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Faculty

Tuan LIU

Research Associate

Email : tuan-liu@sjtu.edu.cn

Office address : Room 513, Wenxuan Bldg. (Minhang)

Biography

Dr. Liu graduated with a Bachelor's from East China University of Science and Technology in 2010 and earned a Ph.D. from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2015, then spent three years as a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University. Transitioning to the role of Staff Scientist at Washington State University from 2018 to 2020, he joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2021 as an Assistant Researcher and later advanced to the position of Associate Researcher in 2023. Specializing in artificial muscles, soft robotics materials, and bioelasticity, Dr. Liu has published over 60 SCI papers in reputable journals and holds more than 10 patents. Notable contributions include leadership and collaboration on various projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government. Recognized for their achievements, Dr. Liu was selected for the prestigious Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program in 2021, highlighting their dedication to advancing biomedical engineering.

Areas of Research Interests

Structural design and preparation of intelligent biomimetic artificial muscles;
Development and application of artificial muscle devices;
Extruded/UV cured 3D printed elastomers;
Preparation and application of nanocomposite elastomers

Selected Publications
1. Tuan Liu, Bingkun Bao*, Yuzhan Li, Qiuning Lin, Linyong Zhu*, Photo-responsive polymers based on ο-Nitrobenzyl derivatives: from structural design to applications, Progress in Polymer Science, 2023, 146, 101741. (IF=27.1)
2. Yuexin Fan, Tuan Liu*, Yuzhan Li, Xuepei Miao, Baihang Chen, Jian Ding, Zhixiang Dong, Orlando Rios, Bingkun Bao, Qiuning Lin*, Linyong Zhu, One-Step Manufacturing of Supramolecular Liquid-Crystal Elastomers by Stress-Induced Alignment and Hydrogen Bond Exchange, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202308793. (IF=16.6)
3. Cheng Hao, Tuan Liu*, Wangcheng Liu, Mingen Fei, Lin Shao, Wenbin Kuang, Kevin Simmons, Jinwen Zhang*, Recyclable CFRP with Extremely High Tg: Hydrothermal Recyclability in Pure Water and Upcycling of the Recyclates in New Composite Preparation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10(29): 15623-15633. (IF=11.9)
4. Yuzhan Li*, Tuan Liu*, Veronica Ambrogi, Orlando Rios, Min Xia, Wanli He, and Zhou Yang, Liquid Crystalline Elastomers Based on Click Chemistry, ACS Applied Materials interfaces, 2022, 14, 13, 14842. (IF=9.5)
5. Shuai Zhang, Tuan Liu*, Cheng Hao, Anna A. Mikkelsen, Baoming Zhao, Jinwen Zhang*, Hempseed Oil based Covalent Adaptable Epoxy-Amine Network and Its Potential Use for Room Temperature Curable Coatings ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 8, 14964-14974. (IF=8.4) 
6. Cheng Hao, Tuan Liu*, Shuai Zhang, Wangcheng Liu, Yingfa Shan, Jinwen Zhang*, Catalyst-Free Covalent Adaptable Network under Internal Catalysis by Hydroxyl-Amine: Excellent Mechanical Properties, Fast Repairing and Easy Recycling, Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 3110-3118. (IF=5.5) 
7. Yingfa Shan (co-first author), Tuan Liu (co-first author), Baoming Zhao, Cheng Hao, Shuai Zhang, Yingyi Li, Yingzhu Wu*, Jinwen Zhang,* A Renewable Dynamic Covalent Network based on Itaconic Anhydride Crosslinked Polyglycerol: Adaptability, UV Blocking and Fluorescence, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 385, 123960. (IF=15.1)
8. Yingyi Li (co-first author), Tuan Liu (co-first author), Shuai Zhang, Lin Shao, Mingen Fei, Hui Yu*, Jinwen Zhang*, Catalyst-Free Vitrimer Elastomer based on Dimer Acid: Robust Mechanical Performance, Adaptivity and Hydrothermal Recyclability, Green Chemistry, 2019, 22, 870. (IF=9.8)
9. Cheng Hao, Tuan Liu*, Shuai Zhang, Lucas Brown, Ran Li, Junna Xin, Tuhua Zhong, Jinwen Zhang*, A High Lignin Content Removable and Glycol-Assisted Repairable Coating Based on Dynamic Covalent Bonds, ChemSusChem, 2019, 12, 1049. (IF=8.4)
10. Jiarui Han (co-first author), Tuan Liu (co-first author), Cheng Hao, Shuai Zhang, Baohua Guo*, Jinwen Zhang,* Catalyst-Free Epoxy Vitrimer Based on A Hyperbranched Structure and Its Potential Application for Self-Healing Coating, Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 6789. (IF=5.5) 
11. Tuan Liu, Cheng Hao, Shuai Zhang, Xiaoning Yang, Liwei Wang, Jiarui Han, Yuzhan Li, Junna Xin, Jinwen Zhang*, A Self-Healable High Glass Transition Temperature Bio-Epoxy Material Based on Vitrimer Chemistry, Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 5577. (IF=5.5)
12. Shuai Zhang (co-first author), Tuan Liu (co-first author), Cheng Hao, Liwei Wang, Jiarui Han, Hang Liu*, Jinwen Zhang*, Preparation of a Lignin-based Vitrimer Material and Its Potential Use for Recoverable Adhesive, Green Chemistry, 2018, 20, 2995. (IF=9.8)
13. Tuan Liu, Cheng Hao, Liwei Wang, Yuzhan Li, Wangcheng Liu, Junna Xin, Jinwen Zhang*, Eugenol-Derived Biobased Epoxy: Shape Memory, Repairing, and Recyclability, Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 8588. (IF=5.5)
14. Tuan Liu, Xiaolong Guo, Wangcheng Liu, Cheng Hao, Liwei Wang, William C Hiscox, Chengyun Liu, Can Jin, Junna Xin, Jinwen Zhang*, Selective cleavage of ester linkages of anhydride-cured epoxy using a benign method and reuse of the decomposed polymer in new epoxy preparation, Green Chemistry, 2017, 19, 4364. (IF=9.8)
15. Tuan Liu, Yongxing Nie, Ruoshi Chen, Liangdong Zhang, Yan Meng*, Xiaoyu Li*, Hyperbranched polyether as an all-purpose epoxy modifier: controlled synthesis and toughening mechanisms, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 1188. (IF=11.9