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Rongxin Su
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Rongxin Su is a Chair Professor at Tianjin University, China, and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University and was previously a visiting scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology. His research focuses on biomaterials and functional biointerfaces, with particular interests in nanocellulose-based hydrogels, tissue engineering, bioadhesion and antifouling surfaces. His group develops bio-based hydrogels and functional materials for wound healing, wearable bioelectronics and other biomedical applications, while investigating molecular and interfacial mechanisms underlying protein adsorption, cell–material interactions and biofouling.

  • Biomaterials and nanocellulose
  • Hydrogels for tissue engineering and wound healing
  • Biointerfaces and interfacial interactions
  • Low-fouling and antifouling surfaces
  • Bioinspired surface engineering

Tissue Engineering

  • Cancan Shan, Mingda Che, Renliang Huang, Wei Qi, Rongxin Su*. Liquid-Phase Engineering of Nanocellulose Gels for Enhanced Mechanical Performance and Multifunctionality. Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, 36: e73842.
  • Lei Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Mei Cui*, Renliang Huang, Rongxin Su*, Kai Zhang*. Multifunctional Bio-Based Packaging for Perishable Foods: Structural Design, Sustainable Fabrication, and Versatile Applications. Advanced Materials, 2026, 38: e21880.
  • Sihao Liu, Chengyu Zhang, Zhenyu Chen, Heng Chang*, Wei Qi, Yuefei Wang*, Rongxin Su*. Bioinspired catechol-nanocellulose/chitosan hydrogel with enhanced wet adhesion and antibacterial activity for diabetic wound healing. Biomacromolecules, 2026, 27: 5491–5504.
  • Ning Ren, Gaoyi Zheng, Mei Cui*, Lei Zhang, Yusen Ai, Cancan Shan, Wei Qi, Renliang Huang*, Rongxin Su*. Integrally formed Janus adhesive conductive hydrogel with excellent interfacial stability and fatigue resistance for robust flexible sensing. Cell Report Physical Science, 2025, 6: 102916.
  • Yanyi Duan, Jiangjiexing Wu*, Aihua Qiao, Zheng Zhang, Jiaxin Shang, Xiaohui Mao, Xiaohui Yan, Nan Wang, Peng Zhong, Xiaobo Li, Xavier Banquy*, Wei Qi, Rongxin Su*. Robust Antifogging and Antifouling Coating Tailored with Zwitterionic Nanocellulose for Multi-Functional Applications. Advanced Science, 2025, 12: e09204.