Lei Ye is leading a research group studying multifunctional polymers and biointerfaces. The main research interests are molecular recognition materials, artificial enzymes, and applications of synthetic materials in bioseparation and bioanalytical sciences. Lei Ye and his coworkers have made several important contributions in the area of molecular imprinting. The most cited examples include preparation of molecularly imprinted polymers using precipitation polymerization, Pickering emulsion polymerization, nanoimprint lithography and electrospinning.