The Research Group on Medical Polymers for Hard Tissue at Sichuan University, leading by Prof. Jianshu Li, has been dedicated to the fundamental research and industrial transformation of biocompatible polymer materials for hard tissues, such as teeth and bones.

The research directions are closely aligned with the forefront of scientific disciplines and national needs, including:

• Biomaterials for tissue repairing

• Multifunctional antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory biomaterials

• Bioadhesives

• Smart sensing materials for hard tissues

• Commercialization of oral medical materials and devices
  

The research group comprises 8 full-time faculty members, including one professor, six associate professors, and one full-time postdoctoral researcher, 13 doctoral students and 22 master's students in various stages of their programs.

Recent work highlights

• "Mimicking Antioxidases And Hyaluronan Synthase: A Novel Zwitterionic Nanozyme for Photothermal Therapy of Osteoarthritis" Advanced Materials (2023): 2303299

• "A cyclic brush zwitterionic polymer based pH-responsive nanocarrier-mediated dual drug delivery system with lubrication maintenance for osteoarthritis treatment"  Materials Horizons, 2023,10, 2554-2567

• "Supramolecular Photonic Hydrogel for High‐Sensitivity Alkaline Phosphatase Detection via Synergistic Driving Force" Small 19, no. 12 (2023): 2206461.

• "Self-Adaptive Antibacterial Scaffold with Programmed Delivery of Osteogenic Peptide and Lysozyme for Infected Bone Defect Treatment" ACS Applied Materials & Interfacess, 2023, 15, 626−637

• "Lotus leaf inspired sustainable and multifunctional Janus film for food packaging" Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 457, 141279