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Overview

Jie Cai is affiliated with Wuhan University in China and has made significant contributions to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to material innovation and application.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields including Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials. Their research topics cover a range of advanced material studies such as nanocomposite films for food packaging, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, advanced cellulose research, supercapacitor material fabrication, biodegradable polymer synthesis, and the development of advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials.

Jie Cai has published extensively in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include Chemical Engineering Journal, Carbohydrate Polymers, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Small, and Green Chemistry. These journals highlight the broad scope of their investigation from chemical processing and polymer science to materials chemistry and nanotechnology.

Recent notable papers by Jie Cai include:

  • Extremely strong and tough chitosan films mediated by unique hydrated chitosan crystal structures (2021, Materials Today)
  • 3D printing of high-strength chitosan hydrogel scaffolds without any organic solvents (2020, Biomaterials Science)
  • Super-Strong and Super-Stiff Chitosan Filaments with Highly Ordered Hierarchical Structure (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Trimethylchlorosilane modified activated carbon for the adsorption of VOCs at high humidity (2021, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • A Review of Chitin Solvents and Their Dissolution Mechanisms (2020, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science)

These publications illustrate a strong emphasis on chitosan-based materials and their functional enhancements for applications in biotechnology and pollution control.

Collaboration plays a significant role in Jie Cai's research activities. Frequent coauthors include Lina Zhang, Pingdong Wei, Yi Zhong, Fang Xie, and Yiwen Lu, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing cooperative efforts within their research network.

Best Publications

  • Rapid dissolution of cellulose in LiOH/urea and NaOH/urea aqueous solutions

    Jie Cai;Lina Zhang

  • Superabsorbent hydrogels based on cellulose for smart swelling and controllable delivery

    Chunyu Chang;Bo Duan;Jie Cai;Lina Zhang

  • Unique Gelation Behavior of Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution

    Jie Cai;Lina Zhang

  • A Hierarchical N/S-Codoped Carbon Anode Fabricated Facilely from Cellulose/Polyaniline Microspheres for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Dingfeng Xu;Chaoji Chen;Jia Xie;Bao Zhang

  • High-Strength and High-Toughness Double-Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogels: A New Strategy Using Sequential Chemical and Physical Cross-Linking

    Dan Zhao;Junchao Huang;Yi Zhong;Kai Li

  • Dynamic Self-Assembly Induced Rapid Dissolution of Cellulose at Low Temperatures

    Jie Cai;Lina Zhang;Shilin Liu;Yating Liu

  • Cellulose–Silica Nanocomposite Aerogels by In Situ Formation of Silica in Cellulose Gel

    Jie Cai;Jie Cai;Shilin Liu;Jiao Feng;Satoshi Kimura

  • Nitrogen-rich hard carbon as a highly durable anode for high-power potassium-ion batteries

    Chaoji Chen;Zhenggang Wang;Bao Zhang;Ling Miao

  • Nanoporous Cellulose as Metal Nanoparticles Support

    Jie Cai;Satoshi Kimura;Masahisa Wada;Shigenori Kuga

  • Multifilament Fibers Based on Dissolution of Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution: Structure and Properties

    Jie Cai;Lina Zhang;Jinping Zhou;Haisong Qi

  • Cellulose Aerogels from Aqueous Alkali Hydroxide–Urea Solution

    Jie Cai;Satoshi Kimura;Masahisa Wada;Shigenori Kuga

  • Green Fabrication of Amphiphilic Quaternized β-Chitin Derivatives with Excellent Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Activities for Wound Healing.

    Huan Xu;Zehong Fang;Weiqun Tian;Yanfeng Wang

  • Properties of films composed of cellulose nanowhiskers and a cellulose matrix regenerated from alkali/urea solution.

    Haisong Qi;Jie Cai;Lina Zhang;Shigenori Kuga

  • TiO2 Immobilized in Cellulose Matrix for Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol under Weak UV Light Irradiation

    Jian Zeng;Shilin Liu;Jie Cai;Lina Zhang

  • Dilute solution properties of cellulose in LiOH/urea aqueous system

    Jie Cai;Yating Liu;Lina Zhang

  • Novel Fibers Prepared from Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution

    Jie Cai;Lina Zhang;Jinping Zhou;Hao Li

  • High-Flexibility, High-Toughness Double-Cross-Linked Chitin Hydrogels by Sequential Chemical and Physical Cross-Linkings.

    Duoduo Xu;Junchao Huang;Dan Zhao;Beibei Ding

  • In Situ Synthesis of Robust Conductive Cellulose/Polypyrrole Composite Aerogels and Their Potential Application in Nerve Regeneration

    Zhuqun Shi;Huichang Gao;Jiao Feng;Beibei Ding

  • Hydrogen‐Bond‐Induced Inclusion Complex in Aqueous Cellulose/LiOH/Urea Solution at Low Temperature

    Jie Cai;Lina Zhang;Chunyu Chang;Gongzhen Cheng

  • Facile preparation of robust and biocompatible chitin aerogels

    Beibei Ding;Jie Cai;Junchao Huang;Lina Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Lina Zhang
Lina Zhang Wuhan University
Shigenori Kuga
Shigenori Kuga University of Tokyo
Jinping Zhou
Jinping Zhou Wuhan University
Yumin Du
Yumin Du Wuhan University
Xiaowen Shi
Xiaowen Shi Wuhan University
Haisong Qi
Haisong Qi South China University of Technology
Jia Xie
Jia Xie Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ang Lu
Ang Lu Wuhan University
Xiaodong Cao
Xiaodong Cao South China University of Technology
Benjamin Chu
Benjamin Chu Stony Brook University

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