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Wei Wang

Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
  • E-mailWei.Wang@uib.no
  • Phone+47 55 58 33 55
  • Visitor Address
    Allégaten 41
    5007 Bergen
    Room 
    4035a
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7803
    5020 BERGEN
  • drug formulation (nano drug-delivery system)
  • diffusion
  • polymer dynamics
  • polymer-surfactant interaction
  • surfactant structure-properties relationship
  • polymer-clay nanocomposition and wastewater treatment
  • Atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) 

FARM211 Physical Chemistry for Pharmacy 

FARM295 Pharmaceutical technology, Formulation

KJEM319 Experimental Techniques in Physical Chemistry

Journal articles
  • Li, Ning; Asad Ayoubi, Mehran; Chen, Huamei; Wang, Jide; Wang, Wei. 2019. Co-Hydrogelation of Dendritic Surfactant and Amino Acids in Their Common Naturally-Occurring Forms: A Study of Morphology and Mechanisms. Colloid Journal of the Russian Academy of Science. 81: 253-260. doi: 10.1134/S1061933X19030098
  • Qian, Xiaosu; Li, Ning; Imerhasan, Mukhtar; Wang, Wei. 2019. Conversion of low molecular weight hydrogel to nitrogen-doped carbon materials and its application as supercapacitor. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 573: 255-261. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.04.037
  • Wu, Huiqiong; Lei, Yulai; Song, Xianwen; Tan, Yun; Sun, Zhifang; Zhang, Yi; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena; Wang, Wei; Ma, Jianmin. 2019. Real time rheological study of first network effects on the in situ polymerized semi-interpenetrating hydrogels. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 575: 111-117. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.05.002
  • Wu, Huiqiong; Zheng, Jun; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena; Wang, Wei; Zhang, Yi; Ma, Jianmin. 2019. Metallogels: Availability, applicability, and advanceability. Advanced Materials. 31:1806204: 1-23. doi: 10.1002/adma.201806204
  • Xie, Hongtao; Wang, Huanbo; Geng, Qin; Xing, Zhe; Wang, Wei; Chen, Jiayin; Ji, Lei; Chang, Le; Wang, Zhiming; Mao, Jian. 2019. Oxygen Vacancies of Cr-Doped CeO2 Nanorods That Efficiently Enhance the Performance of Electrocatalytic N2 Fixation to NH3 under Ambient Conditions. Inorganic Chemistry. 58: 5423-5427. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00622
  • Bui, Tri Quang; Cao, Vinh Duy; Do, Nu Bich Duyen; Christoffersen, Trine Eker; Wang, Wei; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena. 2018. Salinity gradient energy from expansion and contraction of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) hydrogels. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10: 22218-22225. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b05333
  • Cao, Jingjing; Wang, Ziyuan; Yang, Xianhou; Tu, Jing; Wu, Ronglan; Wang, Wei. 2018. Green synthesis of amphipathic graphene aerogel constructed by using the framework of polymer-surfactant complex for water remediation. Applied Surface Science. 444: 399-406. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.02.282
  • Ma, Wenlan; Li, Hui; Xu, Qian; Zhang, Yi; Wang, Wei; Wang, Jide. 2018. Au nanoparticle-doped Co3O4–CoFe2O4@SiO2 as a catalyst for visible-light-driven water oxidation. New Journal of Chemistry. 42: 14757-14765. doi: 10.1039/c8nj01729h
  • Wang, Ziyuan; Li, Weiwei; Yang, Xianhou; Cao, Jingjing; Tu, Ying; Wu, Ronglan; Wang, Wei. 2018. Highly stretchable and compressible shape memory hydrogels based on polyurethane network and supramolecular interaction. Materials Today Communications. 17: 246-251. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.09.006
  • Wisniewska, Malgorzata; Seland, John Georg; Wang, Wei. 2018. Determining the scaling of gel mesh size with changing crosslinker concentration using dynamic swelling, rheometry, and PGSE NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 135: 1-10. doi: 10.1002/app.46695
  • Xing, Liuzhuang; Hui, YongHai; Yang, Jinghui; Xing, Xuejian; Hou, Yadong; Wu, Yan; Fan, Kui; Wang, Wei. 2018. MCM-41-Accelerated PWA Catalysis of Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Indoles and Isatins. Journal of Chemistry. 2018. doi: 10.1155/2018/2785067
  • Yang, Xianhou; Lang, Daning; Wang, Ziyuan; Cao, Jingjing; Wu, Ronglan; Wang, Wei. 2018. Underwater superoleophobic polyurethane-coated mesh with excellent stability for oil/water separation. RSC Advances. 8: 39657-39666. doi: 10.1039/c8ra07965j
  • Zou, Da; Bai, Xiang; Li, Xian; Zhao, Yuan; Ma, Fengyun; Wang, Wei; Zhong, Mei. 2018. Composition and structure evolution characteristics of product from segmenting pyrolysis of Xinjiang Hefeng coal. Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society. 43: 846-854. doi: 10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2017.0891
  • Li, Weiwei; Jiang, Xue; Wu, Ronglan; Wei, Wang. 2017. Fast shape recovery by changing the grafting ratio in polyurethane/montmorillonite-poly(methyl methacrylate) composites. Polymer journal. 49: 263-271. doi: 10.1038/pj.2016.98
  • Liu, Fangyan; Ni, Jia; Hao, Hui; Wei, Wang; Chen, Wei; Zhang, Lijie; Zhou, Chao; Yang, Yun; Huang, Shaoming. 2017. Rational selection of halide ions for synthesizing highly active Au@Pd nanobipyramids. RSC Advances. 7: 36867-36875. doi: 10.1039/C7RA05407F
  • Xie, Hongtal; Mehran, AsadAyoubi; Lu, Wensheng; Wang, Jide; Huang, Jianbin; Wei, Wang. 2017. A unique thermo-induced gel-to-gel transition in a pH-sensitive small-molecule hydrogel. Scientific Reports. 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09304-z
  • Xie, Hongtao; Wang, Jide; Wei, Wang. 2017. Constructing porous carbon nanomaterials using redox-induced low molecular weight hydrogels and their application as supercapacitors. ChemistrySelect. 2: 9330-9335. doi: 10.1002/slct.201701702
  • Zhang, Yufeng; Li, Weiwei; Wu, Ronglan; Wei, Wang. 2017. PU/PMMA composites synthesized by reaction-induced phase separation: a general approach to achieve a shape memory effect. RSC Advances. 7: 33701-33707. doi: 10.1039/C7RA05206E
  • Wang, Wei; Johnson, Eric S.; Nylander, Tommy; Ellingson, Pete; Piculell, Lennart. 2016. Selective co-deposition of anionic silica particles at hydrophobic surfaces from formulations of oppositely charged polymers and surfactants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 467: 213-219. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.01.015
  • Zhang, Yufen; Jiang, Xue; Wu, Ronglan; Wang, Wei. 2016. Multi-stimuli responsive shape memory polymers synthesized by using reaction-induced phase separation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 133:43534. doi: 10.1002/app.43534
  • Man, Xiaolin; Wu, Ronglan; Jiang, Xue; Xu, Shimei; Wang, Wei. 2015. Organo-montmorillonite supported titania nanocomposite synthesized by using poly(methyl methacrylate) grafted cellulose as template and its application in photodegradation. Cellulose (London). 22: 3189-3198. doi: 10.1007/s10570-015-0704-1
  • Man, Xiaolin; Wu, Ronglan; Lv, Henghua; Wang, Wei. 2015. Synthesis of a montmorillonite-supported titania nanocomposite with grafted cellulose as a template and its application in photocatalytic degradation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132:42627. doi: 10.1002/app.42627
  • Wang, Wei; Lu, Wensheng; Wang, Haifei; Xie, Hongtao; Wang, Jide. 2015. Moderate the adsorption of cationic surfactant on gold surface by mixing with sparingly soluble anionic surfactant. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 440: 16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.10.063
  • Wang, Wei; Sande, Sverre Arne. 2015. A dynamic light scattering study of hydrogels with the addition of surfactant: a discussion of mesh size and correlation length. Polymer journal. 47: 302-310. doi: 10.1038/pj.2014.114
  • Wu, Ronglan; Tian, Linyuan; Wang, Wei. 2015. Synthesis of a nanocomposite of organo-montmorillonite/cellulose-g-poly(methyl methacrylate) by atom-transfer radical polymerization and its application in removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol. Cellulose (London). 22: 3633-3643. doi: 10.1007/s10570-015-0751-7
  • Wu, Ronglan; Tian, Linyuan; Wang, Wei; Man, Xiaolin. 2015. Bifunctional cellulose derivatives for the removal of heavy-metal ions and phenols: Synthesis and adsorption studies. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132:41830. 9 pages. doi: 10.1002/app.41830
  • Wang, Wei; Sande, Sverre Arne. 2014. Monitoring of macromolecular dynamics during a chemical cross-linking process of hydroxyethylcellulose derivatives by dynamic light scattering. European Polymer Journal. 58: 52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.06.011
  • Wang, Wei; Lu, Wensheng. 2013. A Multi-headed Surfactant as an Efficient Tool in Solubilization of Dimyristoylphosphatidycholine (DMPC) Vesicles. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 102: 759-765. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.09.004
  • Wang, Wei; Sande, Sverre Arne. 2013. Kinetics of Re-equilibrium of Oppositely Charged Hydrogel–Surfactant System and Its Application in Controlled Release. Langmuir. 29: 6697-6705. Published 2013-05-16. doi: 10.1021/la400525r
  • Volden, Sondre; Eilertsen, Jan Lasse; Singh, Gurvinder; Wang, Wei; Zhu, Kaizheng; Nyström, Bo; Glomm, Wilhelm. 2012. Effect of Charge Density Matching on the Temperature Response of PNIPAAM Block Copolymer-Gold Nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 116: 12844-12853. doi: 10.1021/jp300754b
  • Wang, Wei; Mauroy, Henrik; Zhu, Kaizheng; Knudsen, Kenneth; Kjøniksen, Anna-Lena; Nyström, Bo; Sande, Sverre Arne. 2012. Complex coacervate micelles formed by a C18-capped cationic triblock thermoresponsive copolymer interacting with SDS. Soft Matter. 8: 11514-11525. doi: 10.1039/c2sm26567b
  • Wang, Wei; Lu, Wensheng; Long, Jiang. 2009. AgCl and Ag/AgCl holospheres based on self-assemblies of a multi-amine head surfactant. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 338: 270-275. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.06.010
  • Lu, Wensheng; Wang, Wei; Long, Jiang. 2008. One-step synthesis of gold nanowire netword capped by diacetylene molecules under ultrasonic irradiation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 317: 239-246. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.10.022
  • Wang, Wei; Lu, Wensheng; Long, Jiang. 2008. Influence of pH on the aggregation morphology of a novel surfactant with single hydrocarbon chain and multi-amine headgroups. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 112: 1409-1413. doi: 10.1021/jp075535u
  • Yun, Yang; Ya, Yan; Wang, Wei; Li, Jinru. 2008. Precise size control of hydrophobic gold nanoparticles using cooperative effect of refluxing ripening and seeding growth. Nanotechnology. 19: 175603. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/17/175603
  • Wang, Wei; Zhenpeng, Guo; Chen, Yi; Tao, Liu; Long, Jiang. 2006. Influence of Generation 2–5 of PAMAM Dendrimer on the Inhibition of Tat Peptide/TAR RNA Binding in HIV-1 Transcription. Chemical Biology and Drug Design. 68: 314-318. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2006.00454.x
  • Yun, Yang; Wang, Wei; Li, Jinru; Mu, Jin; Rong, Huilin. 2006. Manipulating the Solubility of Gold Nanoparticles Reversibly and Preparation of Water-Soluble Sphere Nanostructure through Micellar-like Solubilization. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110: 16867-16873. doi: 10.1021/jp060892a
  • Lu, Wensheng; Wang, Wei; Su, Yanlei; Li, Jinru; Long, Jiang. 2005. Formation of polydiacetylene–NH2–gold hollow spheres and their ability in DNA immobilization. Nanotechnology. 16: 2582-2586. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/16/11/019
  • Jianping, Chao; Wang, Wei; Wu, Wenqiong; Luo, Xuande; Ling, Yangzhi. 2004. A Convenient and Practical Prepapation of Acetylphenyl Boronic Acids. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 20: 734-737.

More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)

  • Pharm. B. (Peking University, Pharmacy, 1999.08-2003.07)
  • Ph. D. (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Colloid and Interface Science, 2003.09-2008.07)

Postdoc Experiences:

  • Lund University (Physical Chemistry) and Procter & Gamble (2008.09-2010.09)

  • University of Oslo (Pharmacy) (2010.11-2013.11)

Fields of competence 
Pharmaceutics
Drug formulation
Colloid and Interface
Hydrogel
Polymer Synthesis
Polymer Dynamics