Education Background

Sep. 2010 – Jun. 2013 Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. in Materials Science (Doctor of Engineering)

Sep. 2005 – Jan. 2008 Huaqiao University, M.S. in Materials Science (Master of Engineering)

Sep. 2001 – Jul. 2005 Shandong University, B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)

Work Experience

Aug. 2025 – Present Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Associate Professor / Professor

Jul. 2016 – Jul. 2025 East China Jiaotong University, Lecturer/Associate Professor,

Jul. 2013 – Jun. 2016 Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow

Aug. 2008 – Jul. 2010 Shenzhen Aochuan Technology Co., Ltd., R&D Engineer

Research Areas

l Biomedical materials;

l Brain-computer interfaces and flexible electronic devices.

Major Research Achievements

Mainly engaged in applied/fundamental research in the fields of (1) Surface modification of biomedical metallic materials; (2) functional dressings; (3) bacterial cellulose-based tissue engineering scaffolds; (4) applications of traditional Chinese medicine extracts in tissue repair. In recent years, served as principal investigator for 11 projects. To date, has published more than 30 papers as first/corresponding author and been granted 11 invention patents.

Major Representative Publications/Patents

1、 Haiyong Ao*, Dingyun Wang, Le Ma, Maohu Wang, Dongxue Zhang, Xiaowei Xun, Xidong Wu, Meili Zhang, Jiajia Zong. Copper‐doped borosilicate bioactive glass coating modified bacterial cellulose functional dressing for diabetic ulcer. MEMat, 2026, 4, e70042.

2、Yaqiang Li1, Xiaowei Xun1, Liang Duan1, Erji Gao1, Jiaxin Li, Lei Lin, Xinping Li, Aijuan He**, Haiyong Ao***, Yong Xu****, Huitang Xia*. Cartilage structure-inspired nanofiber-hydrogel composite with robust proliferation and stable chondral lineage-specific differentiation function to orchestrate cartilage regeneration for artificial tracheal construction. Bioactive Materials, 2025, 47, 136–151.

3、Haiyong Ao*, Dongxue Zhang, Le Ma, Maohu Wang, Jiajia Zong, Xiaowei Xun, Xidong Wu, Mengxia Peng, Yaqiang Li, Zhenxing Li. Gallium-doped borosilicate bioactive glass modified bacterial cellulose functional dressing for infective wound. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 331, 148448.

4、Haiyong Ao*, Xiao Han, Chen Zhou, Shiqing Zhou, Maohu Wang, Xiaowei Xun, Xidong Wu, Yaqiang Li, Jiajia Zong, Yizao Wan. A multifunctional bacterial cellulose-based dressing modified by quaternized chitosan and grafted protocatechuic acid for diabetic ulcer. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2025, 288: 138673.

5、Maohu Wang, Xiaowei Xun, Shiqing Zhou, Dingyun Wang, Dongxue Zhang, Xidong Wu, Yacao Ying, Haiyong Ao*. Fabrication of resveratrol-loaded bioactive glass-modified bacterial cellulose for wound treatment. Polymer. 2025, 338: 129060.

6、Guochang Chen, Xiaowei Xun, Haiyong Ao*, Ziqing Chen, Dingyun Wang, Maohu Wang, Dongxue Zhang, Minzhuo Liu*, Guanghua Guo. Quaternized chitosan-based injectable self-healing hydrogel for improving wound management in aging populations. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 2025, 253: 114721.

7、Jiajia Zong, Haiyong Ao*, Shiqing Zhou, Dingyun Wang, Xiaowei Xun, Zejing Chen, Bin Zhang, Jiaxin Li, Xidong Wu. Designing a tibetan tea polysaccharide reinforced bacterial cellulose nanofiber dressing for wound treatment. Fibers and Polymers, 2025, 26, 125-136.

8、Haiyong Ao*, Keke Duan, Dongxue Zhang, Xiaowei Xun, Fangfang Feng, Huiwen Liu, Jiaxin Li, Yaqiang Li, Yizao Wan. Biofunctionalized bacterial cellulose grafted with bacitracin for wound healing. Journal of Material Science, 2024, 59,10987–10997.

9、Xiaowei Xun1, Yaqiang Li1,**, Ming Ni1, Yong Xu*, Jiaxin Li, Dongxue Zhang, Guochang Chen, Haiyong Ao***, Honglin Luo, Yizao Wan, Tao Yu****. Calcium crosslinked macroporous bacterial cellulose scaffolds with enhanced in situ mineralization and osteoinductivity for cranial bone regeneration. Composites Part B, 2024, 275, 111277.

10、Le Ma, Wenwen Jiang, Xiaowei Xun, Mingzhuo Liu, Xiao Han, Jiale Xie, Maohu Wang, Quanchao Zhang, Zhaoxiang Peng, Haiyong Ao*. Homogeneous silver nanoparticle loaded polydopamine/ polyethyleneimine-coated bacterial cellulose nanofibers for wound dressing. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 246, 125658.

11、Le Ma, Jiajia Zong, Xiaowei Xun, Xiaoming Hu, Zejing Chen, Quanchao Zhang, Mengxia Peng, Botao Song, Haiyong Ao*. Fabrication of gentamicin loaded Col-I/HA multilayers modified titanium coatings for prevention of implant infection. Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022, 10: 1019332.

12、Zhifei Yang，Le Ma, Xiao Han, Xiaowei Xun, Tanmou Li, Keke Duan, Xiaoming Hu, Yizao Wan, Haiyong Ao*. A facile, biosynthetic design strategy for high-performance multifunctional bacterial cellulose-based dressing. Composites Part B, 2022, 238: 109945.

13、Chen Zhou, Zhifei Yang, Xiaowei Xun, Le Ma, Zejing Chen, Xiaoming Hu, Xidong Wu, Yizao Wan, Haiyong Ao*. De novo strategy with engineering a multifunctional bacterial cellulose-based dressing for rapid healing of infected wounds. Bioactive Materials, 2022, 13: 212-222.

14、Zhifei Yang, Fangfang Feng, Wenwen Jiang, Le Ma, Mingzhuo Liu, Kai Li, Yizao Wan, Haiyong Ao*. Designment of polydopamine/bacterial cellulose incorporating copper (II) sulfate as an antibacterial wound dressing. Biomaterials Advances, 2022, 134, 112591.

15、Chen Zhou, Haiyong Ao*, Xiao Han, Wenwen Jiang, Zhifei Yang, Le Ma, Xiaoyan Deng, Yizao Wan. Engineering a novel antibacterial agent with multifunction: Protocatechuic acid-grafted-quaternized chitosan. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021, 258, 117683.

16、Haiyong Ao*, Wenwen Jiang, Yanjiao Nie, Chen Zhou, Jiajia Zong, Mingzhuo Liu, Xuqiang Liu, Yizao Wan. Engineering quaternized chitosan in the 3D bacterial cellulose structure for antibacterial wound dressings. Polymer Testing, 2020, 86, 106490.

Granted Patents:：

(1) Jiang, Fengxing; Liu, Xiaofang; Du, Yukou; Lu, Limin; Xu, Jingkun; Duan, Xuemin; Lan, Xiaoqi. Construction of an Organic Gate Electrochemical Transistor Biosensor. China Patent, CN202011631978.X, filed October 11, 2022.

(1) Ao, Haiyong; Zheng, Xuebin; Tang, Tingting; Xie, Youtao; Ji, Heng; Huang, Liping. Porous titanium coating modified by type I collagen and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201210431500.1), granted on Apr. 15, 2015.

(2) Ao, Haiyong; Zheng, Xuebin; Tang, Tingting; Xie, Youtao; Ji, Heng; Huang, Liping. Titanium coating modified by type I collagen/hyaluronic acid and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201210431868.8), granted on Aug. 19, 2015.

(3) Ao, Haiyong; Zheng, Xuebin; Tang, Tingting; Xie, Youtao; Ji, Heng; Huang, Liping. Porous titanium coating modified by hyaluronic acid and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201210431866.9), granted on Mar. 23, 2016.

(4) Ao, Haiyong; Tang, Tingting; Zheng, Xuebin. Titanium-based biomedical materials modified by quaternized chitosan composite film and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201610181575.9), granted on Jun. 27, 2019.

(5) Ao, Haiyong; Zhou, Chen; Yang, Zhifei; Wan, Yizao. Multifunctional bacterial cellulose-based skin dressing modified by traditional Chinese medicine components and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 202010512821.9), granted on Nov. 29, 2022.

(6) Ao, Haiyong; Jiang, Wenwen; Wan, Yizao. Polydopamine/polyethylenimine co-deposition coating modified bacterial cellulose and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201911401371.X), granted on Mar. 24, 2023.

(7) Ao, Haiyong; Ma, Le; Wu, Xidong; Xun, Xiaowei; Han, Xiao; Wang, Maohu. Bacterial cellulose functional dressing modified by borosilicate bioactive glass and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 202311290068.3), granted on Jul. 23, 2024.

(8) Luo, Honglin; Xie, Jing; Wan, Yizao; Zhang, Quanchao; Ao, Haiyong; Wang, Jie; Cui, Teng. Integrated bacterial cellulose patch and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201910170452.7), granted on Aug. 10, 2021.

(9) Wan, Yizao; Liu, Jinzhi; Zhang, Quanchao; Yang, Zhiwei; Ao, Haiyong; Hu, Jian; Luo, Honglin; Cui, Teng. Graphene/bacterial cellulose composite with gradient structure and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201810882227.1), granted on Feb. 18, 2022.

(10) Luo, Honglin; Wan, Yizao; Xu, Xinhua; Cui, Teng; Yang, Zhiwei; Hu, Jian; Ao, Haiyong. Three-dimensional micro-nano fiber composite scaffold and its preparation method. Chinese Patent (ZL 201810164702.1), granted on Feb. 9, 2021.

(11) Xun, Xiaowei; Zhou, Shiqing; Ao, Haiyong; Tang, Nan; Zong, Jiajia. Uniformly dispersed short-cut bacterial cellulose nanofibers, preparation method and application. Chinese Patent (ZL 202510139472.3), granted on Sep. 23, 2025.