Dr. Xu
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 9910.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 2377.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 16426.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 131, 552.
Biomaterials, 2019, 225, 119514.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 132, 2722.
Adv. Mater.; 2020, 32, 1907569.
Adv. Mater.; 2020, 32, 1907568.
CCS Chem.; 2020, 2, 225–235.
Biomaterials; 2020, 249, 120054.
Adv. Sustainable Syst.; 2020, DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202000072.

Research Interests

The synthesis and performance exploration of new polymer materials play a crucial role in advancing both fundamental scientific research and engineering applications. In 2010, we first reported the selenium-containing polymers with redox dual responsiveness, significantly contributing to the development of Se-containing polymers. In 2021, we prepared polytelluoxane in cells, an inorganic main-chain polymer composed entirely of VI group elements, for the first time. This discovery of polytelluoxanes bridges the gap between inorganic oxides and organic polymers. Moving forward, we plan to design and synthesize new non-carbon main-chain polymers and explore their material properties:

1. Exploration of novel polymerization methods and bonding mechanisms for selenium/tellurium-containing polymers.

2. Investigation of dynamic covalent bonds within chalcogen groups and corresponding dynamic materials with responsive properties.

3. Development of selenium/tellurium-containing nanomedicines, intracellular polymerization and catalysis.

4. Exploration of the potential applications of selenium/tellurium-containing polymers in the fields of recyclable degradation, radiation protection and detection, semiconductors, photocatalysis, optical materials, dielectric elastomers, Neutrino free double beta decay detection, etc.

5. Investigation of other novel non-carbon main-chain polymers.

News

Congratulations! PhD student Yizheng Tan and Banruo Xianyu received ‘Oral Presentation Prize’ at ACS Fall 2023

Congratulations! PhD student Yizheng Tan and Banruo Xianyu received ‘Oral Presentation Prize’ at ACS Fall 2023

ACS Fall 2023 is held (virtual & in person) on August 13th-17th, our PhD student Yizheng Tan and...
Prof. Richard M. Laine visited our group and gave a lecture at Tsinghua University

Prof. Richard M. Laine visited our group and gave a lecture at Tsinghua University

On July 17th, 2023, Prof. Richard M. Laine from the University of Michigan visited Tsinghua Universi...
Congratulations!Prof. Huaping Xu was honored with XPLORER Prize!

Congratulations!Prof. Huaping Xu was honored with XPLORER Prize!

On July 17th, 2023, Prof. Huaping Xu was honored with XPLORER Prize for his achievement on the desig...
Congratulations to Mr. Yiheng Dai, Mr. Shuojiong Pan, Mr. Peng Zhao and Mr. Zhuoxin Ge on their graduation

Congratulations to Mr. Yiheng Dai, Mr. Shuojiong Pan, Mr. Peng Zhao and Mr. Zhuoxin Ge on their graduation

Congratulations to Mr. Yiheng Dai, Mr. Shuojiong Pan and Mr. Peng Zhao on getting their PhD degrees!...