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Biography
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CA 01/2015 – 04/2018
Dissertation: “Development and applications of polyglyoxylate self-immolative polymers”
Master of Science (Chemistry)
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CA 01/2013 – 12/2014
Dissertation: “Polyglyoxylates: A new class of triggerable self-immolative polymers”
Bachelor of Engineering (Polymer Materials & Engineering)
Sichuan University, Chengdu, China 09/2008 – 06/2012
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Fellow
Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia 07/2018 –present
Modification of polysaccharide by RAFT agent.
RAFT grafting polymerization of water-soluble monomers onto modified polysaccharides, control over grafting density and length.
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CA 01/2013 –04/2018
Developed and explored the applications of a new generation of controlled degradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications, coatings and sensing.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CA 01/2013 – 04/2018
Instructed students to conduct basic organic, inorganic, and biochemical engineering experiments.
Prepared solutions, compounds and reagents for undergraduate laboratory classes.
Current Reseach
Synthesis of RAFT modified polysaccharide with different modification degree. With the target grafting yield >90%, control over grafting density and lengths for optimization of industry applications.
Research area keywords
- Polymer materials
- RAFT polymerization
- Biomaterials
- Nanoparticles
- Drug Delivery
- PISA
- Mineral beneficiation
Network
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Cell sheet-like soft nanoreactor arrays
Shi, Q., Yong, Z., Uddin, M. H., Fu, R., Sikdar, D., Yap, L. W., Fan, B., Liu, Y., Dong, D. & Cheng, W., 3 Feb 2022, In: Advanced Materials. 34, 5, 10 p., 2105630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly (RAFT-PISA): current status and future directions
Wan, J., Fan, B. & Thang, S. H., 21 Apr 2022, In: Chemical Science. 13, 15, p. 4192-4224 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Thermoresponsive chiral plasmonic nanoparticles
Liu, Y., Perera, T., Shi, Q., Yong, Z., Mallawaarachchi, S., Fan, B., Walker, J. A-T., Lupton, C. J., Thang, S. H., Premaratne, M. & Cheng, W., 17 Feb 2022, In: Nanoscale. 14, p. 4292-4303 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Bifunctional RAFT Agent Directed Preparation of Polymer/Graphene Oxide Composites
Hsia, T., Wan, J., Fan, B. & Thang, S. H., Nov 2021, In: Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 42, 21, 10 p., 2100460.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Functionalization of liquid metal nanoparticles via the RAFT process
Fan, B., Wan, J., Liu, Y., Tian, W. W. & Thang, S. H., 28 May 2021, In: Polymer Chemistry. 12, 20, p. 3015-3025 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)