Yuan Xiaoyan

Research direction

Biomaterials; Functional materials; Polymer structure and properties

Education

9/1993-3/1997 Ph.D. Tianjin University, China, Applied Chemistry

9/1988-3/1988 M.E. Tianjin University, China, Polymer Materials

9/1981-7/1985 B.E. Tianjin University, China, Chemical and Engineering of Polymer

Employment history

3/1988-present Assistant lecturer (1988), Lecturer (1990), Associate Professor(1998), Professor (2003) at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China

11/1998-4/2001 Research Associate at Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

3/2015-9/2015 Visiting Scholar at Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA

Areas of research interest

Biomaterials; Tissue engineering scaffolds; Small-diameter vascular grafts; Electrospinning; Anti-icing surfaces; Anti-freezing polymers; Multicomponent polymer materials

Teaching

Biomaterials for undergraduates; Multicomponent Polymer Materials for graduated students

Research projects

Natural Science Foundation of China:

• Structural control of trehalose-amino acid copolymers at low temperatures for cryoprotection of red blood cells (No. 51773150)

• Locally-encapsulating microRNA in multilayered electrospun membranes of polylactide copolymers and chitosan for vascular regeneration (No. 51473118)

• Tunable strategies in microstructure of POSS-fluoroalkyl acrylate-polysiloxane copolymers for anti-icing at low temperatures (No. 51273146)

• Synergetic effects of gradiently bioactive scaffolds on cell activity for regeneration of the interface between bone and cartilage (No. 51073117)

• Formation of biodegradable ultrafine fibers with core/shell structure and their controlled release systems for growth factors (No. 50573055)

• Preparation of hybrid ultrafine fiber membranes from polylactide and chitosan by electrostatic spinning (No. 50273027)

Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin:

• Antimicrobial and antiinflammatory activities of artificial vascular grafts modified by amino acid polymers (No. 17JCZDJC37500)

Selected publications(Journal articles, patents and books)

        2017 and later

• Peiqiong Zhou, Fang Zhou, Bo Liu, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Functional electrospun fibrous scaffolds with dextran-g-poly(L-Lysine)-VAPG/microRNA-145 to specially modulate vascular SMCs. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2017, accepted, DOI 10.1039/c7tb01755c.

• Chao Tao, Shan Bai, Xiaohui Li,* Chuan Li, Lixia Ren, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Formation of zwitterionic coatings with an aqueous lubricating layer for antifogging/anti-icing applications. Progress in Organic Coatings, 2018, 115: 56-64.

• Chuan Li, Xiaohui Li, Chao Tao, Lixia Ren, Yunhui Zhao, Shan Bai, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Amphiphilic Antifogging/Anti-Icing Coatings Containing POSS-PDMAEMA-b-PSBMA. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9(27): 22959-22969.

• Chao Tao, Xiaohui Li, Bo Liu, Kaiqiang Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Kongying Zhu, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Highly icephobic properties on slippery surfaces formed frompolysiloxane and fluorinated POSS. Progress in Organic Coatings, 2017, 103: 48-59.

• Suli Hu, Wenhong Hu, Zhenguang Li, Lixia Ren, Yunhui Zhao*, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Poly(amino acid-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)s with chiral lysine and/or leucine side moieties and their antibacterial abilities for biomedical applications. Materials Science & Engineering C, 2017, 76: 1112-1120.

• Baixuan Feng, Zhenguang Li, Kongying Zhu*, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Improving crystallization behaviors of isotactic polypropylene via POSS-sorbitol. Polymer Engineering and Science, 2017, 57(4): 357-364.

• Zhu, Kongying; Li, Xiaohui; Su, Junfeng; Li, Hui; Zhao, Yunhui; Yuan, Xiaoyan*. Improvement of anti-icing properties of low surface energy coatings by introducing phase-change microcapsules. Polymer Engineering and Science, 2017, accepted, DOI 10.1002/pen.24654.

• Xiaohui Li, Yancai Li, Lixia Ren, Kongying Zhu*, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Self-crosslinking coatings of fluorinated polysiloxanes with enhanced icephobicity. Thin Solid Films, 2017, 639: 113-122.

   2016 

• Fang Zhou, Xiaoling Jia, Yang Yang, Qingmao Yang, Chao Gao, Suli Hu, Yunhui Zhao, Yubo Fan*, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Nanofiber-mediated microRNA-126 delivery to vascular endothelial cells for blood vessel regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia, 2016, 43: 303-313.

• Fang Zhou, Xiaoling Jia, Yang Yang, Qingmao Yang, Yunhui Zhao, Yubo Fan*, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Peptide-modified PELCL electrospun membranes for regulation of vascular endothelial cells. Materials Science and Engineering C, 2016, 68: 623-631. 

• Fang Zhou, Xiaoling Jia, Qingmao Yang, Yang Yang, Yunhui Zhao, Yubo Fan*, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Target delivery of microRNA-126 to vascular endothelial cells via REDV peptide-modified PEG-trimethyl chitosan. Biomaterials Science, 2016, 4: 849-856. 

• Yang Yang, Qingmao Yang, Fang Zhou, Zhao Yunhui, Xiaoling Jia*, Xiaoyan Yuan*, Yubo Fan. Electrospun PELCL membranes loaded with QK peptide to enhance vascular endothelial cell growth, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2016, 27: 106. 

• Bo Liu, Kaiqiang Zhang, Chao Tao, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaohui Li, Kongying Zhu and Xiaoyan Yuan. Strategies for anti-icing: Low surface energy or liquid-infused? RSC Advances, 2016, 6: 70251-70260.

• Kaiqiang Zhang, Xiaohui Li, Yunhui Zhao, Kongying Zhu, Yancai Li, Chao Tao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. UV-curable POSS-fluorinated methacrylate diblock copolymers for icephobic coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings, 2016, 93: 87-96. 

• Yancai Li^†, Chenghao Luo^†, Xiaohui Li, Kaiqiang Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Kongying Zhu, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Submicron/nano-structured icephobic surfaces made from fluorinated polymethylsiloxane and octavinyl-POSS, Applied Surface Science, 2016, 360: 113-120.

• Chenghao Luo, Guanyun Chen, Kongying Zhu*, Xiaoyan Yuan. Preparation of X-ray developable LDPE/BaSO₄ composites and their thermal and mechanical properties, Polymer Composites, 2016, 37(5): 1396-1406.

  2015 

• Xiaohui Li, Kaiqiang Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Kongying Zhu, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Formation of icephobic film from POSS-containing fluorosiliconemulti-block methacrylate copolymers. Progress in Organic Coatings, 2015, 89: 150-159. 

• Xiaohui Li, Kaiqiang Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Kongying Zhu, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Enhancement of icephobic properties based on UV-curable fluorosilicone copolymer films. RSC Advances, 2015, 5: 90578-90587. 

• Bo Li, Xiaohui Li, Kaiqiang Zhang, Hui Li, Yunhui Zhao, Lixia Ren, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Synthesis of POSS-containing fluorosilicone block copolymers via RAFT polymerization for application as non-wetting coating materials, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2015, 78(1): 188-199.

• Fang Zhou, Xiaoshuai Qin, Yancai Li, Lixia Ren, Yunhui Zhao*, Xiaoyan Yuan. Fluorosilicone multi-block copolymers tethering quaternary ammonium salt groups for antimicrobial purpose, Applied Surface Science, 2015, 347, 231-241. 

• Xiaoshuai Qin, Yancai Li, Fang Zhou, Lixia Ren, Yunhui Zhao*, Xiaoyan Yuan. Polydimethylsiloxane-polymethacrylate block copolymers tethering quaternary ammonium salt groups for antimicrobial coating, Applied Surface Science, 2015, 328: 183-192. 

• Kaiqiang Zhang, Jingzhe Cai, Xiaohui Li, Hui Li, Yunhui Zhao*, Xiaoyan Yuan*, Balance of polyacrylate-fluorosilicone block copolymers as icephobic coatings, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2015, 33(1): 153-162. 

• Fengxuan Han^†, Xiaoling Yang^†, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Photocrosslinked layered gelatin-chitosan hydrogel with graded compositions for osteochondral defect repair, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2015, 26(4): 5489. 

• Fengxuan Han, Fang Zhou, Xiaoling Yang, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. A pilot study of conically graded chitosan-gelatin hydrogel/PLGA scaffold with dual-delivery of TGF-β1 and BMP-2 for regeneration of cartilage-bone interface, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B-Applied Biomaterials, 2015, 103(7): 1344-1353. 

• Fengxuan Han, Fang Zhou, Xiaoling Yang, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Facile preparation of PLGA microspheres with diverse internal structures by modified double-emulsion method for controlled release, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2015, 55(4): 896-906. 

• Guanyun Chen, Baixuan Feng, Kongying Zhu*, Yunhui Zhao and Xiaoyan Yuan*. Effect of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes-sorbitol on the properties of isotactic polypropylene, Chem. Res. Chinese Universities, 2015, 31(2): 303-307. 

  2014

• Hui Li, Xiaohui Li, Chenghao Luo, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Icephobicity of polydimethylsiloxane-b-poly(fluorinated acrylate), Thin Solid Films, 2014, 573: 67-73. 

• Xiaohui Li, Yunhui Zhao, Hui Li, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Preparation and icephobic properties of polymethyltrifluoropropylsiloxane-polyacrylate block copolymers, Applied Surface Science, 2014, 316: 222-231. 

• Gongwen Tang, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Fiber-microsphere membranes with continuous BMP-2 gradients with potential applications in interface-tissue engineering, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2014, 67: 159-167. 

  2013

• Fengxuan Han, Xiaoling Jia, Dongdong Dai, Xiaoling Yang, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Yubo Fan*, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Performance of a multilayered small-diameter vascular scaffold dual-loaded with VEGF and PDGF, Biomaterials, 2013, 34: 7302-7313. 

• Hong Zhang, Xiaoling Jia, Fengxuan Han, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Yubo Fan*, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Dual-delivery of VEGF and PDGF by double-layered electrospun membranes for blood vessel regeneration, Biomaterials, 2013, 34(9): 2202-2212. 

• Hui Li, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Facile preparation of superhydrophobic coating by spraying a fluorinated acrylic random copolymer micelle solution, Soft Matter, 2013, 9: 1005-1009. 

• Dongmei Yu, Yunhui Zhao, Hui Li, Hengzhi Qi, Bo Li, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Preparation and evaluation of hydrophobic surfaces of polyacrylate-polydimethylsiloxane copolymers for anti-icing, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2013, 76: 1435-1444.  

• Fengxuan Han, Hong Zhang, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Diverse release behaviors of water-soluble bioactive substances from fibrous membranes prepared by emulsion and suspension electrospinning, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 2013, 24(10): 1244-1259. 

• Wei Nie, Xiaoyan Yuan, Jin Zhao*, Yalin Zhou, Huijing Bao. Rapidly in situ forming chitosan/ε-polylysine hydrogels for adhesive sealants and hemostatic materials, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2013, 96(1): 342-348. 

• Weili Lu, Chenghao Luo, Yu Li, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng*, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Preparation of CoSn/carbon nanofibers as anode in lithium-ion battery, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2013, 15: 1736. 

• Chenghao Luo, Weili Lu, Yu Li, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Synthesis and characterization of C/Ni-NiO composite nanofibers for anode materials in lithium-ion batteries, Applied Physics A, Materials Science & Processing, 2013, 113: 683-692.  

  2012

• Fengxuan Han, Hong Zhang, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. In situ encapsulation of hydrogels in ultrafine fibers by suspension electrospinning, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2012, 52: 2695-2704. 

• Gongwen Tang, Hong Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Yang Zhang, Xiulan Li, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Preparation of PLGA scaffolds with graded pores by using gelatin-microsphere template as porogen, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 2012, 23(17): 2241-2257. 

• Gongwen Tang, Hong Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Xiao Li, Xiaoyan Yuan*. PLGA/HAp scaffolds containing drug-loaded PLGA/gelatin microspheres, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2012, 23(2): 419-429. 

• Kongying Zhu, Shuang Wang, Hengzhi Qi, Hui Li, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Supercooling suppression of microencapsulated n-alkanes by introducing an organic gelator, Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2012, 28(3): 539-541. 

• Weili Lu, Xiwang Liu, Shengling Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Haining Na, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Effect of benzyl triethylammonium chloride on microstructure of bicomponent polymeric fibers during electrospinning, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2012, 52(8): 1661-1671.  

• Liang Zhao, Yu Li, Yunhui Zhao, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Carbon nanotubes grown on electrospun polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofibers via chemical vapor deposition, Applied Physics A, Materials Science & Processing, 2012, 106(4): 863-869. 

• Zhe Liu, Yunhui Zhao, Jianwei Zhou, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Synthesis and characterization of core-shell polyacrylate latex containing fluorine/silicone in the shell and the self-stratification film, Colloid and Polymer Science, 2012, 290: 203-211. 

• Yunhui Zhao, Dapeng Qiu, Yanfang Yang, Gongwen Tang, Yubo Fan, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Degradation of electrospun poly(L-lactide) membranes under a dynamic stretching load, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 124(SI-1): E258-E266. 

  2011

• Yanfang Yang, Gongwen Tang, Hong Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*, Yubo Fan*, Min Wang. Controlled release of BSA by microspheres incorporated PLGA scaffolds under cyclic Loading, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2011, 31(2): 350-356.

• Yanfang Yang, Gongwen Tang, Hong Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Xubo Yuan, Min Wang, Xiaoyan Yuan. Controllable dual-release of dexamethasone and bovine serum albumin from PLGA/β-tricalcium phosphate composite scaffolds, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B, 2011, 96B(1): 139-151.  

• Xiaoling Jia, Chenguang Zhao, Ping Li, Hong Zhang, Yan Huang, Hua Li, Jie Fan, Wei Feng, Xiaoyan Yuan, Yubo Fan*. Sustained release of VEGF by coaxial electrospun dextran/PLGA fibrous membranes in vascular tissue engineering. Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 2011, 22(13): 1811-27.  

• Lili Wu, Xiaoran Li, Hua Li, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Comparison of BSA release behaviors from electrospun PLGA and PLGA/chitosan membranes, Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2011, 27(4): 708-711. 

• Haining Na, Yunhui Zhao, Xiwang Liu, Ci Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan*. Structure and properties of electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride)/polycarbonate membranes after hot-press, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 122(2): 774-781. 

  2010

• Hong Zhang, Chenguang Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Gongwen Tang and Xiaoyan Yuan. Electrospinning of ultrafine core/shell fibers for biomedical applications, Science in China Series B: Chemistry, 2010, 53(6): 1246-1254.  

• Yanfang Yang, Gongwen Tang, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan, Yubo Fan. Effect of cyclic loading on in vitro degradation of poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) scaffolds, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 2010, 21(1): 53-66. 

• Lili Wu, Hua Li, Shuo Li, Bin Duan, Xiaoyan Yuan. Formation of electrospun composite membranes of PLGA and chitosan by co-and coaxial electrospinning, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 2010, 92A(2): 563-574. 

• Haining Na, Hua Sun, Xiwang Liu, Yunhui Zhao, Ci Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Electrospinning of ultrafine PVDF/PC fibers from its dispersed solutions, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2010, 48(3): 372-380. 

  2009 

• Haining Na, Xiwang Liu, Jingqing Li, Yunhui Zhao, Ci Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Formation of core/shell ultrafine fibers of PVDF/PC by electrospinning via introduction of PMMA or BTEAC, Polymer, 2009, 50(26): 6340-6349. 

• Jing An, Hong Zhang, Jitu Zhang, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Preparation and antibacterial activity of electrospun chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide) membranes containing silver nanoparticles, Colloid and Polymer Science, 2009, 287(12): 1425-1434.

• Jing An, Desong Wang, Xiaoyan Yuan. Synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles in room-temperature ionic liquids with improved antimicrobial activities, Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2009, 25(4): 421-425.

• Haining Na, Qunying Li, Hua Sun, Ci Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Anisotropic mechanical properties of hot-pressed PVDF membranes with higher fiber alignments via electrospinning, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2009, 49(7): 1291-1298.

• Liang Zhao, Hong Zhang, Xiaoran Li, Jin Zhao, Ci Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Modification of electrospun PVDF-HFP membranes by introduction of PEGDMA, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 111: 3104-3112.

  2008 

• Haining Na, Yuping Zhao, Chenguang Zhao, Ci Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Effect of hot-press on electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2008, 48(5): 934-940. 

• Xiaoran Li, Hong Zhang, Hua Li, Gongwen Tang, Yunhui Zhao, Xiaoyan Yuan. Self-accelerated biodegradation of electrospun poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lactide) membranes by loading proteinase K, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2008, 93(3): 618-626.  

• Xiaoran Li, Jingwei Xie, Xiaoyan Yuan, Younan Xia. Coating electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) fibers with gelatin and calcium phosphate and their use as biomimetic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Langmuir, 2008, 24(24), 14145-14150.

• Yanfang Yang, Yunhui Zhao, Gongwen Tang, Hua Li, Xiaoyan Yuan, Yubo Fan. In vitro degradation of porous poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide)/b-tricalcium phosphate (PLGA/b-TCP) scaffolds under dynamic and static conditions, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2008, 93(10): 1838-1845.

• Jiashen Li, Xiaoyan Yuan, Fei He, Arthur F. T. Mak. Hybrid coating of hydroxyapatite and collagen within poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffold, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B-Applied Biomaterials, 2008, 86B(2): 381-388.

• Yanfang Yang, Jin Zhao, Yunhui Zhao, Liang Wen, Xiaoyan Yuan, Yubo Fan. Formation of porous PLGA scaffolds by a combining method of thermally induced phase separation and porogen leaching, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2008, 109(2): 1232-1241.

• Wei Feng, Zigang Wu, Yu Li, Yiyu Feng, Xiaoyan Yuan. The fabrication and electrochemical properties of electrospun nanofibers of a multiwalled carbon nanotube grafted by chitosan, Nanotechnology, 2008, 19(10): 105707.

• Shuo Li, Bin Sun, Xiaoran Li, Xiaoyan Yuan, Characterization of electrospun core/shell poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)/poly(L-lactide-co-e-caprolactone) fibrous membranes and their cytocompatibility in vitro, Journal of Biomaterials Science-Polymer Edition, 2008, 19(2): 245–258.

  2007

• Bin Duan, Lili Wu, Xiaoyan Yuan, Xiaoran Li, Zhen Hu, Xiulan Li, Yang Zhang, Kangde Yao, Min Wang. “Hybrid nanofibrous membranes of PLGA/chitosan fabricated via an electrospinning array”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 2007, 83A(3): 868–878. 

• Yamei Ding, Xiaoyan Yuan, Jin Zhao, Wanchun Guo, Xiukui Wang. “Formation of ultrafine apatite fibers by sol-gel/electrospinning”, Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2007, 23(3): 366-369.  

• Yuanyuan Zhang, Xiaoyan Yuan, Xiaobo Huang. “Electrospinning of chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) in an aqueous acetic acid solution”, Colloid and Polymer Science, 2007, 285(8): 855-863. 

• Bin Duan, Lili Wu, Xiaoran Li, Xiaoyan Yuan, Xiulan Li, Yang Zhang, Kangde Yao. “Degradation of electrospun PLGA-chitosan/PVA membranes and their cytocompatibility in vitro”, Journal of Biomaterials Science-Polymer Edition, 2007, 18(1): 95–115.  

  2006 

• Bin Sun, Bin Duan, Xiaoyan Yuan. “Preparation of core/shell PVP/PLA ultrafine fibers by coaxial electrospinning”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006,102(1): 39-45.  

• Bin Duan, Xiaoyan Yuan, Yi Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Xiulan Li, Yang Zhang, Kangde Yao. “A nanofibrous composite membrane of PLGA-chitosan/PVA prepared by electrospinning”, European Polymer Journal, 2006, 42(9), 2013-2022.  

  2005 

• Zhizhen Zhao, Jingqing Li, Xiaoyan Yuan, Xiang Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jing Sheng. “Preparation and properties of electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2005, 97(2): 466-474.  

• Lili Wu, Xiaoyan Yuan, Jing Sheng. “Immobilization of cellulase in nanofibrous PVA membranes by electrospinning”, Journal of Membrane Science, 2005, 250(1-2): 167-173. 

• Chunxue Zhang, Xiaoyan Yuan, Lili Wu, Yue Han, Jing Sheng. “Study on morphology of electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) mats”, European Polymer Journal, 2005, 41(3): 423-432.

  2004

• Bin Duan, Cunhai Dong, Xiaoyan Yuan, Kangde Yao. “Electrospinning of chitosan solutions in acetic acid with poly(ethylene oxide)”, Journal of Biomaterials Science-Polymer Edition, 2004, 15(6): 797-811.  

• Xiaoyan Yuan, Yuanyuan Zhang, Cunhai Dong, Jing Sheng. “Morphology of ultrafine polysulfone fibers prepared by electrospinning”, Polymer International, 2004, 53 (11): 1704-1710.

  2003 and before

• Xiaoyan Yuan, Arthur F. T. Mak, Kangde Yao. “Surface degradation of poly(L-lactic acid) fibers in a concentrated alkaline solution”, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2003, 79 (1): 45-52. 

• Xiaoyan Yuan, Arthur F.T. Mak, Kangde Yao. “Comparative observation of accelerated degradation of poly(L-lactic acid) fibres in phosphate buffered saline and a dilute alkaline solution”, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2002, 75(1): 45-53.  

• Xiaoyan Yuan, Arthur F.T. Mak, Jalu Li. “Formation of bone-like apatite on poly(L-lactic acid) fibers by a biomimetic process”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2001, 57(1): 140-150.  

• Xiaoyan Yuan, Ningxiang Shen, Jing Sheng, Xin Wei. “Immobilization of cellulase using acrylamide grafted acrylonitrile copolymer membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science, 1999, 155(1): 101-106.  

• Xiaoyan Yuan, Jing Sheng, Fei He, Yi Tang, Ningxiang Shen. “Surface modification of acrylonitrile copolymer membranes by grafting acrylamide. II. Initiation by Fe²⁺/H₂O₂”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 1998, 69(10):1907-1915.