Yunqing (Frank) Zhu
(Professor)
email：1019zhuyq@tongji.edu.cn
office loaction：511 Decai Building,Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai, China, 200135
Research ID：https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2557-003X
Research interests：
Degradable polymers for biomedical applications
Biomass polymers
Polymer self-assemblies
Ring-opening polymerization
Educationbackground/working experiences：
2019-now Tongji University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor (Tenure track)
2018-2019 Imperial College London, Dept. of Materials, Postdoctoral Research Associate
2017-2018 University of Oxford, Dept. of Chemistry, Postdoctoral Research Associate
2013-2016 Imperial College London, Dept. of Chemistry, Ph.D
2010-2013 Tongji University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, M.Eng
2005-2010 Tongji University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, B.Eng
Selected publications：
1. Liu, D.; Sun, H.; Xiao, Y.; Chen, S.; Cornel, E. J.; Zhu, Y.*; Du, J.*, Design principles, synthesis and biomedical applications of polymer vesicles with inhomogeneous membranes. J Control Release 2020, 326, 365-386.
2. Jiang, J.; Zhu, Y.*; Du, J.*, Challenges and Perspective on Ring-Opening Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Acta Chimica Sinica 2020, 78 (8), 719-724.
3. Blakney, A. K.; Zhu, Y.(co-first); McKay, P. F.; Bouton, C. R.; Yeow, J.; Tang, J.; Hu, K.; Samnuan, K.; Grigsby, C. L.; Shattock, R. J.*; Stevens, M. M.*, Big Is Beautiful: Enhanced saRNA Delivery and Immunogenicity by a Higher Molecular Weight, Bioreducible, Cationic Polymer. ACS Nano 2020, 14 (5), 5711-5727.
4. Zhu, Y.; Poma, A.; Rizzello, L.; Gouveia, V. M.; Ruiz-Perez, L.; Battaglia, G.*; Williams, C. K.*, Metabolically Active, Fully Hydrolysable Polymersomes. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2019, 58 (14), 4581-4586.
5. Zhu, Y.; Radlauer, M. R.; Schneiderman, D. K.; Shaffer, M. S. P.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Williams, C. K.*, Multiblock Polyesters Demonstrating High Elasticity and Shape Memory Effects. Macromolecules 2018, 51 (7), 2466-2475.
6. Chen, T. T. D.; Zhu, Y.; Williams, C. K.*, Pentablock Copolymer from Tetracomponent Monomer Mixture Using a Switchable Dizinc Catalyst. Macromolecules 2018, 51 (14), 5346-5351.
7. Zhu, Y.; Yang, B.; Chen, S.; Du, J.*, Polymer Vesicles: Mechanism, Preparation, Application, and Responsive Behavior. Progress in Polymer Science 2017, 64, 1-22.
8. Zhu, Y.; Romain, C.; Williams, C. K.*, Sustainable Polymers from Renewable Resources. Nature 2016, 540 (7633), 354-362.
9. Romain, C.; Zhu, Y.; Dingwall, P.; Paul, S.; Rzepa, H. S.; Buchard, A.; Williams, C. K.*, Chemoselective Polymerizations from Mixtures of Epoxide, Lactone, Anhydride, and Carbon Dioxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138 (12), 4120-4131.
10. Zhu, Y.; Romain, C.; Williams, C. K.*, Selective Polymerization Catalysis: Controlling the Metal Chain End Group to Prepare Block Copolyesters. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137 (38), 12179-12182.
11. Zhu, Y.; Romain, C.; Poirier, V.; Williams, C. K.*, Influences of a Dizinc Catalyst and Bifunctional Chain Transfer Agents on the Polymer Architecture in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of epsilon-Caprolactone. Macromolecules 2015, 48 (8), 2407-2416.
12. Paul, S.; Zhu, Y.(co-first); Romain, C.; Brooks, R.; Saini, P. K.; Williams, C. K.*, Ring-Opening Copolymerization (ROCOP): Synthesis and Properties of Polyesters and Polycarbonates. Chemical Communications 2015, 51 (30), 6459-6479.
13. Zhu, Y.; Wang, F.; Zhang, C.; Du, J.*, Preparation and Mechanism Insight of Nuclear Envelope-Like Polymer Vesicles for Facile Loading of Biomacromolecules and Enhanced Biocatalytic Activity. Acs Nano 2014, 8 (7), 6644-6654.
14. Zhu, Y.; Fan, L.; Yang, B.; Du, J.*, Multifunctional Homopolymer Vesicles for Facile Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles and Effective Water Remediation. Acs Nano 2014, 8 (5), 5022-5031.
15. Zhu, Y.; Liu, L.; Du, J.*, Probing into Homopolymer Self-Assembly: How Does Hydrogen Bonding Influence Morphology? Macromolecules 2013, 46 (1), 194-203.
Patent：
1. Williams C.K., Zhu Y., Multi-block copolymers, WIPO, WO2017029479A1
2. Stevens, M. M., Shattock R. J., Zhu, Y., Blakney, A. K., Polymeric composition GB1914659.6
