YZ
Yidan Zhang
Principal Investigator
University of Connecticut
I'm working on
6 months ago
Biomaterials, Seaweed, Food Packaging, Sustainable Packaging, Materials Science, BioMaterials, Deep Tech, Food Science, Polysaccharides, Biodegradable, Coating, Circular Economy, Green Tech, Startup, Sustainability, Clean Label, Antimicrobial Surfaces, Food Bioprocessing
I'm looking for
6 months ago
seed funding and R&D collaborations to scale seaweed-based coatings. We are open to pilot projects with paper packaging manufacturers, joint research on barrier coatings, grant-matching, and technical partnerships for manufacturing scale-up and beta testing
About
Research focuses on polymer and nanomaterial design and surface functionalization, linking structure, processing, and performance. Develops scalable methods—reactive extrusion, encapsulation, membrane/coating fabrication—from renewable bioresources for antimicrobial surfaces, healthcare biomaterials, and sustainable bioplastics.
YZ
Yidan Zhang
Principal Investigator
University of Connecticut
Work experience
Research Associate
2023 - Present
Open to opportunities in
Food Chemistry & BiochemistryFood Engineering & ProcessingNanomaterialsPlasticsPolymer BehaviorSustainability
Last updated Apr 2026
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