ZHANG Zhengbiao

Name：Zheng-biao Zhang

Title：Professor

Contacts：

Tel: 86-512-65880819 (O)

Fax: +86-512-65882787 (O)

Email:zhangzhengbiao@suda.edu.cn

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Biography

Zhengbiao Zhang received his BS degree in 2000 and PhD degree in 2007 from Soochow University under supervision of Professor Xiulin Zhu. Since 2000, he worked as an Assistant Professor (2000), Lecturer (2003), Associate Professor (2009) and Professor (2013-) in Soochow University. His Postdoctoral Fellowship was in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering of National University of Singapore in 2007-2008 with Professor E. T. Kang. In 2012-2013, he was appointed as a Visiting Scholar in Professor Stephen Z. D. Cheng’s group of The University of Akron. In June-August 2015, he worked as a Visiting Professor with Professor Masami Kamigaito in the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University.

Research Interests

Precision Polymer Synthesis with Well-defined Molecular Weight, Architecture, Tacticity and Sequence;

Structure/Perperty (function) Relationship of Precision Polymer;

Digital Polymers;

Recyclable and Biomimetic Polymers;

Design and Synthesis of Functional Polymers;

Representative Publications

1. Xin Wang*,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Nikos Hadjichristidis*, Poly(amino ester)s as an emerging synthetic biodegradable polymer platform: Recent developments and future trends.Progress in Polymer Science2023,136, 101634.

2. Yaodi Chen , Zhihao Huang* &Zhengbiao Zhang*, Recent advances in the synthesis of discrete oligomers and polymers: chemistry, strategy and technology.Science China-Chemistry.2022,65,1007–1009.

3. Yang Gao, Liuqiao Zhang, Rui Jia, Zhihao Huang, Yujie Xie, Sunting Xuan, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang,*and Xiulin Zhu2,5-Dimethylfuran/Acrylonitrile as Latent Monomer for Sequence-Controlled Copolymer and Sequence-Dependent Thermo-Responsivity.Macromol. Rapid Commun.2021, 2000724,

4. Fufu Han, Qiunan Shi, Liuqiao Zhang, Baolei Liu, Yajie Zhang, Yang Gao, Rui Jia,Zhengbiao Zhang*and Xiulin Zhu. Stereoisomeric furan/maleimide adducts as latent monomers for one-shot sequence-controlled polymerization.Polym. Chem.,2020,11, 1614-1620.

5. Baolei Liu, Qiunan Shi, Lihua Hu, Zhihao Huang, Xiulin Zhu andZhengbiao Zhang*. Engineering Digital Polymer Based on Thiol-Maleimide Michael Coupling Toward Effective Writing and Reading.Polym. Chem.,2020,11, 1702-1707.

6. Yuqing Wang, Jiawei Yu, Zhe Wang, Shahid Iqbal, Wei Zhang,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Nianchen Zhou* and Xiulin Zhu. Real-time Near-infrared Fluorescent Reporting the Azoreductasetriggered Drug Release.Polym. Chem.,2020,11, 734–743.

7. Xiaojie Yuan, Zhe Wang, Lishan Li, Jiawei Yu, Yuqing Wang, Hongkun Li, Jiandong Zhang,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Nianchen Zhou* andXiulin Zhu. Novel fluorescent amphiphilic copolymer probes containing azo-tetraphenylethylene bridges for azoreductase-triggered release.Materials Chemistry Frontiers2019,3, 1097–1104.

8. Zhengbiao Zhang*, Baolei Liu, Zhihao Huang, Yufang Zhong, Qiunan Shi and Xiulin Zhu. Thiol Chemistry for Precision Polymer Synthesis. Synthetic Polymer Chemistry: Innovations and Outlook (Book). Chapter 2.2019. 978-1-78801-523-3 (RSC).

9. Qiunan Shi, Yajie Zhang, Zhihao Huang*, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*and Xiulin Zhu. Precise sequence regulation through maleimide chemistry.Polymer Journal.2019, doi:10.1038/s41428-019-0263-7. (Focus Review).

10. Zhihao Huang, Qiunan Shi, Jiang Guo, Fanying Meng, Yajie Zhang, Yutong Lu, Zhuangfei Qian, Xiaopeng Li, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*& Xiulin Zhu. Binary tree-inspired digital dendrimer.Nature Communications2019,10:1918.

11. Jiawei Yu, Kun Li, Lishan Li, Lei Liu, Yechun Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Mingyu Guo*, Nianchen Zhou* and Xiulin Zhu. Photo-responsive gels based on cyclic/linearpolymers: efficient synthesis and properties.Polym. Chem.,2019,10, 2872–2880

12. Yanyan Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Almar Postma and Graeme Moad*. Kinetics and mechanism for thermal and photochemical decomposition of 4,4’-azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid) in aqueous media.Polym. Chem.,2019,10, 3284–3287.

13. Liuqiao Zhang, Yuxuan Ji, Xue Gu, Wei Zhang, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Xiulin Zhu. Synthesis of sequence-controlled polymers with pendent “clickable” or hydrophilic groups via latent monomer strategy.Reactive and Functional Polymers.2019,138, 96–103.

14. Fanying Meng, Yajie Zhang, Kunshan Ding, Baolei Liu, Fufu Han, Yiying He, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Xiulin Zhu. One-shot synthesis of sequence-controlled polymers with versatile succimide motifs for post-modifications.Reactive and Functional Polymers2019,134, 67–73.

15. Qilong Li，Jiandong Zhang，Xiangqiang Pan*，Zhengbiao Zhang*，Jian Zhu*，Xiulin Zhu. Selenide-Containing Polyimides with an Ultrahigh Intrinsic Refractive Index.Polymers2018,10, 417.

16. Yanyan Zhou, Lei Li, Wei Chen, Dian Li, Nianchen Zhou, Jinlin He,* Peihong Ni,Zhengbiao Zhang*and Xiulin Zhu. A twin-tailed tadpole-shaped amphiphilic copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) and cyclic poly(ε-caprolactone): synthesis, self-assembly and biomedical applications.Polym. Chem.2018,9, 4343–4354.

17. Liuqiao Zhang, Zhihao Huang,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Xiulin Zhu. Synthesis and Application of Sequence-controlled Polymers.Acta Polymerica Sinica.2018,9, 1144–1154.

18. Lishan Li, Feng Zhou, Yiwen Li, Xiaofang Chen,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Nianchen Zhou,*and Xiulin Zhu.Langmuir2018,34, 11034–11041.

19. Yu Zhou, Yangcui Qu, Qian Yu, Hong Chen,Zhengbiao Zhang*and Xiulin Zhu. Controlled synthesis of diverse single-chain polymeric nanoparticles using polymers bearing furan-protected maleimide moieties.Polym. Chem.,2018,9, 3238–3247.

20. Shuangshuang Zhang, Yasuyuki Tezuka,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Na Li, Wei Zhang* and Xiulin Zhu. Recent advances in the construction of cyclic grafted polymers and their potential applications.Polym. Chem.,2018,9, 677–686. Perspective.

21. Xiaodong Liu, Yuanyuan Ni, Jian Wu, Hongjuan Jiang,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Lifen Zhang,* Zhenping Cheng* and Xiulin Zhu. A sustainable photocontrolled ATRP strategy: facile separation and recycling of a visible-light mediated catalyst fac-[Ir(ppy)3].Polym. Chem.,2018,9, 584–592.

22. Xue Gu, Liuqiao Zhang, Ying Li, Wei Zhang, Jian Zhu,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Xiulin Zhu, Facile Synthesis of Advanced Gradient Polymers with Sequence Control Using Furan-Protected Maleimide as a Comonomer.Polym. Chem.,2018,9, 1571–1576.

23. Zhihao Huang, Junfei Zhao, Zimu Wang, Fanying Meng, Kunshan Ding, Xiangqiang Pan, Nianchen Zhou, Xiaopeng Li,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Xiulin Zhu. Combining Orthogonal Chain End Deprotections and Thiol-Maleimide Michael Coupling: Engineering Discrete Oligomers through Iterative Growth Strategy.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2017,56, 13612–13617.

24. Yuxuan Ji, Liuqiao Zhang, Xue Gu, Wei Zhang, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang,*and Xiulin Zhu. Sequence-Controlled Polymers with Furan-Protected Maleimide as a Latent Monomer.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2017,56, 2328–2333.

25. Wei Chen, Yanyan Zhou, Ying Li, Jun Sun, Xiangqiang Pan, Qian Yu, Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang*and Xiulin Zhu.Shape-memory and self-healing polyurethanes based on cyclic poly(ε-caprolactone).Polym. Chem.,2016,7, 6789–6797.

26. Junfei Zhao, Yanyan Zhou, Yu Zhou, Nianchen Zhou, Xiangqiang Pan,Zhengbiao Zhang* and Xiulin Zhu. A straightforward approach for the one-pot synthesis of cyclic polymers from RAFT polymers via thiol–Michael addition.Polym. Chem.,2016,7, 1782–1791.

27. Chunlai Ding, Caiwei Fan, Ganquan Jiang, Xiangqiang Pan,Zhengbiao Zhang*,Jian Zhu* and Xiulin Zhu. Photocatalyst-Free and Blue Light-Induced RAFT Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate at Ambient Temperature.Macromolecular Rapid Communications.2015,36, 2181–2185.

28. Zhiwei Lin, Pengtao Lu, Xinfei Yu, Wen-Bin Zhang, Mingjun Huang, Kan Wu, Kai Guo, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Xiulin Zhu,Zhengbiao Zhang*, Kan Yue* and Stephen Z. D. Cheng*. Sequential “Click” Synthesis of “Nano-Diamond-Ring-like” Giant Surfactants Based on Functionalized Hydrophilic POSS/C60 Tethered with Cyclic Polystyrenes.Macromolecules2014,47, 4160–4168.

29. Zhihao Huang,Yanyan Zhou,Zimu Wang,Ying Li,Wei Zhang,Nianchen Zhou,Zhengbiao Zhang^*andXiulin Zhu^*. Recent AdvancesofCuAAC ClickReactionInBuilding Cyclic Polymer.Chinese Journal of Polymer Science2017,35, 317–341. Review article.

30. Zhaoxiong Cai, Weihong Lu, Feng Gao, Xiangqiang Pan, * Jian Zhu,Zhengbiao Zhang*Xiulin Zhu*.Diselenide-Labeled Cyclic Polystyrene with Multiple Responses: Facile Synthesis, Tunable Size, and Topology.Macromol. Rapid Commun.2016,37, 865–871.

31. Shuangshuang Zhang, Lu Yin, Wei Zhang*,Zhengbiao Zhang* and Xiulin Zhu*. Synthesis of Diverse Cyclic-Brush Polymers with Cyclic Polystyrene as Universal Template via Grafting-from Approach.Polym. Chem.,2016,7, 2112–2120.

32. Qingqing Liu, Huaqiao Wu, Liuqiao Zhang, Yu Zhou, Wei Zhang, Xiangqiang Pan,Zhengbiao Zhang* and Xiulin Zhu. RAFT polymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone mediated by cyanoprop-2-yl-1-dithionaphthalate in the presence of a fluoroalcohol: the possibility of altering monomer properties by hydrogen bonding?Polym. Chem.,2016,7, 2015–2021.