Prof. Hongbin Li visited Tsinghua University and gave a lecture

Posted on November 29, 2023 by wanglu

On November 21st, 2023, Prof. Hongbin Li from University of British Columbia visited Tsinghua University and gave a lecture entitled "Protein Mechanics: from Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy to Protein-based Biomaterials".

Prof. Steve Granick visited Tsinghua University and gave a lecture

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by wanglu

On November 28th, 2023, Prof. Steve Granick from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst visited Tsinghua University and delivered an engaging lecture on his research.

Hyper-stable cholesteric heliconical architectures for monochromatic light separation

Posted on October 31, 2023 by wanglu

Yizheng Tan, Jun Guan, Huaping Xu* Matter; 2023, 6, 3121. A hyper-stable cholesteric heliconical superstructure has been achieved at room temperature through a simple strategy of mixing liquid crystal dimers. This breakthrough, recently reported in Matter by Li and colleagues, demonstrates an unprecedented and practical optic system for monochromatic light filtering important for various fields.

Extreme long-lifetime self-assembled monolayer for air-stable molecular junctions

Posted on October 31, 2023September 19, 2024 by wanglu

Ningyue Chen, Shuwei Li, Peng Zhao, Ran Liu, Yu Xie, Jin-Liang Lin, Christian A. Nijhuis, Bingqian Xu, Liang Zhang*, Huaping Xu*, Yuan Li* Sci. Adv.; 2023, 9, eadh3412. The molecular electronic devices based on self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on metal surfaces demonstrate novel electronic functions for device minimization yet are unable to realize in practical applications, due to their instability against oxidation of the sulfur-metal bond. This paper describes an alternative to the thiolate anchoring group to form stable SAMs on gold by selenides anchoring group. Because of the formation of...

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

Posted on September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 by wanglu

ACS Fall 2023 is held (virtual & in person) on August 13th-17th, our PhD student Yizheng Tan and Banruo Xianyu gave oral presentations titled 'Tesstalation strategy with standardized procedures for programming multiple materials' and 'Selenium-containing block copolymer for siRNA delivery and synergistic cancer gene-immunotherapy', respectively. Both of the students received 'Oral Presentation Prize'! Congratulations!

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

Posted on July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 by wanglu

On July 17th, 2023, Prof. Richard M. Laine from the University of Michigan visited Tsinghua University and delivered an engaging lecture on "Unconventional Conjugation in Silsesquioxanes." Following the lecture, Dr. Jun Guan, Dr. Chengfei Liu, Yizheng Tan, Banruo Xianyu, Muqing Cao, Jinyan Si, Chaowei He, and Shenghan Zhang from Prof. Huaping Xu's group introduced their respective projects to Prof. Laine, fostering engaging discussions and potential collaborations.

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

Posted on July 18, 2023July 21, 2023 by wanglu

On July 17th, 2023, Prof. Huaping Xu was honored with XPLORER Prize for his achievement on the design and development of novel Se/Te containing polymers, also encouraging his exploration in the direction of non-carbon main chain polymers.

Self-Assembly of Selenium-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots as Antioxidants for Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Management

Posted on June 30, 2023December 11, 2023 by wanglu

Bing Bai, Shaolong Qi, Kai Yang, Xinyang Yu, Ruijun Jian, Tianfang Zhang, Daming Wang, Hongbo Meng, Yifan Zhao, Yu Xia*, Huaping Xu*, Guocan Yu*, Zuobing Chen* Small; 2023, 19, 2300217. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (HIRI) is a critical complication after liver surgery that negatively affects surgical outcomes of patients with the end-stage liver-related disease. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are responsible for the development of ischemia-reperfusion injury and eventually lead to hepatic dysfunction. Selenium-doped carbon quantum dots (Se-CQDs) with an excellent redox-responsive pro...

Polytelluoxane: A chalcogen polymer that bridges the gap between inorganic oxides and macromolecules

Posted on June 29, 2023October 31, 2023 by wanglu

Yiheng Dai, Zhiheng Zhang, Mathias Daniels, Yu Bao, Jun Guan, Shenghan Zhang, Ruihao Zhou, Yizheng Tan, Lichen Liu, Hai Xiao, Shuxun Cui, Huaping Xu* Chem; 2023, 9, 2006. In contrast to other main group elements, group VI elements are rarely observed to form long linear polymer main chains. We reported the synthesis and characterizations of polytelluoxane, a polymer with an inorganic main chain that constitutes tellurium and oxygen, which may bridge the gap between inorganic oxides and macromolecules. Polytelluoxane has a flexible Te–O backbone and can be facilely synthesized and further p...

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

Posted on June 29, 2023 by wanglu

Congratulations to Mr. Yiheng Dai, Mr. Shuojiong Pan and Mr. Peng Zhao on getting their PhD degrees! Congratulations to Mr. Zhuoxin Ge on getting his bachelor degree! Mr. Yiheng Dai was honoured with "Outstanding PhD Thesis of Tsinghua University". Mr. Zhuoxin Ge was was honoured with "Outstanding Graduate of Tsinghua University"