Nan Wu 
Areas of Research (edit appropriately)
Publications and/or Posters
- Sha, L. U. O., Nan, W. U., Bo, Z. H. O. U., HE, S. B., QIU, J. S., & SUN, C. L. (2013). Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 41(12), 1481-1487.
- Best Poster Award at the 14th Tiger-Hen-Hawk-Black Knight Rheology Symposium at the United States Military Academy (USMA), 2018, West Point, New York, U.S.
- WU, K. M. Schultz “Microrheological characterization of covalent adaptable hydrogel during pH dependent degradation” poster presentation in the 92nd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, 2018, State College, PA, USA.
- Best Poster Award at 4th Annual Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering Graduate student symposium
- WU, K. M. Schultz “Microrheological characterization of covalent adaptable hydrogels for applications in oral delivery” oral presentation in the 90th Society of Rheology Annual MeetingHouston, TX, USA.
- WU, K. M. Schultz “Microrheological characterization of covalent adaptable hydrogel for applications in oral delivery” journal of ACS Biomacromolecules, submitted, 2019.
Profile
Covalent adaptable hydrogels (CAHs) dynamically evolve in response to external stimuli, such as physically adapt their microenvironment when pH stimuli are added.
Nan uses novel technology μ2 rheology, multiple particle tracking microrheology (MPT) in microfluidic device. This technique measures dynamic material properties during pH-induced degradation mimicking temporal pH changes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These unique materials undergo phase transitions, i.e. gel-sol and sol-gel, in response to change in environmental pH enabling controlled, sustained drug/nutrient delivery throughout pH dependent digestive process.
Nan got her bachelor degree in Chemistry in China, and M.S. in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. Working on project “PCA and PLS model for angiogenesis in porous scaffold” under supervision of Dr. Ali Cinar. Now, she pursuit PhD in chemical engineering at Lehigh.
She also loves volunteer work, she’s been a volunteer docent in Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago, IL.