Meng Zhang

Ph.D., Research Assistant

Email: mengzhang@scu.edu.cn

Address: 24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu

Dept.: Institute of atomic and molecular physics.

Education

Ph.D.,   School of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Canada, 2017

M.S.,     Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China, 2010

B.S.,     Polymer Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China, 2007

Biography

Dr. Meng Zhang received his B.S. degree in Polymer Materials and Engineering and M. S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from University of Montreal in 2017. His primary research area lies in colloidal and aqueous semiconductor nanocrystals and hydrogels.

Research Areas

Colloidal and aqueous semiconductor nanocrystals and hydrogels

Selected Publications

1. Dikai Zhu, Juan Hui, Nelson Rowell, Yuanyuan Liu, Queena Y. Chen, Tristan Steegemans, Hongsong Fan, Meng Zhang*, Kui Yu*. “Interpreting the Ultraviolet Absorption in the Spectrum of 415 nm-Bandgap CdSe Magic-Size Clusters”. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 2818−2824 (2018).

2. Meng Zhang, Colin Fives, Karen C. Waldron, X. X. Zhu*, “Self-assembly of a Bile Acid Dimer in Aqueous Solutions: From Nanofibers to Nematic Hydrogels”. Langmuir, 2017, 33, 1084-1089.

3. Meng Zhang, Satu Strandman, Karen C. Waldron, X. X. Zhu*,” Supramolecular Hydrogelation with Bile Acid Derivatives: Structures, Properties and Applications”. J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016, 4, 7506-7520.

4. Meng Zhang, Karen C. Waldron, X. X. Zhu*, “Formation of Molecular Hydrogels from a Bile Acid Derivative and Selected Carboxylic Acids”. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 35436-35440.