Public Research Seminar by Advanced Materials Thrust, Function Hub, HKUST(GZ) - Polymeric Materials Made with Green Chemistry Approaches
Polymeric materials made from natural compounds can improve the biocompatibility of biomaterials. Natural compounds such as bile acids can be used in the design and preparation of a variety of new polymers after chemical modifications. These materials range from self-healing hydrogels, degradable elastomers with shape-memory properties to hard dental restauration composites. They have shown promising potential for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. We have also adopted green chemistry approaches in the synthesis and modification of polymers using enzymes as catalysts.
用天然产物研发制备新型高分子材料，可满足对生物医用材料的在生物相容性方面的特别需求。天然产物经过化学修饰，可制备一系列高分子材料，包括自修复功能水凝胶、形状记忆材料、药物缓释体系和齿科复合树脂等等。这些以天然产物为原料设计合成的新型材料具有生物相容性好、绿色环保、性能优良等特点，显示了良好的应用前景。我们也研发使用了以酶催化剂来合成修饰高分子的绿色化学新方法。
Xiao-Xia Zhu is a professor of chemistry at University of Montreal. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Polymeric Biomaterials. His team works on the research and development of new polymers for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, including degradable polymers, hydrogels, drug delivery systems and dental composites. His primary interests focus on the use of natural compounds for the preparation of novel polymeric materials with green chemistry approaches. He is a co-author of over 300 scientific publications and several patents. He also received the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada.
朱晓夏教授，南开大学化学系毕业，后获加拿大麦吉尔大学（McGill University）博士学位，现任蒙特利尔大学教授，并任生物医用高分子材料方面的Canada Research Chair。在降解性高分子、水凝胶、药物缓释和牙科材料有创新性研究，专注于利用天然化合物通过绿色化学方法制备新型高分子材料，发表学术论文300多篇，有多项国内外专利。他曾获得加拿大化学会高分子科学与工程奖。