Professor Xin Chen

2026-01-09

Address: Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 2205 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai

Tel: 021-31242866

Email: chenx@fudan.edu.cn


Education and Professional Experience

1986-1990  B.S. in Polymer Science,Fudan University

1990-1993  M.S. in Polymer Science,Fudan University

1993-1996  Ph.D. in Polymer Science,Fudan University

1996-2001  Lecturer,Fudan University

1999-1999  Visiting Scientist,Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

2000-2001  Research Fellow,University of Oxford, UK

2001-2008  Associate Professor,Fudan University

2008-present   Professor,Fudan University


Research Interests

Structural characterization of bioactive proteins and their relationships with material properties

Study of animal silk spinning mechanisms and biomimetic spinning of artificial silk fibers

Design, preparation and application of biomaterials based on natural polymer matrices

Application of advanced infrared spectroscopy techniques (synchrotron radiation infrared spectroscopy, far-infrared spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy imaging) in polymer materials


Selected Recent Publications

1. Xiao ML, Sun LY, Fu H, Yao JR, Ling SJ, Shao ZZ, Zhao BJ*, Chen X*. An Expandable Silk Fibroin/Montmorillonite Porous Scaffolds Based on Clinical Dual Hemostasis Concept and Its Application in Bone Regeneration of Tooth Extraction Sockets with Coagulation Disorders. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2026, 15(3): 2500930.

2. Xiao ML, Sun LY, Wu K, Ding YQ, Wang PP, Mu CC, Yao JR, Shao ZZ, Zhao BJ*, Chen X*. A Sequential Drug Delivery System Based on Silk Fibroin Scaffold for Effective Cartilage Repair. Bioactive Materials, 2025, 49: 255-270.

3. Chen QL, Yang S, Wang Y, Peng RX, Gao WL, Cao LT, Yao JR, Shao ZZ, Chen X*, Ling SJ*. Flexible Photoacoustic Device Integrating Electrolumine-scence, Piezoelectric Vibration, and Pressure Sensing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16(50): 69973-69983.

4. Chen QL, Wu M, Yao JR, Shao ZZ, Chen X*. Enzyme/Inorganic Nanoparticle Dual-Loaded Animal Protein/Plant Protein Composite Nanospheres and Their Synergistic Effect in Cancer Therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023, 11(20): 4529-4538.

5. Chen QY, Liu Y, Gu K, Yao JR, Shao ZZ, Chen X*. Silk-Based Electrochemical Sensor for the Detection of Glucose in Sweat. Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23(9): 3928-3935.

6. Chen QY, Tang H, Liu JL, Wang RR, Sun J, Yao JR, Shao ZZ, Chen X*. Silk-Based Pressure/Temperature Sensing Bimodal Ionotronic Skin with Stimulus Discriminability and Low Temperature Workability. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 442: 130091.

7. Dong QL, Cai JY, Wang HP, Chen SY, Liu YZ, Yao JR, Shao ZZ, Chen X*. Artificial Ligament Made from Silk Protein/Laponite Hybrid Fibers. Acta Biomaterialia, 2020, 106: 102-113.

8. Fei X, Li W, Shao ZZ, Seeger S, Zhao DY, Chen X*. Protein Biomineralized Nanoporous Inorganic Mesocrystals with Tunable Hierarchical Nanostructures. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136(44): 15781-15786.

9. Ling SJ, Li CX, Adamcik J, Shao ZZ, Chen X*, Mezzenga R*. Modulating Materials by Orthogonally Oriented β-Strands: Composites of Amyloid and Silk Fibroin Fibrils. Advanced Materials, 2014, 26(26): 4569-4574.

10. Zhou GQ, Shao ZZ, Knight DP, Yan JP, Chen X*. Silk Fibers Extruded Artificially from Aqueous Solutions of Regenerated Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin are Tougher than their Natural Counterparts. Advanced Materials, 2009, 21(3): 366-370.


Representative Honors and Awards

First Prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Award for Natural Science (Second Contributor, 2011)

Outstanding Young Teacher of Shanghai Universities (2008)

New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education (2006)

First Prize of Natural Science Award Nominated by Ministry of Education for National Science and Technology Award (Second Contributor, 2004)