20042025

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Research Interests

Biqiong Chen is a Professor of Polymer Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. Her current research interests mainly focusses on (1) smart sustainable polymers and (2) multifunctional polymer nanocomposites. For the former, her research aims to create novel biobased polymers with targeted properties and/or with self-healing or stimuli-responsive behaviour for healthcare, energy, packaging, coating, textiles and other applications. For the latter, her research aims are to develop advanced polymer nanocomposites with controllable morphologies and attractive functionality for applications such as transport, energy storage, sensing, actuation, wearable medical devices, tissue engineering and drug delivery, whilst also gaining a sound scientific understanding of their formation mechanisms and process-structure-property relationships.   

To achieve these aims, Biqiong's research takes a holistic approach, encompassing the design, synthesis, functionalisation, processing, characterisation and application of polymers, nanoparticles (e.g., clay, cellulose, graphene, gold) and polymer nanocomposites (e.g., bulk materials, foams/scaffolds, hydrogels, fibres, particles). Her current research activities include:

  • Sustainable Manufacturing of Self-healing Circular Economy Polymer Products
  • Biomimetic Polymers and Nanocomposites for Soft Tissue Engineering
  • Biobased Elastomers and Nanocomposites for Stretchable Electronics
  • Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage
  • Stimuli-responsive Polymers and Nanocomposites for Transportation Vehicles
  • Novel Sustainable Polymers for Packaging and Medical Devices

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where Biqiong Chen is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or