Liming Tang
Ph. D., Associate professor

Tel: +86-10-62782148;
FAX: +86-10-62770304;
E-mail address: tanglm@tsinghua.edu.cn
Mail address: Institute of Polymer Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China

Educational background and working experience:
· 1985-1989 Tianjing University, BS
· 1989-1991 Tianjing University, MS
· 1991-1994 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academe of Science, PhD
· 1994-1996 Dept Chem Eng, Tsinghua University, Post Doc
· 1996-present Dept Chem Eng, Tsinghua University, Associate professor since 2007
· 1998-1999 Hamburg University, Visiting researcher

Main research projects:
1. Design, preparation and application of functional hyperbranched polymers. (Key program of National Science Foundation of China 50233030, 2003-2006)
2. Study on molecular design of hyperbranched polymers and their supramolecule aggregates. (general program of National Science Foundation of China 20204005, 2003-2005)
3. Synthesis of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers and their dynamic structures and properties. (General program of National Science Foundation of China 20574041, 2006-2008)
4. Superior Fastening system for feminine hygiene articles. (supported by P&G Co., 2005-2006)
5. Hot-melt adhesive based on supramolecular chemistry. (supported by Sanyo Chemical Industries, 2007-2008)
6. Anti frost nano coating for components in outdoor operation. (supported by Siemens Co., 2007-2008)

主要在研课题：
1．国家自然科学基金重点项目"反应性超支化聚合物的设计、制备及应用研究"(50233030)；
2．国家自然科学基金面上项目"超支化聚合物的分子设计及超分子聚集体研究"(20204005)。

Selected publication since 2001
1. Wang YJ, Tang LM, Yu J, Investigation of Spontaneous Transition from Low-Molecular-Weight Hydrogel into Macroscopic Crystals，Crystal Growth & Design, 8, 884, 2008
2. Wang Y, Cao Y, Qiu YP, Tang LM, Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers into Novel Snowflake-Shaped Aggregates Driven by Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 29, 258, 2008
3. Wang YJ, Tang LM, Yu J, Investigation on the assembled structure–property correlation of supramolecular hydrogel formed from low-molecular-weight gelator, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 319, 357, 2008
4. Cao Y, Tang LM, Wang YJ, Zhang BY, Jia LK, Influence of ultrasound treatment on assembling structures and properties of supramolecular hydrogels formed from 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid and 4-hydroxy pyridine, Chemistry Letters, in press
5. Wang YJ, Tang LM, Yu J, The Fibrous Aggregation Structure- property Correlation of Supramolecular Hydrogel of Pyromellitic acid/4-hydroxypyridine, Acta Pplymerica Sinica, 2, 192, 2008
6. Kono SJ, Wang YJ, Tang LM, Formation and Properties of Supramolecular Hydrogels Based on 1,2,4,5-Benzene tetracarboxylic acid and 2-Amino-3-hydroxy pyridine，Polymers for dvanced Technologies, accepted
7. Cao Y, Wang Y, Li BT, Wang Y, Tang LM, Synthesis and characterization of well-defined block copolymers containing pendant, self-complementary quadruple hydrogen bonding sites, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, accepted
8. Cao Y, Tang LM, Influence of Ultrasound Treatment on Assembling Structures and Properties of Supramolecular Hydrogels, Aata Polymerica Sinica, accepted
9. Qiu YP, Tang LM, Wang Y, Guan SY, Novel hot-melting hyperbranched poly(ester-amine) bearing self-complementary quadruple hydrogen bonding units, Chinese Chemical Letters, accepted
10. Tang LM, You H, Feng J, Formation and surface modification of self-assembled films with acrylated hyperbranched poly(ester-amine) as the outmost layer, Thin Solid Films, 515 (5): 2998, 2007
11. Wu JW, Tang LM, Chen K, et al., Formation of supramolecular hydrogels with controlled microstructures and stability via molecular assembling in a two-component system, J Colloid Interf Sci, 307: 280, 2007
12. Wu XM, Dai WT, Xu WF, Tang LM, Mesoscale investigation of frost formation on a cold surface，Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 31, 1043, 2007
13. Wang H, Tang LM, Wu XM, Dai WT, Qiu YP, Fabrication and anti-frosting performance of super hydrophobic coating based on modified nano-sized calcium carbonate and ordinary polyacrylate, Applied Surface Science, 253, 8818, 2007
14. Wang YJ, Yan L, Tang LM, Yu J, Assembling and releasing performance of supramolecular hydrogels formed from simple drug molecule as the hydrogelator, Chinese Chemical Letters, 18, 1009, 2007
15. Wu JW, Tang LM, Chen K, Preparation of a hydrogen bonded supramolecular hydrogels with two dimensional aggregate structure, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (4), 397, 2007 16. Wang Y, Tang LM, Hydrogen bonding recognition in supramolecular polymers, Progress in Chemistry, 19, 769, 2007
17. Qiu YP, Tang LM, Wang Y, Hyperbranched polymer with quadruple hydrogen bonding recognizing units, Acta Polymerica Sinica, 11, 1092, 2007
18. Wu XM, Dai WT, Shan XF, Wang WC, Tang LM, Visual and theroretical analyses of the early stage of frost formation on cold surfaces, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 14, 1, 2007
19. Tang LM, Feng J, Wang Y, Influence of Molecular Structures of Secondary Amine Terminated Poly(ester-amine)s on The Curing Performance with Epoxy Resin, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 25, 545, 2007
20. Kono SJ, WANG YJ, Tang LM, Influence of Gelator Structures on Formation and Stability of Supramolecular Hydrogels, Chinese Chemical Letters, 18, 1548, 2007
21. Wu JW, Tang LM, Chen K, New hydrogen bonded supramolecular hydrogels formed through gelating two isomeric building units simultaneously, Chinese Chemical Letters, 17, 1388, 2006
22. Wang H, Wu XM, Tang LM, et al., Improving anti-frosting performance for super-hydrophobic nanocomposite coatings, Chinese Chemical Letters, 17: 1401, 2006
23. Yan L, Tang LM, Wang YJ, Formation and structural regulation of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular hydrogels, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (5): 736, 2006
24. Wang YJ, Tang LM, Wang Y, Supramolecular hydrogel formed from gelator with low molecular weight based on hydrogen bonds, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 27: 1587, 2006
25. Wang YJ, Tang LM，Supramolecular polymers formed through hydrogen-bonded noncovalent interactions, Progress in Chemistry, 18: 308, 2006
26. Wang YJ, Tang LM, Wang Y, New hydrogen-bonded supramolecular hydrogels and fibers derived from 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid and 4-hydroxypyridine, Chemistry Letters, 35: 548, 2006
27. Wang YJ, Tang LM, Chen L, Synthesis of supramolecular polymer drived from 1,2,4,5-benzene tetracarboxylic acid and 4-hydroxy pyridine, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (2), 364, 2006
28. Tang LM, You H, Wu JW, et al., Controlling surface morphologies of self-assembled films through adjusting amphiphilic balance of hyperbranched poly (ester-amine)s in water by solution pH, Colloid and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 275, 177, 2006
29. Tang LM, You H, Qi DC, Investigation on molecular structures and curing performances of hyperbranched poly(ester-amine)s, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (1), 189, 2006
30. Liming Tang, Teng Qiu, Xinlin Tuo, Hu You, Deshan Liu, Xianlai Tang, Influence of solution conditions on formation of amphiphilic hyperbranched polyanion/linear polycation mutilayer films, Colloid and Polymer Science, 284, 957-964, 2006
31. Tang LM, Fang Y, Tang XL, Influence of alkyl chains of amphiphilic hyperbranched poly(ester amine)s on the phase-transfer performances for acid dye and the aggregation behaviors at the interface, J Polym Sci, Part A-Polym Chemistry, 43, 2921, 1 2005
32. Li Y, Xie XM, Zong Q, Tang LM, Formation of cylindrical phase structure in PMMA/HBP polymer blend films, Polymer, 46, 12004, 2005
33. Tang LM, Qiu T, You H, et al. Formation and reaction of self-assembled films based on hyperbranched polyanion and hyperbranched polycation, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (4), 625, 2005
34. Li Y, Zong Q, Tang LM, et al. Formation of cylinder-like phase structure in PMMA/hyperbranched poly (ester-amide) blend thin films, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (2), 254, 2005
35. Tang LM, Fang Y, You H, et al. Structural analysis and UV curing of poly(ester-amine)s with terminal acrylate groups, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (2), 301, 2005
36. Tang LM, Fang Y, Feng J, Structure, solution aggregation and UV curing of hyperbranched poly(ester-amine)s with terminal acrylate groups, Polymer Journal, 37, 255, 2005
37. Qiu T, Tang LM, Tuo XL, et al. New phase transfer agent for dye: Application for hyperbranched poly (ester-amine), Chinese Chemical Letters, 15, 931, 2004
38. Qiu T, Tang LM, Tuo XL, et al. Effect of the end-group structure of hyperbranched polymers on their electrostatic self-assembly behavior, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 25, 971, 2004
39. Fang Y, Tang LM, Qiu T, et al. Amphiphilic hyperbranched poly (ester-amine) used as phase transferring agent for dye, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (2) 309, 2004
40. Tang LM, Dai Y, Fang Y, Quick pH-responsive films prepared from urethane acrylate anionomers under UV radiation and their responsive performances, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 20, 236, 2004
41. Tang LM, Fang Y, Yan L, et al., Influence of reactive diluent on UV-curing of acrylate terminated hyperbranched polymers, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 20, 248, 2004
42. Tang LM, Li Y, Wu XM, et al. Synthesis and properties of fluoropolyacrylate coatings, Polym Adv Technol, 15 (1-2): 39-42, 2004
43. Qiu T, Tang LM, Fu ZW, et al., Modification of end-groups of aliphatic hyperbranched polyester, Polym Adv Technol, 15, 65, 2004
44. Tang LM, Dai Y, Qi DC, Structural investigation of pH/temperature sensitive hidrogels with UAA as the crosslinker. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 226: U375-U375, 2003
45. Qiu T, Tang LM, You H, et al., Electrostatic self-assembly multilayers from hyperbranched polyelectrolyte pair. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 226: U379-U379, 2003
46. Fu ZW, Tang LM, Guo BH, et al., Studies on synthesis of a hyperbrached poly(ester-amide) and its application as rheological modilficator, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (5), 754, 2003
47. Tang LM, Dai Y. Novel pH and temperature-sensitive hydrogels, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (3), 426, 2003
48. Tang LM, Li Y, Wu XM, et al., Study on ambient curable hydrophobic polymeric coatings, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (6), 834-837, 2002
49. Dai Y, Tang LM, Qi DC Study on pH sensitive polyurethane membranes. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 224, 184, 2002
50. Qiu T, Tang LM, Li Y, et al. The assembly properties of modified aliphatic hyperbranched polymer. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 224, 575, 2002
51. Tang LM, Qu T, Tuo XL, et al. Synthesis, morphology and application of alkylaryl hyperbranched polyesters POLYM J 34 (3): 112-116 2002
52. Liu XH, Tang LM, Dai Y, et al. A novel polyurethane-modified poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 13 (3-4): 242-246, 2002
53. Qiu T, Tang LM, Tuo XL, et al. Studies on the self-assembly of aliphatic-aromatic hyperbranched polyester with carboxylic end-groups, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 23, 155, 2002
54. Qiu T, Tang LM, Tuo XL, et al. Study on self-assembly properties of aryl-alkyl hyperbranched polyesters with carboxylic end groups, Polym Bull, 47, 337, 2001
55. Zhang XL, Tang LM, Qiu T, et al. Synthesis and application of a novel aromatic hyperbranched polyester, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 22, 1761, 2001
56. Qiu T, Tang LM, Zhang XL, et al. Study on aliphatic-aromatic hyperbranched polyesters., Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 222, 123, 2001
57. Tang LM, Liu XH, Liu DS, et al. Study on crosslinking mechanism for polyacrylate/polyurethane composite coating, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 222: 124, 2001
58. Zhang SH, Li B, Tang LM, et al. Real-time kinetics study on the infrared laser-induced photopolymerization of TMPTA, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 22, 1249, 2001
59. Li B, Zhang SH, Tang LM, et al. IR laser-induced photopolymerization: Synthesis of photoinitiator and kinetics monitoring of polymerization. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S 221: 77-PMSE Part 2, 2001
60. Tang LM, Rabenstein M, Kricheldorf HR Macrocycles 14 - Polycondensations of aspirin and other monomers of salicylic acid, Macromol Chem Physic, 202, 1497, 2001
61. Tang LM, Kricheldorf HR Synthesis and characterization of novel functional hyperbranched polyesters, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 22, 1073, 2001
62. Zhang SH, Li B, Tang LM, et al. Studies on the near infrared laser induced photopolymerization employing a cyanine dye-borate complex as the photoinitiator Polymer, 42: 7575, 2001
63. Li B, Zhang SH, Tang LM, et al. Preparation of a novel infrared photoinitiator and kinetic monitoring of photopolymerization by real time FT-IR spectroscopy, Polym J, 33, 263, 2001
64. Zhang SH, Li B, Tang LM, et al. Study on the laser induced photopolymerization initiated by a novel infrared initiator, Aata Polymerica Sinica, (1), 114, 2001