Advanced Polymer Materials:
1. Bioinspired and biomimetic polymer materials
(1) Self-healing and shape-memory polymers
(2) Recyclable cross-linked polymers
2. High-performance multi-phase polymers and nanocomposites
Polymer Physics:
1. Heterogeneous dynamics and microdomain structure in multiphase polymers and
biopolymers
2. Structrue-property relationship of high-performance polymers
3. Molecular mechanism of the environment-responsive properties of intelligent polymers
4. The nature of glass transition of polymers
Solid-State NMR and Its Applications:
Development of advanced solid-state NMR methods for the study of multiscale structure and
dynamics of macromolecules and biomacromolecules.