Faculty

2013-presentAssociate Professor of College of Materials, Xiamen University

2012.11-2013.11Visiting Scholar, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

2009.09-2013.07Ph. D studying, College of Materials, Xiamen University

2006.09-2009.01Studying for Master degree, College of Materials, Huaqiao University

2002.09-2006.07Studying for Bachelor degree, College of Materials, Huaqiao University

My research interests mainly include polymer materials, macromolecular self-assembly, polymeric and nanomaterials. My work focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and application evaluating of these materials.

2003.10 Excellent student award of Huaqiao University

2004.10 Huibang Scholarship of Huaqiao  University

2005.12 Third prize of Science and Technology Contest of National College Students

2006.07 Excellent graduate award and excellent theses award of Huaqiao University

2011.04 Bendong Scholarship, the highest awards of Xiamen University

2012.12 Graduate National Scholarship of China

PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

[1] Conghui Yuan, Ying Chang, Jie Mao,Shirong Yu, Weiang Luo, Yiting Xu, S. Thayumanavan*, Lizong Dai*, Supramolecular assembly of crosslinkable monomers for degradable and fluorescent polymer nanoparticles, J. Mater. Chem. B 2015, 2015, 3, 2858-2866.

[2] Conghui Yuan, Jiangfeng Chen, Shirong Yu, Ying Chang, Jie Mao, Yiting Xu, Weiang Luo, Birong Zeng, Lizong Dai*, Protein-responsive assemblies from catechol–metal ion supramolecular coordination, Soft Matter 2015, 11, 2243-2250.

[3] Conghui Yuan, Weiang Luo, Lina Zhong, Hujun Deng, Jie, Liu, Yiting Xu, Lizong Dai*, Au @ Polymer Nanostructures with Tunable Permeability Shells for Selective Catalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3515-3519.

[4] Conghui Yuan, Kishore Raghupathi, Bhooshan C. Popere, Judy Ventura, Lizong Dai*, S. Thayumanavan*, Composite supramolecular nanoassemblies with independent stimulus sensitivities, Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 229-234.

[5] Conghui Yuan, Birong Zeng, Shirong Yu, Jie Mao, Xiaoling Chen, Weiang Luo, Yiting Xu, Feng-Chih Chang, Lizong Dai*, An airflow-controlled solvent evaporation route to hollow microspheres and colloidosomes, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 4796-4803.

[6] Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Lina Zhong, Long Zhang, Cangjie Yang, Binjie Jiang, Yuanming Deng, Birong Zeng, Ning He, Weiang Luo,Lizong Dai*, Heterogeneous silver-polyaniline nanocomposites with tunable morphology and controllable catalytic properties, Nanotechnology 2013, 24, 185602-185611.

[7] Conghui Yuan, Lina Zhong, Cangjie Yang, Guangjian Chen, Binjie Jiang, Yuanming Deng, Yiting Xu, Weiang Luo, Birong Zeng, Jie Liu, Lizong Dai*, Three-dimensional gold nanodendrimers: never conglomerating nanocatalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry2012, 22, 7108-7112.

[8] Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Weiang Luo, Birong Zeng, Wuhui Qiu, Jie Liu, Huiling Huang, Lizong Dai*, Platinum-nanoparticle-supportedcore–shell polymer nanospheres withunexpected water stability and facilefurther modification, Nanotechnology 2012, 23, 175301-175310.

[9] Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Nina Jiang, Guangjian Cheng, Binbin Xu, Ning He, Lizong Dai*, Colloidosomes constructed by the seamless connection of nanoparticles: a mobile and recyclable strategy to intelligent capsules, Soft Matter 2011, 7, 3366-337.

[10] Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Yifu Liao, Sujuan Lin, Ning He, Lizong Dai*, Morphology tailoring and temperature sensitivity control of waist cross-linked micelles and their application evaluating as intelligent drug carriers,Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010, 20, 9968-9975.

[11] Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Yuanming Deng, Nina Jiang, Ning He, Lizong Dai*, CuO Based Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Nanowires: A New Type of Highly-Sensitive Humidity Sensor, Nanotechnology 2010, 21, 415501-415509.

[12] Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Yuanming Deng, Jiangfeng Chen, Yanling Liu and Lizong Dai*, Waist cross-linked micelles synthesized via self-assembly guiding radical polymerization,Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4642-4646.

[13] Conghui Yuan, Songbai Lin*, Bo Liu, Airu Ke, Zhilong Quan, Synthesis and characterization of poly(4-acetyl acryloyl ethyl acetate-co-acrylicacid) novel temperature/pH-sensitive hydrogels, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2009, 140, 155-161.

[14] Conghui Yuan, Songbai Lin*, Bo Liu, Airu Ke, Zhilong Quan, Preparation and Property Characterization of Macroporous PAMPS/PVA S-IPN Hydrogels,Acta Chimica Sinica2009,67,1929-1935.

[15] Conghui Yuan, Na Yu, Songbai Lin*, Airu Ke, Zhilong Quan, Synthesis and Properties of PVA PAMPS- PAA T-IPN Hydrogels, Acta Polymerica Sinica2009, (3), 249-256.

GRADUATION THESIS

Undergraduate thesis: Electrical Sensitivity Investigation of PVA-P(AA/AMPS) Semi-interpenetrating Network Hydrogels

Postgraduate thesis: Synthesis and Properties of Novel Multiple Sensitive Hydrogels

Ph. D thesis: Scale/Structural Design of Self-assembly Unit and Nanomaterial Controllable Chemical Construction