Abstract: Natural polymers generated by sophisticatedly biological mechanisms, such as DNA, proteins and peptides, are known to possess precisely controlled structures, enabling these polymers with accurate and unique functions. The precision synthesis of macromolecules with tailor-made microstructures and topologies is one of the ultimate goals for polymer chemists, despite highly challenging. Here, I share some of our recent attempts on this issue. Firstly, the hydrogen bonding interaction was used in controlled radical polymerization for enabling advance control over molecular weights, tacticity and monomer sequence. Then, the chain ends of the well-defined polymer from controlled radical polymerization can be effectively modified to “clickable” terminals. Finally, using these macromolecules with “clickable” chain ends as building blocks, diverse macromolecules with well-defined architectures can be constructed, including tadpole-, spiro-, fused-dicyclic tadpole, cyclic-brush shaped, nano-diamond-ring-like and so on.
报告人简介：
Zhengbiao Zhang, PhD
Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
Education Background:
Ph.D. Polymer Chemistry& Physics, Soochow University, 2007
M. Sc. Polymer Chemistry& Physics, Soochow University, 2000
B. Sc. Chemical Engineering, Soochow University, 1997
Professional Experience:
2013---: Professor, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, China
2009---2013: Associate Professor, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, China
2000---2009: Research Associate, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, China
Research Interests:
1. Methodology of Controlled Polymerizations
2. Precision Synthesis of Tailor-made & Functional Macromolecules
3. Surface Modification of Various Substrates via Advanced Polymerization Techniques.
Research Experience and Accomplishments:
2007---2008: Research Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore
2012---2013: Visiting Scholar, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, USA.
2015.6-8: Visiting research fellow, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University.
Publications, Patents and Fundings
Dr. Zhengbiao Zhang has published more than 140 peer-reviewed papers in Macromolecules, Polymer Chemistry, Macromolecular Rapid Communication, J. Polym. Sci. : Part A etc.. More than 20 Chinese Patents for Invention have been licensed.
Dr. Zhengbiao Zhang has been involved and in charge of 6 National Natural Science Foundations of China.
