Cluster I: Functional Dispersed Nanostructures
This cluster combines projects in which a desired functionality or property is achieved through the use of nanostructures dispersed in a host medium, typically a soft material (e.g., a fluid or polymer). In some projects the functionality exists at the nanoscale, as in the case of nanoparticles used in cancer treatment or imaging of biological structures and processes. In other projects the functionality exists at the macroscale, but is achieved through controlled dispersion of nanostructures that interact with the host matrix. The cluster is conceptually organized into three sub-themes:
- Functional Dispersed Nanostructures in Biological Systems;
- Functional Materials with Dispersed Nanostructures; and
- Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Functional Dispersed Nanostructures.
