Biomimetic Smart Materials Group was established in early 2014 by Prof. Li. At present, there are 17 researchers, including 9 staff, from the Swiss federal institute of technology in Zurich, Shanghai jiaotong university, Tianjin university, etc.The research interests include the bio-based materials (the self-assembly, biologic nanofibrils and low-dimensional bio-mineralization and composites), soft smart materials (actuating, sensing, smart wearable, health-related materials, liquid metal and 2D nanomaterials) and green lightweight materials (bio-based, foam, biodegradation and low-VOC). The researchers of the group have published more than 100 research papers on leading journals such as Nat. Nanotechnol., Nat. Commun. and Adv. Mater and undertaken more than 20 projects of national and provincial.