Dr. Ziyi (Zela) Zhang
Post-Doc
Chimie ParisTech
PSL University
CNRS
Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences
Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology
+33 1 85 78 41 53
ziyi.zhang@chimieparistech.psl.eu
Ziyi received her PhD from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2025, where her research focused on the development of advanced nanomaterials and composite hydrogels for drug delivery and prolonged treatment. Her work involved the design, fabrication, characterization and application of multifunctional materials, aiming to improve delivery efficacy and biocompatibility in biomedical applications.
She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Chimie ParisTech-PSL, where she specializes in integrating photosensitive materials into hydrogel-based drug delivery systems. Her work focuses on light-activated drug release mechanisms and their potential applications in localized therapy and postoperative treatment.
In her spare time, Ziyi participates in a therapy dog program, which aims to bring joy and calmness to the community. She is also a host employed by the Shenzhen Concert Hall, China. Ziyi is passionate about food, sports and jazz.
Awards
2025: Overseas Research Award from HKUST
2024: The SM&T Best HDR Student Presentation
Publications
[1] Zhang, Z., Zhao, N., Li, W., Mi, F., Li, Y., Wang, X., Wu, C.& Wen, W. (2025) NIR-Driven Electron Transfer for In Situ Gelation and Enhanced Hydrogen Therapy, Biomaterials, 123822. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123822.
[2] Zhang, Z., Yang, S., Mi, F, Yang, Y. & Song, Q., Gao, Y., Wu, C.& Wen, W. (2025) Nanoparticle-Reinforced Hydrogel with a Well-Defined Pore Structure for Sustainable Drug Release and Effective Wound Healing. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 8(2), 1406-1417. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.4c01659. Open Access
[3] Mi, F., Zhao, N., Jin, L., Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Fang, X., Li, W.& Wu, C. (2024). Conjugated Polymers as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Therapy. BMEMat, e12126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bmm2.12126. Open Access
[4] Yang, S., Zhang, Z., Xian, Q., Song, Q., Liu, Y., Gao, Y., & Wen, W. (2023). An Aluminum-Based Microfluidic Chip for Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnosis. Molecules, 28(3), 1085. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031085. Open Access
[5] Yang, S., Xian, Q., Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., Song, Q., Gao, Y., & Wen, W. (2023). A Silicon-Based PDMS-PEG Copolymer Microfluidic Chip for Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnosis. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 14(4), 208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14040208. Open Access
[6] Wong, Y. C., Dai, C., Xian, Q., Yan, Z., Zhang, Z., & Wen, W. (2023). Flow study of Dean’s instability in high aspect ratio microchannels. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 17896. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14040208. Open Access
[7] Zhang, Z., Wang, M., Liu, Z., Fang, X., & Wu, C. (2020) Application of Second Harmonic Generation in Biomedical Imaging, Chinese Journal of Lasers, 47(2), 207008-1. DOI: http://doi.org/10.3788/CJL202047.0207008.