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Materials Science

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90
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1706
National Ranking
27

Engineering and Technology

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86
Citations
22732
World Ranking
372
National Ranking
15

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  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
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  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Yonghao Ni is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with substantial work in Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist has published extensively across several topics. Key research areas include:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Yonghao Ni has contributed numerous papers with notable examples including:

  • Houttuynia-derived nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbon for high-performance supercapacitor, 2020, Carbon
  • Sources, production and commercial applications of fungal chitosan: A review, 2022, Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
  • Mussel-inspired blue-light-activated cellulose-based adhesive hydrogel with fast gelation, rapid haemostasis and antibacterial property for wound healing, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Anti-freezing and moisturizing conductive hydrogels for strain sensing and moist-electric generation applications, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • A simple and effective approach to fabricate lignin nanoparticles with tunable sizes based on lignin fractionation, 2020, Green Chemistry

The scientist frequently publishes in journals including Chemical Engineering Journal, Carbohydrate Polymers, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Industrial Crops and Products, and Cellulose.

Yonghao Ni collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators are:

  • Lihui Chen
  • Liulian Huang
  • Chao Duan
  • Chuanyin Xiong
  • Lei Dai

In addition to journal articles, Yonghao Ni has contributed to book publications. One example is the book titled "Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Sustainable Recycling of Organic Solid Waste," published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) in 2022.

The scientist has been recognized with awards including membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Houttuynia-derived nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbon for high-performance supercapacitor

    Zhen Shang;Zhen Shang;Xingye An;Hao Zhang;Hao Zhang;Mengxia Shen

  • 3D printing using plant-derived cellulose and its derivatives: A review.

    Lei Dai;Lei Dai;Ting Cheng;Chao Duan;Wei Zhao

  • Synthesis and characterization of cationically modified nanocrystalline cellulose.

    Masuduz Zaman;Huining Xiao;Felipe Chibante;Yonghao Ni

  • Sodium periodate oxidation of cellulose nanocrystal and its application as a paper wet strength additive

    Bo Sun;Qingxi Hou;Zehua Liu;Yonghao Ni;Yonghao Ni

  • Biocompatible, self-wrinkled, antifreezing and stretchable hydrogel-based wearable sensor with PEDOT:sulfonated lignin as conductive materials

    Qinhua Wang;Xiaofeng Pan;Changmei Lin;Dezhi Lin

  • Mussel-inspired blue-light-activated cellulose-based adhesive hydrogel with fast gelation, rapid haemostasis and antibacterial property for wound healing

    Shengchang Lu;Xiaohui Zhang;Zuwu Tang;He Xiao

  • Recent advances on cellulose-based nanofiltration membranes and their applications in drinking water purification: A review

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  • Anti-freezing and moisturizing conductive hydrogels for strain sensing and moist-electric generation applications

    Peng He;Junying Wu;Xiaofeng Pan;Lihui Chen

  • A bionic tactile plastic hydrogel-based electronic skin constructed by a nerve-like nanonetwork combining stretchable, compliant, and self-healing properties

    Xiaofeng Pan;Qinhua Wang;Peng He;Kai Liu

  • Alcell® lignin solubility in ethanol–water mixtures

    Y. Ni;Q. Hu

  • Ultraflexible Self-Healing Guar Gum-Glycerol Hydrogel with Injectable, Antifreeze, and Strain-Sensitive Properties.

    Xiaofeng Pan;Qinhua Wang;Dengwen Ning;Lei Dai

  • Ultrafast gelling using sulfonated lignin-Fe3+ chelates to produce dynamic crosslinked hydrogel/coating with charming stretchable, conductive, self-healing, and ultraviolet-blocking properties

    Qinhua Wang;Xiaofeng Pan;Changmei Lin;Xiaojuan Ma

  • All-Lignin-Based Hydrogel with Fast pH-Stimuli Responsiveness for Mechanical Switching and Actuation

    Lin Dai;Lin Dai;Mingshuai Ma;Mingshuai Ma;Jikun Xu;Chuanling Si

  • A self-cleaning and photocatalytic cellulose-fiber- supported "Ag@AgCl@MOF- cloth'' membrane for complex wastewater remediation.

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  • The recent progress on three-dimensional porous graphene-based hybrid structure for supercapacitor

    Chuanyin Xiong;Bingbing Li;Xin Lin;Heguang Liu

  • Cellulose-based electrospun nanofiber membrane with core-sheath structure and robust photocatalytic activity for simultaneous and efficient oil emulsions separation, dye degradation and Cr(VI) reduction.

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  • Evaluations of Cellulose Accessibilities of Lignocelluloses by Solute Exclusion and Protein Adsorption Techniques

    Q.Q. Wang;Z. He;Z. Zhu;Z. Zhu;Y.-H.P. Zhang;Y.-H.P. Zhang

  • Kinetics of peracetic acid decomposition: Part I: Spontaneous decomposition at typical pulp bleaching conditions

    Z. Yuan;Y. Ni;A. R. P. Van Heiningen

  • Hydrophilic modification of polyester fabric by applying nanocrystalline cellulose containing surface finish

    Masuduz Zaman;Hongbin Liu;Hongbin Liu;Huning Xiao;Felipe Chibante

  • Applications of Cellulose-based Materials in Sustained Drug Delivery Systems.

    Bo Sun;Min Zhang;Jing Shen;Zhibin He

  • An integrated transparent, UV-filtering organohydrogel sensor via molecular-level ion conductive channels

    Xiaofeng Pan;Qinhua Wang;Runsheng Guo;Yonghao Ni;Yonghao Ni

  • Characterization and evaluation of Paulownia elongota as a raw material for paper production

    Saim Ates;Yonghao Ni;Mehmet Akgul;Ayhan Tozluoglu

  • Cellulose nanocrystal/hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide/silver nanoparticle composite as a catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol.

    Xingye An;Xingye An;Yunduo Long;Yonghao Ni;Yonghao Ni

Frequent Co-Authors

Liulian Huang
Liulian Huang Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Pedram Fatehi
Pedram Fatehi Lakehead University
Huining Xiao
Huining Xiao University of New Brunswick
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Sheldon Q. Shi
Sheldon Q. Shi University of North Texas
Qingwen Wang
Qingwen Wang South China Agricultural University
Mohini Sain
Mohini Sain University of Toronto
Run-Cang Sun
Run-Cang Sun Dalian Polytechnic University
Hong Liu
Hong Liu Shandong University
Nikos Hadjichristidis
Nikos Hadjichristidis King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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