HE Chaobin

Dr. He Chaobin obtained his Ph.D. degree from Dept of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. After graduation, he worked as a postdoc fellow at Cavendish Lab in Cambridge and later at USM, USA, before he joined the Institute Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A-star in 1999. In 2010, he joined the Dept of Materials Science & Engineering, National University of Singapore as an associate professor, and hold a joint appointment as a Principal Scientist II at IMRE, A-star.

Research Interests

His research centres in polymer nanocomposite/composites, organic-inorganic hybrids, and functional polymers. He leads a Polymer Matrix Composite Program (PMCP) in building up the local capability in thermoplastic fibre reinforced composites development and a Low Carbon Energy Research (LCER II) program to develop fibre reinforced composites for hydrogen/ammonia storage and transportation.  His group is also working on new approaches in toughening green plastics. In area of functional nanocomposites, his group is developing functional nanocomposites for solid state battery application and for thermoelectric application. 

Selected Publications:

1. Hou XN, Huang BT, Zhou LL, Liu Sq, Kong JH, He CB* “An Amphiphilic Entangled Network Design Towards Ultratough Hydrogels”, Adv. Mater., 2023, 2301532 
2. Chen HM, Sun ZZ, Liu JM, He CB*, Mao DS* “Negative Enthalpy Variation Drives Rapid Recovery in Thermoplastic Elastomer”, Adv. Mater., 2023, 2311332 
3. Koh JJ, Koh XQ, Chee JY, Chakraborty S, Tee SY, Zhang DW, Lai SC, Yeo JCC, Li PY, Tah SC, Thitsartarn W, He CB* “Reprogramable, Sustainable, and 3D-printable Cellulose Hydroplastic” Adv. Sci. 2024, 2402390 
4. Wang H, Wu Z, Tao J, Wang B, He CB* “Bamboo-Inspired Crack-Face Bridging Fiber Reinforced Composites Simultaneously Attain High Strength and Toughness”, Adv. Sci., 2023, 202308070. 
5. Fan XT, Li Km Liu SQ, Wang TT, Ma YD, Li ZB, He CB* “Protein Nanotubes Assembled from Imidazole-Grafted Horseradish Peroxidase Nanogels” ACS Macro Lett, 2023, 12, 1031. 
6. Liu SQ, Yeo JCC, Kong JH, Anukunwit P, He CB* “Solvent-optimized monolithic SWCNT-based thermoelectric generator for efficient electricity harvesting from body heat and sunlight” Carbon, 2023, 203, 111. 
7. Liu SQ, Zhang MX, Kong JH, Li Hui, He CB* “Flexible, durable, green thermoelectric composite fabrics for textile-based wearable energy harvesting and self-powered sensing” Composite Sci. & Technol., 2023, 243, 110245. 
8. Hou XN, Sun W, Liu ZB, Yeo JCC, Lu XH, He CB* “Tailoring crystalline morphology via entropy-driven miscibility: toward ultratough, biodegradable, and durable polyhydroxybutyrate” Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 5527 
9. Anukunmithaya P, Koh JJ, Yeo KCC, Liu SQ, Hou XN, Liu NX, He CB* “A self-regenerating 3D sponge evaporator with a tunable porous structure for efficient solar desalination” J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 15743. 
10. Hou XN, Liu SQ, He CB* “Designing ultratough, malleable and foldable biocomposites for robust green electronic devices” J Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 1497. 

Teaching

1. MLE3104, Polymeric and Composite Materials
2. MLE4203, Polymeric Biomedical Materials
3. MLE4202, Selected Advanced Topics on Polymers
4. MLE5302, Polymeric Materials for Additive Manufacturing