Jian Zhang
Bio
Dr. Jian Zhang has dedicated himself to innovative research and application of biomaterials in medicine. His primary research achievements include scarless hydrogel wound dressings, nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy, and wearable blood glucose monitoring devices. He has published many papers in high-impact journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, and Advanced Science. Dr. Zhang’s research has been funded by organizations such as the Diabetes Research Connection.
The Zhang Group comprises a diverse team of professionals spanning chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, veterinary medicine, and clinical practice.
The primary focus of the Zhang Group lies in the development of stimuli-responsive hydrogels (bio-adhesive), targeted drug delivery systems, and portable devices aimed at tackling critical biomedical challenges that play essential roles in human life.
Website
https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/zhang-group/research
Area(s) of Expertise
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (including wound healing, intestinal repair, bone regeneration, etc.), Precision Drug Delivery, Development of Small Wearable Medical Devices
Publications
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring Enabled by Fluorescent Nanodiamond Boronic Hydrogel , Advanced Science (2023)
- A pulsatile release platform based on photo-induced imine-crosslinking hydrogel promotes scarless wound healing , Nature Communications (2021)
- Construction of versatile multilayered composite nanoparticles from a customized nanogel template , Bioactive Materials (2018)
- Ionic Colloidal Molding as a Biomimetic Scaffolding Strategy for Uniform Bone Tissue Regeneration , Advanced Materials (2017)
- Controlled cross-linking strategy for formation of hydrogels, microgels and nanogels , Journal of Controlled Release (2015)
- Controlled Formation of Microgels/Nanogels from a Disulfide-Linked Core/Shell Hyperbranched Polymer , ACS Macro Letters (2012)