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Program Leader: A/Prof Steve Bottle
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has recently announced the focusing of research into four priority areas, one of which is: Nanomaterials, described by the ARC as "the ability to form nano-scale assemblies of atoms and molecules vital to advances in computing, drug design, chemical processing/synthesis, and sensor development". Chemists clearly have a major role to play in this area and this description largely encompasses many of the goals of the Synthesis and Molecular Recognition program. It is the vision of this program that the strengths of chemists in small molecule synthesis and analysis can generate new substances, medicinal drugs, nanomaterials and analytical tools; some of which may embrace bio-inspired systems to generate new sensors and recognition systems through the ability to tailor material properties at the molecular level.
The Synthesis and Molecular Recognition Research Program (SMR) has active research projects in three main areas:
Imaging and Detection Techniques
- Cellular Oxygen Measurement
- Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents
- Photodynamic Therapy Agents
- Chiral Recognition
- Cellular Growth Recognition
- Spectroscopic Analysis of Archeological Samples
Synthesis and Nanomaterials
- Smart Materials Using Nitroxide Sensors
- Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition for Advanced Materials
- Molecular Magnets
- Novel Living Polymer Agents
- Porphyrin Chemistry
Drug Development
- Antioxidant Drugs for Ataxia Telangiecstasia
- Cardiovascular Drug Development
- ADHD Drugs
- New Veterinary Reproductive Technologies
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