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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
The post-95s girl has attracted social attention
She is a Distinguished Researcher
He was introduced to the Ophthalmology Center of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University
He also served as the first author
In the top international magazine "Nature"
Published academic papers
This paper introduces the application prospect of deformed polymer materials
She is Ni Chujun
School of Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Class of 2023 Ph.D. graduates
From the chemical industry to the medical field
How do crossover girls grow into rising stars in scientific research?
And how to promote scientific research results
From "bookshelves" to "shelves"?
Today, let's learn her story together!
"I'm not a particularly smart person
I'm just a hard-working person."
Ni Chujun was born in 1995
is a native of Hangzhou
In 2014, he was admitted to Zhejiang University in the college entrance examination
"What appeals to me most about university is that
She's a collection of great people
This also keeps exciting
Own inspiration and ideas"
Summer vacation of 2017
She enrolled at North Carolina State University in the United States
A summer research program that lasts for more than a month
Interest in liquid metal was developed
I also saw more possibilities for chemical engineering majors——
Chemicals include more than just petrochemicals
and everyday lightening in such traditional areas
There are also flexible materials and shape memory materials
This is a field of greater possibilities
in mentors and team mates
Brainstorming and experimental practice
A seed of scientific research
sprouted in Ni Chujun's heart
2018
Ni Chujun successfully completed the undergraduate stage
Started the master's and doctor's degree at Zhejiang University
She opted in
The team of Professor Xie Tao of the School of Chemical Engineering
Take a deep dive into shape memory materials
Ni Chujun's specific research direction is:
Design and development of intelligent deformable polymers
Traditional shape memory material
Ability to memorize temporary shapes
In the outside world such as temperature, light, electricity, etc
Deformation occurs under stimulus
Its application will be limited by the exogenous environment
The barriers to material application also vary
In the practice of scientific research experiments
Ni Chujun keenly discovered a special material
This is a new type of timed shape memory hydrogel material
It can be deformed automatically without external stimulation
In addition, the time of automatic deformation can be set arbitrarily
This undoubtedly gives many application scenarios
It opens up more possibilities and room for manoeuvre
in the specific application of the paper
Ni Chujun for dry eyes
The corresponding timing deformation device is designed
Researchers make use of the timing feature
A full lacrimal timed embolization was designed
Fill the entire tear duct with a long-term stable operating window
And set the mechanical interlock deformation capacity
Further long-term fixation
It is expected to change the traditional deformable embolization
Uncontrollable deformation by heating,
It is easy to fall off with long-term use
ultimately
After a year and a half, three manuscripts were returned
Ni Chujun's paper as the first author
Published in the November 2023 issue of Nature
The reviewers highly affirmed the presentation of the paper
A new mechanism for memorizing materials
For this field is an innovation in the way of thinking
It has a lot of research space and application potential
"This discovery seems to have been accidental
In fact, it contains its inevitability."
In the eyes of mentor Xie Tao
Ni Chujun encountered problems and continued to dig deeper,
We are not satisfied with the tenacity of superficial research results
It is the brightest shining point in her
2023
Ophthalmology Center of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University
Four new distinguished fellows were introduced
Among them, Ni Chujun is the youngest one
She is not yet 29 years old
Enjoy the treatment of a professor
"There is no shortage of good doctors in ophthalmology
What is missing is the ability to work with good doctors
It can transform scientific research results into
Researchers in clinical patient applications"
Director of the Ophthalmology Center of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University
Professor Yao Ke seems
The intelligent deformation polymer researched by Ni Chujun
It will bring leapfrog development and breakthroughs to ophthalmology
When Ni Chujun walked into the second ophthalmology laboratory in Zhejiang
She really felt it
The infinite potential of this small world:
It is necessary to continue the content of one's own academic research
Explore the application potential of new materials in ophthalmology
More interdisciplinary collaboration
Publish more high-level papers,
Apply for patents and transform scientific research results
……
Ni Chujun hopes
Through their own efforts
Apply the results of your research to modern medicine
Invest in the treatment of ophthalmic diseases
Truly let scientific and technological innovation benefit people's health
Ni Chujun of the "post-95s".
Keep up the good work, the future is promising!
Source: People's Daily WeChat (21)