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Position: Undergrad Student

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My research focuses on the design and synthesis of water-soluble pillar[n]arene macrocycles for the encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs, aiming to enhance their solubility, stability, and bioavailability through supramolecular host–guest interactions and to explore their potential applications in targeted drug delivery systems.

Position: Ph.D. Student

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The main focus of my research is the design and synthesis of click-functionalized pyridine based acyclic ligands for anion recognition applications

Position: Ph.D Student

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My research focus on synthesize novel molecules like cage and rotaxanr including halogen bonding and study its properties and my research also focus on Li-ion receptor for recycling Li-ion from electronic waste

Position: Master’ Student
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My research focuses on the development of Mechanically Interlocked Molecules (MIMs) using pillar[5]arene as a core structure for the synthesis of rotaxanes and their potential applications.

Position: Postdoc

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My research focus on inorganic–organic hybrid materials, with silsesquioxane-based systems, single-molecule magnets (SMMs), and supramolecular derived from pillar[5]arene.

Position: Former Master’ Student

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My research focuses on the development of supramolecular macromolecules using pillar[5]arene as a core structure for the synthesis of macrocycles and their potential host-guests binding applications.

Position: Master’ Student

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My research focuses on the development of functional materials and ligands for environmental and resource-related applications, including the design of hyper-crosslinked polymers for pollutant remediation and the study of ligands for selective lithium ion capture.

Position: Former Undergrad student

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My research focuses on the Acyclic Lithium Ionophores Outperforming Crown Ether in Selective Recognition and Recovery of Lithium.

Position: Former Undergrad student

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My research focuses on the complexation between transition metal and binding site on pillar[5]arene based rotaxane, resulting in their many potential applications.

Position: Former Postdoc
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– My first research project involved designing light-responsive suprasomes derived from amphiphilic pillar[5]arene molecules to achieve controlled doxorubicin release for melanoma therapy.
– My second project focuses on developing chemical structures capable of binding both cations and anions as ion-pair receptors, with particular emphasis on selective pairing with Li⁺ ions, with the aim of integrating them into advanced materials in the future. structure for the synthesis of rotaxanes and their potential applications.

Position: Current Undergrad Student

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My research involves the synthesis of novel molecules that have never been reported before by integrating the concepts of interlocked molecules and ion recognition into a single system, and studying their properties.

Position: Former Postdoc

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My research focuses on the design and development of photo-responsive pillar[5]arene cross-linked gelatin hydrogels that can control the uptake and release of antibiotics via light-induced molecular switching.

Position: Master’ Student

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My research focuses on designing and developing heteroditopic molecular receptors capable of selectively recognizing and binding alkali metal cations and their corresponding halide anions through cooperative ion-pair interactions.