Education:
BS (2003), University of Science and Technology of China
PhD (2008), University of Science and Technology of China

Principal Research Interests:
The chemistry, physics, and applications of smart polymers and microgels.

Selected Recent Publications:
（1）Qingshi Wu, Xue Du, Aiping Chang, Xiaomei Jiang, Xiaoyun Yan, Xiaoyu Cao, Zahoor H. Farooqi, Weitai Wu*. Bioinspired synthesis of poly(phenylboronic acid) microgels with high glucose selectivity at a physiological pH. Polymer Chemistry 2016, DOI: 10.1039/C6PY01521B.

（2）Shoumin Chen, Yahui Peng, Qingshi Wu, Aiping Chang, Anqi Qu, Jing Shen, Jianda Xie, Zahoor H. Farooqi, Weitai Wu*. Synthesis and characterization of responsive poly(anionic liquid) microgels. Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7, 5463-5473.

（3）Aiping Chang, Yahui Peng, Zezhou Li, Xiang Yu, Kunlun Hong, Shuiqin Zhou, Weitai Wu*. Assembly of polythiophenes on responsive polymer microgels for highly selective detection of ammonia gas. Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7, 3179-3188.

（4）Ting Ye, Xue Bai, Xiaomei Jiang, Qingshi Wu, Shoumin Chen, Anqi Qu, Junwei Huang, Jing Shen, Weitai Wu*. Glucose-responsive microgels based on apo-enzyme recognition. Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7, 2847-2857.

（5）Aiping Chang, Qingshi Wu, Xue Du, Shoumin Chen, Jing Shen, Qiuyi Song, Jianda Xie, Weitai Wu*. Immobilization of sulfur in microgels for lithium-sulfur battery. Chemical Communications 2016, 52, 4525-4528.

（6）Yahui Peng, Xiaomei Jiang, Shoumin Chen, Qingshi Wu, Jing Shen, Weitai Wu*. Synthesis and characterization of ammonia-responsive polymer microgels. Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 8331-8342.

（7）Mingming Zhou, Fan Lu, Xiaomei Jiang, Qingshi Wu, Aiping Chang, Weitai Wu*. Switchable glucose-responsive volume phase transition behavior of poly(phenylboronic acid) microgels. Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 8306-8318.

（8）Qingshi Wu, Han Cheng, Aiping Chang, Wenting Xu, Fan Lu, Weitai Wu*. Glucose-mediated catalysis of Au nanoparticles in microgels. Chemical Communications 2015, 51, 16068-16071.

（9）Aiping Chang, Qingshi Wu, Wenting Xu, Jianda Xie, Weitai Wu*. Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose in microgels. Chemical Communications 2015, 51, 10502-10505.

（10）Suting Yan, Qingshi Wu, Aiping Chang, Fan Lu, Hai-Chao Xu, Weitai Wu*. Electrochemical synthesis of polymer microgels. Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 3979-3987.

（11）Suting Yan, Jianda Xie, Qingshi Wu, Shiming Zhou, Anqi Qu, Weitai Wu*. Highly efficient solid polymer electrolytes using ion containing polymer microgels. Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 1052-1055.

（12）Qingshi Wu, Han Cheng, Aiping Chang, Xue Bai, Fan Lu, Weitai Wu*. Copper on responsive polymer microgels: a recyclable catalyst exhibiting tunable catalytic activity. Chemical Communications 2014, 50, 14217-14220.

（13）Hua Wei, Jianda Xie, Xiaomei Jiang, Ting Ye, Aiping Chang, Weitai Wu*. Synthesis and characterization of dextran-tyramine-based H2O2-sensitive microgels. Macromolecules 2014, 47, 6067-6076.

（14）Mingming Zhou, Jianda Xie, Suting Yan, Xiaomei Jiang, Ting Ye, Weitai Wu*. Graphene@poly(phenylboronic acid)s microgels with selectively glucose-responsive volume phase transition behavior at a physiological pH. Macromolecules 2014, 47, 6055-6066.

（15）Chuanfu Xiao, Qingshi Wu, Aiping Chang, Yahui Peng, Wenting Xu, Weitai Wu*. Responsive Au@polymer hybrid microgels for the simultaneous modulating and monitoring of Au-catalyzed chemical reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2014, 2, 9514-9523.

（16）Ting Ye, Xiaomei Jiang, Wenting Xu, Mingming Zhou, Yumei Hu, Weitai Wu*. Tailoring the glucose-responsive volume phase transition behaviour of Ag@poly(phenylboronic acid)s hybrid microgels: from monotonous swelling to monotonous shrinking upon adding glucose at a physiological pH. Polymer Chemistry 2014, 5, 2352-2362.

（17）Ke Cao, Xiaomei Jiang, Suting Yan, Laiying Zhang, Weitai Wu*. Phenylboronic acid modified silver nanoparticles for colorimetric dynamic analysis of glucose. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2014, 52, 188-195.

（18）Ting Ye, Suting Yan, Yumei Hu, Li Ding, Weitai Wu*. Synthesis and volume phase transition of concanavalin A-based glucose-responsive nanogels. Polymer Chemistry 2014, 5, 186-194.

（19）Weitai Wu*, Shuiqin Zhou*. Responsive materials for self-regulated insulin delivery. Macromolecular Bioscience 2013, 13, 1464-1477.

（20）Luxian Li, Aiping Chang, Yumei Hu, Laiying Zhang, Weitai Wu*. One-pot aqueous synthesis of sub-10 nm responsive nanogels. Chemical Communications 2013, 49, 6534-6536.

（21）Yumei Hu, Xiaomei Jiang, Laiying Zhang, Jiao Fan, Weitai Wu*. Construction of near-infrared photonic crystal glucose-sensing materials for ratiometric sensing of glucose in tears. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2013, 48, 94-99.

（22）Jiao Fan, Xiaomei Jiang, Yumei Hu, Yan Si, Li Ding, Weitai Wu*. A fluorescent double-network-structured hybrid nanogel as embeddable nanoglucometer for intracellular glucometry. Biomaterials Science 2013, 1, 421-433.

（23）Weitai Wu*, Shuiqin Zhou*. Responsive polymer-inorganic hybrid nanogels for optical sensing, imaging, and drug delivery. In "Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery, Imaging, and Tissue Engineering"; WILEY-Scrivener Publishing, USA; February 18, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-1182-9032-3.

（24）Ting Zhou, Chuanfu Xiao, Jiao Fan, Shoumin Chen, Jing Shen, Weitai Wu*, Shuiqin Zhou*. A nanogel of on-site tunable pH-response for efficient anticancer drug delivery. Acta Biomaterialia 2013, 9, 4546-4557.

（25）Chuanfu Xiao, Shoumin Chen, Laiying Zhang, Shuiqin Zhou, Weitai Wu*. One-pot synthesis of responsive catalytic Au@PVP hybrid nanogels. Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 11751-11753.

（26）Jing Shen, Ting Ye, Aiping Chang, Weitai Wu*, Shuiqin Zhou*. A colloidal supra-structure of responsive microgels as a potential cell scaffold. Soft Matter 2012, 8, 12034-12042.

（27）Weitai Wu*, Jing Shen, Yaoxin Li, Hongbo Zhu, Probal Banerjee, Shuiqin Zhou*. Specific glucose-to-SPR signal transduction at physiological pH by molecularly imprinted responsive hybrid microgels. Biomaterials 2012, 33, 7115-7125.

（28）Weitai Wu*, Shoumin Chen, Yumei Hu, Shuiqin Zhou. A fluorescent responsive hybrid nanogel for closed loop control of glucose. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 2012, 6(4), 892-901.

（29）Hongbo Zhu, Yaoxin Li, Runqi Qiu, Lei Shi, Weitai Wu*, Shuiqin Zhou*. Responsive fluorescent Bi2O3@PVA hybrid nanogels for temperature-sensing, dual-modal imaging, and drug delivery. Biomaterials 2012, 33, 3058-3069.

（30）Weitai Wu*, Jing Shen, Zheng Gai, Kunlun Hong, Probal Banerjee, Shuiqin Zhou*. Multi-functional core-shell hybrid nanogels for pH-dependent magnetic manipulation, fluorescent pH-sensing, and drug delivery. Biomaterials 2011, 32, 9876-9887.