工学博士，硕士生导师。主要科研方向为生物质多糖基复合功能材料（混合基质膜和离子导电凝胶）的设计及应用，先后承担博士后基金、江苏省基金青年、国家自然科学青年基金等国家/省部级和企业应用课题10余项。近年来以第一/通讯作者在Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.、Chem. Eng. J.、 J. Membrane Sci.、ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces、J. Mater. Chem. A和Langmuir等本领域权威杂志发表学术论文80余篇，累计被引用4000余次，多篇论文入选ESI高被引论文，授权发明专利5件，曾获得梁希青年论文奖一等奖等奖励。
代表性论文如下：
1. X.F. Zhang#, X.F. Ma#, T. Hou#, K.C. Guo, J.Y. Yin, Z.G. Wang, L. Shu, M. He*, J.F. Yao*, Inorganic salt induce thermal reversible and anti-freezing cellulose hydrogels, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 7366-7370.
2. X.F. Zhang, Z.G. Wang, M.L. Ding, Y. Feng, J.F. Yao*, Advances in cellulose-metal organic framework composites: Preparation and application, J. Mater. Chem. A,2021, 9, 23353-23363.
3. Z.R. Hu, H.X. Zhang, X.F. Zhang,* M.M. Jia, J.F. Yao*, Polyethylenimine grafted ZIF-8@cellulose acetate membrane for enhanced gas separation, J. Membr. Sci. 2022, 662, 120996.
4. Z.G. Wang, X.F. Zhang*, L. Shu, J.F. Yao*, Copper sulfide integrated functional cellulose hydrogel for efficient solar water purification, Carbohyd. Polym. 2023, 319, 121161.
5. Z.G. Wang, X.F. Zhang*, L. Shu, J.F. Yao*, Construction of MXene functionalized wood-based hydrogels using ZnCl2 aqueous solution for flexible electronics, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 10337.
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