Polymer Chemistry Blog

We are delighted to announce Professor Zhibo Li (Qingdao University of Science and Technology,) as a new Associate Editor for Polymer Chemistry!

Zhibo Li obtained his B.S. (1998) and Master (2001) degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He then completed his Ph.D. working on self-assembly of triblock copolymers in the Chemistry Department, University of Minnesota in 2006. After that, he spent two and half years in UCLA as a postdoctoral scholar. In 2009, he became a professor in the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and moved to the Qingdao University of Science and Technology in 2015. He was winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2012), and became the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2018). His research interests include design and synthesis of stimuli-responsive polypeptides, preparation of biodegradable polyesters from biobased monomers, developing organocatalysts and phosphazene  superbase for ring opening (co)polymerization of cyclic esters and epoxides, and studying the self-assembly of copolymers with multi-hydrogen bonding interactions.

Read some of his recent articles below for FREE until 17th January!

Self-crosslinking assemblies with tunable nanostructures from photoresponsive polypeptoid-based block copolymers
Jirui Wei,   Jing Sun,   Xu Yang,   Sifan Ji,   Yuhan Wei  and  Zhibo Li
Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article (Part of our 2020 Emerging Investigators issue)

Fast, selective and metal-free ring-opening polymerization to synthesize polycarbonate/polyester copolymers with high incorporation of ethylene carbonate using an organocatalytic phosphazene base
Chuanzhi Wei,   Xinhui Kou,   Shaofeng Liu  and  Zhibo Li
Polym. Chem., 2019,10, 5905-5912

Phosphazene superbase catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of cyclotetrasiloxane toward copolysiloxanes with high diphenyl siloxane content
Jinfeng Shi,   Na Zhao,   Shuang Xia,   Shaofeng Liu  and  Zhibo Li
Polym. Chem., 2019,10, 2126-2133

A facile method to prepare high molecular weight bio-renewable poly(γ-butyrolactone) using a strong base/urea binary synergistic catalytic system
Yong Shen,    Zhichao Zhao,   Yunxin Li,   Shaofeng Liu,   Fusheng Liu  and  Zhibo Li
Polym. Chem., 2019,10, 1231-1237

Schiff base and reductive amination reactions of α-amino acids: a facile route toward N-alkylated amino acids and peptoid synthesis
Xiaohui Fu,   Zheng Li,   Jirui Wei,   Jing Sun  and  Zhibo Li
Polym. Chem., 2018,9, 4617-4624

Preparation of biorenewable poly(γ-butyrolactone)-b-poly(l-lactide) diblock copolyesters via one-pot sequential metal-free ring-opening polymerization
Yong Shen,   Jinbo Zhang,   Na Zhao,   Fusheng Liu  and  Zhibo Li
Polym. Chem., 2018,9, 2936-2941

As a Polymer Chemistry Associate Editor, Zhibo will be handling submissions to the journal.

Why not submit your next paper to his Editorial Office?

We are delighted to announce Professor Rongrong Hu (South China University of Technology) as a new Associate Editor for Polymer Chemistry!

Rongrong Hu received her B.S. degree from Peking University and her PhD degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is currently a Professor of the State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices at South China University of Technology.

She has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles and reviews. Her research interests include (1) the development of alkyne or isocyanide-based multicomponent polymerization methodology through the combination of organic and polymer synthesis, and (2) luminescent polymers with diverse structures and applications. Her current research focuses on the development of multicomponent polymerizations of elemental sulfur and sulfur-containing functional polymers.

Read some of her recent articles below for free until the 17^th January!

Room temperature multicomponent polymerizations of alkynes, sulfonyl azides, and N-protected isatins toward oxindole-containing poly(N-acylsulfonamide)s
Liguo Xu,   Fan Zhou,   Min Liao,   Rongrong Hu*  and  Ben Zhong Tang*
Polym. Chem., 2018,9, 1674-1683, Paper (Part of our 2018 Emerging Investigators series)

Red-emissive azabenzanthrone derivatives for photodynamic therapy irradiated with ultralow light power density and two-photon imaging
Qiguang Zang,   Jiayi Yu,   Wenbin Yu,   Jun Qian,   Rongrong Hu*  and  Ben Zhong Tang*
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 5165-5171, Edge Article

Fluorescence visualization of crystal formation and transformation processes of organic luminogens with crystallization-induced emission characteristics
Chao Zheng,   Qiguang Zang,   Han Nie,   Weitao Huang,   Zujin Zhao,   Anjun Qin,   Rongrong Hu*  and  Ben Zhong Tang*
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 180-188, Research Article

Thermoresponsive AIE polymers with fine-tuned response temperature
Tingzhong Li,   Sicong He,   Jianan Qu,   Hao Wu,   Shuizhu Wu,   Zujin Zhao,   Anjun Qin,   Rongrong Hu*  and  Ben Zhong Tang*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 2964-2970, Paper

As a Polymer Chemistry Associate Editor, Rongrong will be handling submissions to the journal.

Why not submit your next paper to her Editorial Office?