Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2020, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 985-993.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2020.09.200225

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Developing Biosafety Materials Science and Building the National Security Wall of China

TANG Dongshenga, CUI Jianxunb, LIANG Ganghaoa,c, YU Yingjiea, ZHOU Huilinga,c, WEI Dengshuaia,c, XIAO Haihuaa*   

  1. aInsititute of Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China;
    bFlance Nanotechnology Co.,Ltd. (Hebei), Dingzhou,Hebei 073000,China;
    cUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100039,China
  • Received:2020-07-29 Published:2020-09-01 Online:2020-09-09
  • Contact: XIAO Haihua, professor; Tel/Fax:010-62551600; E-mail:hhxiao@iccas.ac.cn; Research interests:polymer drug, gene therapy and gene editing, immunotherapy, precision therapy, biomedical materials and biosafety materials, etc.
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51873218), the Key R&D Plan of Hunan Province(No 2019SK2251), and the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2018ZX10734401-018-006)

Abstract: Biosafety has become one of the major threats to the survival of people and development of the whole world. After the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), the strategic role of biosafety becomes more important, especially under the situation of national normalization of anti-epidemic. Upgrading biosafety not only enriches the elements of the national security system, but also promotes the national security. Many problems were exposed in the outbreak of COVID-19. In the early stage of the outbreak in China, there was a serious lack of first-line personal protective equipment (PPE) and detection kits, which was partially due to the lack of development of biosafety related materials in China. It is of great significance to develop new materials to deal with biosafety risk factors, strengthen the construction of biosafety materials discipline and personnel training, and promote the development of biosafety materials. Ultimately, the development of biosafety materials science will provide a solid guarantee for the health and well-being of society, economic prosperity, and national security

Key words: materials science, biosafety, biosafety materials, discipline construction, talent cultivation