process technologies such as ion beam and laser-assisted fabrication
for nanochannels usually require large and expensive equipments. Furthermore,
those techniques cannot be used for large area and mass production.
- A method using synthesis of nanomaterials accompanies complicated processes
and is not suitable for modulation of the structures.
- With this technology, multiple nanochannels can be processed consistently and
simultaneously on a specific area, thus the fabrication can be cost-effective and
industry-friendly.
Technical Differentiation
- This nanostructure can be used as fundamental platform for water purification,
separation of harmful substances, collection of rare substances and biosensors.
- This technology can provide nanostructures on large area, so that this can be
applied to purification or desalination of water in small scale, micro sensors for
harmful substances in molecular scale.
- It can also be applied to a collecting system for rare metals in ocean and a
diagnostic system for DNA and specific proteins.
- Other various applications are possible by changing the materials of the
nanoparticles or the methods of surface treatment.
Excellence of Technology
- Further studies have shown that the effective size of the nanopores could be
modulated by changing the size of the nanoparticles and surface treatments, which
means that the optimum nanopores can be made for specific applications.
- Methylene blue molecules have been separated with this technology experimentally.
Test results show that 96% of the Methylene blue molecules have been rejected
with extremely high permeability, 160 kg/m²/hr/bar.
- In the future, it can be used as a customized device platform to fulfill a specific purpose
through various material and surface treatment process.
Current Intellectual Property Right Status
PATENT
- Method of Manufacturing Nano Hole and Filter Manufactured by the Same(KR1605632, EP2995368, SG10201500789X)
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