*Development of hybrid nanoparticles containing potential
surfactants and silica nanoparticles for gene delivery to cancer cells.
*Study on the role of chemical structures of non-viral vectors in the gene delivery to cancer cells.
*Development of photo-triggered cancer drug delivery systems with real-time monitoring through the NSET mechanism.
*Development of fluorescent surfactant-based nucleic acids detection and gene delivery systems, and bioimaging.
*Applications of fluorescence properties of novel host-guest complexes toward the development of molecular logic gates for the detection of toxic anions in the ppb range.
*Study on protein-surfactant, nanoparticle-conjugated protein-surfactant, and DNA-surfactant interactions.