Dongling Ma

Faculty members
Collaborating members

 

Professor
INRS-EMT
Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Expertise

Highly functional materials and structures on the nanometer scale
Biomedical and energy applications
In vivo cellular imaging, long-term tracking of biological processes, catalysis and photovoltaics

Research fields

Synthesis, characterization, surface modification and biomedical applications of highly luminescent and stable nanoparticles, particularly, near infrared-emitting quantum dots
Investigation of surface chemistry and surface-property relationship of laser fabricated nanoparticles
Development of novel nano- complexes for the detection of virus cellular trafficking
 Novel solar cells based on the nanohybrids of quantum dots and high-mobility carbon nanotubes
Design and realization of new high-efficiency, low-cost transition metal nanoparticle catalysts
Investigation of the vibrational modes of viruses using metal nanoparticles
Synthesis, characterization, surface modification and biomedical applications of multifunctional nanoparticles, which integrate superparamagnetic and luminescent components into a single nano-architecture

Technological applications

Developing new synthetic routes leading to highly functional nanostructured materials
Gaining more understanding of how structure, size and properties (particularly, photophysical, plasmonic, catalytic and optoelectronic) are related
Achieving precise control over properties and by exploring exciting applications of nanostructured materials in biomedical and energy sectors

Laboratory and related group

Institut Armand-Frappier, Université de Montréal, Universita of Trieste (Italy), Industrial Materials Research, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

Contact information

INRS Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications
1650 boul. Lionel-Boulet,
C.P. 1020
Varennes (Québec) J3X 1S2
Phone: (450) 929-8120
Fax: (450) 929-8102
Email:
Dongling.Ma@emt.inrs.ca
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