Biography

• 1997 – presentLecturer (1997), Associate Professor (1997), Professor (2002), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

• 1996 – 1997 Postdoctoral Research Associate (JSPS and JST Postdoctoral Fellowship), Waseda University, Japan.

• 1995 – 1996 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Peking University.

• 1993.8-1994.7 Exchanging Graduate Student, Waseda University, Japan.

• 1990 – 1995 Ph. D., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

• 1987 – 1990 M. Sci., Institute of Chemistry, CAS

• 1983 – 1987 B. Sci., Department of Chemistry, Shandong University

Research Interests

• 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 for biomedical applications.

Teaching

Polymer Chemistry

Awards

Young Chemist Award of Chinese Chemical Society (2003);New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (2004);Feng Xinde Polymer Prize for “The Best Paper from China”published in the journal of“Polymer”during 2009 (2010); National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2022);The National Teaching Achievement Award (Second Prize, 2005, 2014).

Selected Publications

1. Meng, X.-B.; Zhou, T.; Yang, C.; Cheng, X.-Y.; Wu, X.-T.; Shi, C.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Thermally Stable and Chemically Recyclable Poly(ketal-ester)s Regulated by Floor Temperature. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2024, 146(22), 15428–15437.

2. Wu, X.-T.; Yang, C.; Xi, J.-S.; Shi, C.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Enabling Closed-Loop Circularity of “Non-Polymerizable” α, β-Conjugated Lactone Towards High-Performance Polyester with the Assistance of Cyclopentadiene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63 (22), e202404179.

3. Yu, L.; Wang, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Wu, X.; Yu, Z.; Xu, Y.; Li, Z.-C.; Wang, J., Ring-Opening Polymerization of α-Diazo Lactones: Access to Diazo-Containing Polyesters and Their Post-Polymerization Modifications. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (14), 6429-6438.

4. Yang, C.; Wu, X.-T.; Yu, L.; Bi, C.-A.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Photochemical [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Enables the Synthesis of Highly Thermally Stable and Acid/Base-Resistant Polyesters from a Nonpolymerizable α,β-Conjugated Valerolactone. ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13 (8), 1084-1092.

5. Zhou, T.; Guo, Y.-T.; Yang, C.; Meng, X.-B.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., High-Tg PLA Copolymers via Base-catalyzed Transesterification of PLA with 2,5,7-Trioxabicyclo 2.2.2 octan-6-one. Polym. Chem.,2024, 15 (3), 156-165.

6. Fan, W.; Wei, Q.; Xiang, J.; Tang, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Geng, Y.; Liu, Y.; Sun, R.; Xu, L.; Wang, G.; Piao, Y.; Shao, S.; Zhou, Z.; Tang, J.; Xie, T.; Li, Z.; Shen, Y., Mucus Penetrating and Cell-Binding Polyzwitterionic Micelles as Potent Oral Nanomedicine for Cancer Drug Delivery. Adv. Mater.,2022, 34 (16), 2109189.

7. Guo, Y.-T.; Shi, C.; Du, T.-Y.; Cheng, X.-Y.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Closed-Loop Recyclable Aliphatic Poly(ester-amide)s with Tunable Mechanical Properties. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (10), 4000-4010.

8. Li, Z.; Qian, Y.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Synthesis and Post-Functionalization of Poly(conjugated ester)s Based on 3-Methylene-1,5-dioxepan-2-one. Biomacromolecules 2022, 23 (12), 5213-5224.

9. Li, L.-G.; Wang, Q.-Y.; Zheng, Q.-Y.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Tough and Thermally Recyclable Semiaromatic Polyesters by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Benzo-thia-caprolactones. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (14), 6745-6752.

10. Shi, C.-X.; Guo, Y.-T.; Wu, Y.-H.; Li, Z.-Y.; Wang, Y.-Z.; Du, F.-S.; Li, Z.-C., Synthesis and Controlled Organobase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Morpholine-2,5-Dione Derivatives and Monomer Recovery by Acid-Catalyzed Degradation of the Polymers. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (11), 4260-4269.