(1) Smart materials, dynamic materials

(2) Small-Angle scattering techniques

(3) Soft actuators, soft robots

(4) Wearable sensors

2014.06 - 2018.11

University of Science and Technology of China | Chemical Biology | Doctor

2012.09 - 2014.05

University of Science and Technology of China | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master

2008.09 - 2012.06

Inner Mongolia University | Biological Science | Bachelor

2024.10 - 

Institute of High Energy Physics | Associate scientist

2022.05 - 2024.04

Swiss Federal Laboratory of Material Science and Technology | Postdoc scientist & Responsible person of the Photo-electro-chemistry lab

2019.11 - 2022.04

Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron DESY | Postdoc & Beamline support

Reconfigurable soft actuators constructed via layer-by-layer assembly (accepted)

Q. Chen*, L. Jamilpanah, T. Küniger, R. Furrer, Q. Song, K. Zhang, A. Chumakov, C. Harder, Y. Bulut, P. Müller-Buschbaum, S. V. Roth, A. Braun*. Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, accepted

Responsive Magnetic Polymer Nanocomposites through Thermal-Induced Structural Reorganization

Q. Chen*, R. Furrer, L. Jamilpanah, A. Chumakov, Y. Bulut, C. Harder, P. Müller-Buschbaum, S. V. Roth*, A. Braun*. ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 6165-6179

Restructurable materials for soft actuators (invited feature review)

Q. Chen*. Journal of Material Research, 2024, 39, 2349-2368

Hygro-dynamic and conductive actuator that restructures and heals by water

Q. Chen*, T. Küniger, Q. Song, K. Zhang, C. Harder, Y. Bulut, A. Chumakov, P. Müller-Buschbaum, S. V. Roth*, A. Braun*. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 2402924

Cellulose-Reinforced Programmable and Stretch-Healable Actuators for Smart Packaging

Q. Chen*, B. Sochor, A. Chumakov, M. Betker, N. M. Ulrich, M. E. Toimil-Molares, K. Gordeyeva, L. D. Söderberg, S. V. Roth*. Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2208074

Biopolymer-Templated Deposition of Ordered and Polymorph Titanium Dioxide Thin Films for Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensitivity

Q. Chen, M. Betker, C. Harder, C. Brett, M. Schwartzkopf, N. Ulrich, M. E. Toimil-Molares, C. Trautmann, L. D. Söderberg, C. Weindl, V. Körstgens, P. Müller-Buschbaum, M. Ma*, S. V. Roth*. Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2108556

Layer-by-Layer Spray-Coating of Cellulose Nanofibrils and Silver Nanoparticles for Hydrophilic Interfaces

Q. Chen*, C. Brett, A. Chumakov, M. Gensch, M. Schwartzkopf, V. Körstgens, L. D. Söderberg, A. Plech, P. Zhang, P. Müller-Buschbaum, S. V. Roth*. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, 4, 503-513 

Programmable Multistimuli-Responsive and Multimodal Polymer Actuator Based on a Designed Energy Transduction Network

X. Yan¹, Q. Chen¹, Z. Huo, N. Zhang*, M. Ma* (X. Yan and Q. Chen contributed equally to this manuscript). ACS Applied Material & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 13768-13777

Stretchable and Shelf-Stable All-Polymer Supercapacitors Based on Sealed Conductive Hydrogels

M. Wang¹, Q. Chen¹, H. Li, M. Ma*, N. Zhang* (M. Wang and Q. Chen contributed equally to this manuscript). ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020, 3, 8850-8857

Programmable polymer actuators perform continuous helical motions driven by moisture

Q. Chen, X. Yan, H. Lu, N. Zhang, M. Ma*. ACS Applied Material & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 20473-20481

Extremely Strong and Tough Polythiophene Composite for Flexible Electronics

Q. Chen, X. Wang, F. Chen, N. Zhang*, M. Ma*. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 368, 933-940

Supramolecular Hydrogels for High-Voltage and Neutral-pH Flexible Supercapacitors

Q. Chen, H. Lu, F. Chen, L. Chen, N. Zhang*, M. Ma*. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2018, 1, 4261-4268

Continuous Mechanical Tuning of Plasmonic Nanoassemblies for Tunable and Selective SERS Platforms

X. Yan, Q. Chen, Q. Song, Z. Huo, N. Zhang*, M. Ma*. Nano Research, 2021, 14, 275-284

Strong and Stretchable Polypyrrole Hydrogels with Biphase Microstructure as Electrodes for Substrate-free Stretchable Supercapacitors

F. Chen, Q. Chen, Q. Song, H. Lu, N. Zhang, M. Ma*. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2019, 6, 1900133

Semi-crystalline Conductive Hydrogels for High-Energy and Stable Flexible Supercapacitors

H. Lu, Y. Li, Q. Chen, L. Chen, N. Zhang, M. Ma*. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2019, 2, 8163-8172

Non-targeted metabolomic analysis of the variations in the metabolites of two genotypes of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. under drought stress

Q. Zhang, B. Li, Q. Chen, Y. Su, R. Wang, Z. Liu, G. Chen*. Industrial Crops and Products, 2022, 176, 114402

In Situ Monitoring of Scale Effects on Phase Selection and Plasmonic Shifts during the Growth of AgCu Alloy Nanostructures for Anticounterfeiting Applications

M. Schwartzkopf, A. Rothkirch, N. Carstens, Q. Chen, T. Strunskus, F. C. Löhrer, S. Xia, C. Rosemann, L. Bießmann, V. Körstgens, S. Ahuja, P. Pandit, J. Rubeck, S. Frenzke, A. Hinz, O. Polonskyi, P. Müller-Buschbaum, F. Faupel, S. V. Roth*. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 3832-3842

Surface Etching of Polymeric Semiconductor Films Improves Environmental Stability of Transistors

C. Zhai, X. Yang, S. Han, G. Lu*, P. Wei, A. Chumakov, E. Erbes, Q. Chen, S. Techert, S. V. Roth, P. Zhang*, L. Bu*. Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33, 2673-2682

Improving Charge Injection at Gold/Conjugated Polymer Contacts by Polymer Insulator-Assisted Annealing for Transistors

P. Wei, Z. Shen, X. Qin, P. Zhang, L. Bu, Q. Chen, S. V. Roth, G. Lu*. Small, 2021, 18, 2105896

Sprayed Hybrid Cellulose Nanofibril–Silver Nanowire Transparent Electrodes for Organic Electronic Applications

M. Betker, C. Harder, E. Erbes, J. E. Heger, A. E. Alexakis, B. Sochor, Q. Chen, M. Schwartzkopf, V. Körstgens, P. Müller-Buschbaum, K. Schneider, S. A. Techert, L.D. Söderberg*, S. V. Roth*. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023, 6, 13677-13688

Efficient Mini-Transporter for Cytosolic Protein Delivery

N. Zhang, Z. Yan, X. Zhao, Q. Chen, M. Ma*. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 25725-25732

2025.05.16-18 4th National Symposium on Cellulose of the Chinese Chemical Society, China   Talk

2025.03.27-28 6th Edition of Advanced Chemistry World Congress, UK    Invited talk

2024.12.13-17 Small Angle Scattering Conference of the Chinese Crystallographic Society, China   Talk

2024.08.07-09 Joiunt user meeting of HLS and CSNS, China                Talk 

2024.04.23 Material Research Society Spring Meeting 2024, US Host

2024.04.22-27 Material Research Society Spring Meeting 2024, US     Invited talk

2024.03.17-22 DPG Spring meeting 2023, Germany                             Invited talk

2023.08.13-17 American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2023, US        Talk

2023.05.22-23 Elastic Strain Engineering Colloquium 2023, France      Talk

2022.11.16-18 Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering workshop, Germany  Poster

2022.10.13-14 Day Light Academy Conference, Switzerland   Poster

2022.08.21-25 American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2022, US   Talk

2022.05.22-25 Nanocellulose Workshop, Switzerland   Talk

2021.11.22-24 MML (From Matter to Materials and Life) Workshop 2021 (Virtual)   Invited talk

2021.09.27-10.01 Germany Physical Society Spring Meeting SKM 2020 (Virtual)   Poster

2021.09.08-10 10th International Workshop on Functional Nanocomposites, Italy   Talk

2021.06.29-07.01 16th Coatings Science International 2021 (Virtual)   Poster

2021.03.22-24 Germany Physical Society Spring Meeting 2021 (Virtual)    Poster

2021.02.11 Nano Mater Science Day at DESY (Virtual)   Talk

2021.01.25-29 European X-ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) Users' Meeting (Virtual)  Poster

Distinguished Invited Speaker of the Material Research Society Spring meeting 2024 (US)