Dr Zhiyuan Zhu

Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2009
B.Sc., University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2004

Research Fellow

Email:
Telephone: +61 3 8344 4702
Fax: +61 3 8344 4153

Room 1.06, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

Nanostructured Interfaces and Materials (NIMS) Group

Honours/Awards

• 2006: Dean's Excellence Award, Chinese Academy of Science
• 2005: Qiushi Scholarship, University of Science and Technology of China
• 2004: Donggang Scholarship, University of Science and Technology of China

Professional Experience

• 2009 - Present: Research Fellow, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Selected Publications

1. Rao, J. Y.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Liu, S. Y. "Synthesis and Micellization of Stimuli-Responsive Polypeptide Hybrid Triblock Copolymer." Chin. Sci. Bull. 2009, 54, 1912. [link]
2. Zhang, J. Y.; Zhou, Y. M.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Ge, Z. S.; Liu, S. Y. "Polyion Complex Micelles Possessing Thermoresponsive Coronas and Their Covalent Core-Stabilization via “Click” Chemistry." Macromolecules 2008, 41, 1444. [link]
3. Wang, X. F.; Zhang, Y. F.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Liu, S. Y. "Fabrication of Fullerene-Containing Hybrid Vesicles via Supramolecular Self-Assembly of a Well-Defined Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Incorporated with a Single C₆₀ Moiety at the Diblock Junction Point." Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2008, 29, 340. [link]
4. Ge, Z. S.; Cai, Y. L.; Yin, J.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Rao, J. Y.; Liu, S. Y. "Synthesis and 'Schizophrenic' Micellization of Double Hydrophilic AB4 Miktoarm Star and AB Diblock Copolymers: Structure and Kinetics of Micellization." Langmuir 2007, 23, 1114. [link]
5. Xu, H. X.; Xu, J.; Jiang, X. Z.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Rao, J. Y.; Yin, J.; Wu, T.; Liu, H. W.; Liu S. Y. "Thermosensitive Unimolecular Micelles Surface Decorated with Gold Nanopartices of Tunable Spatial Distribution." Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 2489. [link]
6. Zhu, Z. Y.; Xu, J.; Zhou, Y. M.; Jiang, X. Z.; Armes, S. P.; Liu, S. Y. "Effect of Salt on the Micellization Kinetics of pH-Responsive ABC Triblock Copolymers." Macromolecules 2007, 40, 6393. [link]
7. Luo, S. Z.; Xu, J.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Wu, C.; Liu, S. Y. "Phase Transition Behavior of Unimolecular Micelles with Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Coronas." J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 9132. [link]
8. Wang, D.; Yin, J.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Ge, Z. S.; Liu, H. W.; Armes, S. P.; Liu, S. Y. "Micelle Formation and Inversion Kinetics of a Schizophrenic Diblock Copolymer." Macromolecules 2006, 39, 7378. [link]
9. Xu, H. X.; Xu, J.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Liu, H. W.; Liu, S. Y. "In Situ Formation of Silver Nanoparticles with Tunable Spatial Distribution at the Poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) Corona of Unimolecular Micelles." Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8451. [link]
10. Xu, J.; Ge, Z. S.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Luo, S. Z.; Liu, H. W.; Liu, S. Y. "Synthesis and Micellization Properties of Double Hydrophilic A2BA2 and A4BA4 Non-Linear Block Copolymers." Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8178. [link]
11. Luo, S. Z.; Liu, S. Y.; Xu, J.; Liu, H.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Jiang, M.; Wu, C. "A Stopped-Flow Kinetic Study of the Assembly of Interpolymer Complexes via Hydrogen Bonding Interactions." Macromolecules 2006, 39, 4517. [link]
12. Zhu, Z. Y.; Xu, H. X.; Liu, H. W.; González, Y. I.; Kaler, E. W.; Liu, S. Y. "Stabilization of Catanionic Vesicles via Polymerization." J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 16309. [link]
13. Zhu, Z. Y.; González, Y. I.; Xu, H. X.; Kaler, E. W.; Liu, S. Y. "Polymerization of Anionic Worm-like Micelles." Langmuir 2006, 22, 949. [link]
14. Xu, J.; Zhu, Z. Y.; Luo, S. Z.; Wu, C.; Liu, S. Y. "First Observation of Two-Stage Collapsing Kinetics of a Single Synthetic Polymer Chain." Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006, 96, 027802. [link]
15. Zhu, Z. Y.; Armes, S. P.; Liu, S. Y. "pH-Induced Micellization Kinetics of ABC Triblock Copolymers Measured by Stopped-Flow Light Scattering." Macromolecules 2005, 38, 9803. [link]