Dr. Chong Zhang is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He was awarded the Shenzhen Overseas High-Level Talent Peacock Program Award in 2021. His primary research focuses on high-performance medical dressings. Dr. Zhang received his Bachelor's degree from Anhui University of Technology in 2010, and his Ph.D. in Science from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2016. From 2016 to 2020, he conducted postdoctoral research at Peking University, the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea, and the University of Tokyo. He joined SUSTech in 2021. In recent years, Dr. Zhang has led four national and local research projects, published over 20 SCI papers in journals such as Adv.  Mater.，Adv. Funct. Mater., Bioact. Mater., Biomaterials, and has been granted three invention patents. 

Education：

Ph.D, Polymer Chemistry and Engineering, Sep 2010- Mar 2016, University of Science and Technology of China, China, Advisor: Prof. Yanmei Wang

Bachelor, Polymer Materials and Engineering, Sep 2006-Jun 2010, Anhui University of Technology, China

Work experience：

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Jun. 2019-Nov. 2020, Chemistry and Biotechnology, the University of Tokyo, Japan, Mentor: Prof. Takashi Kato

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Oct. 2018-May. 2019, Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea, Mentor: Prof. Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Apr. 2016-Aug. 2018, Polymer Science and Engineering, Peking University, China, Mentor: Prof. Hua Lu

Research Interests：

High-Performance Medical Dressings

Publications：

(19) Yu Yang#, Gang He#, Zheng Pan, Kaiwen Zhang, Yiwen Xian, Ziran Zhu, Yonglong Hong* Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. An injectable hydrogel with ultrahigh burst pressure and innate antibacterial activity for emergency hemostasis and wound repair. Adv. Mater., 2024, 36, 2404811.

(18) Lei Liu#, Gang He#, Yixi Li, Yiwen Xian, Guixian He, Yonglong Hong*, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. Hyaluronic acid-based microparticles with lubrication and anti-inflammation for alleviating temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis. Biomater. Res., 2024, 28, 0073.

(17) Lijuan Chen, Chenggen Xie, Haikun Zhu, Yiwen Xian, Chong Zhang*, Yanmei Wang*. Preparation and structure-activity investigation of hyperbranched poly (2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-based anti-biofouling surfaces. Prog. Org. Coat., 2024, 196, 108699.

(16) Gang He#, Yiwen Xian#, Huajun Lin, Chengcheng Yu, Luyuan Chen, Zhihui Chen, Yonglong Hong*, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. An injectable and coagulation-independent Tetra-PEG hydrogel bioadhesive for post-extraction hemostasis and alveolar bone regeneration. Bioact. Mater., 2024, 37, 106-118.

(15) Ziran Zhu#, Huijun Ye#, Kaiwen Zhang, Gang He, Zheng Pan, Yiwen Xian, Yu Yang, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. Naturally derived injectable dual-cross-linked adhesive hydrogel for acute hemorrhage control and wound healing. Biomacromolecules, 2024, 25, 2574-2586.

(14) Kaiwen Zhang, Yiwen Xian, Ming Li, Zheng Pan, Ziran Zhu, Yu Yang, Hufei Wang, Licheng Zhang*, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. Gelable and adhesive powder for lethal non-compressible hemorrhage control. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 33, 2305222.

(13) Shurong Li, Yiwen Xian, Gang He, Luyuan Chen, Zhihui Chen, Yonglong Hong, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. In situ injectable Tetra-PEG hydrogel bioadhesive for sutureless repair of gastrointestinal perforation. Chinese J. Chem., 2023, 41, 3339-3348.

(12) Ziran Zhu, Kaiwen Zhang, Yiwen Xian, Gang He, Zheng Pan, Hufei Wang, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. A choline phosphoryl-conjugated chitosan/oxidized dextran injectable self-healing hydrogel for improved hemostatic efficacy. Biomacromolecules, 2022, 24, 690-703. (Front Cover)

(11) Huijun Ye, Yiwen Xian, Shurong Li, Chong Zhang*, Decheng Wu*. In situ forming injectable γ-poly(glutamic acid)/PEG adhesive hydrogels for hemorrhage control. Biomater. Sci., 2022, 10, 4218-4227.

(10) Chong Zhang, Hua Lu*. Helical nonfouling polypeptides for biomedical applications. Chinese J. Polym. Sci., 2022, 40, 433-446.

(9) 张冲, 侯颖钦, 吕华*. 聚氨基酸在材料科学及生物医药中的二级结构效应. 化学通报, 2020, 83, 343-348.

(8) Wei Xiong#, Chong Zhang#, Xiaolin Lyu, Hantao Zhou, WenYing Chang, Yu Bo, Erqiang Chen*, Zhihao Shen*, Hua Lu*. Synthesis of modifiable photo-responsive polypeptides bearing allyloxylated azobenzene side-chains. Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 439-448.

(7) 闫树鹏, 张冲*, 吕华*. 两性离子聚合物的研究进展. 功能高分子学报, 2020, 33, 1-14.

(6) Chong Zhang#, Jianhua Lu#, Falin Tian#, Lindong Li, Yingqin Hou, Yaoyi Wang, Lingdong Sun*, Xinghua Shi*, Hua Lu*. Regulation of the cellular uptake of nanoparticles by the orientation of helical polypeptides. Nano Res., 2019, 12, 889-896.

(5) Chong Zhang, Jingsong Yuan, Jianhua Lu, Yingqin Hou, Wei Xiong, Hua Lu*. From neutral to zwitterionic poly(α-amino acid) nonfouling surfaces: effects of helical conformation and anchoring orientation. Biomaterials, 2018, 178, 728-737.

(4) Chong Zhang#, Jianhua Lu#, Yingqin Hou, Wei Xiong, Kai Sheng, Hua Lu*. Investigation on the linker length of synthetic zwitterionic polypeptides for improved nonfouling surfaces. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., 2018, 10, 17463-17470.

(3)  张冲, 吕华*. 蛋白质-聚氨基酸偶联物的高效合成与应用. 高分子学报, 2018, 49, 21-31.

(2) Chong Zhang, Songtao Liu, Lin Tan, Haikun Zhu, Yanmei Wang*. Star-shaped poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-based films: rapid preparation and effects of polymer architecture on antifouling properties. J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 5615-5628.

(1) Chong Zhang, Lijuan Chen, Lin Tan, Xiajun Zheng, Yanmei Wang*. Poly(dopamine)-assisted preparation of star poly(ethylene glycol)-based coatings: A detailed study of their protein resistance and application in CE. React. Funct. Polym., 2015, 93, 190-201.