Tuan Liu received his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 6/2015. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate from 12/2015 to 11/2018 and as a Staff Scientist from 12/2018 to 11/2020 at Washington State University (WSU). He is now an Assistant Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has been working on the synthesis and application of polymer materials for over 10 years. To data, he has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers, applied over 10 patents, and 6 patents have been granted. Dr. Liu’s current research interests include biodegradable polymers, self-healing polymers, 3D printing, and hydrogel.

2006-2010 B. Engr. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

2010-2015 Ph.D. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China

2015-2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Composite Materials & Engineering Center (CMEC), Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

2018-2020 Staff Scientist, Composite Materials & Engineering Center (CMEC), Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

2020-now Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

biodegradable polymers, self-healing polymers, 3D printing, and hydrogel

1. 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: 11.3)
2. 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: 9.5)
3. 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: 5.9)
4. 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: 5.9)
5. Tuan Liu (co-first author), Shuai Zhang (co-first author), Cheng Hao, Christina Verdi, Wangcheng Liu, Jinwen Zhang,* Glycerol Assisted Catalyst-Free Curing of Epoxy and Vitrimer Preparation, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2019, 40, 1800889. (IF: 4.9)
6. Tuan Liu, Cheng Hao, Lin Shao, Wenbin Kuang, Lelia Cosimbescu, Kevin L. Simmons, Jinwen Zhang,* Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Vitrimer: Robust Mechanical Performance and Facile Hydrothermal Decomposition in Pure Water, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2021, 42, 2000458. (IF: 4.9)
7. 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=7.6)
8. 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: 5.9)
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: 8.0)
10. 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: 9.5)
11. 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: 10.7)
12. 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: 5.9)
13. 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: 9.5)

1. Jinwen Zhang; Tuan Liu; Junna Xin; METHODS FOR CHEMICAL DEGRADATION OF EPOXIES USING ORGANIC SALTS AS CATALYSTS, 2018-6-8, US Patent, 16/004,169.     
2. Jinwen Zhang; Tuan Liu; VEGETABLE OIL-DERIVED EPOXY COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, 2019-11-7, WIPO, PCT/US2019/060242
3. Xiaoyu Li; Tuan Liu; Yan Meng; Liangdong Zhang; Ruoshi Chen; NOVEL TETRA-PHENOLIC COMPOUND/TETRA-FUNCTIONALITY EPOXY RESIN, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION, 2015-4-21, WIPO, PCT/CN2015/077062.     
4. Xiaoyu Li; Tuan Liu; Yan Meng; Xuepei Miao; Synthesis method of hyperbranched polymers and modification of epoxy curing product by hyperbranched polymers, 2014-9-11, Chinese Patent, 201410461438.X.    
5. Xiaoyu Li; Tuan Liu; Yan Meng; Liangdong Zhang; Ruoshi Chen; A kind of tetra functional epoxy resin and preparation method and application, 2015-2-10, Chinese Patent, 201510070517.2.