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Overview

Lei Tao is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant interdisciplinary work spanning Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics primarily focus on:

  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Click Chemistry and Applications

The following papers illustrate Lei Tao's recent research contributions along with their publication years and venues:

  • Improving Chronic Diabetic Wound Healing through an Injectable and Self-Healing Hydrogel with Platelet-Rich Plasma Release, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Cold-resistant, highly stretchable ionic conductive hydrogels for intelligent motion recognition in winter sports, 2023, Materials Horizons
  • High-Efficiency Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Chiral Luminescent Liquid Crystalline Polymers with Aggregation-Induced Emission Properties, 2020, Macromolecules
  • High-throughput preparation of radioprotective polymers via Hantzsch's reaction for in vivo X-ray damage determination, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A multi-responsive self-healing hydrogel for controlled release of curcumin, 2021, Polymer Chemistry

Frequent collaborators appearing in Lei Tao's publications include:

  • Yen Wei
  • Xianzhe He
  • Yuan Zeng
  • Jinying Yuan
  • Guoqiang Liu

Lei Tao's scholarly work has been published repeatedly in specific academic journals, highlighting areas of consistent research focus:

  • Polymer Chemistry (6 publications)
  • ACS Macro Letters (5 publications)
  • Chemistry of Materials (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)

Overall, Lei Tao's publication record indicates a focus on the synthesis, characterization, and applications of advanced polymeric and hydrogel materials, with particular attention on their roles in biomedical engineering, luminescence, and responsive sensor technologies.

Best Publications

  • Redox-responsive polymers for drug delivery: from molecular design to applications

    Meng Huo;Jinying Yuan;Lei Tao;Yen Wei

  • Synthesis of multiresponsive and dynamic chitosan-based hydrogels for controlled release of bioactive molecules.

    Yaling Zhang;Lei Tao;Li Shuxi;Yen Wei

  • Recent developments in polydopamine: an emerging soft matter for surface modification and biomedical applications

    Meiying Liu;Guangjian Zeng;Ke Wang;Qing Wan

  • Design and synthesis of N-maleimido-functionalized hydrophilic polymers via copper-mediated living radical polymerization: a suitable alternative to PEGylation chemistry.

    Giuseppe Mantovani;François Lecolley;Lei Tao;David M Haddleton

  • An Injectable, Self‐Healing Hydrogel to Repair the Central Nervous System

    Ting-Chen Tseng;Lei Tao;Fu-Yu Hsieh;Yen Wei

  • Biocompatible polydopamine fluorescent organic nanoparticles: facile preparation and cell imaging

    Xiaoyong Zhang;Shiqi Wang;Liangxin Xu;Lin Feng

  • Polymeric AIE-based nanoprobes for biomedical applications: recent advances and perspectives.

    Xiaoyong Zhang;Xiaoyong Zhang;Ke Wang;Meiying Liu;Xiqi Zhang

  • A comparative study of cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, and nanodiamond

    Xiaoyong Zhang;Wenbing Hu;Jing Li;Lei Tao

  • Highly Efficient Self-Healable and Dual Responsive Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Controlled Release and 3D Cell Culture

    Xuefeng Yang;Guoqiang Liu;Liao Peng;Jinhua Guo

  • Aggregation induced emission-based fluorescent nanoparticles: fabrication methodologies and biomedical applications

    Xiqi Zhang;Xiaoyong Zhang;Lei Tao;Zhenguo Chi

  • Mussel-Inspired Chemistry and Michael Addition Reaction for Efficient Oil/Water Separation

    Yingze Cao;Xiaoyong Zhang;Lei Tao;Kan Li

  • A magnetic self-healing hydrogel.

    Yaling Zhang;Bin Yang;Xiaoyong Zhang;Liangxin Xu

  • Site-Directed Conjugation of “Clicked” Glycopolymers To Form Glycoprotein Mimics: Binding to Mammalian Lectin and Induction of Immunological Function

    Jin Geng;Giuseppe Mantovani;Lei Tao;Julien Nicolas

  • Carbon nanotube–vitrimer composite for facile and efficient photo-welding of epoxy

    Yang Yang;Zhiqiang Pei;Xiqi Zhang;Lei Tao

  • Large scale preparation of graphene quantum dots from graphite with tunable fluorescence properties

    Yiqing Sun;Shiqi Wang;Chun Li;Peihui Luo

  • Facilely prepared inexpensive and biocompatible self-healing hydrogel: a new injectable cell therapy carrier

    Bin Yang;Yaling Zhang;Xiaoyong Zhang;Lei Tao

  • Thermo and pH dual-responsive materials for controllable oil/water separation.

    Yingze Cao;Na Liu;Changkui Fu;Kan Li

  • Thermosensitive graphene nanocomposites formed using pyrene‐terminal polymers made by RAFT polymerization

    Jingquan Liu;Wenrong Yang;Lei Tao;Dan Li

  • Synthesis, characterization, and multilayer assembly of pH sensitive graphene-polymer nanocomposites.

    Jingquan Liu;Lei Tao;Wenrong Yang;Dan Li

  • α-aldehyde terminally functional methacrylic polymers from living radical polymerization : application in protein conjugation “pegylation”

    Lei Tao;Giuseppe Mantovani;Francois Lecolley;David M. Haddleton

Frequent Co-Authors

Yen Wei
Yen Wei Tsinghua University
Bin Yang
Bin Yang Tsinghua University
David M. Haddleton
David M. Haddleton University of Warwick
Xiqi Zhang
Xiqi Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Jinying Yuan
Jinying Yuan Tsinghua University
Ke Wang
Ke Wang Tsinghua University
Cyrille Boyer
Cyrille Boyer University of New South Wales
Jiangtao Xu
Jiangtao Xu University of New South Wales
Heather D. Maynard
Heather D. Maynard University of California, Los Angeles

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