Bioprocess is the process by which living organisms creates our beautiful world. It also provides inspirations for materials fabrication. Among them, the biomineralization process can efficiently and accurately fabricate biomaterials with complex hierarchical structures and excellent mechanical properties under room temperature conditions, such as bones, teeth, shells, etc. Understanding the formation and densification mechanism of these biominerals helps to develop new technologies for the synthesis and processing of high-performance materials at room or low temperatures, which is of great significance for the fabrication of ceramics and composite materials, as well as biomedical engineering and other fields.
The main research directions of our team involve biology, chemistry, and materials, including the formation process of biominerals; the design, synthesis, and assembly technology of inorganic nanomaterials; and bioprocess inspired fabrication of materials.