Address: Rm.419, Mengminwei Bldg., Nankai University, 94 Weijin Rd., Tianjin 

Telephone: 23504076

1988-1992, Shaanxi Normal University, Dept. Chem., undergraduate student
1992-1996, Xinjiang Medical University, Assistant Professor
1996-2001, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry CAS, Ph.D
2001-2003, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany, Postdoc
2006- now, Nankai University, Dept. Chem., Associate Professor

The interested results have been published in 83 papers in international scientific journals, such as Chem. Soc. Rev., Macromolecules, Biomacromolecules, and so on, until November 2015. Two Chinese patents are issued and the other six are under examination.

Selected publications：
1. Guan, Y. and Y. Zhang, Boronic acid-containing hydrogels: synthesis and their applications. CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, 2013. 42(20): p. 8106-8121.
2. Hou, J., et al., Enzymatically crosslinked alginate hydrogels with improved adhesion properties. POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 2015. 6(12): p. 2204-2213.
3. He, J.A., et al., Novel Redox Hydrogel by in Situ Gelation of Chitosan as a Result of Template Oxidative Polymerization of Hydroquinone. MACROMOLECULES, 2011. 44(7): p. 2245-2252.
4. Guan, Y. and Y. Zhang, PNIPAM microgels for biomedical applications: from dispersed particles to 3D assemblies. SOFT MATTER, 2011. 7(14): p. 6375-6384.
5. Liu, Y., Y.J. Zhang, and Y. Guan, New polymerized crystalline colloidal array for glucose sensing. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2009(14): p. 1867-1869.
6. 关英等, 层层自组装膜的研究:从基础到生物医学领域中的应用. 高分子通报, 2013(1): 第40-52页
7. Song, J., et al., Growth of giant silver dendrites on layer-by-layer assembled lms. POLYMER, 2015. 63: p. 237–243.
8. Zhao, Y., et al., Dynamic Layer-by-Layer Films: A Platform for Zero-Order Release. BIOMACROMOLECULES, 2015. 16(7): p. 2032-2039.
9. Zhang, W., et al., In situ generation of fluorescent silver nanoclusters in layer-by-layer assembled films. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 2013. 1(10): p. 2036-2043.
10. Zhang, X., Y. Guan, and Y. Zhang, Dynamically bonded layer-by-layer films for self-regulated insulin release. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, 2012. 22(32): p. 16299-16305.

9 former graduate students earned Master's Degree.
3 current students are Master's Degree candidates.