Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Physics
Sichuan University
China
Biography
Dr Wei Zhang received his BEng (2005) and MEng (2008) and PhD (2012) degrees from Sichuan University. During 2009-2011, he studied in Georgia Tech as a visiting student supported by the China Scholarship Council. Right after graduation, he joined Sichuan University as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor since July 2014. His research mainly focuses on biopolymers, particularly the nanomaterials from renewable resources, such as cellulose nanofibers, chitin whiskers, etc. The extraction of cellulose nanofibers and their applications in green nanocomposites, functional materials and tissue engineering have been the active topics in his research group. His research work was highlighted by many scientific news media, including C&EN, VeriticalNews, PharmacyChoice, Global Medical Discovery, etc.
Research Interest
Commercialization of cellulose nanofibers production, Application of cellulose nanofibers, Electrospinning of cellulose, 3D printing
Publications
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Jiangqi Zhao, Qingye Li, Xiaofang Zhang, Meijie Xiao, Wei Zhang, et al. (2017) Grafting of polyethylenimine onto cellulose nanofibers for interfacial enhancement in their epoxy nanocomposites. Carbohydr Polym 157: 1419-1425.
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Chenghong Ao, Yan Niu, Ximu Zhang, Xu He, Wei Zhang, et al. (2017) Fabrication and characterization of electrospun cellulose/nano-hydroxyapatite nanofibers for bone tissue engineering. Int J Biol Macromo.
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Xu He, Haiwu Zheng, Yi Xi, Changsheng Wu, Wei Zhang, et al. (2017) A highly stretchable fiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered wearable electronics. Adv Funct Mater: 1604378.
