Prof. Yi-Cheun Yeh

Prof. Yi-Cheun Yeh is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering as well as an Adjunct Faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering in National Taiwan University. She received her BS and MS in Chemistry from National Taiwan Normal University. Yi-Cheun pursued her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst under the guidance of Prof. Vincent Rotello. Her doctoral work mainly focused on engineering the Nano-Bio interface through tailoring the surface monolayers of nanomaterials. Upon graduation, Yi-Cheun moved to Philadelphia to perform her postdoctoral studies in the polymeric biomaterials laboratory of Prof. Jason Burdick, with the focus on developing functional polymers for biomedical applications. Aside from science, Yi-Cheun enjoys travel, music and movies.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Research under the supervision of Prof. Vincent M. Rotello
Dissertation: Engineering Surface Functionality of Nanoparticles for Biological Applications

M.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Research under the supervision of Prof. I-Jy Chang
Thesis: Biomolecule and Gold Interaction: Electrochemistry and Nanoparticle Formation

B.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor (August 2022- present)
Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Adjunct Faculty (August 2019- present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Assistant Professor (August 2018- July 2022)
Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Assistant Professor (August 2017- July 2018)
Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA (Prof. Jason A. Burdick)

FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS/HONORS

2023 Young Investigator Award from The Polymer Society in Taipei (112年中華民國高分子學會傑出高分子青年科技獎).
2023 Young Investigator Award of Prof. Zhao-ren Li Biomedical Engineering and Development Foundation (112年李昭仁教授生醫工程發展基金會年輕學者獎)
2023 Editorial Board for Journal of Controlled Release
2022 Dissertation Supervisor Award in the Dean’s Award for COE Graduate Students by National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2021 Small Rising Stars
2021 ChemComm Emerging Investigator
2021 Journal of Materials Chemistry B Emerging Investigator
2018-2021: Early Career Editorial Advisory Board for ACS Biomaterial Science & Engineering
2017: Recruitment of Special Outstanding Talents by Universities and Colleges by Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (科技部補助大專校院延攬特殊優秀人才措施)
2012: Graduate Student Travel Grant Award for Gordon Research Conferences on Noble Metal Nanoparticles by University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA
2007: Conference Travel Award for 234th ACS Meeting by National Science Council, Taiwan
2006: Technology Research Scholarship by CTCI Foundation, Taiwan (財團法人中技社科技獎學金)
2006: Conference Travel Award for 232nd ACS Meeting by National Science Council, Taiwan
2004: Undergraduate Research Fellowship by National Science Council, Taiwan
2002: Presidential Award by National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Google Scholar Profile Chemistry Tree

(1) Pei-Yu Chiang, Pin-Han Zeng, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*

"Luminescent lanthanide-containing gelatin/polydextran/laponite nanocomposite double-network hydrogels for processing and sensing applications"

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 260, 129359.

(2) Ying-Yu Yeh, Yi-Yun Lin, Ting-Teng Wang, Yu-Jia Yeh, Ting-Hsiang Chiu, Reuben Wang, Meng-Yi Bai*, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*

“Fabrication of versatile poly(xylitol sebacate)-co-poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels through multifunctional crosslinkers and dynamic bonds for wound healing”

Acta Biomaterialia, 2023, 15, 344-359.

(3) Ke-Han Shen†, Ting-Hsiang Chiu†, Kuang-Chih Teng, Jiashing Yu, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*

"Fabrication of triple-crosslinked gelatin/alginate hydrogels for controlled release applications"

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 250, 126133.

(4) Su-Rung Yang†, Reuben Wang†, Chen-Jie Yan, Yi-Yun Lin, Yu-Jia Yeh, Ying-Yu Yeh, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*,

“Ultrasonic interfacial crosslinking of TiO2-based nanocomposite hydrogels through thiol-norbornene reactions for sonodynamic antibacterial treatment”

Biomaterials Science, 2023, 11, 4184-4199. (Featured on the Front Cover)

(5) Cheng-Hsun Lu, Yi-Cheun Yeh*

“Fabrication of multi-responsive magnetic nanocomposite double-network hydrogels for controlled release applications”

Small, 2021, 17, 2105997.(This article is featured in the Small "Rising Stars" series) (Featured on the Back Cover)