Zhen Wang | Bio-inspired Photonics

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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

Exploiting the Thermotropic Behavior of Hydroxypropyl Cellulose to Produce Edible Photonic Pigments

S Ming, X Zhang, C Chan, Z Wang, M Bay, R Parker, S Vignolini

– Advanced Sustainable Systems

(2023)

7,

2200469

(doi: 10.1002/adsu.202200469)

Tuning the Color of Photonic Glass Pigments by Thermal Annealing

Z Wang, R Li, Y Zhang, CLC Chan, JS Haataja, K Yu, RM Parker, S Vignolini

– Advanced Materials

(2022)

e2207923

(doi: 10.1002/adma.202207923)

Deconvoluting the Optical Response of Biocompatible Photonic Pigments

Z Wang, CLC Chan, JS Haataja, L Schertel, R Li, GT van de Kerkhof, OA Scherman, RM Parker, S Vignolini

– Angewandte Chemie

(2022)

134,

(doi: 10.1002/ange.202206562)

Deconvoluting the Optical Response of Biocompatible Photonic Pigments

Z Wang, CLC Chan, JS Haataja, L Schertel, R Li, GT van de Kerkhof, OA Scherman, RM Parker, S Vignolini

– Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

(2022)

61,

e202206562

(doi: 10.1002/anie.202206562)

The Limited Palette for Photonic Block-Copolymer Materials: A Historical Problem or a Practical Limitation?

Z Wang, C Chan, R Parker, S Vignolini

– Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

(2022)

61,

e202117275

(doi: 10.1002/anie.202117275)

The Limited Palette for Photonic Block‐Copolymer Materials: A Historical Problem or a Practical Limitation?

Z Wang, CLC Chan, RM Parker, S Vignolini

– Angewandte Chemie

(2022)

134,

(doi: 10.1002/ange.202117275)

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,

2100519

(doi: 10.1002/adom.202100519)

Old Inspires New: Activation and Stabilization of Iodine in Diene-based Rubbers

R Li, Z Wang, Y Wang

– The Innovation

(2021)

2,

100095

(doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100095)

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,

3233

(doi: 10.1039/d1py00437a)

Redox-Driven Spontaneous Double Emulsion

R Li, Z Wang, X Tao, J Jia, X Lian, Y Wang

– ACS Macro Lett

(2020)

9,

985

(doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00338)