Ben Zhang——Yingcai Associate Professor
Nationality:
China
Phone:
Email:
benzhang@tju.edu.cn
Office:
Room 512-2, Building 24, Tianjin University
School:
School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
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Education Experience
2004-2008 Bachelor Chemistry Peking University
2008-2013 Ph. D. Polymer Chemistry and Physics Peking University
Professional Experience
2014-2015 Postdoc Cornell University
2015-2020 Postdoc University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
2020-2021 Research Associate State University of New York at Stony Brook
2021-2026 Professor Sinopec (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry
2026- Associate Professor Tianjin University
Research Area

Our research interests focus on the development and clinical translation of biomedical materials and medical devices. By establishing relevant animal models and integrating multidisciplinary knowledge from chemistry, materials science and life sciences with advanced engineering technologies such as 3D printing, we aim to develop innovative biomedical materials and devices with favorable biological performance and strong potential for clinical application, ultimately improving therapeutic outcomes and human health.

Specific research areas include:

1)      Design and development of biodegradable biomaterials: Developing biomedical materials with good biocompatibility, controllable degradation and functional properties for applications such as bone tissue regeneration and repair, drug delivery and related therapeutic purposes.


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Biodegradable scaffold-guided bone regeneration


2)    Development and application of antibacterial biomaterials: Designing functional materials with effective and durable antibacterial properties to inhibit bacterial adhesion, proliferation and biofilm formation, thereby reducing the risk of clinical infections and associated complications.


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Antimicrobial coatings reduce bacterial colonization on surfaces
Honors and Awards
Patents
Biodegradable Amphiphilic Shape Memory Polymers and Compositions and Methods Thereof. Jie Song, Ben Zhang, US 11453746 B2, Date of Patent 2022/9/27.
Highlighted Publications
1. Juncen Zhou, Negar Akrami, Hanbo Wang, Liang Fang, Jie Shen, Cunjiang Yu, Ben Zhang*, Donghui Zhu*. Enhanced Healing of Critical-sized Bone Defects Using Degradable Scaffolds with Tailored Composition through Immunomodulation and Angiogenesis. Bioact. Mater., 2025, 44, 371-388.
2. Ben Zhang, Jordan D. Skelly, Benjamin M. Braun, David C. Ayers, Jie Song. Surface-Grafted Zwitterionic Polymers Improve the Efficacy of a Single Antibiotic Injection in Suppressing Staphylococcus aureus Periprosthetic Infections. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2020, 3(9), 5896–5904.
3. Ben Zhang, Jordan Skelly, Jacob Maalouf, David Ayers, Jie Song. Multi-functional Scaffolds for Facile Implantation, Spontaneous fixation and Accelerated Long Bone Regeneration. Sci. Transl. Med. 2019, 11(502), eaau7411.
4. Ben Zhang, Benjamin M. Braun, Jordan D. Skelly, David C. Ayers, Jie Song. Significant Suppression of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization on Intramedullary Ti6Al4V Implants Surface-Grafted with Vancomycin-Bearing Polymer Brushes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 2019; 11(32), 28641-28647.
5. Ben Zhang, Tera M. Filion, Artem B. Kutikov, Jie Song. Facile Stem Cell Delivery to Bone Grafts Enabled by Smart Shape Recovery and Stiffening of Degradable Synthetic Periosteal Membranes. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 27, 1604784.
6. Ben Zhang, Janae E. DeBartolo, Jie Song. Shape Recovery with Concomitant Mechanical Strengthening of Amphiphilic Shape Memory Polymers in Warm Water. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 2017, 9 (5), 4450–4456.