Nanostructured Titania Nanotube Surfaces

The potential of titania nanotube arrays has not been fully exploited though the ease and low-cost of production. Currently there are two main research interests of our research team, one of them has been focused on stand alone membrane forms of through-hole nanotube arrays and their usability on thin seperation devices for microfluidics systems. The second one is related with the surface characteristics of diverse porous titania surfaces and their epigenetics effects on mesenchymal stem cells. Our principal research interest areas are the synthesis of ordered titania nanotube arrays by electrochemical anodic oxidation, with varying thickness and morphologies and also control their stand-alone membrane forms for further applications after functionalization of the nanotubes. Additionally, we are currently collaborate with diverse disciplines from electronics engineering to medical genetics in terms of capacitive sensing, water harvesting, implant modification and cell differentiation applications of titanium dioxide nanotube array/surfaces.