Research

Core research areas in the Moon Research Lab.

• Intracellular Biomacromolecular Delivery
  Designing bioactive polymers and peptides for cytosolic delivery of proteins and antibodies in live cells.
• Smart Nanofertilizers
  Stimuli-responsive carriers for controlled nutrient binding and release in soil and rhizosphere environments.
• Selective Ion Capture and Remediation
  Functional materials for selective binding, sequestration, and recovery of environmentally relevant ions.
• Live Cell Imaging and Sensing
  Conjugated and functional polymers for fluorescence imaging and molecular sensing in living systems.
• Antimicrobial Biomaterials
  Membrane-active materials engineered for selective antimicrobial activity with low mammalian toxicity.