EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 1982-1986 Xi’an Polytechnic University, CHINA, Bachelor 1986-1989 Xi’an Polytechnic University, CHINA, Master 1996-1997 Chemical Institute, Kyodo University, JAPAN, Visiting Scholar 1998-2001 Shinshu University, JAPAN, Ph.D., Material Science 2001-2007 University of Washington, USA, Research Fellow

Functional polymer materials, Surface coating, Physiology

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