RSC Applied Polymers Blog

We are delighted to introduce to you our new RSC Applied Polymers Advisory Board member, Professor Ren Liu (Jiangnan University, China).   

Professor Ren Liu currently holds the positions of Dean of the School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering at Jiangnan University and Director of the International Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials. His primary research interests cover fundamental studies on photopolymerization, as well as the research, development and industrialization of photosensitive materials for coatings, microelectronic chemicals, and additive manufacturing applications. Dr. Liu has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and holds more than 50 granted national patents. He has won the China Patent Excellence Award, the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award, and the Youth Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Society for Imaging Science and Technology.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Discover Prof. Liu’s recent work 

 One-step preparation of hydrophilic–hydrophobic asymmetric bilayer microcapsules via photopolymerization 

Kaiyun Wu, Yongbin He, Jiangqing Liu, Guanqing Sun, Ren Liu and Jing Luo 

Polym. Chem., 2024 

Photothermal synergy mechanism in near-infrared photopolymerization for 3D printing acceleration and mechanical enhancement 

Wei Wu, Hang Xu, Jia-Tao Miao, Xiucheng Zou and Ren Liu

Mater. Chem. C, 2024

A facile one-pot strategy for the preparation of porous polymeric microspheres via UV irradiation-induced polymerization in emulsions 

Junjie Tao, Kaiyun Wu, Yaxin Chen, Wei Li, Yao Gu, Ren Liu and Jing Luo 

Soft Matter, 2023 

Explore related works in RSC Applied Polymers 

Thermoplastic-like mechanical performance of heterogeneous photopolymers for additive manufacturing with tailored hyperbranched rubbers 

Vojtěch Musil, Dominik Laa, Mojtaba Ahmadi, Jürgen Stampfl, Robert Liska, Jan Merna and Katharina Ehrmann 

RSC Appl. Polym., 2025 

Toward sustainable SLA 3D printing: glycerol-based 1,3-diether-2-methacrylates with solvent capability for in situ polymer blend formation 

Zahra Sekhavat Pour, Pravin S. Shinde, Jun Wang, Mustapha Iddrisu, Tibor Szilvási and Jason E. Bara 

RSC Appl. Polym., 2026 

Sustainable and efficient preparation of eugenol-based resin and its application in UV-thermally cured 3D printing 

Jieyuan Zheng, Xingfen Huang, Pingwei Liu, Wenjun Wang and Hong Fan 

RSC Appl. Polym., 2025 

Please join us in welcoming Professor Liu to the RSC Applied Polymers Advisory Board!