Zhen is a PhD student at the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis in University of Cambridge. 

Zhen is from Heilongjiang, China. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Renmin University of China under the supervision of Prof. Yapei Wang, where he mainly worked on the self-assembly of biocompatible and biodegradable linear block copolymers, the preparation of double emulsions, and the light utilisation via photothermal conversion.

He is currently a second-year PhD student supervised by Prof. Silvia Vignolini, in Bio-inspired Photonics group at University of Cambridge. During PhD, he is seeking a line of interdisciplinary research combining self-assembly, emulsions, and light manipulation all together. His research interests focus on the synthesis of bio-based brush block copolymers and their applications in structural colours. 

 

Publications

Recent Advances in Block Copolymer Self‐Assembly for the Fabrication of Photonic Films and Pigments
Z Wang, CLC Chan, TH Zhao, RM Parker, S Vignolini
Advanced Optical Materials
(2021)
9
Old inspires new: activation and stabilization of iodine in diene-based rubbers
R Li, Z Wang, Y Wang
Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.))
(2021)
2
A non-conjugated photothermal polymer complex absorbing light in visible and infrared windows
R Li, Z Wang, X Tao, S Lyu, J Jia, X-Q Xu, Y Wang
Polymer Chemistry
(2021)
12
Redox-Driven Spontaneous Double Emulsion
R Li, Z Wang, X Tao, J Jia, X Lian, Y Wang
ACS Macro Letters
(2020)
9
Antimicrobial Rubber Nanocapsule-Based Iodophor Promotes Wound Healing
R Li, Z Wang, X Lian, X Hu, Y Wang
CCS Chemistry
(2020)
2
Natural Rice Starch Granules for Green Cleaning
X Lian, Z Wang, H Liao, R Li, X Tao, Y Wang
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
(2019)
35
An Intrinsic Photothermal Liquid for Light Detection and Energy Storage.
Z Wang, X Lian, R Li, X Tao, Y Wang
Chemistry - A European Journal
(2019)
25
Radical Cation Initiated Surface Polymerization on Photothermal Rubber for Smart Antifouling Coatings
R Li, X Lian, Z Wang, Y Wang
Chemistry - A European Journal
(2018)
25
A Degradable and Recyclable Photothermal Conversion Polymer
X-Q Xu, Z Wang, R Li, Y He, Y Wang
Chemistry – A European Journal
(2018)
24
A Polypyrrole Elastomer Based on Confined Polymerization in a Host Polymer Network for Highly Stretchable Temperature and Strain Sensors
Y He, Q Gui, Y Wang, Z Wang, S Liao, Y Wang
Small
(2018)
14

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