Publications

1. Lanigan, N.; Wang, X. S. Supramolecular chemistry of metal complexes in solution, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8133-8144.
2. Cai, C. H.; Li, Y. L.; Lin, J. P. Wang, L. Q.; Lin, S. L.; Wang, X. S.; Jiang, T. Simulation-Assisted Self-Assembly of Multicomponent Polymers into Hierarchical Assemblies with Varied Morphologies, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 30, 7732–7736.
3. Wang, X. S.; Cao, K.; Liu, Y. B.; Tsang B, Liew S. Migration insertion polymerization (MIP) of cyclopentadienyldicarbonyldiphenylphosphinopropyliron (FpP): a new concept for main chain metal-containing polymers (MCPs), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 3399-3402.
4. Ghasdian, N.; Liu, Y. B.; McHale, R.; He J. J.; Miao, Y. Q.; Wang, X. S. Synthesis of Prussian Blue Metal Coordination Polymer Nanocubes via Cyanoferrate Monomer Design, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. 2013, 23, 111-118.
5. Cao, K.; Xu, J. T.; Wang, X. S.; Synthesis and characterization of Fe(II)-coordinated PS-b-P[NIPAM-co-(VBC-Fe-DMAP)] block copolymers, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2012, 30, 674-681.  
6. Cao, K.; Xu, J. T.; Wang, X. S.; Synthesis and characterization of Fe(II)-coordinated PS-b-P[NIPAM-co-(VBC-Fe-DMAP)] block copolymers, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2012, 30, 674-681.
7. Liu, Y. B.; Wang, X. S. Synthesis, characterization, micellization and metal coordination polymerization of pentacyanoferrate-coordinated block copolymers for monodispersed soluble Prussian blue nanospheres, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2632 - 2639.
8. Liu, Y. B.; Wang, X. S. Recent advances in block copolymer-assisted synthesis of supramolecular inorganic/organic hybrid colloids, Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2741-2757.
9. McHale, R.; Liu, Y. B.; Ghasdian, N.; Hondow, N. S.; Ye, S. J.; Lu, Y.; Brydson, R.; Wang, X. S. Dual lanthanide role in the designed synthesis of hollow metal coordination (Prussian Blue analogue) nanocages with large internal cavity and mesoporous cage, Nanoscale 2011, 3, 3685-3694.
10. Ye, S. J.; Liu, Y. B.; McHale, R.; Ghasdian, N.; Lu, Y.; Wang, X. S Photoluminescent Properties of Prussian Blue (PB) Nanoshells and PolyPyrrole (PPy)/PB Core/Shell Nanoparticles Prepared via Miniemulsion (Periphery) Polymerization, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6831-6833.
11. Gong, P.; Chen, Z.; Chen, Y.; Wang, W; Wang, X.; Hu, A. High-relaxivity MRI contrast agents prepared from miniemulsion polymerization using gadolinium(III)-based metallosurfactants, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 4240-4242.
12. Metanawin, T.; Tian, T; Chen, R. J.; Vernon, D.; Wang, X. S. Cytotoxicity and photocytotoxicity of structure-defined water-soluble C₆₀ / micelles supramolecular aggregates, Nanotechnology, 2011, 22 235604.
13. Wang, S. F.; Lu, L. C.; Wang, C,; Gao, C. Y.; Wang, X. S. Polymeric Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications, International Journal of Polymer Science, 2010, Article ID 148513, 2 pages (Editorial)
14. Tian, T; Metanawin, T.; Hebden, A.; McGowan, P. Wang, X. S. Studies in Micelle-Mediated Pd Nucleation,  Chem Commun. 2010, 46, 6663-6665
15. McHale, R.; Ghasdian, N.; Hondow, N. S.; Richardson, P. M. Voice, A. M.; Brydson, R.; Wang, X. S. Organosilica Nanoshells with Molecular-Thin Crosslink by Miniemulsion Periphery Polymerization, Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 6343–6347.
16. McHale, R.; Ghasdian, N.; Liu, Y. B.; Ward, M. B.; Hondow, N. S.; Brydson, R.; Wang, X. S. Prussian Blue Coordination Polymer Nanobox Synthesis using Miniemulsion Periphery Polymerization (MEPP) , Chem.  Commun. 2010, 46, 4574-4576. Hot Article!
17. McHale, R.; Ghasdian, N.; Liu, Y.; Ward, M. B.; Hondow, N. S.; Wang, H.; Miao, Y.; Brydson, R.; Wang, X. S. Synthesis of Prussian Blue Coordination Polymer Nanocubes via Confinement of the Polymerization Field using Miniemulsion Periphery Polymerization (MEPP) Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2010, 31, 856-860.
18. Wang, X. S.; McHale, R. Metal containing polymers: building block for functional (nano)materials Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2010, 31, 331-350 (invited review)
19. Cai, C. H.; Lin, J. P.; Chen, T.; Wang, X. S.; Lin S. L. Super-helices self-assembled from a binary system of amphiphilic polypeptide block copolymers and polypeptide homopolymers Chem. Commun. 2009 2709-2711.
20. Liang, G. D.; Xu, J. T.; Wang, X. S. Synthesis and characterization of organometallic coordination polymer nanoshells of Prussian blue using miniemulsion periphery polymerization (MEPP) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131 (15), 5378–5379.
21. Lin, J. P.; Zhu, J. Q.; Chen, T.; Lin, S. L.; Cai, C. H.; Zhang, L. S.; Zhuang, Y.  Wang, X. S. Drug releasing behavior of hybrid micelles containing polypeptide triblock copolymer, Biomaterials 2009, 30, 108-117.
22. Wang, X. S.; Metanawin, T.; Zheng, X. Y.; Wang, P. Y.; Ali, M.; Vernon, D. Structure-defined C₆₀/polymer colloids supramolecular nanocomposites in water, Langmuir 2008, 24, 9230-9232.
23. Perrier, S; Wang, X. S. Polymer chemistry - Sacrificial synthesis, Nature, 2007, 445, 271-272. (invited commentary)
24. Wang, H.; Wang, X.-S.; Winnik, M.; Manners, I. Redox-mediated synthesis and encapsulation of inorganic nanoparticles in shell-crosslinked cylindrical polyferrocenylsilane block copolymer micelles, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129 12921-12930  
25. Wang, X. S.; Guerin, G.; Wang, H.; Wang, Y. S.; Manners, I.; Winnik, M. A. Formation of cylindrical block copolymer micelles and co-micelles of controlled length and architecture, Science 2007, 317, 644-647.
26. Wang, X. S.; Liu, K.; Arsenault, A. C.; Rider, D. A.; Ozin, G. A.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Shell-crosslinked cylindrical polyisoprene-b-polyferrocenylsilane (PI-b-PFS) block copolymer micelles: one-dimensional (1D) organometallic nanocylinders, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129 (17): 5630-5639.
27. Wang, X. S.; Wang, H.; Frankowski, D. J.; Lam, P. G.; Welch, P. M.; Winnik, M. A.; Hartmann, J.; Manners, I.; Spontak, R. J. Growth and crystallization of metal-containing block copolymer nanotubes in a selective solvent, Adv. Mater. 2007, 19: 2279-2285.
28. Guerin, G; Raez, J; Wang, X. S.; Manners, I; Winnik, M. A. Polyferrocenylsilane block copolymers: Nanotubes and nanowires through self-assembly, Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, 2006, 132, 152-160.  
29. Wang, X. S.; Wang, H.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Redox-induced synthesis and encapsulation of metal nanoparticles in shell-crosslinked organometallic nanotubes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8924-8925.
30. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Synthesis and self-assembly of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane-b-dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate): towards water-soluble cylinders with an organometallic core, Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 1928-1935.
31. Wang, X. S.; Dykstra, T.; Salvador, M.; Manners, I.; Scholes, G., Winnik, M. A. Surface passivation of luminescent colloidal quantum dots with poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) through a ligand exchange process, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7784-7785.
32. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Swellable, redox-active shell-crosslinked organometallic nanotubes,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3703-3707.
33. Gohy, J. F.; Lohmeijer, B. G. G.; Alexeev, A.; Wang, X. S.; Manners, I.; Winnik, M. A.; Schubert, U. S. Cylinderical micelles from the aqueous self-assembly of an amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ferrocenylsilane) (PEO-b-PFS) block copolymer with a metallo-supramolecular linker at the block junction, Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 4315-4323.
34. Wang X. S.; Arsenault, A.; Ozin, G. A.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Shell cross-linked cylinders of polyisoprene-b-ferrocenyldimethylsilane: formation of magnetic ceramic replicas and microfluidic channel alignment and patterning, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12686-12687. C&En News 2003, 81, 56.
35. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. synthesis of the first organometallic miktoarm star polymer, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2003, 24, 403-407.
36. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Synthesis and solution self-assembly of coil-crystalline-coil polyferrocenylphosphine-b-polyferrocenylsilane-b-polysiloxane triblock copolymers, Macromolecules 2002, 35, 9146-9150.
37. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Synthesis and aqueous self-assembly of a polyferrocenylsilane-block-poly(aminoalkyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2002, 23, 210-213.
38. Armes, S. P.; Robinson, K. L.; Liu, S. Y.; Wang, X. S.; Malet, F. L. G.; Furlong, S. A. Synthesis of new polymeric Surfactants and dispersants via atom transfer radical polymerisation at ambient temperature Royal Society of Chemistry Special publications 2002, 282, 21-30. 
39. Robinson, K. L.; de Paz-Banez M. V.; Wang, X. S.; Armes, S. P. Synthesis of well-defined, semibranched, hydrophilic-hydrophobic block copolymers using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Macromolecules 2001, 34, 5799-5805.
40. Robinson K. L.; Khan M. A.; Banez M. V. D.; Wang, X. S.; Armes, S. P. Controlled polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate by ATRP at ambient temperature Macromolecules, 2001, 34, 3155-3158.
41. Perrier, S., Armes, S. P.; Wang, X. S.; Malet, F.; Haddleton, D. M. Copper(I)-mediated radical polymerization of methacrylates in aqueous solution J. Polym. Sci. Poly. Chem. 2001, 39, 1696-1707.
42. Wang, X. S.; Malet, F. L. G.; Armes, S. P.; Haddleton, D. M.; Perrier S. Unexpected viability of pyridyl methanimine-based ligands for transition-metal-mediated living radical polymerization in aqueous media at ambient temperature Macromolecules, 2001, 34, 162-164.
43. Wang, X. S.; Armes, S. P. Facile Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of methoxy-capped oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylate in aqueous media at ambient temperature, Macromolecules 2000, 33, 6640-6647.
44. Wang, X. S.; Jackson, R. A.; Armes, S. P. Facile synthesis of acidic copolymers via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in aqueous media at ambient temperature, Macromolecules 2000, 33, 255-257.
45. Butun, V; Wang, X. S.; Banez, M. V. D.; Armes, S. P. Synthesis of shell cross-linked micelles at high solids in aqueous media, Macromolecules 2000, 33,1-3.
46. Wang, X. S.; Lascelles, S. F.; Jackson, R. A.; Armes, S. P. Facile synthesis of well-defined water-soluble polymers via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in aqueous media at ambient temperature, Chem. Comm. 1999, 18: 1817-1818.
47. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N.; Ying, S. K.; Liu, Q. The synthesis of ABA block copolymers by means of 'living'/controlled radical polymerization using hydroxy-terminated oligomers as precursor, Eur. Polym. J. 2000, 36, 149-156.
48. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N.; Ying, S. K.  Controlled radical polymerization of methacrylates at ambient temperature and the synthesis of block copolymers containing methacrylates, Polymer 1999, 40, 4157-4161.
49. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. Synthesis of EPDM-g-PMMA through Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Polymer 1999, 40, 4515-4520.
50. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. Controlled/living polymerization of MMA promoted by heterogeneous initiation system (EPN-X-CuX-bpy), J. Polym. Sci. 1999, 37, 1255-1263. 
51. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. Synthesis of SBS-g-PMMA with well-controlled branch chain by “living” radical polymerization, Synthetic Rubber Industry, 2000, 23, 13-19.
52. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. Synthesis of block copolymers through Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Synthetic Rubber Industry, 1997, 20, 115.
53. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. A new approach to the synthesis of rubber graft copolymer with vinyl monomers-Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Synthetic Rubber Industry, 1997, 20, 117.
54. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of methyl methacrylate at 40^oC, Synthetic Rubber Industry, 1997, 21, 335.
55. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N., Ying, S. K. Living/controlled radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of CuX/bpy, Functional Polymers, 1998, 11, 1.
56. Wang, X. S.; Ying, S. K.  Synthesis technique for new materials in 21 century-developing and perspective of “living” free radical polymerisation, Synthetic Rubber Industry, 1998, 11, 21.
57. Wang, X. S.; Luo, N; Ying, S. K.  Mechanism aspect of ATRP catalysed by copper catalyst, Chinese Polymer Bulletin, 1998.
58. Pu, Z. D.; Wang, X. S.; Luo, N; Ying, S. K. Synthesis of SBS-g-PMMA through living free-radical polymerization, Chemistry World, 1997, 38, 145.
59. Wang, X. S.; Ye, S. R.; Tu, K. H.; Feng, L. X. Effect of PEG molecular weight on the crystallizability of PET-PEG copolymer, Plastic Industry 1996, 24(5):66
60. Wang, X. S.; Ye, S. R., Tu, K. H., Feng, L. X. Study of crystalline properties of PET-PEG4000/nucleation agent, Synthetic Resin and Plastic 1997, 14(3):70.

Book chapters

61. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I. Synthesis and solution self-assembly of polyferrocene-based AB diblock and ABC triblock copolymers, “Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-Like Elements” Volume 2, Chapter 4, page 75-84. 2003.
62. Gohy, J. F.; Lohmeijer, B. G. G.; Alexeev, A.; Wang, X. S. Manners, I.; Winnik, M. A,; Schubert, U. S. Aqueous metallosupramolecular micelles with spherical or cylindrical morphology, “Metal-Containing and Metalosupramolecular Polymers and Materials” Book Series: ACS Symposium Series Volume: 928 Pages: 30-42 Published: 2006.
63. Wang, X. S.; Winnik, M. A,; Manners, I. Synthesis, self-assembly, and applications of polyferrocenylsilane block copolymers. “Metal-Containing and Metalosupramolecular Polymers and Materials” Book Series: ACS Symposium Series Volume: 928 Pages: 274-291 Published: 2006.
64. Guerin, G; Raez, J; Wang, X. S.; Manners, I; Winnik, M. A. Polyferrocenylsilane block copolymers: Nanotubes and nanowires through self-assembly. Book Series: Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science Volume: 132 Pages: 152-160, Published: 2006.
65. Armes, S. P.; Robinson, K. L.; Liu, S. Y.; Wang, X. S.; Malet, F. L. G.; Furlong, S. A. Synthesis of new polymeric Surfactants and dispersants via atom transfer radical polymerisation at ambient temperature. Book Series: Royal Society of Chemistry Special Publications Issue: 282 Pages: 21-30 DOI: 10.1039/9781847551887-00021 Published: 2002