Our research is highly interdisciplinary and we apply materials science and engineering principles to understand physical and chemical interactions among various natural biomaterials at nanoscale and design novel nanostructures for various applications in food, nutrition, and agriculture.
Liposomes for encapsulation and targeted delivery of nucleic acids
![Research_Liposomes](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_Liposomes.png)
Nanotechnology for improving food safety and quality
![Research_Xinhao](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_Nanotechnology-for-improving-food-safety-and-quality.png)
Chitosan-based porous hydrogels for wastewater treatment
![Hydrogels for wastewater treatment](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_Hydrogel-for-Wastewater-treatment2.png)
Green chemistry based extraction and purification of chitin via biorefinery of seafood shell waste
![Biorefinery of seafood shell waste](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_Biorefinery-of-seafood-shell-waste.png)
Encapsulation technologies for enhancing nutritional values of pet food
![Encapsulation technology for pet food](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2023/01/Probiotics-as-alternatives-to-antibiotics-in-Livestock-feed.png)
Fabrication of nanocomposites with ionic liquid for antimicrobial food packaging
![Nanocomposites for food packaging](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research3_Nanocomposites-for-antimicrobial-packaging.png)
Plant-based high internal phase Pickering emulsions as alternatives to animal fat
![HIPEs as fat alternatives](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_High-internal-phase-Pickering-emulsions-as-alternatives-to-animal-fat.png)
Application of machine learning for monitoring for food safety and quality
![Machine learning for food safety](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_Yihang_Applications-of-machine-learning-for-monitoring-food-quality.png)
Hydrogel-based cultivation substrates for growing microgreens towards safe and sustainable agriculture
![Hydrogel for growing microgreens](https://yangchao-luo.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3152/2022/09/Research_Hydrogel-for-growing-microgreens.png)