DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED BIOLOGY & CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 43 Email pei.li@polyu.edu.hk Qualification BSc (Jinan University) PhD (University of Ottawa) ORCID ID 0000-0001-9098-7598 Prof. LI Pei Pauline Professor Research Overview Prof. Li’s research interests centre around the development of new functional materials for emerging applications. The group mainly focuses on the design and synthesis of nano- to micro-scale particles with properties that are tailored to specific applications. Various novel and versatile methods to synthesize a wide range of amphiphilic core-shell particles, hydrophilic microgels, hollow particles and metal/polymer composite particles with well-defined core-shell nanostructures have been designed and developed. These particles have shown many useful applications in diverse fields. Representative Publications Biological Applications • Pharmaceutics, 2021, 13, 1872 • Nanoscale 2019, 11, 2008-2016 • J. Biomed. Nanotechnol, 2019, 15, 2072-2089 • Int. J. Nanomedicine, 2016, 11, 2785-2797 • J. Control Release, 2012, 158, 123-130 Water-dispersible photoluminescence nanoparticles • Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2019, 40, 1800869 Metal/polymer composite particles • Polymers, 2016, 8, 105 • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2016, 33, 756 • Langmuir, 2010, 26, 6009 • Langmuir, 2008, 24, 11036 Smart core-shell microgel particles • Polymers, 2016, 8, 105 • Polymer, 2015, 76, 271 • Macro. Rapid Communication, 2004, 25, 1819 Amphiphilic hollow particles and nanotube • Langmuir, 2013, 29, 7583 • RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 1303 • Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 4914-4921 • J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 2168 Amphiphilic core-shell particles • Polymer, 2010, 51, 3512 • Langmuir, 2008, 24, 1801 • Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2007, 28, 2267 • Polymer, 2005, 46, 10538 • Langmuir, 2002, 18, 22, 8641–8646 Research Outputs • Developed a commercial disinfectant spray, named CareCoatex in 2021 • Developed a commercial non-erasable ink in 2013 that combats illegal altering of expiration dates and ensures food safety Awards and Achievements • Environmental Impact Award in the Jumpstarter Global Pitch Competition, 12 May 2022 • Gold Metal Award at Geneva Inventions Expo, “CareCoatexTM: A Biomaterial-Based Core-Shell Particles for Safe and Effective Antibacterial and Antiviral Application”, April 2021 • China Functional Nanomaterials Best Investment Value Award (First Prize) at the CHInano, 2021 Conference & Expo, Oct. 2021 • The President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement: Knowledge Transfer: Industry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2021 • TechConnect Global Innovation Awards (USA) “Water Dispersible Autofluorescent Polymer Dots Comprising of Non-Conjugated Polymers”, 2020
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