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Xiang Li

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1988
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer composites and self-healingSurfactants and Colloidal Systems

Publications

211

Citations

5,316

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1988

Research summary
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This name appears to be associated with a broad and varied body of work spanning polymer materials science, soft matter physics, and some biochemistry/sensing topics, including hydrogels, self-healing polymers, coacervates (droplet-like liquid mixtures that can model primitive cell-like compartments), and composite materials for structural applications. The publication record also includes seemingly unrelated topics like shale gas geochemistry and Alzheimer's disease risk factors, which suggests either a highly interdisciplinary research group or that this name is shared by multiple researchers whose work has been merged in the bibliographic record. Prospective students should verify which specific subset of this work corresponds to the actual advisor and lab they are interested in.

Polymer materials and hydrogelsSelf-healing and stimuli-responsive materialsCoacervates and membraneless protocell modelsComposite materials for structural/protective applicationsChemical and biomolecular sensing

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, fluctuating between about 10 and 22 papers per year without a clear sustained increase or decline.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.4/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 19 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 22 publications22202021: 20 publications212022: 18 publications222023: 16 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 18 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Macromolecules×21
  • Polymer×8
  • Soft Matter×5
  • Polymer Chemistry×5
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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