Jijun Huang
Associate Professor
College of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Biography
Dr. Jijun Huang is currently working as a Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Engineering, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , China. Education Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 2000 - 2006, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Graduate supervisor: Dr. Donald R. Paul M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 1998 - 2000, Iowa State University, Ames, IA M.S. Polymer Materials, 1995 - 1998, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China B.S. Polymer Science and Chemical Engineering, 1987 - 1991, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China
Research Interest
• Biocompatible, self-healing, inorganic-organic biocomposites for bone tissue engineering via ice-templating and infiltration • Hydrolytic degradation and swelling of FlexBone-type biocomposites comprised of pHEMA and hydroxyapatite (HAP) or bioglass for bone and cartilage tissue engineering • Dynamic mechanical and rheological properties of elastomeric, bone-like pHEMA/HAP for bone and cartilage tissue engineering • Biomineralization of novel peptoids and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)(pHEMA)-based hydrogels for bone tissue engineering • (Biodegradable and non-biodegradable) multi-functional polymer nanocomposites and blends
Publications
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“Combinatorial design of hydrolytically degradable, bone-like biocomposites based on pHEMA and hydroxyapatiteâ€, Jijun Huang, Dacheng Zhao, Smit J. Dangaria, Xianghong Luan, Thomas G. H. Diekwisch, Guoqing Jiang, Eduardo Saiza, Gao Liu, Antoni P. Tomsia, Polymer, in press, 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.12.017
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Role of molecular chemistry of degradable pHEMA hydrogels in three-dimensional biomimetic mineralizationâ€, Jijun Huang, Gao Liu, Chengyu Song, Eduardo Saiz, Antoni P. Tomsia, Chemistry of Materials, 24, 1331-1337 (2012)
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“Biocomposites of pHEMA with HA/beta-TCP(60/40) for bone tissue engineering: Swelling, hydrolytic degradation, and in vitro behavior â€, Jijun Huang, Elena Ten, Gao Liu, Matthew Finzen, Wenli Yu, Janice S. Lee, Eduardo Saiz, Antoni P. Tomsia, Polymer, in press, 10.106/j. polymer.2012.12.045
