Jian Yang
Huck Chair in Regenerative Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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W-340 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802 - jxy30@psu.edu
- 814-865-1278
Research Summary
Development of new biodegradable polymers for use in engineering elastic tissues such as blood vessel, tendon, ligament, and cardiac tissue, and in other applications such as biological labeling, bioimaging and drug delivery.
Huck Affiliations
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Regenerative Engineering and Translational Ecosystem Forum
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Tissue Antioxidants Application Elastomers Intercellular Signaling Peptides And Proteins Wound Healing Citric Acid Pharmaceutical Preparations Bioadhesive Tannins Nanoparticles Oxidative Stress Skin Nanofibers Antioxidant Agent Polyesters Silicon Transistors Collagen Drug Polymers Wounds And Injuries Therapeutics Adhesives Tissue AdhesivesMost Recent Publications
Anti-oxidant anti-inflammatory and antibacterial tannin-crosslinked citrate-based mussel-inspired bioadhesives facilitate scarless wound healing
Keke Wu, Meimei Fu, Yitao Zhao, Ethan Gerhard, Yue Li, Jian Yang, Jinshan Guo, 2023, Bioactive Materials on p. 93-110
Smart bioadhesives for wound healing and closure
Jia Zhu, Honglei Zhou, Ethan Michael Gerhard, Senhao Zhang, Flor Itzel Parra Rodríguez, Taisong Pan, Hongbo Yang, Yuan Lin, Jian Yang, Huanyu Cheng, 2023, Bioactive Materials on p. 360-375
Biodegradable and Inherently Fluorescent pH-Responsive Nanoparticles for Cancer Drug Delivery
Kalindu Perera, Dat X. Nguyen, Dingbowen Wang, Aneetta E. Kuriakose, Jian Yang, Kytai T. Nguyen, Jyothi U. Menon, 2022, Pharmaceutical Research on p. 2729-2743
Robust genome editing via modRNA-based Cas9 or base editor in human pluripotent stem cells
T Haideri, A Howells, Y Jiang, J Yang, X Bao, Xiaojun Lian, 2022, Cell Reports Methods on p. 100290
Development of Biodegradable Osteopromotive Citrate-Based Bone Putty
Xinyu Tan, Jian Yang, Ethan Gerhard, Yuqi Wang, Richard Tran, Hui Xu, S Yan, Elias B. Rizk, April D. Armstrong, Yuxiao Zhou, Jing Du, Xiaochun Bai, 2022, Small on p. 2203003
Citrate-based fluorometric sensor for multi-halide sensing
Dingbowen Wang, Tunan Xia, Yuqi Wang, Yizhu Chen, Chenji Zhang, William Murray, Adam Schultz, Zhiwen Liu, Jian Yang, 2022, Smart Materials in Medicine on p. 374--381
Synthesis and characterization of a novel pH-responsive drug-releasing nanocomposite hydrogel for skin cancer therapy and wound healing
Andrea Gonsalves, Pranjali Tambe, Duong Le, Dheeraj Thakore, Aniket S. Wadajkar, Jian Yang, Kytai T. Nguyen, Jyothi U. Menon, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry B on p. 9533-9546
Phototherapy and optical waveguides for the treatment of infection
Dingbowen Wang, Michelle Laurel Kuzma, Xinyu Tan, Tong Chuan He, Cheng Dong, Zhiwen Liu, Jian Yang, 2021, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Self-assembling peptide hydrogels facilitate vascularization in two-component scaffolds
Zain Siddiqui, Biplab Sarkar, Ka Kyung Kim, Arjun Kumar, Reshma Paul, Aryan Mahajan, Jonathan M. Grasman, Jian Yang, Vivek A. Kumar, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
Stretchable wideband dipole antennas and rectennas for RF energy harvesting
Jia Zhu, Zhihui Hu, Chaoyun Song, Ning Yi, Zhaozheng Yu, Zhendong Liu, Shangbin Liu, Mengjun Wang, Michael Dexheimer, Jian Yang, Huanyu Cheng, 2021, Materials Today Physics on p. 100377 (10 pp)
Most-Cited Papers
Three-dimensional manipulation of single cells using surface acoustic waves
Feng Guo, Zhangming Mao, Yuchao Chen, Zhiwei Xie, James P. Lata, Peng Li, Liqiang Ren, Jiayang Liu, Jian Yang, Ming Dao, Subra Suresh, Tony Jun Huang, 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 1522-1527
Dual growth factor releasing multi-functional nanofibers for wound healing
Zhiwei Xie, Christian B. Paras, Hong Weng, Primana Punnakitikashem, Lee Chun Su, Khanh Vu, Liping Tang, Jian Yang, Kytai T. Nguyen, 2013, Acta Biomaterialia on p. 9351-9359
Design Strategies and Applications of Tissue Bioadhesives
Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh, Jian Yang, 2013, Macromolecular Bioscience on p. 271-288
Biodegradable elastomers and silicon nanomembranes/nanoribbons for stretchable, transient electronics, and biosensors
Suk Won Hwang, Chi Hwan Lee, Huanyu Cheng, Jae Woong Jeong, Seung Kyun Kang, Jae Hwan Kim, Jiho Shin, Jian Yang, Zhuangjian Liu, Guillermo A. Ameer, Yonggang Huang, John A. Rogers, 2015, Nano Letters on p. 2801-2808
Development of tannin-inspired antimicrobial bioadhesives
Jinshan Guo, Wei Sun, Jimin Peter Kim, Xili Lu, Qiyao Li, Min Lin, Oliver Mrowczynski, Elias B. Rizk, Juange Cheng, Guoying Qian, Jian Yang, 2018, Acta Biomaterialia on p. 35-44
Design Strategies and Applications of Circulating Cell-Mediated Drug Delivery Systems
Yixue Su, Zhiwei Xie, Gloria B. Kim, Cheng Dong, Jian Yang, 2015, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering on p. 201-217
3D-Printing Strong High-Resolution Antioxidant Bioresorbable Vascular Stents
Robert van Lith, Evan Baker, Henry Ware, Jian Yang, Adam Cyrus Farsheed, Cheng Sun, Guillermo Ameer, 2016, Advanced Materials Technologies
A thermoresponsive biodegradable polymer with intrinsic antioxidant properties
Jian Yang, Robert Van Lith, Kevin Baler, Ryan A. Hoshi, Guillermo A. Ameer, 2014, Biomacromolecules on p. 3942-3952
Citrate-Based Biomaterials and Their Applications in Regenerative Engineering
Richard T. Tran, Jian Yang, Guillermo A. Ameer, 2015, Annual Review of Materials Research on p. 277-310
Engineering biodegradable polyester elastomers with antioxidant properties to attenuate oxidative stress in tissues
Robert van Lith, Elaine K. Gregory, Jian Yang, Melina R. Kibbe, Guillermo A. Ameer, 2014, Biomaterials on p. 8113-8122
News Articles Featuring Jian Yang
Dec 08, 2022
National Academy of Inventors names three Penn Staters as 2022 fellows
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named three Penn State College of Engineering faculty members as fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
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Sep 16, 2022
Millennium Café series to feature special editions in October, November
The Millennium Café, held every Tuesday by the Materials Research Institute (MRI) featuring two talks by Penn State researchers that serve as an exchange of ideas and solutions, will hold three special sessions in October and November.
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Aug 16, 2022
Researchers to develop scaffolding for nerve regeneration with $2.14M NIH grant
Peripheral nerves are responsible for moving muscles, sensing temperatures and even inhaling and exhaling; yet they comprise fragile fibers vulnerable to disease and injury.
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May 19, 2022
College of Engineering awards six Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants
The Penn State College of Engineering recently awarded six Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants to faculty members, including one in partnership with the College of Health and Human Development and another with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
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Jun 11, 2021
New tissue-closure model may aid in promotion of faster wound healing
The observation of a previously undetected biological mechanism for closing gaps in living tissue improves basic understanding of the wound-healing process and may one day inform strategies to speed healing after surgery.
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Oct 21, 2020
Novel bioresorbable, tissue-healing surgical device approved by FDA
A new surgical tendon fixation system that not only re-attaches damaged tissues but also facilitates healing as it is absorbed by the body has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, indicating that the device is “as safe and effective” as other legally marketed devices and is ready to go to market.
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Feb 03, 2020
Academia-enterprise partnership aims to help people with diabetes
Innovative wound dressing would help reduce life-threatening infections, amputations for diabetic patients.
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