Liquid Crystalline Materials, Functional Polymeric Materials, Polymer Synthesis Methodology, Organic Synthesis, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry.

Dr. Hong Yang is Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Southeast University. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University in 2002, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Colorado at Boulder in 2007 with Prof. David M Walba. After one year industry work as a research scientist of medicinal chemistry in a Chicago pharmaceutical company, he went back to academia and joined Dr. Patrick Keller's group at Institut Curie in 2008. Since completing his postdoctoral research, he became a faculty at Southeast University in the spring of 2010. Currently, his research interests are liquid crystal materials and functional polymeric materials.

Publications since becoming a SEU faculty:

[44] Wang, L.; Wang, M.; Guo, L.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, X.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Oligodeoxynucleosides with Olefin Bridges”. Macromolecules, 2019, 52, DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02115.

[43] Wang, M.; Han, Y.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Photocontrol of Helix Handedness in Curled Liquid Crystal Elastomers”. Liquid Crystals, 2019, 46, DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2018.1549285.

[42] Zuo, B.; Wang,M.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Photomodulated Tri-Color-Changing Artificial Flowers”. Chemistry of Materials, 2018, 30, 8079-8088.

[41] Li, N.; Wang,M.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “IonicLiquid Embedded Polyimides with Ultra-Foldability, Ultra-Flexibility, Ultra-Processability and Superior Optical Transparency”. Polymer, 2018, 153, 538-547.

[40] Liu, L.; Wang, M.; Guo, L.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, X.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen-Functionalized Liquid Crystal Elastomer Soft Actuators”. Macromolecules, 2018, 51,4516-4524.

[39] Chen, L.; Wang, M.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “A Cut-and-Paste Strategy towards Liquid Crystal Elastomers with Complex Shape Morphing”. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6, 8251-8257.

[38] Wang, M.; Xing, J.; Sun, Y.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Thiol-Ene Photoimmobilization of Chymotrypsin on Polysiloxane Gels for Enzymatic PeptideSynthesis”. RSC Advances, 2018, 8,11843-11849.

[37] Wang, J.; Deng, L.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Preparation and RadiationShielding Properties of Sandwich-Structured Lead-Containing Polyimide Materials”.Acta PolymericaSinica, 2018,49(4), 507-514.

[36] Liu, L.; Liu, M.; Deng, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Near Infrared Chromophore Functionalized Soft Actuator with Ultrafast Photoresponsive Speed and Superior Mechanical Property”. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 11333-11336.

[35] Guo, L.;Liu, Y.; Wang, L.; Wang, M.; Lin, B.; Yang,H.* “Hydrogen-Bonding Induced Melamine-Core Supramolecular Discotic Liquid Crystals”. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017, 5, 9165-9173.

[34] Ge, S.; Zhao, T.; Wang, M.; Deng, L.; Lin, B.; Zhang,X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.*; Chen, E.* “AHomeotropic Main-Chain Tolane-Type Liquid Crystal Elastomer Film Exhibiting High Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity”. Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 5463-5468.

[33] Mir Sayed, S.; Lin, B.; Deng, L.; Yang, H.* “A Room-Temperature Heptazine Core Discotic Liquid Crystal”. Liquid Crystals, 2017, 44, 2175-2183.

[32] Ge, S.; Shan, Z.; Deng, L.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Near-Infrared-Responsive Copper Sulfide Nanoparticle/Liquid Crystal Elastomer Composites”. Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2017, 48(10), 1633-1640.

[31] Wang, L.; Liu, W.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Zhang, X.; Sun,Y.; Yang, H.* “A Room-TemperatureTwo-Stage Thiol-Ene Photoaddition Approach towards Monodomain Liquid Crystalline Elastomers”. Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8, 1364-1370.

[30] Liu, L.; Geng,B.; Mir Sayed, S.; Lin, B.; Keller, P.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “Single-Layer Dual-Phase Nematic Elastomer Films with Bending, Accordion-Folding, Curling and Buckling Motions”. Chemical Communications, 2017,53, 1844-1847.

[29] Wang, M.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “A Plant Tendril Mimic Soft Actuator with Phototunable Bending and Chiral Twisting Motion Modes”. Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 13981.

[28] Geng, Y.; Wang, Z.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers Bearing a CysteineJunction Group: Synthesis, Encapsulation of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Near Infrared Photoresponsive Properties”. Chemistry A European Journal, 2016, 22, 18197-18207. (Hot Paper)

[27] Deng, L.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “An Entropy-Driven Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Approach towards Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers”. Polymer Chemistry, 2016, 7, 5265-5272.

[26] Mir Sayed, S.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Generation of Liquid Crystallinity from a T_d-SymmetryCentral Unit”. Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 6148-6156.

[25] Wang, M.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “Photo-Responsive Polysiloxane-Based Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Polymers Prepared by Thiol−EneClick Chemistry”. Liquid Crystals, 2016, 43, 1626-1635.

[24] Liu, W.;Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.;Yang, H.* “Near-Infrared Responsive Liquid Crystalline Elastomers Containing Photothermal Conjugated Polymers”. Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 4023-4030.

[23] Guo, L.; Liu, M.; Mir Sayed, S.; Lin, B.; Keller, P.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “A Calamitic Mesogenic Near-Infrared Absorbing Croconaine Dye/Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Composite”. Chemical Science, 2016, 7, 4400-4406.

[22] Wang, M.; Wang, J.; Yang, H.*; Lin, B.; Chen, E.*; Keller, P.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y. “Homeotropically-Aligned Main-Chain and Side-on Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Films with High Anisotropic Thermal Conductivities”. Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 4313-4316.

[21] Wang, M.; Mir Sayed, S.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “Multi-Stimuli Responsive Carbon Nanotube Incorporated Polysiloxane Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Composites”. Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 663-671.

[20] Geng, B.; Guo, L.; Lin, B.; Keller, P.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers with an Optically Active Polynorbornene Backboneand Achiral Mesogenic Side Groups”. Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 5281-5287.

[19] Zhao, W.; Lin, B.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Yang, H.* “Polysiloxane Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers Prepared by AlkyneHydrosilylation”. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,2015, 33, 1431-1441.

[18] Guo, L.; Zong, D.; Lin, B.; Yang, H.* “Synthesis and Radiation-Proof Property of Lead-Ion-Containing Polyimide Material”. Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2015, 46(10), 1180-1188.

[17] Liu, F.; Yang,H.*; Liu, M.; Lin, B.*; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Guo, L. “Novel Crosslinked Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Materials Based on Acrylate-Type Gemini Ammonium Surfactant”. Liquid Crystals, 2015, 42, 520-529.

[16] Yang, H.*; Lv, Y.; Xu, M.; Wang, J.; Guo, K.; Lin, B.; Chen, E.* “Poly(Vinyl Benzoate)-Backbone Mesogen-Jacketed Liquid Crystalline Polymers”. Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 6709-6719.

[15] Yang, H.*; Liu, J.; Wang, Z.; Guo. L.; Keller, P.*; Lin, B.*; Sun, Y.; Zhang, X. “Near-Infrared-Responsive Gold Nanorod/Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Composites Prepared by Sequential Thiol-Click Chemistry”. Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 12126-12129.

[14] Yang, H.*; Xu, M.; Guo, L.; Ji. H.; Wang, J.; Lin, B.*; Zhang, X.;Sun, Y. “Organocatalysis in Polysiloxane Gels: A Magnetic-Stir-Bar Encapsulated Catalyst System Prepared by Thiol–Ene Photo-Click Immobilization”. RSCAdvances, 2015, 5, 7304-7310.

[13] Yang, H.*; Lv, Y.; Lin, B.*; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Guo, L. “Side-On Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers Prepared by Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization and Thiol-Ene Click Step-Growth Polymerization”.Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2014, 52, 1086-1098.

[12] Yang, H.*; Liu, M.; Yao, Y.; Tao, P.; Lin, B.*; Keller, P.*; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Guo, L. “Polysiloxane-Based Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Elastomers Prepared by Thiol-Ene Chemistry”. Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 3406-3416.

[11] Yang, H.*; Zhang, F.; Lin, B.*; Keller, P.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Guo, L. “Mesogen-Jacketed Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Elastomers Bearing Polynorbornene Backbone”. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013, 1, 1482-1490.

[10] Yang, H.; Zhang, Q.; Lin, B.*; Fu, G.*; Zhang, X.; Guo, L. “Thermo-Sensitive Electrospun Fibers Prepared by a Sequential Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry Approach”. Journal of Polymer Science, PartA: Polymer Chemistry, 2012, 50, 4182-4190.

[9] Yang, H.*; Jia, L.; Wang, Z.; Di-Cicco, A.; Levy, D.; Keller, P.* “Novel Photolabile Diblock Copolymers Bearing Truxillic Acid Derivative Junctions”. Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 159-165.

PostDoc Period（Supervisor： Patrick Keller）：

[8] Yang, H.; Ye, G.; Wang, X.-G.; Keller, P.* “Micron-Sized Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Actuators”.Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 815-823.

[7] Yang, H.; Jia, L.; Zhu, C.; Di-Cicco, A.; Levy, D.; Albouy, P.-A.; Li, M.-H.; Keller, P.* “Amphiphilic Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-block-Poly(Butadiene-graft-Liquid Crystal) Copolymers: Synthesis and Self-Assembly in Water”. Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 10442-10451.

[6] Yang, H.; Richardson, J.; Walba, D. M.; Zhu, C.; Shao R. F.; Clark, N. A.; Ortega, J.; Etxebarria, J.; Keller,P.* “Synthesis and Physical Properties of A Main-Chain Chiral Smectic Thiol-ene Oligomer”. Liquid Crystals, 2010, 37, 325-334.

[5] Yang, H.; Wang, L.; Shao R. F.; Clark, N. A.; Ortega, J.; Etxebarria, J.; Albouy, P. A.;Walba, D. M.; Keller, P.* “Novel Liquid Crystalline Mesogens and Main-Chain Chiral Smectic Thiol-ene Polymers based on Trifluoromethylphenyl Moieties”.Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009, 19, 7208-7215.

[4] Yang, H.; Buguin, A.; Taulemesse, J. M.; Kaneko, K.; Mery, S.; Bergeret, A.; Keller, P.* “Micron-Sized Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Actuators with Ultra-Large Amplitude Contractions”. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 15000-15004.

Ph.D. Period（Supervisor： David M. Walba）：

[3] Walba, D. M.*; Yang, H.; Keller, P.*; Shao, R. F.; Zhu, C.; Coleman, D. A.; Jones, C. D.; Clark, N. A. “A Main-Chain de Vries Smectic Liquid Crystal Polymer Prepared by Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalyst-Initiated Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization”. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2009, 30,1894-1899.

[2] Walba, D. M.*; Yang, H.; Shoemaker, R. K.; Keller, P.; Shao, R. F.; Coleman, D. A.; Jones, C. D.; Nakata, M.; Clark, N. A. “Main-Chain Chiral Smectic Polymers Showing A Large Electroclinic Effect in the SmA* Phase”. Chemistry of Materials, 2006,18, 4576-4584.

B.Sc. Period：

[1] Yang, H.; Zhou, C.; Tian, G. L.*; Ye,Y. H. “Enzymatic Synthesis of Dipeptide Derivatives Containing Non-Coded Amino Acids in Organic Solvents”. Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2002, 20, 1354-1357.

Coauthor papers: more than 50.