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- jian-yong.wu@polyu.edu.hk
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My research is mainly engaged in the discovery of fundamental principles and relationships in food science and bioprocess engineering, the exploration of innovative, effective and sustainable processing techniques for food and medicinal products, and the development of bioprocess technology for efficient production of valuable metabolites with nutraceutical and therapeutic effects such as bioactive polysaccharides of edible and medicinal fungi.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Hebei Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Master of Science, Tianjin University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queen's University at Kingston
Academic and Professional Experience
- Editor for Carbohydrate Polymers (Elsevier) (2023 JIF11.2)
- Editorial Board for: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier), Biotechnology Applied Biochemistry (Wiley Blackwell), Food Physics (KeAi)
- Asian Editor for Food Quality and Safety (Oxford Academic)
Research Interests
Achievements
- Published over 200 refereed journal papers and book chapters
- Received over 9000 citations and an H-index 61 on Scopus
- Top 2% most cited scientists in the world 2021, 2022, 2023 by Stanford University
- Liu L, Wu JY* (2024) Developing novel high-performance polyethylene-embedded phase change emulsions with minimal supercooling for efficient thermal energy storage. Chem Eng J 482: Art. 148727.
- Li JH, Zhu YY, Gu FT, Wu JY* (2023) Efficient isolation of immunostimulatory polysaccharides from Lentinula edodes by autoclaving-ultrasonication extraction and fractional precipitation. Int'l J Biol Macromol 237: Art. 124216.
- Liu L, Niu J, Wu JY* (2023) Improving energy efficiency of photovoltaic/thermal systems by cooling with PCM nano-emulsions: An indoor experimental study. Renewable Energy 203: 568-582.
- Liu L, Zhang X, Liang H, Niu J, Wu JY* (2022) Cooling storage performance of a novel phase change material nano-emulsion for room air-conditioning in a self-designed pilot thermal storage unit. Applied Energy 308: Art. 118405.
- Ding L, Huang Q, Xiang W, ...Zhang B*, Wu, JY* (2022) Chemical cross-linking reduces in vitro starch digestibility of cooked potato parenchyma cells. Food Hydrocolloids 124, Art. 107297.
- Li LQ, Song AX., Wong, W.-T., Wu, J.-Y.* (2021) Modification and enhanced anti-inflammatory activity by Bifidobacterial fermentation of an exopolysaccharide from a medicinal fungus Cs-HK1. Int’l J Biol Macromol 188: 586–594.
- Mao YH, Song AX, Li LQ, Siu KC, Yang Y, Yao ZP, Wu JY* (2020) A high-molecular weight exopolysaccharide from the Cs-HK1 fungus: Ultrasonic degradation, characterization and in vitro fecal fermentation. Carbohydrate Polymers 246: Art. 116636.
- 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. Int'l J Biol Macromol 149: 1042-1050.
- Song AX, Li LQ, Yin JY, Chiou JC*, Wu JY* (2020) Mechanistic insights into the structure-dependent and strain-specific utilization of wheat arabinoxylan by Bifidobacterium longum. Carbohydrate Polymers 249: Art.116886.
- 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. Int'l J Biol Macromol 144: 76–84.
- Song AX, Mao YH, Siu KC, Tai CS, Wu JY* (2019) Protective effects of exopolysaccharide of a medicinal fungus on probiotic bacteria during cold storage and simulated gastrointestinal conditions. Int'l J Biol Macromol 133: 957–963.
- Mao YH, Song AX, Yao ZP *, Wu JY* (2018) Protective effects of natural and partially degraded konjac glucomannan on Bifidobacteria against antibiotic damage. Carbohydrate Polymers 181: 368-375.
- 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.
- Chen X, Yan JK, Wu JY* (2016) Characterization and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles prepared with a fungal exopolysaccharide in water. Food Hydrocolloids 53:69-74.
- 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.
- Wu JY (2019) Power Ultrasound for Extraction and Modification of Polysaccharides from Medicinal Fungi. In Jingdun Jia, Donghong Liu, Haile Ma et al. (Eds.) Advances in Food Physical Processing Technology, Chapter 4, pp101-123, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. and Zhejiang University Press, Hangzhou.
- Wu JY (2014) Polysaccharide-protein complexes from edible fungi and applications. In: K.G. Ramawat, J.-M. Mérillon (Eds): Polysaccharides Bioactivity and Biotechnology, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 1-10.
- Yan JK and Wu JY* (2014) Submerged Fermentation of Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps sinensis for Production of Biologically Active Mycelial Biomass and Exopolysaccharides. Chapter 5 In K.-Y. Paek, H.N. Murthy, J-J Zhong (eds.), Production of Biomass and Bioactive Compounds Using Bioreactor Technology, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, pp93-120.
