Research at FAST

71 Representative Publications • Li LQ, Song AX, Yin JY, Siu KC, Wong WT, Wu JY * ( 2020 ) Anti-inflammation activity of exopolysaccharides produced by a medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis Cs- HK1 in cell and animal models. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 149: 1042-1050 • Mao YH, Song AX, Li LQ, Siu KC, Yao ZP, Wu JY * ( 2020 ) Effects of exopolysaccharide fractions with different molecular weights and compositions on fecal microflora during in vitro fermentation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 144: 76-84 • Zhang X, Niu J, Wu JY * ( 2019 ) Development and characterization of novel and stable silicon nanoparticles- embedded PCM-in-water emulsions for thermal energy storage. Applied Energy, 238(15): 1407-1416 • Song AX, Mao YH, Siu KC, Wu JY * ( 2018 ) Bifidogenic effects of Cordyceps sinensis fungal exopolysaccharide and konjac glucomannan after ultrasound and acid degradation Int’l J Biol Macromolecules 111: 587-594 • Li J, Li B, Geng P, Song AX, Wu JY * ( 2017 ) Ultrasonic degradation kinetics and rheological profiles of a food polysaccharide (konjac glucomannan) in water. Food Hydrocolloids 70: 14-19 • Siu KC, Chen X, Wu JY * ( 2016 ) Molecular properties and antioxidant activities of polysaccharides isolated from alkaline extract of wild Armillaria ostoyae mushrooms. Carbohydrate Polymers 137: 739-746 Awards and Achievements • Supervised ~15 PhD and MSc/MPhil students, several postdoc fellows, and over 20 PhD research scholars • Published over 170 refereed journal papers (130 as corresponding author in SCI journals); over 5900 citations and H-index 50 on Scopus (GoogleScholar ~8000 citations H-index 55) • Editorial Board Member: Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier ( 2019- ); Biotechnology Applied Biochemistry, Wiley- Blackwell ( 2012- ) • Guest Editor for: Carbohydrate Polymers - Elsevier ( 2019 - 2020 ), Int’l J Biol Macromol - Elsevier; Applied Sciences - MDPI Publisher ( 2018 ), Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, Bentham Science ( 2016 - 2017 ) Research Areas • Bioprocess engineering and technology with medicinal fungi and plant tissue cultures • Food science and engineering; Functional foods (Focus: natural and bioactive polysaccharides, prebiotics and gut microbiota) • Ultrasound-assisted extraction and processing of food and medicinal products Qualification BSc (HBIChE) MSc (Tianjin U) PhD (Queens U) ORCID ID 0000-0002-5392-5686 Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology Prof. WU Jianyong Research Professor