Education Background:

1993-1997Henan Normal University, B.Sc.

1997-2002Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D.

2002-2003Johns Hopkins University, USA, Postdoc.

2003-2008Wuhan University of Technology, Associate Professor.

2008-2010Institute of Biology and Chemistry of Proteins, CNRS, Lyon 1 University, France, Postdoc.

2010- Soochow University, Associate Professor.

Research Interests:

Molecular biological mechanism of the interactions in the biointerface of cell – polymer surface;

Synthesis of functional biopolymers;

Growth and differentiation of stem cell on biomaterials;

Protein engineering for biomedical applications.

Recent Publications:

1.Feng Liu, Yuecheng Cui, Lei Wang,Hongwei Wang*, Yuqi Yuan, Jingjing Pan, Hong Chen, Lin Yuan*. Temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) modified gold nanoparticle-protein conjugates for bioactivity modulation.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2015, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02502.

2. Wenwen Jiang, Xiaoli Liu, Di Wu,Hongwei Wang*, Yanwei Wang, Hong Chen, Lin Yuan*. A simple, rapid one-step ELISA using antibody–antibody complex.Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 2015, 62, 126-131.

3. Lei Wang, Lin Yuan,Hongwei Wang*, Xiaoli Liu, Xinming Li, Hong Chen*. A new strategy for reversible modulation of protein activity through site-specific conjugation of small molecule and polymer.Bioconjugate Chemistry,2014, 25, 1252-1260.

4. Min Tan,Hongwei Wang,* Yanyun Wang, Gaojian Chen, Lin Yuan*, Hong Chen. Recyclable antibacterial material: silicon grafted with 3,6-O-sulfated chitosan and specifically bound by lysozyme.Journal of Materials ChemistryB,2014, 2, 569-576.

5. Jingjing Pan, Zhonglin Lyu, Wenwen Jiang,Hongwei Wang*, Qi Liu, Min Tan, Lin Yuan*, Hong Chen. Stimulation of gene transfection by silicon nanowire arrays modified with polyethylenimine.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2014, 6, 14391-14398.

6. Yajun Xu, Lei Wang, Wenwen Jiang,Hongwei Wang,* Jianlin Yao, Qinghua Guo, Lin Yuan,* Hong Chen. Silicon nanowire arrays - A new catalyst for the reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives.ChemCatChem,2013, 5, 3788-3793.

7.Hongwei Wang*, Wenwen Jiang, Yanwei Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Jianlin Yao, Lin Yuan, Zhaoqiang Wu, Dan Li, Bo Song, Hong Chen*. Catalase-like and peroxidase-like catalytic activities of silicon nanowire arrays.Langmuir, 2013, 29, 3-7.

8.Hongwei Wang, Wenwen Jiang, Lin Yuan*, Lei Wang, Hong Chen*. Reductase-like activity of silicon nanowire arrays.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2013,5, 1800-1805.

9.Hongwei Wang, Yanwei Wang, Lin Yuan*, Lei Wang, Weikang Yang, Zhaoqiang Wu, Dan Li, Hong Chen*. Thermally responsive silicon nanowire arrays for native/denatured protein separation.Nanotechnology, 2013, 24, 105101.

10.Hongwei Wang, Lei Wang, Lin Yuan*, Weikang Yang, John L Brash, Hong Chen*. Inhibitory effect of silicon nanowires on the polymerase chain reaction.Nanotechnology, 2012, 23, 365101.

11.Hongwei Wang, Lin Yuan*, Tieliang Zhao, He Huang, Hong Chen*. Altered enzymatic activity of lysozymes bound to variously sulfated chitosans.Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2012, 30, 893-899.

12.Hongwei Wang, Lei Wang, Pengchao Zhang, Lin Yuan, Qian Yu, Hong Chen*. High antibacterial efficiency of pDMAEMA modified silicon nanowire arrays.Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2011, 83: 355-359.