Research topics:​

• Bile salt-derived soft hybrid materials

• Photoluminescent lanthanide-cholate hydrogels

• Paper-based sensing of biomolecules & diseases

 

We explore the applications of supramolecular chemistry using bile acids and their salts by designing functional soft materials (hydrogels). We are actively working on the photoluminescent lanthanocholate hydrogels and energy transfer in these systems to develop a ‘pro-sensitizer’-based sensing of ions (F-), clinically important enzymes (α-galactosidase, α-glucosidase, neuraminidase) and their associated diseases (e.g., Fabry disease, Influenza virus).