Research Experience
1997 – present Lecturer (1997), Associate Professor (1997), Professor (2002), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
1996 – 1997 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Waseda University.
1995 – 1996 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Peking University.
1990 – 1995 Ph. D., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
1987 – 1990 M. S., Institute of Chemistry, CAS
1983 – 1987 B. S., Department of Chemistry, Shandong University
Research Interests
Research in our group focuses on the following areas:
- Development of new polymerization methods based on multicomponent reactions;
- Synthesis, controlled degradation, and recycling of high performance polyesters and poly(ester-amide)s;
- Development of new methods for precision control over polymer chain (sequence, tacticity) and architecture;
- Design and synthesis of new responsive polymers (mild acid, oxidation) for biomedical applications.
Selected Publications
- Su, S.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Facile synthesis of a degradable poly(ethylene glycol) platform with tunable acid sensitivity at physiologically relevant pH, Macromolecules 2018, 51, 6571-6579.
- Yu, L.; Yang, Y.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. ROS-responsive chalcogen-containing polycarbonates for photodynamic therapy, Biomacromolecules 2018, 19, 2182-2193.
- Zhang, J.; Wu, Y. H.; Wang, J. C.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Functional poly(ester-amide)s with tertiary ester linkages via the Passerini multicomponent polymerization of a dicarboxylic acid and a diisocyanide with different electron-deficient ketones, Macromolecules 2018, 51, 5842-5851.
- Cui, Y.; Zhang, M.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Facile synthesis of H2O2-cleavable poly(ester-amide)s by Passerini multicomponent polymerization, ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 11-15.
- Qiu, F. Y.; Zhang, M.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Oxidation degradable aliphatic polycarbonates with pendent phenylboronic ester, Macromolecules 2017, 50, 23-34.
- Wu, Y. H.; Zhang, J.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Dual sequence control of uniform macromolecules through consecutive single addition by selective Passerini reaction, ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 1398-1403.
- Zhang, J.; Zhang, M.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Synthesis of functional polycaprolactones via Passerini multicomponent polymerization of 6-oxohexanoic acid and isocyanides, Macromolecules 2016, 49, 2592-2600.
- Lv, A.; Cui, Y.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C*. Thermally degradable polyesters with tunable degradation temperatures via postpolymerization modification and intramolecular cyclization, Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8449-8458.
- Qiu, F. Y.; Song, C. C.; Zhang, M.; Du, F. S.; Li, Z. C. Oxidation-promoted degradation of aliphatic poly(carbonate)s via sequential 1,6-elimination and intramolecular cyclization, ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 1220-1224.
- Ji, R.; Cheng, J.; Song, C. C.; Du, F. S.; Liang, D. H.; Li, Z. C. Acid-sensitive polypseudorotaxanes based on ortho ester-modified cyclodextrin and Pluronic F-127, ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 65-69.
