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Professor Yingwu Luo, PhD

Distinguished Young Scholar by National Natural Science Funds

The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (Zhejiang University)

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Room 4015B, Teach building No.10

38 ZheDa Road, Hangzhou, China, 310027

Tel: 86-571-87951280

Fax: 86-571-87951612

Email: Yingwu.luo@zju.edu.cn

Education and work experience

2004-        £¬Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Professor

2002-2004£¬Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Research Associate

1999-2002£¬Department of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, Post-doctoral

1996-1998£¬Department of Polymer Engineering and Science, Zhejiang University, Post-doctoral

1990-1995£¬Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, PhD

1986-1990£¬Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Bachelor

Research fields

Living radical (mini)emulsion polymerization

Macromolecular Engineering and nanostructure polymeric materials

Thermal elastic polymer

Functional and smart polymeric materials

Porous polymeric materials

Academic honors and awards

Distinguished Young Scholar by National Natural Science: Polymer reaction engineering, 2011.

First Prize Award of Natural Science, Ministry of Education: Living / controlled radical polymerization engineering, Yingwu Luo, Bogeng Li, Lei Yang, Rui wang, Hongyan Gu, Xiaoying Sun, 2009.

Feng Xinde Polymer Prize, awarded by one of the top journals in polymer field, Polymer, Yingwu Luo, 2008.

 Top 100 Most Cited Chinese Papers Published in International Journals, assessed by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China, Yingwu Luo, Rui Wang, Lei Yang, Bo Yu, Bogeng Li, Shiping Zhu, 2007.

Supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Yingwu Luo, 2005.

Second-class National Scientific and Technological Progress Award: Vinyl chloride heterogeneous (co)polymerization reaction engineering research and industrial applications, Zuren Pan, Zhixue Weng, Zhiming Huang, Longxiao Liu, Yongzhong Bao, Guorong Shan, Yingwu Luo, 2001

Editorial duty

Editorial Board of Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China)

Publications


2014:

Huang, J.; Zhao, S.; Gao, X.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. RAFT Ab Initio Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene Using Poly(acrylic acid)-b-polystyrene Trithiocarbonate of Various Structures as Mediator and Surfactant. Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 2014, 8 (10), 696-705.

Huang, J.; Zhao, S. M.; Gao, X.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. Ab Initio RAFT Emulsion Copolymerization of Styrene and Acrylonitrile. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53 (18), 7688-7695.

Ma, C. X.; Li, T. F.; Zhao, Q.; Yang, X. X.; Wu, J. J.; Luo, Y. W.; Xie, T. Supramolecular Lego Assembly Towards Three-Dimensional Multi-Responsive Hydrogels. Advanced Materials 2014, 26 (32), 5665-+.

Yang, L.; Xu, J. Q.; Sun, P.; Shen, Y. F.; Luo, Y. W. Ab Initio Emulsion and Miniemulsion Polymerization of Styrene Mediated by a Cyclohexenyl-Functionalized Amphiphilic RAFT Agent. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53 (28), 11259-11268.

Guo, Y. L.; Zhang, J. H.; Xie, P. L.; Gao, X.; Luo, Y. W. Tailor-made compositional gradient copolymer by a many-shot RAFT emulsion polymerization method. Polymer Chemistry 2014, 5 (10), 3363-3371.

2013:

Luo, Y. W.; Guo, Y. L.; Gao. X.; Li, B.G.; Xie, T. A general approach towards thermoplastic multishape-memory polymers via sequence structure design. Advanced Materials 2013, 25(5), 743-748.

Xu, S.H.; Huang, J.; Xu, S.; Luo, Y.W. RAFT ab initio emulsion copolymerization of gamma-methyl-alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactone and styrene. Polymer 2013, 54(7), 1779-1785.

2012£º

Luo, Y. W.; Wang, A. N.; Gao, X. Pushing the mechanical strength of PolyHIPEs up to the theoretical limit through living radical polymerization. Soft Matter 2012, 8 (6), 1824-1830.

Luo, Y. W.; Wang, A. N.; Gao, X. Miniemulsion template polymerization to prepare sub-micrometer porous polymeric monolith with inter-connected structure and very high mechanical strength. Soft Matter 2012, 8 (29), 3547-3551.

Ye, X. W.; Luo, Y. W.; Gao, X.; Zhu, S. P. Design and evaluation of a thermochromic roof system for energy saving based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) aqueous solution. Energy and Buildings 2012, 48, 175-179.

Luo, Y. W.; Ye, C. H. Using nanocapsules as building blocks to fabricate organic polymer nanofoam with ultra low thermal conductivity and high mechanical strength. Polymer 2012, 53(25), 5699–5705.

Wei, R.Z.; Luo, Y.W.; Zeng, W.  Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Triblock Copolymer Latex via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Miniemulsion Polymerization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2012, 51(47), 15530-15535.

 

2011£º

Ye, C. H.; Luo, Y. W.; Liu, X. S. Synthesis of non-collapsed hollow polymeric nanoparticles with shell thickness on the order of polymer gyration radius. Polymer 2011, 52 (3), 683-693.

Zhao, Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. pH Responsivity and Micelle Formation of Gradient Copolymers of Methacrylic Acid and Methyl Methacrylate in Aqueous Solution. Langmuir 2011, 27 (18), 11306-11315.

Wei, R. Z.; Luo, Y. W.; Xu, P. H. Ab Initio RAFT Emulsion Polymerization of Butadiene Using the Amphiphilic Poly(acrylic acid-b-styrene) Trithiocarbonate as Both Surfactant and Mediator. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2011, 49 (13), 2980-2989.

Chen, H.; Luo, Y. W. Facile Synthesis of Nanocapsules and Hollow Nanoparticles Consisting of Fluorinated Polymer Shells by Interfacial RAFT Miniemulsion Polymerization. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2011, 212 (7), 737-743.

Luo, Y. W.; Wang, X. G.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Toward Well-Controlled ab Initio RAFT Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene Mediated by 2-(((Dodecylsulfanyl)carbonothioyl)sulfanyl)propanoic Acid. Macromolecules 2011, 44 (2), 221-229.

Pu, G. W.; Luo, Y. W.; Wang, A. N.; Li, B. G. Tuning Polymer Blends to Cocontinuous Morphology by Asymmetric Diblock Copolymers as the Surfactants. Macromolecules 2011, 44 (8), 2934-2943.

Sun, Z. J.; Luo, Y. W. Fabrication of non-collapsed hollow polymeric nanoparticles with shell thickness in the order of ten nanometres and anti-reflection coatings. Soft Matter 2011, 7 (3), 871-875.

Gao, X.; Zhu, S. P. Modeling Analysis of Chain Transfer in Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2011, 122 (1), 497-508.

2010£º

Luo, Y. W.; Wang, X. G.; Zhu, Y.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Polystyrene-block-poly(n-butyl acrylate)-block-polystyrene Triblock Copolymer Thermoplastic Elastomer Synthesized via RAFT Emulsion Polymerization. Macromolecules 2010, 43 (18), 7472-7481.

Lu, F. J.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. pH Effects on the Synthesis of Nanocapsules via Interfacial Miniemulsion Polymerization Mediated by Amphiphilic RAFT Agent with the R Group of Poly(methyl acrylic acid-ran-styrene). Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2010, 49 (5), 2206-2212.

Lu, F. J.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Zhao, Q.; Schork, F. J. Synthesis of Thermo-Sensitive Nanocapsules via Inverse Miniemulsion Polymerization Using a PEO-RAFT Agent. Macromolecules 2010, 43 (1), 568-571.

Wei, R. Z.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, Z. S. Synthesis of structured nanoparticles of styrene/butadiene block copolymers via RAFT seeded emulsion polymerization. Polymer 2010, 51 (17), 3879-3886.

Gao, X.; Zhu, S. P.; Sheardown, H.; Brash, J. L. Nanoscale patterning through self-assembly of hydrophilic block copolymers with one chain end constrained to surface. Polymer 2010, 51 (8), 1771-1778.

Gao, X.; Feng, W.; Zhu, S. P.; Sheardown, H.; Brash, J. L. Kinetic Modeling of Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 2010, 4 (3-4), 235-250.

2009£º

Pu, G. W.; Luo, Y. W.; Lou, Q. C.; Li, B. G. Co-Continuous Polymeric Nanostructures via Simple Melt Mixing of PS/PMMA. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2009, 30 (2), 133-137.

Wang, R.; Li, W. H.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Shi, A. C.; Zhu, S. P. Phase Behavior of Ternary Homopolymer/Gradient Copolymer Blends. Macromolecules 2009, 42 (6), 2275-2285.

Wang, X. G.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Ab Initio Batch Emulsion RAFT Polymerization of Styrene Mediated by Poly(acrylic acid-b-styrene) Trithicicarbonate. Macromolecules 2009, 42 (17), 6414-6421.

Gao, J.; Luo, Y. W.; Wang, R.; Zhang, X. J.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Effect of monomer composition on apparent chain transfer coefficient in reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) copolymerization. Polymer 2009, 50 (3), 802-809.

Wang, R.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Modeling of Branching and Gelation in RAFT Copolymerization of Vinyl/Divinyl Systems. Macromolecules 2009, 42 (1), 85-94.

Yang, L.; Luo, Y. W.; Liu, X. Z.; Li, B. G. RAFT miniemulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate. Polymer 2009, 50 (18), 4334-4342.

Zhao, Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Ye, C. H.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Model-Based Design and Synthesis of Gradient MMA/tBMA Copolymers by Computer-Programmed Semibatch Atom Transfer Radical Copolymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2009, 47 (1), 69-79.

Gao, X.; Kucerka, N.; Nieh, M. P.; Katsaras, J.; Zhu, S. P.; Brash, J. L.; Sheardown, H. Chain Conformation of a New Class of PEG-Based Thermoresponsive Polymer Brushes Grafted on Silicon as Determined by Neutron Reflectometry. Langmuir 2009, 25 (17), 10271-10278.

2008£º

Zhou, Q.; Luo, Y. W. The synthesis of high molecular weight block copolymers by raft polymerization. Acta Polymerica Sinica 2008, (1), 27-31.

Sun, X. Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Wang, R.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Sernibatch RAFT polymerization for producing ST/BA copolymers with controlled gradient composition profiles. Aiche Journal 2008, 54 (4), 1073-1087.

Zhang, X. J.; Gao, J.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. Influence of monomer composition on the chain transfer coefficient in methyl methacrylate/butyl acrylate RAFT copolymerization. Acta Polymerica Sinica 2008, (1), 83-87.

Li, D. L.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Effect of rate retardation in RAFT grafting polymerization from silicon wafer surface. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2008, 46 (3), 970-978.

Gao, X.; Feng, W.; Zhu, S. P.; Sheardown, H.; Brash, J. L. A facile method of forming nanoscale patterns on poly(ethylene glycol)-based surfaces by self-assembly of randomly grafted block copolymer brushes. Langmuir 2008, 24 (15), 8303-8308.

2007£º

Wang, R.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Control of gradient copolymer composition in ATRP using semibatch feeding policy. Aiche Journal 2007, 53 (1), 174-186.

Sun, X. Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Wang, R.; Li, B. G.; Liu, B.; Zhu, S. P. Programmed synthesis of copolymer with controlled chain composition distribution via semibatch RAFT copolymerization. Macromolecules 2007, 40 (4), 849-859.

Luo, Y. W.; Liu, B.; Wang, Z. H.; Gao, J.; Li, B. G. Butyl acrylate RAFT polymerization in miniemulsion. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2007, 45 (11), 2304-2315.

Lu, F. J.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. A facile route to synthesize highly uniform nanocapsules: Use of amphiphilic poly(acrylic acid)-block-polystyrene RAFT agents to interfacially confine miniemulsion polymerization. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2007, 28 (7), 868-874.

Li, D. L.; Luo, Y. W.; Zhang, B. Z.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. RAFT grafting polymerization of MMA/St from surface of silicon wafer. Acta Polymerica Sinica 2007, (8), 699-704.

Luo, Y. W.; Gu, H. Y. Nanoencapsulation via interfacially confined reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) miniemulsion polymerization. Polymer 2007, 48 (11), 3262-3272.

Gao, J.; Luo, Y. W.; Wang, R.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Kinetics of methyl methacrylate and n-butyl acrylate copolymerization mediated by 2-cyanoprop-2-yl dithiobenzoate as a RAFT agent. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2007, 45 (14), 3098-3111.

2006£º

Yang, L.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. The influence of surfactant coverage of the minidroplets on RAFT miniemulsion polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2006, 44 (7), 2293-2306.

Luo, Y. W.; Xu, H. J.; Zhu, B. The influence of monomer types on the colloidal stability in the miniemulsion copolymerization involving alkoxysilane monomer. Polymer 2006, 47 (14), 4959-4966.

Yang, L.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. Reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization of styrene in a miniemulsion: A mechanistic investigation. Polymer 2006, 47 (2), 751-762.

Wang, R.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G.; Sun, X. Y.; Zhu, S. P. Design and control of copolymer composition distribution in living radical polymerization using semi-batch feeding policies: A model simulation. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations 2006, 15 (4), 356-368.

Luo, Y. W.; Wang, R.; Yang, L.; Yu, B.; Li, B. G.; Zhu, S. P. Effect of reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT) reactions on (mini)emulsion polymerization kinetics and estimate of RAFT equilibrium constant. Macromolecules 2006, 39 (4), 1328-1337.

Luo, Y. W.; Cui, X. F. Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate in emulsion. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2006, 44 (9), 2837-2847.

Gao, J.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. 1-phenylethyl phenyldithioacetate. Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online 2006, 62, O2395-O2396.

Wei, Y. Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. F.; Li, B. G. Polyurethane acrylate microgel synthesized by emulsion polymerization using unsaturated self-emulsified polymer. Colloid and Polymer Science 2006, 284 (10), 1171-1178.

Luo, Y. W.; Gu, H. Y. A general strategy for nano-encapsulation via interfacially confined living/controlled radical miniemulsion polymerization. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2006, 27 (1), 21-25.

Before 2006£º

An, Q. F.; Qian, J. W.; Yu, L. Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Liu, X. Z. Study on kinetics of controlled/living radical polymerization of acrylonitrile by RAFT technique. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2005, 43 (9), 1973-1977.

Yang, L.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. RAFT miniemulsion polymerization targeting to polymer of higher molecular weight. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2005, 43 (20), 4972-4979.

Schork, F. J.; Luo, Y. W.; Smulders, W.; Russum, J. P.; Butte, A.; Fontenot, K. Miniemulsion polymerization. Polymer Particles 2005, 175, 129-255.

Wei, Y. Y.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. F.; Li, B. G. Phase inversion of UV-curable anionic polyurethane in the presence of acetone solvent. Colloid and Polymer Science 2005, 283 (12), 1289-1297.

Luo, Y. W.; Liu, X. Z. Reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT) copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene in miniemulsion. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2004, 42 (24), 6248-6258.

Luo, Y. W.; Zhou, X. D. Nanoencapsulation of a hydrophobic compound by a miniemulsion polymerization process. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2004, 42 (9), 2145-2154.

Luo, Y. W.; Yu, B. Monte Carlo simulation of droplet nucleation in RAFT free radical miniemulsion polymerization. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 2004, 43 (5), 1299-1321.

Yang, L.; Luo, Y. W.; Li, B. G. Raft miniemulsion polymerization of styrene. Acta Polymerica Sinica 2004, (3), 462-464.

Luo, Y. W. Monte Carlo simulations for the very beginning of RAFT seeded emulsion polymerization. Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities-Chinese 2003, 24 (10), 1926-1928.

Luo, Y. W.; Cao, X. P.; Feng, L. X. Filled polyolefin composites prepared from in-situ polymerization via a catalyst-supported approach - I. Morphology of PE in carbon black(CB)/PE in-situ composites. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2003, 21 (3), 333-338.

Luo, Y. W.; Schork, F. J. Emulsion and miniemulsion polymerizations with an oil-soluble initiator in the presence and absence of an aqueous-phase radical scavenger. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2002, 40 (19), 3200-3211.

Cao, X. P.; Luo, Y. W.; Feng, L. X. Synthesis and properties of magnets/polyethylene composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 1999, 74 (14), 3412-3416.

Luo, Y. W.; Weng, Z. X.; Huang, Z. M.; Pan, Z. R. Gel point and mechanism of gel formation in copolymers from free-radical crosslinking polymerization of vinyl/divinyl monomers. Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities-Chinese 1997, 18 (6), 968-972.

Luo, Y. W.; Weng, Z. X.; Huang, Z. M.; Pan, Z. R. Modeling of effective crosslinking density of the gel in free-radical copolymerization of vinyl/divinyl monomers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 1997, 64 (9), 1691-1699.

Luo, Y. W.; Weng, Z. X.; Huang, Z. M.; Pan, Z. R. A model of the gel fraction of polymer in the vinyl chloride divinyl monomers suspension copolymerization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 1997, 64 (9), 1681-1690.

Luo, Y. W.; Weng, Z. X.; Huang, Z. M.; Pan, Z. R. The combined statistical and kinetic modeling of gel/sol partition in free-radical copolymerization of vinyl/divinyl monomers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 1996, 34 (1), 65-73.

Luo, Y. W.; Pan, Z. R.; Weng, Z. X.; Huang, Z. M. A Molecular-Weight Model in Vinyl Chloride-Divinyl Monomer Suspension Copolymerization Before the Gel Point. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 1995, 56 (10), 1221-1230.


 

Oral presentations£¨Invited speaker£©

High performance and functional porous polymer via RAFT crosslinking polymerization, 11th Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering, 2013.5.21-5.24, Germany.

Fabrication of Non-Collapsed Hollow  Polymeric Nanoparticles with High Porosity and their Emerging Applications£¬The 6th Sino-US Conference of Chemical Engineering, November 7~10, 2011, Beijing, China £¨Invited speaker£¬session chair£©

Interfacial RAFT Miniemulsion Polymerization: A Novel Route to Nanocapsulation and Nanoporous Materials£¬Advances in Emulsion and Nanoparticle Technologies - Applications in Biosciences£¬October 12-14,2011 Shanghai (Convention lecture)

Macromolecular Reaction Engineering of RAFT polymerization in (mini)emulsion: Process and Emerging Products£¬The 2nd Hangzhou International Polymer Forum 2011.5.22-5.25 (Convention lecture)

Living radical polymerization and emerging technologies to prepare thermoplastic elastomer£¬2nd Chemical Reaction Engineering Conference£¬2011.7.21-7.22£¬Shanghai (Convention lecture)

Polymers in Dispersed Media  2012, Lyon, France

The 4th Asian Symposium on Emulsion Polymerization and Functional Polymeric Microspheres, 2011, Hongkong

Polymer Reaction Engineering 10, 2010, Hamburg, Germany

The International Symposium on Exploring the Frontiers of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, 24 to 26 May 2010, Singapore 

2nd International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization (ICPPC), January 15~17, 2010, Kattayam, India

Pacifichem 2010, December 12~15, 2010, Honolulu , Hawaii , USA

2nd International Symposium on Advanced Particles £¨ISAP2009£©, April 26-30, 2009, Kyoseikan, Japan

Polymer Reaction Engineering VII, May 3-8, 2009, Niagra , Canada

The 2009 Polymer Colloids Conference, July 6 to 11, 2009, Il Ciocco, Italy

Particles 2008 £¨Particle Synthesis, Characterization, and Particle-Based Advanced Materials£©, Orlando, Florida, USA