Dr. Tao Chen

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsPreparative and Physical Chemistry of Polymers,Coating and Surface Technology
Keywordsbuilding block, colloid particle, polymer brushes, self-assembly, stimulus response

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityDurham
InstitutionDuke University
InstituteDepartment of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rainer JordanProfessur für Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2010

Programme(s)

2009Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2011Tao Chen, Rainer Jordan, and Stefan Zauscher: Extending micro-contact printing for patterning complex polymer brush microstructures. In: Polymer, 2011, 2461-2467
2011Tao Chen, Rainer Jordan and Stefan Zauscher Polymer brush patterning using self-assembled microsphere monolayers as microcontact printing stamps. In: Soft Matter, 2011, 5532-5535
2010Tao Chen, Debby P. Chang, and Stefan Zauscher, Fabrication of Patterned Polymer Brushes on Chemically Active Surfaces by in situ Hydrogen Bond Mediated Attachment of an Initiator. In: Small, 2010, 1504-1508
2010Tao Chen, Debby P. Chang, Ting Liu, Ramya Desikan, Ram Datar, Thomas Thundat, Ruediger Berger and Stefan Zauscher: Glucose-Responsive Polymer Brushes for Micro-cantilever Sensing. In: J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 3391-3395
2010Tao Chen, Robert Ferris, Jianming Zhang, Robert Ducker, and Stefan Zauscher: Stimulus Responsive Polymer Brushes on Surfaces: Transduction Mechanisms and Applications. In: Progress in Polymer Science, 2010, 94-112
2009Tao Chen, Jianmin Zhang, Debby P. Chang, Andres Garcia, and Stefan Zauscher: Fabrication of Micro-Patterned Stimulus-Responsive Polymer Brush ‘Anemones’. In: Advanced Materials, 2009, 1825-1829
2008Robert Ducker, Andres Garcia, Jianming Zhang, Tao Chen and Stefan Zauscher: Polymeric and Biomacromolecular Brush Nanostructures: Progress in Synthesis, Patterning and Characterization. In: Soft Matter, 2008, 1774-1786
2007Tao Chen, Patrick J. Colver, Stefan A. F. Bon: Organic/inorganic Hybrid Hollow Spheres Prepared from TiO2-stabilised Pickering Emulsion Polymerization. In: Advanced Materials, 2007, 2286-2289
2007Stefan A. F. Bon, Tao Chen: Pickering Stabilization as a Tool in the Fabrication of Complex Nano-patterned Silica Microcapsules. In: Langmuir, 2007, 9527-9530
2007Wang Xue-Jie, Wang Li, Wang Jian-Jun, Chen Tao: Solvent Effects on Electrochemical Behavior of Poly(ferrocenylsilane) Films . In: Electrochimica Acta , 2007, 3941-3949
2006Tao Chen, Li Wang, Guohua Jiang, Jianjun Wang, Xue jie Wang, Junfeng Zhou, Jianfeng wang, Haoqi Gao: Electrochemical Behavior on Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane) -b -Poly(benzyl ether) Linear-Dendritic Organometallic Polymer Films. In: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2006, 122-127
2006Jiang Guohua, Wang Li, Yu Haojie, Chen Chang, Dong Xiaochen, Chen Tao, Yang Qiang: Macroscopic Self-assembly of Hyperbranched Polyesters. In: Polymer, 2006, 12-17
2006Zhou Junfeng, Wang Li, Dong Xiaochen, Chen Tao, Yang Qiang, Chen Chang: Preparation of Organic/inorganic Hybrid Nanoballs Using Aggregates of PTMSPMA-b-PSMA-Fc-PSMA -b-PTMSPMA Block Copolymers as Precursors. In: Nanotechnology, 2006, 2745-2751
2006Tao Chen, Li Wang, Guohua Jiang, Jianjun Wang, Xuejie Wang, Junfeng Zhou, Wei Wang: Self-Assembly of Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-Poly(benzyl ether) Linear-Dendritic Organometallic Polymer. In: European Polymer Journal, 2006, 687-693
2006Patrick J. Colver, Tao Chen, Stefan A. F. Bon: Supracolloidal Structures through Liquid-liquid Interface Driven Assembly and Polymerization. In: Macromol. Symp. , 2006, 34-41
2006Chen Chang, Wang Li, Jiang Guohua, Yang Qiang, Wang Jianjun, Yu Haojie, Chen Tao, Wang Chiliang: The Influence of Seeding Conditions and Shielding Gas Atmosphere on the Synthesis of Silver Nanowires through the Polyol Process. In: Nanotechnology, 2006, 466-474
2005Tao Chen, Li Wang, Guohua Jiang, Wang Jianjun, Dong Xiaochen, Wang Xuejie, Zhou Junfeng, Wang Chiliang, Wang Wei: Electrochemical Behavior of Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane-b-dimethylsiloxane) Films. In: J. Physical Chemistry B, 2005, 4624-4630
2005Tao Chen, Li Wang, Guohua Jiang, Jianjun Wang, Xue jie Wang, Junfeng Zhou, Haoqi Gao: Large-Size Bamboo-shape Nanotube from Self-Assembly of Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane b-dimethylsiloxane) Block Copolymer. In: Polymer, 2005, 7585-7589
2005Tao Chen, Li Wang, Guohua Jiang, Jianjun Wang, Jianfeng Wang, Junfeng Zhou: Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane-b-dimethylsiloxane) Microsphere with Shell Thickness Controllable Structure Prepared through Self-Assembly. In: Polymer, 2005, 5773-5777
2005Jiang Guohua, Wang Li, Chen Tao, Yu Haojie, Wang Chiliang, Chen Chang: Synthesis and Macroscopic Self-assembly of Multiarm Hyperbranched Polyethers with Benzoyl-terminated Groups. In: Polymer, 2005, 5351-5357
2005Zhou Junfeng, Wang Li, Wang Chiliang, Chen Tao, Yu Haojie, Yang Qiang: Synthesis and Self-assembly of Amphiphilic Maleic Anhydride-stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer. In: Polymer, 2005, 11157-11164
2005Jiang Guohua, Wang Li, Chen Tao, Yu Haojie, Dong Xiaochen, Chen Chang: Synthesis and Self-assembly of Hyperbranched Polyester Peripherally Modified by Touluene-4-sulfonyl Groups. In: Polymer, 2005, 9501-9507
2005Jiang Guohua, Wang Li, Chen Tao, Dong Xiaochen, Yu Haojie, Wang Jianfeng, Chen Chang,: Synthesis and Self-assembly of Hyperbranched Polymers with Benzoyl Terminal Arms. In: Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry, 2005, 5554-5561
2005Jiang Guohua, Wang Li, Chen Tao, Yu Haojie: Synthesis and Self-assembly of Poly(benzyl ether)-b-poly (methyl methaerylate) Dendritic-Linear Polymers. In: Polymer, 2005, 81-87
2004Tao Chen, Li Wang, Jianjun Wang, Guohua Jiang: Preparation and Self-Assembly of Poly(ferrocenophane) Block Copolymer. In: Huaxue Jinzhan, 2004, 797-803
2004Tao Chen, Li Wang, Guohua Jiang Jianjun Wang, Jianfeng Wang: Recent Research Progress on Synthesis and Property of Water-Soluble Poly(ferrocenylsilanes):A Review. In: J. Polymer Material, 2004, 265-272
2004Jiang Guohua, Wang Li, Chen Tao, Yu Haojie, Wang Jianjun: Studies of Preparation of Palladium Nanoparticles Protected by Dendrons. In: Nanotechnology, 2004, 1716-1719
2004Wang Xuejie, Wang Li, Wang Jianjun, Chen Tao: Study on the Electrochemical Behavior of Poly(ferrocenylsilane) Films. In: J. Physical Chemistry B, 2004, 5627-5633