Professor Greg G. Qiao

BEn ( East China University ) 1982
PhD (The University of Queensland ) 1996
Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, FRACI

Professor and Assistant Dean (Research) Melbourne School of Engineering

Email:
Telephone: (61) 3 8344 8665
Fax: (61) 3 8344 4153

Room 3.21, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building

The Polymer Science Group

Current Research Activities

Environmental Engineering

• Greenhouse Gas Recovery

Nano and Biomolecular Engineering

• Nanostructured Materials
• Tissue Engineering

Materials and Minerals Engineering

• Polymer Science

The research interests of Greg Qiao are in the area of synthetic polymer science and engineering. His research applies various polymerization techniques, including controlled free radical polymerizations, to synthesize novel polymeric architectures, biodegradable and functional polymers. His industrial research is in the synthesis of the nanogels for automotive coatings and the novel hydrogels for biological separations. The research in biopolymers is focused on applications in tissue engineering.

Greg leads an internationally recognized Polymer Science Group in the Department and is currently the president of the Victorian Polymer Group under Royal Australia Chemical Institute. He is also a project leader of the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) and CRC for Polymers.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of the Royal Australia Chemical Institute (FRACI)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Australian Electrophoresis Society (AES)
• Australian Biomaterial Society (ABS)

Selected Publications

Patents

Qiao, G. G.; Powell, C. Kentish, S.; Gas Separation Membranes and Processes For The Manufacture Thereof. (PCT Int. Appl. 2008: PCT2007906042; US Application: US 61/001879, 2008)

Qiao, G.G.; Connal, L.; Wiltshire, J.; Porous Polymeric Materials and Polymer Particles For Preparation Thereof (PCT Full Patent, November, 2006)

Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H.; Gurr, P.; Mills, M. Microgel Composition ( PCT Int. Appl. 2003, PCT AU2003/01580)

Solomon, D.H.; Qiao, G.G.; Kwok, A.; Hydrogel Preparation and Process for Manufacture ( PCT Int. Appl. 2003, PCT AU2003/001680 )

Solomon. D.H.; Qiao, G.G.; Caulfield, M. J. Atchison, S. Process for Preparation of Ultra Thin Membranes ( PCT Int. Appl. 2001, PCT AU01/01030; WO 0213956; US 09/645956)

Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H.; Shaw, R.W.; Juric D. D. Improved Carbon Composites ( PCT Int. Appl. 2000, WO 0056811; EP 1210387; NO 2001004604; ZA 2001007808;)

Solomon, D.H.; Qiao, G.G.; Abrol. S. Process for Microgel Preparation ( PCT Int. Appl. 1999, 53 pp. WO 9958588; US6545095; TW 444024; AU 9936924; CA 2331785; EP 1076668; JP 2002514667)

Book Chapters

Solomon, D.H.; Qiao, G.G.; Caulfield, M.J. The Chemistry of Phenols: Chapter 20. Polymers Based on Phenols. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, September 2003 (ISBN No:0-471-4973-1)

Review Articles

Anton Blencowe; Tor Kit Goh; Jing Fung Tan; Greg G Qiao Core cross-linked star polymers via controlled radical polymerization. Polymer 2009, 50, 5-32.

Wiltshire, J.; Qiao, G.G. Recent Advances in Star Polymer Design: Degradability and the Potential for Drug Delivery. Australian Journal of Chemistry 2007, 60(10), 699-705.

Powell, C.; Qiao, G.G. Polymeric CO2/N2 Gas Separation Membranes for the Capture of Carbon Dioxide from Power Plant Flue Gases. Journal of Membrane Science 2006, 279, 1-49.

Refereed Journal Papers

Anton Blencowe; Tor Kit Goh; Jing Fung Tan; Greg G Qiao. Polymer 2009, 50, 5-32. Core cross-linked star polymers via controlled radical polymerization.

Wiltshire, J.; Qiao, G.G. J. Poly. Sci. Part A. 2009, in press. Click’ Star Polymers with High Functionality.

Lusiana Kurniawan, Greg G. Qiao, Xiaoqing Zhang. Macromolecular Biosciences 2009, 9, 93–101. Formation of Wheat-Protein-Based Biomaterials through Polymer Grafting and Crosslinking Reactions to Introduce New Functional Properties.

Derrick Ng, Kristopher Coventry, Pearl Lim, James Wiltshire, Greg Qiao, Adrian Boulton, Geoff Senior. Carbohydrate Polymers 2009, in press. An improved technique for concentration measurement of galactomannan solutions by differential refractive index.

Bin Wei, Paul A. Gurr, Arif O. Gozen, Anton Blencowe, David H. Solomon, Greg G. Qiao, Richard J. Spontak, and Jan Genzer. Nano Letters 2008, 8, 3010-3016. Autophobicity-Driven Surface Segregation and Patterning of Core-Shell Microgel Nanoparticles.

Wiltshire, J.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 623-631. Synthesis of core cross-linked star polymers with adjustable coronal properties.

Luke A. Connal, Robert Vestberg, Craig J. Hawker, G. Qiao Advanced Functional Materials 2008, 18, 3315–3322. Fabrication of Reversibly Cross-linkable, 3-Dimensionally Conformal Polymeric Microstructures.

Luke A. Connal, Robert Vestberg, Craig J. Hawker, Greg Qiao Advanced Functional Materials 2008, 18, 3706–3714. Dramatic Morphology Control in the Fabrication of Porous Polymer Films.

Jing Fung Tan; Anton Blencowe; Greg G Qiao. Polymer 2008, 49, 5373-5386. Delaying the Onset of Macrogelation for the Synthesis of Branched and Star-like polymers via Conventional Free Radical Polymerisation: Binary Solvent Effects and Incorporation of Surfers.

X. Duthie, S. Kentish1, S.J. Pas, A.J. Hill, C. Powell, K. Nagai, G. Stevens, G. Qiao Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 2008, 46, 1879–1890. Thermal Treatment of Dense Polyimide Membranes.

Connal, L. A.; Vestberg, R.; Hawker, C,. J.; Qiao, G.G. Langmuir 2008, 24, 556-562. Patterning on Non-Planar Substrates: Flexible Honeycomb Films From a Range of Self-assembling Star Copolymers.

Wiltshire, J.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecules 2008, 18, 41(3), 623-631. Synthesis of core cross-linked star polymers with adjustable coronal properties.

Spiniello, M.; Blencowe, A.; Qiao, G.G. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem 2008, 46, 2422. Synthesis and characterization of fluorescently labeled core cross-linked star polymers.

Blencowe, A.; Goh, T.K.; Best, S.; Qiao, G.G. Polymer 2008, 49(4), 825-830. Synthesis of Buckminsterfullerene C60 Functionalised Core Cross-linked Star Polymers.

Connal, L.; Li, Q.; Quinn, J.; Tjipto, E.; Caruso, F.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 2620. pH-Responsive poly(acrylic acid) core cross-linked star polymers: Morphology transitions in solution and multilayer thin films.

Goh, T. K.; Coventry, K.; Blencowe, A.; Qiao, G.G. Polymer 2008, 49, 5095–5104. Rheological Behavior of Core Cross-linked Star Polymers.

Geso M; Ackerly T; Brown S; Chua Z; He C; Wong C J; Powell C E; Ho A; Qiao G; Solomon D H; Patterson W; Droege J M Medical Physics 2008, 35(2), 744-52. Determination of dosimetric perturbations caused by aneurysm clip in stereotactic radiosurgery using gel phantoms and EBT-Gafchromic films.

Blencowe, A.; Goh, T.K.; Best, S.; Qiao, G.G. Polymer 2007, Accepted. Synthesis of Buckminsterfullerene C60 Functionalised Core Cross-linked Star Polymers.

Connal, L.; Li, Q.; Quinn, J.; Caruso, F.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecules 2007, In Press. pH-Responsive poly(acrylic acid) core cross-linked star polymers: Morphology transitions in solution and multilayer thin films.

Spiniello, M.; Blencowe, A.; Qiao, G.G. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2007 , Accepted. Synthesis and characterization of fluorescently labeled core cross-linked star polymers.

Duthie, X.J.; Kentish, S.E.; Powell, C.E.; Qiao, G.G. ; Nagai, K.; Stevens, G.W. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46(24), 8183-8192. Plasticization suppression in grafted polyimide-expoy network membranes.

Goh, T.K.; Sulistio, A.P.; Blencowe, A.; Johnson, J.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecules 2007, 40(22), 7819-7826. Synthesis and characterization of core cross-linked star clusters via conventional free radical polymerization.

Prime, E. L.; Cooper-White, J. J.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecular Biosciences 2007, 7, 1272-1279.Conjugation of bioactive groups to poly(lactic acid) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) films".Cover article.

Wiltshire, J.; Qiao, G.G. Aus. J. Chem. 2007, 60(10), 699-705. Recent Advances in Star Polymer Design: Degradability and the Potential for Drug Delivery.Cover and Review article.

Connal, L. Aus. J. Chem. 2007, 60(10), 794. Flexible Honeycomb Films.Focus article.

Connal, L. A.; Vestberg, R.; Hawker, C,. J.; Qiao, G.G. Macromolecules, 2007, 40(22), 7855-7863. Synthesis of Dendron Functionalized Core Cross-linked Star Polymers.

Kurniawan, L.; Zhang, X.Q.; Qiao, G.G. Biomacromolecules, 2007, 8(9), 2909-2915. Chemical Modification of Wheat Proteins-Based Natural Polymers: Grafting and Cross-linking Reactions with Poly(ethylene oxide) Diglycidyl Ether and Ethyl Diamine.

Wong, Chris J.; Ackerly, T.; He, C.; Patterson, W.; Powell, Clem E.; Ho, Agnes; Qiao, Greg G.; Solomon, David, H.; Medeer, R.; Geso, M. Applied Radiation and Isotopes 2007, 65(10), 1160-1164.High Resolution Measurements of Small Field Beams Using Polymer Gels.

Wong, C.; Patterson, W.; Powell, C.; Qiao, G.; Solomon, D.; Geso, M. Medical Physics 2007, 34 (6): 2444.Dosimetry of microbeam radiotherapy using gel dosimeters.

Connal, L.; Qiao, G.G. Soft Matt. 2007, 3(7), 837-839. Honeycomb Coated Particles: Porous Doughnuts, Golf balls and Hollow-Porous-Pockets".Cover article.

Prime, E. L.; Hamid, Z. A. A.; Cooper-White,; J. J. Qiao, G.G. Biomacromolecules 2007, 8(8), 2416-2421.Addition of Biological Functionality to Poly(e-Caprolactone) Films.

Starck, P,; Mosse, W.K.J.; Tyrrell, J.; Nicholas, N.; Spiniello, M.; Nelson, M.; Qiao, G.G.; Ducker, W.A. Langmuir 2007, 23(14), 7587-7593. Surface Chemistry and Rheology of Polysulfobetaine-coated silica.

Duthie, X.J.; Kentish, S.E.; Powell, C.E.; Qiao, G.G.; Nagai, K.; Stevens, G.W. J. Mem. Sci. 2007, 294(1+2), 40-49, Operating Temperature Effects on the Plasticization of Polyimide Gas Separation Membranes.

Powell, C.E.; Duthie, X.J.; Kentish, S.E.; Qiao, G.G.; Stevens, G.W. J. Mem. Sci. 2007, 291(1+2), 199-209, Reversible Diamine Cross-Linking of Polyimide Membranes.

Shaw, S.; Russo, T.; Solomon, D.H.; Qiao, G.G., Polymer 2006, 47(25) p. 8247-8252, An Alternative Pathway for the Hydrolysis of Epoxy Ester Compounds.

Wang, K.; Russo, T.; Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H.; Shanks, R. A., J. Mater. Sci. 2006, ASAP (DOI: 10.1007/s10853-006-0788-y), Admicellar Polymerization of Styrene with Divinyl Benzene on Alumina Particles: The Synthesis of White Reinforcing Fillers.

Connal, L.; Qiao, G.G., Adv. Mater., 2006, 18(22), p. 3024-3028, From Replication of Complex Surfaces with a Highly Ordered Porous Poly(Dimethyl Siloxane) Based Honeycomb Coating. Cover Article.

Prime, Emma L.; Cooper-White, Justin J.; Qiao, Greg G., Aus. J. Chem., 2006, 59(8), p. 534-538, Coupling Hydrophilic Amine-Containing Molecules To The Backbone of Poly(ε-Caprolactone).

Wiltshire, James T.; Qiao, Greg G., Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 4282-4285, Degradable Core Cross-Linked Star Polymers via Ring-Opening Polymerization.

Ho, A. K.; Gurr P.A., Mills, M. F.; Qiao, G. G.; Solomon, D.H. Synthesis and Characterization of Star-Like Microgels by One-Pot Free Radical Polymerization. Polymer 2005, 46, 6727-6735.

Connal, L.; Gurr, P. A.; Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H. From Well Defined Star Microgels to Highly Ordered Honeycomb Films. J. Mater. Chem. 2005, 15, 1286-1292.

Gurr, P. A.; Mills, M. F.; Qiao G. G.; Solomon, D. H. Initiator efficiency in ATRP: the tosyl chloride/CuBr/PMDETA system. Polymer 2005, 46, 2097-2104.

Wei, B.; Gurr, P. A.; Genzer, J.; Qiao, G. G.; Solomon, D. H.; Spontak, R. J. Dewetting of a Star-Nanogel/Homopolymer Bled Film from an Immiscible Homopolymer Substrate. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 7857

Kwok, A.Y.; Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H. Polymerization-induced Phase Separations in Branched Poly(methyl methacrylate) Synthesis. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 5650

Purss, H.K.; Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H. Effect Of "Glutaraldehyde" Functionality On Network Formation In Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Membranes. J. Appl.Poly. Sci. 2005, 96, 780-792.

Kwok, A.Y.; Neo, S.A.; Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H. Polymerization-induced Phase Separations in Branched Poly(methyl methacrylate) Synthesis. J. Appl.Poly. Sci. 2005,98 1462-1468.

Kwok, A.Y.; Qiao, G.G.; Solomon, D.H. Synthetic Hydrogels 3. Solvent Effects on Poly(2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Networks. Polymer 2004, 45,  4017-4027.