Nanomaterials research in Frontier Research Program : What did “ Exotic Nano - Materials ” encompass ?

At the beginning of the second phase (Phase II) of the Frontier Materials Research Program in 1991, former Bioelectronic Materials activities were complemented by the Advanced Materials program and merged into the Laboratory for Exotic Nano-Materials. Since the initiation of Exotic Nano-Materials research, we have been committed to nanoscopic science and engineering, and unconventional combinations of organic and non-organic materials. The desired exotic characteristics meant that they had to show novel, and again unconventional and almost certainly unexpected properties. This could be achieved by various novel strategies; nanofabrication, nanocharacterization, and nanomodification.