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Li, Bingbing

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More about Bingbing Li

  • B. Li* and A. Esker “Interface-modulated morphological transition of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) crystals”, RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2024, 1 (4), 671. 
  • Q. Xie, B. Li*, A. R. Esker* “Phase behavior of poly (ε-caprolactone)-b-poly (tert-butyl acrylate) block copolymer at the air/water interface”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2020, 587, 124346.
  • A. J. P. Bauer, Z. B. Grim, B. Li* “Hierarchical polymer blend fibers of high structural regularity prepared by facile solvent vapor annealing treatment”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2018, 303. 1700489.
  • Z. B. Grim, A. J. P. Bauer, L. Li, B. Li* “Molecular architecture and enhanced thermal stability of electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)/aminopropyl isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane hybrid fibers”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2017, 5, 302, 1600452.
  • A. Bauer, Y. Wu, J. Liu, and B. Li* “Visualizing the Inner Architecture of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone)-Based Biomaterials and Its Impact on Performance Optimization.” Macromolecular Bioscience 2015,15, 1554.
  • B. Li* and A. Esker “Interface-modulated morphological transition of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) crystals”, RSC Applied Interface, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LF00073K, 2024.
  • D. Han, R. A. Ghubayra, T. Jiao, B. Li*, “Crystallization and Phase Separation Behavior of Poly(e-caprolactone)/ Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Blends under Non-equilibrium Processing Conditions”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 644, 128896. 
  • T. Jiao, B. Li, P. Guo, “Chemical Design and Environmental/Energic Applications of Self-Assembled Nanocomposites and Nanostructures”, Journal of Chemistry, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9759542 (Editorial)
  • Q. Xie, B. Li*, A. R. Esker* “Phase behavior of poly (ε-caprolactone)-b-poly (tert-butyl acrylate) block copolymer at the air/water interface”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2020, 587, 124346.
  • X. Huang, T. Jiao, Q. Liu, L. Zhang, J. Zhou, B. Li, Q. Peng “Hierarchical electrospun nanofibers treated by solvent vapor annealing as air filtration mat for high-efficiency PM2. 5 captureScience China Materials 2019, 62 (3), 423-436.
  • L. Wang, N. Wang, H. Yang, Q. An, B. Li, S. Ji “Facile fabrication of mixed matrix membranes from simultaneously polymerized hyperbranched polymer/modified graphene oxide for MTBE/MeOH separation”, Journal of Membrane Science 2018, 559, 8.
  • A. J. P. Bauer, Z. B. Grim, B. Li* “Hierarchical polymer blend fibers of high structural regularity prepared by facile solvent vapor annealing treatment”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2018, 303. 1700489.
  • J. Zhou, Y. Liu, T. Jiao, R. Xing, Z. Yang, J. Fan, J. Liu, B. Li*, Q. Peng, “Preparation and enhanced structural integrity of electrospun poly(caprolactone)−based fibers by freezing amorphous chains through thiol-ene click reaction”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2018, 538, 7.
  • Z. B. Grim, A. J. P. Bauer, L. Li, B. Li* “Molecular architecture and enhanced thermal stability of electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)/aminopropyl isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane hybrid fibers”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2017, 5, 302, 1600452.
  • X. Luo, K. Ma, T. Jiao*, R. Xing, L. Zhang, J. Zhou, B. Li* “graphene oxide-polymer composite langmuir films constructed by interfacial thiol-ene photopolymerization” Nanoscale Research Letters 2017, 12, 99.
  • A. Bauer, Y. Wu, B. Li* “Electrospun Poly(ϵ-caprolactone)/Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-based Copolymer Blends: Evolution of Fiber Internal Structures”, Macromolecular Bioscience 2016, 16, 705.
  • J. Guo, L. Guan, H. Wei, M. A Khan, X. Zhang, B. Li, Q. Wang, B. L. Weeks, D. P. Young, T. Shen, S. Wei, and Z. Guo “Enhanced Negative Magnetoresistance with High Sensitivity of Polyaniline Interfaced with Nanotitania”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2016, 163, 664. 
  • A. Bauer, Y. Wu, J. Liu, and B. Li* “Visualizing the Inner Architecture of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone)-Based Biomaterials and Its Impact on Performance Optimization.” Macromolecular Bioscience 2015, 15, 1554.
  • W. Wang, T. Jiao*, Q. Zhang, J. Hu, Y. Chen, Q. Peng, X. Yan, B. Li*, “Hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical core–shell manganese oxide nanocomposites as efficient dye adsorbents for wastewater treatment”, RSC Advances 2015, 5, 56279.
  • T. Jiao, Y. Liu, Y. Wu, Q. Zhang, X. Yan, F. Gao, A. Bauer, J. Liu, B. Li*, “Facile and Scalable Preparation of Graphene Oxide-Based Magnetic Hybrids for Fast and Highly Efficient Removal of Organic Dyes”, Scientific Reports (NPG) 2015, 5, 12451.
  • T. Jiao*, H. Guo, Q. Zhang, Q. Peng*, Y. Tang, X. Yan, B. Li*, “Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Silver Nanoparticle-Containing Composite Hydrogel as Highly Efficient Dye Catalysts for Wastewater Treatment”, Scientific Reports (NPG) 2015, 5, 11873.
  • Q. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Teng, H. Huang, Q. Peng, T. Jiao, L. Hou, B. Li, “Highly Efficient Phosphate Sequestration in Aqueous Solutions Using Nanomagnesium Hydroxide Modified Polystyrene Materials”, ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2015, 54, 2940.  
  • J. Liu, A. Bauer, B. Li*, “Solvent vapor annealing: an efficient approach for inscribing secondary nanostructures onto electrospun fibers”. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2014, 35, 1503. [Back Cover]
  • J. Fan, J. Liu, A. Bauer, M. Zhang, C. Wang, T. Zeng, A. Esker, R. Moore, B. Li*, “Hybrid fibers with substantial filler contents through kinetically arrested phase separation of liquid jet”. RSC Advances 2014, 4, 27683. 
  • A. Bauer, T. Zeng, J. Liu, C. Uthaisar, B. Li*, “The enhanced encapsulation capacity of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-based copolymers for the fabrication of electrospun core/shell fibers.” Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2014, 35, 715. [Front Cover]
  • K. Greenman, A. Bauer, D. Kool, J. Liu, B. Li*, “Morphological regimes of poly(e-caprolactone)/octaisobutyl polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane composite films in relation to film composition and thickness”. Colloid and Polymer Science 2014, 292, 2227.
  • J. Fan, J. Spreitzer, K. Greenman, J. Liu, B. Li*, “Hybrid biphasic microparticles based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes”. Materials Letters 2014, 115, 279.
  • A. Bauer, J. Liu, J. Windsor, F. Song, B. Li*, “Collagen-based biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine”. Soft Materials 2014, 12, 359.
  • N. Rao, F. Song, D. Jhamb, M. Wang, N. M. Price, T. L. Belecky-Adams, D. J. Milner, M. Palakal, J. A. Cameron, B. Li, X. Chen, and D. L. Stocum, "Proteomic analysis of fibroblastema formation in regenerating hindlimbs of xenopus laevis froglets and comparison to axolotl". BMC-Development Biology 2014, 14, 32.
  • J. Liu, J. Fan, Z. Zhang, T. Y. Zeng, H. Qin, and B. Li*, “Nano/microstructured polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes-based hybrid copolymers: Morphology evolution and surface characterization”. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2013, 394, 386.
  • M. Nelson, J. P. Keith, B. Li, D. Stocum, and J. Li, “Electrospun composite PCL scaffolds for optimized tissue regeneration”, Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystem 2012, 226, 111.
  • N. Santosh, L. J. Windsor, B. S. Mahmoudi, B. Li, W. Zhang, E. A. Chernoff, N. Rao, D. L. Stocum, and F. Song, ­­­­“Matrix metalloproteinase expression during blastema formation in regeneration-competent versus regeneration-deficient amphibian limbs”. Developmental Dynamics 2011, 240, 1127.
  • F. Song B. Li, and D. Stocum, “Engineering toward functional tissues and organs: amphibians as research models for regenerative medicine”, Organogenesis 2010, 6, 141.
  • N. Rao, D. Jhamb, D. Milner, B. Li, F. Song, M. Wang, R. Voss, M. King, M. Palakal, B. Saranjami, H. Nye, J. A. Cameron, and D. Stocum, “Proteomic analysis of blastema formation in regenerating axolotl limbs”, BMC-Biology 2009, 7, 1.  
  • B. Li, H. Marand, and A. R. Esker, “Dendritic growth of poly(e-caprolactone) crystals from compatible blends with poly(t-butyl acrylate) at the air/water interface”, Journal of Polymer Sciences B: Polymer Physics 2007, 45, 3300.
  • B. Li, A. R. Esker, “Molar mass dependent growth of poly(e-caprolactone) crystals in Langmuir films”, Langmuir 2007, 23, 2546.
  • B. Li, A. R. Esker, “Blends of poly(e-caprolactone) and intermediate molar mass polystyrene as Langmuir films at the air/water interface”, Langmuir 2007, 23, 574.
  • B. Li, Y. Wu, M. Liu, and A. R. Esker, “Brewster angle microscopy study of poly(e-caprolactone) crystal growth in Langmuir films at the air/water interface”, Langmuir 2006, 22, 4902.
  • S. Ni, W. Lee, B. Li, and A. R. Esker, “Thermodynamics of the liquid expanded to condensed phase transition of poly(l-lactic acid) in Langmuir monolayers”, Langmuir 2006, 22, 3672.
  • Y. Wu, B. Li, W. Wang, F. Bai, and M. Liu, “Coordination assisted molecular assemblies of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid with Copper (II) ion at the air/water interface”, Materials Sciences and Engineering: C: Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems 2003, 23, 605.

Recent Presentations

  • B. Li, “Biodegradable Polymers under Nonequilibrium Conditions and Their Implications for Materials Circular Economy”, ACS Midland Fall Scientific Meeting, Midland, MI, October 2021.
  • B. Li, A. Bauer, J. Liu, “Novel design of hierarchically structured poly(e-caprolactone)-based blend fibers by facile solvent vapor annealing treatment”, ACS Fall National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, August 2019.
  • B. Li, A. Bauer, J. Liu, “Visualizing the inner architecture of poly(e-caprolactone)-based biomaterials and its impact on performance optimization”, ACS Fall National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, August 2019.
  • B. Li, “Phase behavior of poly(e-caprolactone)-based mixed monolayers at the air/water interface”, ACS Fall National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, August 2019.
  • B. LI, “Hierarchically Structured Polymer Blend Fibers by Facile Solvent Vapor Annealing Treatment”, Gordon Research Conference on Polymers, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA, June 2019. 
  • B. Li, “Electrospun poly(e-caprolactone)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-based copolymer blends: Evolution of fiber internal structures”, The 50th ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM), Midland, MI, June 2019.
  • Ph.D., Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • M.S., Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • B.S., Beijing Normal University 
  • Biodegradable Polyesters: Laboratory processing, Crystallization, Phase behavior, and Applications
  • Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Microscopy Image Analysis
American Chemical Society

Courses Taught

  • SAM 721 Material (Polymer) Characterization Lab
  • CHM 655 Quantum Mechanics – Graduate Level Quantum Chemistry
  • CHM 611 Polymer Physical Chemistry and Interface Science
  • CHM 602 Scientific Writing in Chemistry & CHM 601 Chemistry Scientific Communication
  • CHM 555 Advanced Physical Chemistry – Statistical Thermodynamics
  • CHM 357 Physical Chemistry Lab
  • CHM 355 Physical Chemistry for Life Science
  • CHM 352 Physical Chemistry II – Quantum Chemistry
  • CHM 351 Physical Chemistry I – Equilibrium Thermodynamics
  • CHM 131 & CHM 132 General Chemistry Labs
  • CHM 120 Survey of Chemistry
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