Group Members
Wenxin Wang
Principal Investigator
Jing Lyu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Yinghao Li
PhD Student
Xianqing Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher
Rijian Song
Postdoctoral Researcher
Cameron Milne
PhD Student
Zishan Li
PhD Student
Chunyu Zhao
PhD Student
Qiang Geng
PhD Student
Liang Yao
PhD Student
Francesca Santoro Ferrer
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Ruth Foley
Project ManagerAbout The Wang Group
Keywords: Wound healing, Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), Stem cells, Hydrogels, DNA plasmid, Non-viral gene delivery vectors
Our research is focused on the development of functional biomaterials including polymers and hydrogels with the aim of improving therapeutic outcomes for EB, diabetic wounds, burn wounds & acute wounds, cartilage regeneration and neurodegenerative diseases.
Specifically, our current research includes:
- Mechanistic understanding of ATRP, RAFT and CU0-mediated RDRP
- Kinetically controlled (co)polymerization of MVMs
- Macromolecular design and engineering via RDRP techniques (ATRP, RAFT, CU0-mediated RDRP, ROP and anionic polymerisation) and click chemistry
- Multifunctional cyclized/knotted and branched polymers as gene delivery vectors
- Injectable extracellular matrix (ECM) biopolymer hybrid hydrogels for stem cells encapsulation and drug delivery
- Bio-inspired responsive polymers as tissue adhesives
For more information visit: https://wenxinwang.group/index.html
Join our team
To find out more about our research, to collaborate on a project or if you are interested in postdoc, PhD or internship opportunities, contact wenxin.wang@ucd.ie.