Ben Zhong Tang, Ph.D. Chair Professor of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Phone: +852-2358-7375 (Office), +852-2358-8801 (Lab); Fax: +852-2358-1594 (Office); E-mail: tangbenz@ust.hk

07/2008-present   Chair Professor of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
07/1994-06/2008  Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
04/1989-06/1994  Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Toronto, Canada, and Senior Scientist, Central Research Laboratory, Neos Co., Ltd., Shiga, Japan
04/1983-03/1988  MS and Ph.D., Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan
02/1978-01/1982  BS, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, South China University of Technology, China

Research Interest  Polymer Chemistry and Materials Science

Exploration of new catalyst systems, development of new polymerization reactions, synthesis of new functional materials, discovery of new natural phenomena, and creation of new scientific knowledge

Academic Honors and Professional Services

Selected Examples of Invited Review Articles

  • Click Polymerization Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, 39, in press.
  • Fluorescent Bio/chemosensors Based on Silole and Tetraphenylethene Luminogens with Aggregation-Induced Emission Feature J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, in press.
  • Acetylenic Polymers: Syntheses, Structures and Functions Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 5799.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission: Phenomenon, Mechanism and Applications Chem. Commun. 2009, 4332. (most cited Feature Article)
  • Functional Hyperbranched Macromolecules Constructed from Acetylenic Triple-Bond Building Blocks Adv. Polym. Sci. 2007, 209, 1.
  • Functional Polyacetylenes Acc. Chem. Res. 2005, 38, 745.
  • Optically Active Polyacetylenes: Helical Chirality and Biomimetic Hierarchical Structures Polym. News 2001, 26, 262.

Selected Highlights of Research Achievements

  • Our work on the development of highly efficient solid emitter was highlighted by ChemComm as a cover image (Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 686).
  • Timothy M. Swager and Jose M. Lobez highlighted our work on the structural modulation of solid-state emission of 2,5-bis(trialkylsilylethynyl)-3,4-diphenylsiloles (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7608) in a commentary entitled “Aggregation-Induced Emission” in SynFacts published by Thieme Stuttgart (SynFacts 2009, 12, 1345).
  • Materials Views published by Wiley-VCH highlighted our work on the synthesis of poly(triazole)s by metal-free “click” polymerization and the development of the polymers as multifaceted functional materials (Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 1891).
  • Asia Materials published by the Nature Publishing Group highlighted our work on the development of a procedure that enables lasing from the AIE fluorogens embedded in a matrix of polymer nanowires (Templates for organic lasers, Jan. 14, 2009).
  • Timothy M. Swager and Jason R. Cox highlighted our work on the synthesis of functionalized siloles and their high-tech applications as advanced sensing materials (Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 905) in a commentary entitled “Modular Analyte Sensing through Aggregation-Induced Emission” in SynFacts published by Thieme Stuttgart (SynFacts 2009, 5, 503).
  • Polymer featured our work on the development of new synthetic routes to functional hyperbranched polymers [Polymer 2007, 48 (21), cover image].
  • Chemical Technology of the Royal Society of Chemistry highlighted our work on the development of tunable photonic materials with high refractive indexes (Chem. Technol. 2007, 4, T42).
  • The morphological structure reminiscent of honeycomb self-assembled from one of our amphiphilic polyacetylenes was featured as the cover image of the Sept. issue of Acc. Chem. Res. in 2005.
  • Chemical & Engineering News of the American Chemical Society highlighted our work on the syntheses and novel properties of hyperbranched polyynes [C&EN, 2004, 82 (29), 19 (July 19)].
  • ISI identified our paper on the synthesis and optical properties of fullerene-containing polyacetylenes as one of the most cited papers in the area of materials research (Emerging Research Fronts; ESI Special Topics, December 2003).
  • Journal of Polymer Science highlighted our work on the exploration of new catalysts for acetylene polymerization and the development of functional, especially liquid-crystalline and light-emitting, polyacetylenes [JPS Part A: Polym. Chem. 2003, 41 (17), cover illustration].
  • Chemical & Engineering News of the American Chemical Society highlighted our discovery of an abnormal luminescence phenomenon, aggregation-induced emission, of silole molecules [C&EN, 2001, 79 (41), 29 (Oct. 8)].
  • The biomimetic honeycomb pattern generated by our amphiphilic polyacetylenes with amino acid pendants was featured as a cover image by Polymer News [2001, 26 (8), cover page].
  • High-Tech Materials Alerts of John Wiley & Sons highlighted our work on the high-yield production of iron nanoclusters-containing, soft ferromagnetic, mesoporous ceramic materials using hyperbranched organometallic polymer precursors (http://www.wiley.com/technical insights/htma.html; alert date: 29 Sept. 2000).
  • The structure of our nanocluster/polymer composites with high magnetizability was highlighted as a cover illustration of the special topic issue on Nanostructured Systems in Pure and Applied Chemistry [2000, 72 (1&2), cover page].
  • Chemical & Engineering News highlighted our work on the synthesis of luminescent C60-containing polyacetylenes and our discovery of the catalytic activity of C60 in the acetylene polymerization [C&EN, 1999, 77 (42), 54 (Oct. 18)].
  • Our work on the synthesis and novel optical and electronic properties of polyacetylene-wrapped carbon nanotubes was highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News [1999, 77 (23), 25 (June 7)].
  • United Press International (UPI) reported our discovery of novel fullerene materials with tunable optical properties (UPI Science News, Orlando, Florida, 28 Sept. 1996).  Advanced Materials highlighted our work as a selected news item in its Materials Forum (Adv. Mater. 1996, 8, 939).  Our work was also picked up by Encyclopedia Britannica as an entry in its Year in Review 1996: Mathematics and Physical Sciences section.
  • Chemical & Engineering News highlighted our work on the development of a new ring-opening polymerization reaction for the synthesis of novel organometallic polymers [C&EN 1993, 71 (31), 22 (Aug. 2)].
  • Advanced Materials highlighted our work on the development of new catalyst systems and on the synthesis of optically active polyacetylenes containing heteroatom chiral centers (Adv. Mater. 1990, 2, 107).

Selected Examples of Recent Publications (>300 peer-reviewed papers; h-index: 47)

  • Turning Chromophores from Aggregation-Caused Quenching to Aggregation-Induced Emission: Development of Highly Efficient Light Emitters in the Solid State Adv. Mater. 2010, 22, in press.
  • Metal-Free Alkyne Polyhydrothiolation: Synthesis of Functional Poly(vinylenesulfide)s with High Stereoregularity by Regioselective Thio-Click Polymerization Adv. Funct. Mater. 2010, 20, in press.
  • Fabrication of Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles Hybridized with AIE Luminogens and Exploration of Their Applications as Nanobiosensors in Intracellular Imaging Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, in press.
  • Synthesis and Curing of Hyperbranched Poly(triazole)s with Click Polymerization for Improved Adhesion Strength ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2010, 2, in press.
  • Fluorescent Bioprobes: Structural Matching in the Docking Processes of Aggregation-Induced Emission Fluorogens on DNA Surfaces Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 1232.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission, Self-Assembly, and Electroluminescence of 4,4’-Bis(1,2,2-triphenylvinyl)biphenyl Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 686.
  • Ferrocene-Functionalized Hyperbranched Polyphenylenes: Synthesis, Redox Activity, Light Refraction, Transition-Metal Complexation, and Precursors to Magnetic Ceramics Macromolecules 2010, 43, 680.
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  • Structural Modulation of Solid-State Emission of 2,5-Bis(trialkylsilylethynyl)-3,4-diphenylsiloles Angew. Chem.-Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7608.
  • Metal-Free Click Polymerization: Synthesis and Photonic Properties of Poly(aroyltriazole)s Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 1891.
  • Functionalized Siloles: Versatile Synthesis, Aggregation-Induced Emission, and Sensory and Device Applications Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 905.
  • Chiral Poly(4-ethynylbenzoyl-L-valine) Induced Helical Self-Assembly of Alkynylplatinum(II) Terpyridyl Complexes with Tunable Electronic Absorption, Emission and Circular Dichroism Changes Chem.-Eur. J. 2009, 15, 2328.
  • Fluorescent Thermometer Operating in Aggregation-Induced Emission Mechanism: Probing Thermal Transitions of PNIPAM in Water Chem. Commun. 2009, 4974.
  • Pyrazine Luminogens with ‘Free’ and ‘Locked’ Phenyl Rings: Understanding of Restriction of Intramolecular Rotation as a Cause for Aggregation-Induced Emission Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 94, 253308.
  • Enhanced Electrical Conductivity of Nanocomposites Containing Hybrid Fillers of Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Black ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2009, 1, 1090.
  • Luminogenic Polyacetylenes and Conjugated Polyelectrolytes:  Synthesis, Hybridization with Carbon Nanotubes, Aggregation-Induced Emission, Superamplification in Emission Quenching by Explosive, and Fluorescent Assay for Protein Quantitation Macromolecules 2009, 42, 9400.
  • Exploration of Effective Catalysts for Diyne Polycyclotrimerization, Synthesis of an Ester-Functionalized Hyperbranched Polyphenylene, and Demonstration of Its Utility as a Molecular Container with Implication for Controlled Drug Delivery Macromolecules 2009, 42, 7367.
  • Synthesis and Helical Conformation of Novel Optically Active Liquid Crystalline Poly(p-phenylene)s Containing Cyanoterphenyl Mesogen as Pendant Macromolecules 2009, 42, 5053.
  • Facile Polycyclotrimerization of “Simple” Arylene Bipropiolates: A Metal-Free, Regioselective Route to Functional Hyperbranched Polymers with High Optical Transparency, Tunable Refractive Index, Low Chromatic Aberration, and Photoresponsive Patternability Macromolecules 2009, 42, 4099.
  • Functional Polyacetylenes Carrying Mesogenic and Polynuclear Aromatic Pendants: Polymer Synthesis, Hybridization with Carbon Nanotubes, Liquid Crystallinity, Light Emission, and Electrical Conductivity Macromolecules 2009, 42, 2523.
  • Polytriazoles with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics: Synthesis by Click Polymerization and Application as Explosive Chemosensors Macromolecules 2009, 42, 1421. (selected for inclusion into the Virtual Issue on Click Chemistry in Macromolecular Science)
  • Direct Polymerization of Highly Polar Acetylene Derivatives and Facile Fabrication of Nanoparticle-Decorated Carbon Nanotubes Macromolecules 2009, 42, 52.
  • The Smallest and One of the Brightest. Efficient Preparation and Optical Description of the Parent Borondipyrromethene System J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 5719.
  • Novel meso-Polyarylamine-BODIPY Hybrids. Synthesis and Study of Their Optical Properties J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 2053.
  • Crystallization-Induced Emission Enhancement in a Phosphorous-Containing Heterocyclic Luminogen J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 9098.
  • Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Aggregation-Induced Emission of BODIPY Derivatives J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 15845.
  • Thermally Induced Transfiguration of Polymer Nanowires under Irradiation of Electron Beams J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 14623.
  • Single Molecule’s Conductance Depending on Its Orientation J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 26.
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  • Label-Free Fluorescent Probing of G-Quadruplex Formation and Real-Time Monitoring of DNA Folding by a Quaternized Tetraphenylethene Salt with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics Chem.-Eur. J. 2008, 14, 6428.
  • Bioinspired Fabrication of Lotus Leaf-Like Membranes as Fluorescent Sensing Materials Chem. Asian J. 2008, 3, 1041.
  • Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence of Hexaphenylsilole Are Enhanced by Pressurization in the Solid State Chem. Commun. 2008, 2989.
  • An Imidazole-Functionalized Polyacetylene: Convenient Synthesis and Selective Chemosensor for Metal Ions and Cyanide Chem. Commun. 2008, 1094.
  • Hybrids of Triphenylamine-Functionalized Polyacetylenes and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: High Solubility, Strong Donor-Acceptor Interaction, and Excellent Photoconductivity Macromolecules 2008, 41, 8566.
  • Synthesis, Chain Helicity, Assembling Structure, and Biological Compatibility of Poly(phenylacetylene)s Containing L-Alanine Moieties Macromolecules 2008,41, 5997.
  • Hyperbranched Polytriazoles: Click Polymerization, Regioisomeric Structure, Light Emission, and Fluorescent Patterning Macromolecules 2008, 41, 3808. (selected for inclusion into the Virtual Issue on Click Chemistry in Macromolecular Science)
  • Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Polyacetylenes and Fabrication of Their Hybrids with ZnO Nanoparticles Macromolecules 2008, 41, 3874.
  • Electronic Interactions and Polymer Effect in the Functionalization and Solvation of Carbon Nanotubes by Pyrene- and Ferrocene-Containing Poly(1-alkyne)s Macromolecules 2008, 41, 701.
  • Synthesis and Light-Emitting Properties of Disubstituted Polyacetylenes Carrying chromophoric Naphthylethynylphenyl Pendants J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 11227.
  • Processable Hybrids of Ferrocene-Containing Poly(phenylacetylene)s and Carbon Nanotubes: Fabrication and Properties J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 8896.
  • Aggregation-Enhanced Emissions of Intramolecular Excimers in Disubstituted Polyacetylenes J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 9281.
  • Fabrication of and Ultraviolet Lasing in TPE/PMMA Polymer Nanowires J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 17507.
  • Solvent Fuming Dual Responsive Switching of Both Wettability and Solid-State Luminescence in Silole Film Langmuir 2008, 24, 2157.
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  • Sheetlike Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polyacetylenes Forming Monolayer Lamellae in Dilute Solutions Macromolecules 2007, 40, 8342.
  • Acetylene Polycyclotrimerization: Synthesis and Characterization of Ferrocene-Containing Hyperbranched Polyarylenes Macromolecules 2007, 40, 5612.
  • Convenient Attachment of Highly Polar Azo Chromophore Moieties to Disubstituted Polyacetylene through Polymer Reactions by Using "Click" Chemistry Macromolecules 2007, 40, 5634.
  • Hyperbranched Poly(ferrocenylphenylenes): Synthesis, Characterization, Redox Activity, Metal Complexation, Pyrolytic Ceramization and Soft Ferromagnetism Macromolecules 2007, 40, 8195.
  • Hyperbranched Poly(silylenephenylenes) from Polycyclotrimerization of A2-Type Diyne Monomers: Synthesis, Characterization, Structural Modeling, Thermal Stability, and Fluorescent Patterning Macromolecules 2007, 40, 7473.
  • Metal-Free, Regioselective Diyne Polycyclotrimerization: Synthesis, Photoluminescence, Solvatochromism, and Two-Photon Absorption of a Triphenylamine-Containing Hyperbranched Poly(aroylarylene) Macromolecules 2007, 40, 4879.
  • Disubstituted Polyacetylenes Containing Photopolymerizable Vinyl Groups and Polar Ester Functionality: Polymer Synthesis, Aggregation-Enhanced Emission, and Fluorescent Pattern Formation Macromolecules 2007, 40, 3159.
  • Decorating Conjugated Polymer Chains with Naturally Occurring Molecules: Synthesis, Solvatochromism, Chain Helicity, and Biological Activity of Sugar-Containing Poly(phenylacetylene)s Macromolecules 2007, 40, 2633.
  • Synthesis, Thermal Stability, and Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Hyperbranched Polyarylenes Containing Carbazole and/or Fluorene Moieties Macromolecules 2007, 40, 1914.
  • Click Polymerization: Facile Synthesis of Functional Poly(aroyltriazole)s by Metal-Free, Regioselective 1,3-Dipolar Polycycloaddition Macromolecules 2007, 40, 2308.
  • Metallized Hyperbranched Polydiyne: a Photonic Material with a Large Refractive Index Tunability and a Spin-Coatable Catalyst for Facile Fabrication of Carbon Nanotubes Chem. Commun. 2007, 2584.
  • Hybridization of Thiol-Functionalized Poly(phenylacetylene) with Cadmium Sulfide Nanorods: Improved Miscibility and Enhanced Photoconductivity Chem. Commun. 2007, 1322.
  • Switching the Light Emission of (4-Biphenylyl)phenyldibenzofulvene by Morphological Modulation: Crystallization-Induced Emission Enhancement Chem. Commun. 2007, 40.
  • Aggregation-Induced and Crystallization-Enhanced Emissions of 1,2-Diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene Chem. Commun. 2007, 3255.
  • Fluorescence Enhancements of Benzene-Cored Luminophors by Restricted Intramolecular Rotations: AIE and AIEE Effects Chem. Commun. 2007, 70.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emissions of Tetraphenylethene Derivatives and Their Utilities as Chemical Vapor Sensors and in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007, 91, 011111.
  • Protein Detection and Quantitation by Tetraphenylethene-Based Fluorescent Probes with Aggregation Induced-Emission Characteristics J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 11817.
  • Color-Tunable, Aggregation-Induced Emission of a Butterfly-Shaped Molecule Comprising of a Pyran Skeleton and Two Cholesteryl Wings J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 2000.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission: Effects of Molecular Structure, Solid-State Conformation, and Morphological Packing Arrangement on Light-Emitting Behaviors of Diphenyldibenzofulvene Derivatives J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 2287.
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  • Photo-Cross-Linkable Light-Emitting Polymers for Holographic Patterning Appl. Phys. Lett. 2006, 89, 191109.
  • Wrapping Carbon Nanotubes in Pyrene-Containing Poly(phenylacetylene) Chains: Solubility, Stability, Light Emission, and Surface Photovoltaic Properties Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8011.
  • Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Thermal and Optical Properties of Hyperbranched Poly(aminoarylene)s Macromolecules 2006, 39, 7973.
  • Functional Disubstituted Polyacetylenes: Synthesis, Liquid Crystallinity, Light Emission, and Fluorescent Photopatterning of Biphenyl-Containing Poly(1-phenyl-1-octyne)s with Different Functional Bridges J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 21613.
  • Functional Perovskite Hybrid of Polyacetylene Ammonium and Lead Bromide: Synthesis, Light Emission, and Fluorescence Imagining J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 21701.
  • Light-Emitting Polyacetylenes: Synthesis and Electro-optical Properties of Poly(1-phenyl-1-alkyne)s Bearing Naphthyl Pendants Macromolecules 2006, 39, 6997.
  • Construction of Hyperbranched Polyphenylenes Containing Ferrocenyl Units by Alkyne Polycyclotrimerization Macromolecules 2006, 39, 6458.
  • Fluorescent "Light-Up" Bioprobes Based on Tetraphenylethylene Derivatives with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics Chem. Commun. 2006, 3705.
  • Synthesis, Helicity, and Chromism of Optically Active Poly(phenylacetylene)s Carrying Different Amino Acid Moieties and Pendant Terminal Groups J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 1128.
  • Tunable Aggregation-Induced Emission of Diphenyldibenzofulvenes Chem. Commun. 2006, 1133.
  • Facile Synthesis, Large Optical Nonlinearity, and Excellent Thermal Stability of Hyperbranched Poly(aryleneethynylene)s Containing Azobenzene Chromophores Macromolecules 2006, 39, 1436.
  • Synthesis of, Light Emission from, and Optical Power Limiting in, Soluble Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized by Disubstituted Polyacetylenes J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 2302.
  • Functionalization of Disubstituted Polyacetylenes through Polymer Reactions: Syntheses of Functional Poly(1-phenyl-1-alkyne)s Macromolecules 2006, 39, 467.
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  • Induced Chain Alignment, Efficient Energy Transfer, and Enhanced Light Emission in Functional Polyacetylene-Perovskite Hybrids Macromolecules 2005, 38, 8127.
  • A New Route to Hyperbranched Macromolecules: Syntheses of Photosensitive Poly(aroylarylene)s via Regioselective Polycyclotrimerization of Bis(aroylacetylene)s Macromolecules 2005, 38, 6382.
  • Making Silole Photovoltaically Active by Attaching Carbazolyl Donor Groups to the Silolyl Acceptor Core Chem. Commun. 2005, 3583.
  • Structural Control of the Photoluminescence of Silole Regioisomers and Their Utility as Sensitive Regiodiscriminating Chemosensors and Efficient Electroluminescent Materials J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 10061.
  • Frustrated Molecular Packing in Highly Ordered Smectic Phase of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer with Rigid Polyacetylene Backbone J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 7668.
  • Structures, Electronic States, Photoluminescence, and Carrier Transport Properties of 1,1-Disubstituted 2,3,4,5-Tetraphenylsiloles J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6335.
  • Functional Disubstituted Polyacetylenes and Soluble Cross-Linked Polyenes: Effects of Pendant Groups or Side Chains on Liquid Crystallinity and Light Emission of Poly(1-phenyl-1-undecyne)s Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3290.
  • From Nonconjugated Diynes to Conjugated Polyenes: Syntheses of Poly(1-phenyl-7-aryl-1,6-heptadiyne)s by Cyclopolymerizations of Asymmetrically a,w-Disubstituted Alkadiynes Macromolecules 2005, 38, 660.

Selected Examples of Invited Talks at Recent Conferences (>100 invited lectures)

  • SPIE International Symposium on Optics & Photonics, San Diego, USA, 1-4 Aug 2010
  • International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, Kyoto, Japan, 4-9 July 2010
  • The 238th ACS National Meeting & Exposition Washington, DC, USA, 16-20 Aug 2009
  • The 13th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds, Luxembourg, 19-24 July 2009
  • The 18th Iketani Conference, Awaji, Japan, 21-23 Oct 2008
  • Polycondensation 2008, Tokyo, Japan, 8-11 Sept 2008
  • SPIE International Symposium on Optics & Photonics, San Diego, USA, 10-14 Aug 2008
  • The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, 19-23 Aug 2007
  • The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, USA, 25-29 Mar 2007
  • SPIE Photonics West, San Jose, California, USA, 20-25 Jan 2007
  • SPIE International Symposium on Optics & Photonics, San Diego, USA, 13-17 Aug 2006
  • The 3rd IUPAC International Symposium on Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials, Tokyo, Japan, 28 May-1 June 2006
  • The 3rd International Conference on Photoresponsive Organics and Polymers, Val Thorens, France, 15-20 Jan 2006
  • Pacifichem 2005 Chemical Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 15-20 Dec 2005
  • The 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 28 Aug-1 Sept 2005
  • The 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Saskatoon, Canada, 27 May-1 June 2005

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Commentaries

  • Comments on William Trogler's work: "Fluorescent polymer detects peroxide" (Chemical Technology, 29 Sept 2008)
  • Comments on Jiannian Yao's work: "Forming clusters with open arms" (Chemical Science, 2 April 2007)

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