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Materials Science
Taiwan
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
105
Citations
33029
World Ranking
860
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Hsing-Wen Sung is affiliated with National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and has made contributions across medicine and engineering, with a strong focus on biomedical engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work encompasses several main research topics: nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Biomaterials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Hsing-Wen Sung are:

  • Yu-Jung Lin
  • Yen Chang
  • Kun-Ju Lin
  • Fwu-Long Mi
  • Hsin-Lung Chen

Representative recent publications by Hsing-Wen Sung include:

  • "Conductive Materials for Healing Wounds: Their Incorporation in Electroactive Wound Dressings, Characterization, and Perspectives" (2020, Advanced Healthcare Materials)
  • "Photosynthesis-inspired H2 generation using a chlorophyll-loaded liposomal nanoplatform to detect and scavenge excess ROS" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "A Noninvasive Gut-to-Brain Oral Drug Delivery System for Treating Brain Tumors" (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • "Engineering an integrated electroactive dressing to accelerate wound healing and monitor noninvasively progress of healing" (2022, Nano Energy)
  • "A conductive cell-delivery construct as a bioengineered patch that can improve electrical propagation and synchronize cardiomyocyte contraction for heart repair" (2020, Journal of Controlled Release)

Hsing-Wen Sung has been recognized as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2008 and was named Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • A novel pH-sensitive hydrogel composed of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan and alginate cross-linked by genipin for protein drug delivery.

    Sung Ching Chen;Yung Chih Wu;Fwu Long Mi;Yu Hsin Lin

  • In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity of a naturally occurring cross-linking reagent for biological tissue fixation

    Hsing Wen Sung;Rong Nan Huang;Lynn Ling-Huei Huang;Chen Chi Tsai

  • Physically crosslinked alginate/N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogels with calcium for oral delivery of protein drugs.

    Yu Hsin Lin;Hsiang Fa Liang;Ching Kuang Chung;Mei Chin Chen

  • Highly cited research articles in Journal of Controlled Release: Commentaries and perspectives by authors

    Nicholas A. Peppas;Ruth Duncan;Gary E. Wnek;Allan S. Hoffman

  • Targeted nanoparticles for drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier for Alzheimer's disease

    Celeste Roney;Padmakar V Kulkarni;Veera Arora;Peter Antich

  • Preparation and characterization of nanoparticles shelled with chitosan for oral insulin delivery.

    Yu Hsin Lin;Fwu Long Mi;Chiung Tong Chen;Wei Chun Chang

  • Recent advances in chitosan-based nanoparticles for oral delivery of macromolecules.

    Mei Chin Chen;Fwu Long Mi;Zi Xian Liao;Chun Wen Hsiao

  • A review of the prospects for polymeric nanoparticle platforms in oral insulin delivery.

    Mei Chin Chen;Kiran Sonaje;Ko Jie Chen;Hsing Wen Sung

  • Evaluation of gelatin hydrogel crosslinked with various crosslinking agents as bioadhesives: in vitro study.

    Hsing-Wen Sung;Don-Mou Huang;Wen-Hsiang Chang;Rong-Nan Huang

  • Feasibility study of a natural crosslinking reagent for biological tissue fixation

    Hsing Wen Sung;Rong Nan Huang;Lynn Ling-Huei Huang;Chen Chi Tsai

  • Drug release from chitosan–alginate complex beads reinforced by a naturally occurring cross-linking agent

    Fwu Long Mi;Hsing Wen Sung;Shin Shing Shyu

  • Mechanism and consequence of chitosan-mediated reversible epithelial tight junction opening.

    Tzyy-Harn Yeh;Li-Wen Hsu;Michael T. Tseng;Pei-Ling Lee

  • Stimuli-Responsive Materials for Controlled Release of Theranostic Agents

    Yucai Wang;Min Suk Shim;Nathanael S. Levinson;Hsing-Wen Sung

  • An Implantable Depot That Can Generate Oxygen in Situ for Overcoming Hypoxia-Induced Resistance to Anticancer Drugs in Chemotherapy

    Chieh-Cheng Huang;Wei-Tso Chia;Ming-Fan Chung;Kun-Ju Lin

  • Crosslinking of biological tissues using genipin and/or carbodiimide.

    Hsing-Wen Sung;Wen-Hisang Chang;Chiun-Yuang Ma;Meng-Horng Lee

  • In vivo evaluation of safety and efficacy of self-assembled nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery

    Kiran Sonaje;Yu Hsin Lin;Yu Hsin Lin;Jyuhn Huarng Juang;Shiaw Pyng Wey

  • Enteric-coated capsules filled with freeze-dried chitosan/poly(γ-glutamic acid) nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery

    Kiran Sonaje;Yi-Jia Chen;Hsin-Lung Chen;Shiaw-Pyng Wey

  • Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable TPP/genipin co-crosslinked chitosan gel beads

    Fwu Long Mi;Hsing Wen Sung;Shin Shing Shyu;Chia Ching Su

  • Synthesis and characterization of a novel chitosan-based network prepared using naturally occurring crosslinker

    FL Mi;HW Sung;SS Shyu

Frequent Co-Authors

Fwu Long Mi
Fwu Long Mi Taipei Medical University
Hsin-Lung Chen
Hsin-Lung Chen National Tsing Hua University
Shiaw-Min Hwang
Shiaw-Min Hwang Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ajit P. Yoganathan
Ajit P. Yoganathan Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard D. Weisel
Richard D. Weisel University Health Network
Younan Xia
Younan Xia Johns Hopkins University
Ren-Ke Li
Ren-Ke Li University of Toronto
Tzu-Chen Yen
Tzu-Chen Yen Chang Gung University
Kam W. Leong
Kam W. Leong Columbia University
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste

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