Ph. D. Université de Paris VI (1987)

Our research interest is to design, synthesize and study new stimuli-responsive polymeric and/or liquid crystalline materials. The explored stimuli include light, pH, temperature, ultrasound, molecules, electric and magnetic fields. Our research aims at making contributions to the advancement of fundamental/conceptual knowledge and to the development of materials useful for health, energy and environment.

D. Bélanger, X. Tong, S. Soumaré, Y. Dory, Y. Zhao, “Cyclic Peptide-Polymer Complexes and their Self-Assembly", Chem. Eur. J., 2009, in press. X. Tong, J. Chung, S.-Y. Park, Y. Zhao, “Self-Assembled Liquid Crystal Gels in an Emulsion", Langmuir, 2009, ASAP. J. He, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhao, “Photoinduced Bending of A Coumarin-Containing Supramolecular Polymer", Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 308-310.