Biomaterials

Nanomaterials

Cellulose

Bio-inspired photonics

2012 - 2016              Ph.D.,  McGill University                                            

2009 - 2011              M.Sc.,  McGill University                                 

2005 - 2009              B.Sc.,  University of Science and Technology of China                           

2021 - present          Associate Professor, Doctoral supervisor

                                 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2018 - 2021              Marie Curie Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Research Associate

                                 Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

2016 - 2018              Postdoctoral Scholar 

                                 Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago 

（25）Hairy chitin nanocrystals: Sustainable adsorbents for efficient removal of organic dyes, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025
（24）One-step conversion of waste sawdust into bitter melon-like particles for efficient solar-driven water evaporation, Desalination, 2025
（23） Recent research progress on hairy cellulose nanocrystals: Preparation and applications, Cellulose, 2024
（22） Hydrogen Bond-Mediated Self-Assembly of Carbon Dots Enabling Precise Tuning of Particle and Cluster Luminescence for Advanced Optoelectronic Applications, Advanced Materials, 2024
（21）All-Cellulose-Based Flexible Photonic Films. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2408464.
（20） Light management by algal aggregates in living photosynthetic hydrogels, PNAS, 2024,121 (23) e2316206121
（19） Highly efficient solar water evaporation by wood through one-step in-situ synthesis of carbon dots, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 479 (147680)
（18） Cellulose-Based Scattering Enhancers for Light Management Applications, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 5, 7373–7379
（17） Highly-Scattering Cellulose-Based Films for Radiative Cooling, Advanced Science, 2022, 9, 2104758.
（16） Recent Progress in Production Methods for Cellulose Nanocrystals: Leading to More Sustainable Processes, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2022,  6, 2100100
（15） Light Management with Natural Materials: From Whiteness to Transparency, ADVANCED MATERIALS, 2021, 33, 2001215.
（14） Effect of Graft Molecular Weight and Density on the Mechanical Properties of Polystyrene-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystal Films, Macromolecules, 2021, 54 (22) : 10594-10604
（13） Surfactant-Free Latex Nanocomposites Stabilized and Reinforced by Hydrophobically Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals, ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, 2020,  54 (22) : 10594-10604
（12） Stretching-Induced Thermal Conductivity Change in Shape-Memory Polymer Composites, JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 2020, 142 (8)
（11） Preparation of cellulose nanofibers from Miscanthus x. Giganteus by ammonium persulfate oxidation, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 2019, 212 : 30-39
（10） Colloidal nano-toolbox for molecularly regulated polymerization: chemorheology over 6 decades of viscoelasticity, MATERIALS HORIZONS, 2017,   4 (6) : 1165-1170
（9） Highly Stable, Functional Hairy Nanoparticles and Biopolymers from Wood Fibers: Towards Sustainable Nanotechnology, JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, 2016, (113)
（8） Reusable Green Aerogels from Cross-Linked Hairy Nanocrystalline Cellulose and Modified Chitosan for Dye Removal, LANGMUIR, 2016,  32 (45) : 11771-11779
（7） A Bottom-up Route to a Chemically End-to-End Assembly of Nanocellulose Fibers, BIOMACROMOLECULES, 2016, 17 (6) : 2240-2247
（6） Preparation of hairy cationic nanocrystalline cellulose, CELLULOSE, 2016, 23 (3) : 1791-1801
（5） Copper Removal Using Electrosterically Stabilized NanocrystallineCellulose, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 2015, 7 (21) : 11301-11308
（4） Preparation and characterization of sterically stabilized nanocrystalline cellulose obtained by periodate oxidation of cellulose fibers, CELLULOSE, 2015, 22 (3) : 1743-1752
（3） Highly charged nanocrystalline cellulose and dicarboxylated cellulose from periodate and chlorite oxidized cellulose fibers, CELLULOSE, 2013, 20 (4) : 1865-1875
（2） Energy requirements for the disintegration of cellulose fibers into cellulose nanofibers, CELLULOSE, 2012, 19 (3) : 831-842
（1） Films Prepared from Electrosterically Stabilized Nanocrystalline Cellulose, LANGMUIR, 2012,  28 (20) : 7834-7842

[1] YANG Han, IACUCCI Giovanni, HONORATO-RIOS Camila, SCHERTEL Lukas, VIGNOLINI Silvia. CELLULOSE PARTICLES. WO/2023/135261, 2023-07-20.
[2] ROWAN Stuart J., YANG Han. PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS FROM MISCANTHUS X. GIGANTEUS AND COMPOSITES THEREFROM. WO/2020/096854, 2020-05-14.