Research Support
SPIRITS

Immobilization Technique of Carbon Materials by Photoactive Interfaces and its Application to Micro Separations

Project Gist

Revolution for separation science using carbon nano-materials

Keywords

Carbon nano-material, Photo/thermal coupling agent, Liquid phase separation, Chromatography

Background, Purpose, and Project Achievements

To develop a new separation medium using carbon-nano-materials, we prepared the separation medium via photo/thermal coupling agent. The silica-monolithic medium attached C60-fullerene provided the specific separation based on π-π interaction and unique spherical recognition ability.

Future Prospects

According to the results from this project, we will carry out the development of a separation medium for specific separation based on dispersion interaction and application to the effective separation of sugars in bio-samples.

Figures

Schematic of the modification of C60-fullerene onto capillary inner wall
Separation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a C60-fullerene coated capillary

Principal Investigator

KUBO Takuya

・KUBO Takuya
・Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
・We aim to development of new materials for the separation media in biological and/or environmental analyses.
・Hobby: Danjiri
http://anchem.mc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/