Vladimir Kitaev
Areas of Expertise
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Nanoparticles
Biography
I received my MSc degree in polymer chemistry dealing with synthesis and characterization of polymer liquid crystals at Lomonosov Moscow State University. My PhD research at the University of Toronto involved polymer and surfactant self-assembly and physicochemical properties of macromolecules in confined geometries.
Before joining Laurier, I spent several great years with the materials chemistry group of Professor Geoffrey Ozin at the University of Toronto, where I mastered synthesis of well-defined highly size-uniform nanoparticles, their self-assembly for functional applications, and colloidal photonic crystals.
Our research in Materials Chemistry lab dealt with nanoscale chirality, synthesis of size- and shape-selective nanoparticles, in particular, plasmonic metal nanoparticles with their beautiful world of colours. Currently CLAN (Chemistry Laboratory of Applied Nanoscience) works on projects dealing with plasmonic substrates (Nicoya Inc) and water remediation (Imperial Oil).
Our research is focused on synthesis and applications of colloidal nanoscale building blocks (NBBs) with controlled size, shape, surface, and physical properties. These nanoscale building blocks include plasmonic metal nanoparticles of well-defined shape (e.g. silver decahedra, pentagonal rods, icosahedra, prisms, gold frames and stars, etc.) and tunable optical properties for applications in sensing and photonics. Current applied projects include design of the advanced plasmic sensing substrates and water remediation.
Languages
- English
- Russian