Research Divisions

Development of silica based organic-inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes

Our target is to prepare eco-friendly silica based organic-inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes with high gas barrier, heat resistance and surface hardness using sol-gel method.

We are developing noble organic-inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes with high gas barrier property using inorganic segment (silica) and organic segment (polysaccharide, such as starch, chitosan, cellulose).

Fig. Organic–inorganic hybrid prepared by sol–gel method

Development of organic-inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes using layered compounds (clay)

Our target is to prepare eco-friendly organic-inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes with high gas barrier, heat resistance and surface hardness using surface modification.

We are developing noble organic-inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes with high gas barrier property using cross-linking reaction with surface modified inorganic nanosheets (from layered compound) and cross-linking agents.