Dr Yunhong Jiang

Associate Professor

School: Geography and Natural Sciences

Dr Yunhong Jiang is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and a Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Fellow in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) at Northumbria University. He completed his PhD in Biochemical Engineering at the University of Leeds, with subsequent postdoctoral roles at the University of Leeds, University of Bath, and University of Bristol.

His research spans microbial cell and materials interactions, antimicrobial surfaces, biological metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), functional living materials, and sustainable biopolymers. His recent work centres on developing thermally insulating materials derived from sustainable, widely available raw materials, focusing on functional properties and moisture-dependent heat transfer in the built environment. He collaborates extensively with biologists, chemists, and engineers across interdisciplinary projects.

He is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Microbiology Society and is a Certified Passive House Designer. His research has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Leverhulme Trust, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Key Publications

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Co-immobilization multienzyme nanoreactor with co-factor regeneration for conversion of CO2, Ren, S., Wang, Z., Bilal, M., Feng, Y., Jiang, Y., Jia, S., Cui, J. 15 Jul 2020, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Physico-chemical Characterization and Development of Hemp Aggregates for Highly Insulating Construction Building Materials, Jiang, Y., Hussain, A., Heidari, D., Lawrence, M., Ansell, M. 13 May 2020, Physico chemical characterization and development of hemp aggregates for highly insulating construction building materials , Cham, Springer
Development of novel building composites based on hemp and multi-functional silica matrix, Hussain, A., Calabria-Holley, J., Lawrence, M., Ansell, M., Jiang, Y., Schorr, D., Blanchet, P. 1 Jan 2019, In: Composites Part B: Engineering
Improvement of Water Resistance of Hemp Woody Substrates through Deposition of Functionalized Silica Hydrophobic Coating, while Retaining Excellent Moisture Buffering Properties, Jiang, Y., Bourebrab, M., Sid, N., Taylor, A., Collet, F., Pretot, S., Hussain, A., Ansell, M., Lawrence, M. 6 Aug 2018, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Role of physical and chemical interactions in the antibacterial behavior of ZnO nanoparticles against E. coli, Jiang, Y., Zhang, L., Wen, D., Ding, Y. 1 Dec 2016, In: Materials Science and Engineering C
Characterization of nanoparticle batch-to-batch variability, Mülhopt, S., Diabaté, S., Dilger, M., Adelhelm, C., Anderlohr, C., Bergfeldt, T., de la Torre, J., Jiang, Y., Valsami-Jones, E., Langevin, D., Lynch, I., Mahon, E., Nelissen, I., Piella, J., Puntes, V., Ray, S., Schneider, R., Wilkins, T., Weiss, C., Paur, H. 8 May 2018, In: Nanomaterials

PGR Supervision

Peregrine Greenhope In situ modification of bacterial cellulose by adding diverse substances during the fermentation of Komagataeibacter xylinus Start Date: 01/10/2020 End Date: 01/05/2025