Faculty Profile

 BIO

Education

ž   PhD, Jilin University, College of Chemistry (2004)

ž   B.S., Jilin University, College of Chemistry (1999)

Employment

Academic Appointments

ž   Professor, Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Southwest Jiaotong University, School of Mechanical Engineering, China (2008-present)

ž   Associate Professor, Sichuan University, China (2005-2008)

ž   Humboldt Fellow, Munich University, Germany (2004-2005)

Research Interests

ž   Nanomechanics of Macromolecules, Molecular Motors, Self-assembly of Macromolecules, Visible-light Triggered Reactions in Polymers.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Principal Publications of the Last Five Years

ž   Environment-Dependent Single-Chain Mechanics of Synthetic Polymers and Biomacromolecules by Atomic Force Microscopy-based Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy and the Implications on Advanced Polymer Materials. Bao, Y.; Luo, Z.; Cui, S., Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 2799-2827. (Review)

ž   Force-induced transition of π-π stacking in a single polystyrene chain. Cai, W.; Xu, D.; Qian, L.; Wei, J.; Xiao, C.; Qian, L. M.; Lu, Z. Y.; Cui, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9500-9503.

ž   Towards unveiling the exact molecular structure of amorphous red phosphorus by single-molecule studies. Zhang, S.; Qian, H.; Liu, Z.; Ju, H.; Lu, Z.; Zhang, M.; Chi, L.; Cui, S., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1659-1663.

ž   Detecting van der Waals forces between a single polymer repeating unit and a solid surface in high vacuum. Cai, W.; Xiao, C.; Qian, L.; Cui, S., Nano Research 2019, 12, 57-61.

ž   Effects of water content of the mixed solvent on the single-molecule mechanics of amylose. Qian, L.; Bao, Y.; Duan, W.; Cui, S., ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 672-676.

ž   Single-Chain Polymer Models Incorporating the Effects of Side Groups: An Approach to General Polymer Models. Cai, W.; Lu, S.; Wei, J.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7324-7330.

ž   Single-molecule studies reveal that water is a special solvent for amylose and natural cellulose. Qian, L.; Cai, W.; Xu, D.; Bao, Y.; Lu, Z. Y.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5006-5013.

ž   How big is big enough? Effect of length and shape of side chains on the single-chain enthalpic elasticity of a macromolecule. Luo, Z.; Zhang, A.; Chen, Y.; Shen, Z.; Cui, S., Macromolecules 2016, 49, 3559-3565.

ž   Revealing the formation mechanism of insoluble polydopamine by using a simplified model system. Kang, X.; Cai, W.; Zhang, S.; Cui, S., Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 860-864.

ž   Effects of stereo-regularity on the single-chain mechanics of polylactic acid and its implications on the physical properties of bulk materials. Cheng, B.; Qian, L.; Qian, H.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 14312-14316.

ž   Hydrophilicities of amylose and natural cellulose are regulated by the linkage between sugar rings. Bao, Y.; Xu, D.; Qian, L.; Zhao, L.; Lu, Z.; Cui, S., Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 3382-3385.

Selected Awards and Honors

ž   Tianfu Elite, Sichuan Province (2018)

ž   Distinguished Young Scholar of Sichuan Province (2016)

ž   Excellent Young Scholar, NSF of China (2012)

ž   New Century Excellent Talents, Ministry of Education of China (2011)

ž   Young Chemist Award, Chinese Chemical Society (2008)

ž   Humboldt Research Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation (2004)

ž   QiuShi Graduate Student Award, Hong Kong QiuShi Science and Technology Foundation (2003)

Professional Activities

ž   Member of Biomimetic Materials Chemistry Professional Committee, Chinese Chemical Society

TEACHING

Primary Teaching areas

ž   Surface and interface

Current Courses

ž   Nano tribology and biological tribology

GRADUATE SUPERVISION

In my group, four PhD and seven master students have obtained their degrees over the past five years.

In the News

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