Plenary Speaker
Biography
Prof. Tang received BS and PhD degrees from South China University of Technology and Kyoto University in 1982 and 1988, respectively. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto in 1989–1994. He joined the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology in 1994 and was promoted to Chair Professor in 2008. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009, the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials in 2017 and the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries in 2020. In 2021, he joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, as Dean of the School of Science and Engineering, with a concurrent appointment of X.Q. Deng Presidential Chair Professor.
Prof. Tang has published >2,000 scientific papers, which have been cited >191,000 times. His h-index is 193. He has delivered >500 invited talks at international conferences and has been granted >100 patents. He is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of Aggregate published by Wiley, and is sitting in the editorial boards of >20 international scientific journals.
Mainly engaged in materials science, macromolecular chemistry and biomedical theranostics. He coined the concept of aggregation-induced emission (AIE), and his labs are spearheading the AIE research in the world.
Prof. Tang has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in both areas of Chemistry and Materials Science since 2014. He received a series of awards, scholarships and honors, such as Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Award in 2007, MACRO Lecture Award (American Chemical Society) in 2012, Honorary Citizen of Guangzhou City in 2015, National Natural Science Award (1st Class) in 2017, Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation) in 2017, Nano Today Award in 2021, and Biomaterials Global Impact Award in 2023.
Green Chemistry: Making Functional Polymers on/in/from Water
Ben Zhong TANG
Abstract
Water, as an omnipresent substance, plays a vital role in many aspects of our lives, ranging from sustaining living organisms to driving technological advancements. The exploration of organic reactions in water and utilization of water as a reactant for synthesizing functional materials has attracted much attention due to their advantages, including unique reaction kinetics, environmental friendliness, and reduction of harmful wastes. In this talk, the recent research progresses in the development green polymerization processes involving water and triple-bond monomers (e.g., diynes, isocyanides, etc.) will be introduced. Furthermore, new click polymerization methods in aqueous media will be discussed. The “on water” effect facilitates polymerization in aqueous media much more effectively than in conventional organic solvents. Additionally, biogenic luminogens possessing aggregation-induced emission (AIE) attibutes (BioAIEgens) are developed in aqueous systems. The synthesized polymers, small molecules, and BioAIEgens show unique characteristics and functions such as AIE, clusteroluminescence, bioimaging, and stimuli response. With the aim of exploring polymerizations on/in water, we hope this talk will provide insight into polymerizations of water and triple-bond monomers, as well as preparation of functional materials under mild reaction conditions through the utilization of water.
References
[1] Tang, B. Z.*; Poon, W. H.; Leung, S. M.; Leung, W. H.; Peng, H. Macromolecules 1997, 30, 2209.
[2] Deng, H.; Han, T.; Zhao, E.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Tang, B. Z. Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 5646.
[3] Zhang, J.; Wang, W.; Liu, Y.; Sun, J. Z.; Qin, A.; Tang, B. Z. Macromolecules 2017, 50, 8554.
[4] Hu, R.; Chen, X.; Zhou, T.; Si, H.; He, B.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Qin, A.; Tang, B. Z. Sci. China Chem. 2019, 62, 1198.
[5] Cai, X.-M.; Lin, Y.; Zhang, J.; Li, Y.; Tang, Z.; Zhang, X.; Jia, Y.; Wang, W.; Huang, S.; Alam, P.; Zhao, Z.; Tang, B. Z.* Natl. Sci. Rev. 2023, 10.1093/nsr/nwad233.
[6] Liu, X.; Zhang, C.; Hu, L.; Wang, J.; Li, K.; Feng, H.-T.; Lam, J. W. Y.; He, B.; Tang, B. Z.* CCS Chem. 2023, 5, 385.
[7] Song, B.; Zhang, J.; Zhou, J.; Qin, A.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Tang, B. Z. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 3115.