Group News

Feb 18th, 2026, our article titled "Shape-Dependent Ag-Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanofillers for Enhanced Mechanical and Antibacterial Chitosan Membranes" has been accepted by Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Congratulations!  See https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927775726005583

July 15th, 2025, Prof. Xiao Ma was invited by Shaanxi History Museum to attend the International Symposium on "Removal of Degraded Conservation Materials from Museum Murals" and give a lecture on degradation mechanism of pigments.

July 2nd, 2025, Prof. Feng Jiang From University of British Columbia was invited by Prof. Xiao Ma to visit USTC and deliver a lecture on nanocelluose and its potential application in cultural heritage conservation. 

June 23rd, 2025, our article tilted "Plant Xylem-Inspired Chitosan-Gelatin Scaffolds Reinforced with Graphene Oxide with a Superior Mechanical Strength and Hydrophilicity for Bone Tissue Engineering" has been accepted by International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Congratulations!  See the link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014181302506043X

April 22, 2025, our article titled "From Ancient Techniques to Modern Solutions: In-Situ Synthesis of C-S-H for Sandstone Conservation" has been accepted by Advanced Science Journal, Congratulations!

See the link for the paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202503333

See news report: https://news.ustc.edu.cn/info/1055/91565.htm； https://kyb.ustc.edu.cn/2025/0514/c6076a683918/page.htm

April 15th, 2025, Prof. Philippe Walter from Sorbonne University was invited by Prof. Xiao Ma to visit USTC and deliver a lecture entiled: Chemical Imaging of Works of Art to USTC faculty and students, 

See news report: http://news.ustc.edu.cn/info/1055/91246.htm

April 7th, 2025, Prof. Xiao Ma was invited by Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture to give a lecture on ancient building materials.