通过超分子弱相互作用，将环糊精、杯芳烃、柱芳烃等主体化合物，在纳米材料(磁性载体、石墨烯、碳纳米管、贵金属纳米粒子)表/界面进行自组装，构建了一些具有新型结构与功能的组装体，研究这些组装体的电化学性质、催化性能等。

以对氨基苯硫酚作为桥连剂，通过主客体包合作用，将其间接固载到环糊精修饰磁性纳米球表面，并用于连接贵金属纳米粒子，得到了一种可拆卸式的磁性催化剂(如图1所示)，初步证实了基于主体竞争解组装过程的可行性，相关论文发表于New J. Chem., 2019, 43, 8482; Colloids Surfaces A 2019, 580, 123729，并申请专利一项，已获授权：可拆卸式磁微球负载贵金属催化剂的制备方法及其拆卸方法，专利授权号：ZL201610463722.X，授权公告日：2018-06-12。

利用两亲杯[4]芳烃磺酸盐改变金、银纳米粒子表面的极性，实现了贵金属纳米粒子在极性和非极性两相溶剂中的可逆相转移。相关论文发表于Langmuir. 2008, 24, 3471; Nanotechnology. 2007, 18, 175706。

    以双端金刚烷为桥连剂，在石墨烯纳米片表面修饰聚合物环糊精，通过双端金刚烷的连接，实现石墨烯纳米片自组装成为3D石墨烯片层组装体 (Appl. Surf. Sci., 2017, 396, 412)。

代表性论文：

1)        Wenjie Liu, Kun Yuan, Peipei Liu, Ming Chen* Construction of detachable core/shell Fe₃O₄@C supported noble metal catalysts and their catalytic performance Colloids and Surfaces A 2019, 580, 123729

2)        Yuan Chen, Wenjie Liu, Jun Zhou, Ming Chen.* Fabrication of Fe₃O₄ based ternary magnetic microspheres catalysts based on supramolecular chemistry and their catalytic performance New Journal of Chemistry, 2019, 43, 8482 – 8491

3)        Ming Chen, Xiao Shen, Peipei Liu, Ying Wei, Yang Meng, Gang Zheng, Guowang Diao*. β-cyclodextrin polymer as a linker to fabricate ternary nanocomposites AuNPs/pATP-β-CDP/rGO and their electrochemical application, Carbohydrate  Polymers, 2015, 119, 26–34.

4)        Ming Chen, Yang Meng, Jun Zhou, Guowang Diao*. Platinum nanoworms self-assemble on β-cyclodextrin polymer inclusion complexes functionalized reduced graphene oxide as enhanced catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells. J. Power Sources. 2014, 265, 110–117.

5)        Ming Chen, WenHua Ding, Yang Kong, GuoWang Diao*. Conversion of the Surface Property of Oleic Acid Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles from Hydrophobic to Hydrophilic Based on Host-Guest Binding Interaction. Langmuir. 2008, 24(7), 3471-3478.

6)        Ming Chen, Guowang Diao*, Chun Hui Li, Xiaoming Zhou. Phase Transition of Silver Nanoparticles from Aqueous Solution to Chloroform with the Help of Inclusion Complexes of p-Sulfonated Calix[4]arene and Alkanethiol Molecules and Its Application in the Size Sorting of Nanoparticles. Nanotechnology. 2007, 18(17), 175706.

7)        Ming Chen, Guowang Diao*, Xiaoming Zhou. Formation of Nanospheres of Cuprous Oxide with   Bridge Linker of p-Sulfonated Calix[8]arene Host. Nanotechnology. 2007, 18(27), 275606.

8)        Jun Zhou, Ming Chen, Guowang Diao*. Magnetic-Responsive Supramolecular Vesicles From Self-Organization of Amphiphilic Pillar[5]arene and Application in Controlled Release. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6 (21), pp 18538–18542.

9)        Jun Zhou, Ming Chen, Guowang Diao*. Synthesis of the first amphiphilic pillar[6]arene and its enzyme-responsive self-assembly in water. Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 11954-11956.

10)     Wang Zhang, Ming Chen, Xiangdong Gong, Guowang Diao. Universal water-soluble cyclodextrin polymer–carbon nanomaterials with supramolecular recognition. Carbon 2013, 61, 154–163.

11)     Lubin Ni, Wang Zhang, Zhen Wu, Chunyu Sun, Yin Cai, Guang Yang, Ming Chen, Yuanzhe Piao, Guowang Diao*. Supramolecular assembled threedimensional graphene hybrids: Synthesis and applications in supercapacitors. Applied Surface Science, 2017, 396, 412-420.

12)     Lubin Ni*, Guang Yang, Qi Wang, Suqin Duan, Chao Shen, Ju Xie, Guosheng Niu, Huan Li, Ming Chen, Guowang Diao*. Supramolecular complexation of polysulfides by β-cyclodextrin polymer functionalized graphene hybrid cathode for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries Energy Storage Materials. 2019, 21, 378-389