2001年毕业于南开大学化学系；2002年考入南开大学高分子所攻读硕士学位；2005年毕业后，保送继续攻读博士学位，从事生物诱导抗凝血材料及高选择性吸附材料的研究。期间由于科研成绩突出，获得何炳林奖学金。取得博士学位后，留校继续从事科研教学工作。现主持的项目有：国家自然科学基金2项，博士点基金1项，天津市自然科学基金1项；参与的项目有：国家自然科学基金重点项目2项，973子课题1项。

科研成果：
1.主持国家自然科学基金面上项目、青年项目，国家博士点基金、天津市自然科学基金等；
2.在SCI期刊上发表科学论文80余篇。
代表性论文如下：
[1] Xuefeng Gao, Yang Liu, Yingying Li, Xiaoyan Niu, Jing Cao, Xiaomin Li, Yapei Zhang, Dongzhi Tan, Wei Wang*, Zhi Yuan*, TGase-induced intracellular aggregation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles for increased retention and enhanced T2 MRI, Materials Chemistry Frontiers, DOI: 10.1039/c9qm00159j
[2] Jing Cao, Xuefeng Gao, Mingbo Cheng, Xiaoyan Niu, Xiaomin Li, Yapei Zhang, Yang Liu, Wei Wang, Zhi Yuan*, Reversible shielding between dual ligands for enhanced tumor accumulation of ZnPc-loaded micelles, Nano Letters, 2019, 19(3): 1665-1674
[3] Yingying Li, Yapei Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Xuefeng Gao, Wei Wang*, Zhi Yuan*, Yu Li , Xiaojin Qu, Chitosan Sulfate Inhibits Angiogenesis via Blocking VEGF/VEGFR2 Pathway and Suppress Tumor Growth in Vivo, Biomaterials Science, 2019, 7(4): 1584–1597
[4] Meiyao Yang, Yingying Li, Wei Wang*, Zhi Yuan*, Yu Li, Construction of a linear cell cross-linker with multivalent glycyrrhetinic acid ligands for rapid formation of hepatocytes spheroids, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2018, 4 (10), 3570–3577
[5] Dan Wang, Qian Zhang, Xiaoyu Hu, Wei Wang,* Xushan Zhu, Zhi Yuan*, Pharmacodynamics in Alzheimer’s disease Model Rats of a Bifunctional Peptide with the Potential to Accelerate the Degradation and Reduce the Toxicity of Amyloid β-Cu Fibrils, Acta Biomaterialia, 2018, 65, 327-338
[6] Bicui Wang, Wei Wang*, Yanyan Yu, Yingxue Zhang, Jingwei Zhang, Zhi Yuan*, The study of angiogenesis stimulated by multivalent peptide ligand-modified alginate, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2017, 154, 383–390
[7] Qian Zhang, Jing Liu, Xiaoyu Hu, Wei Wang*, Zhi Yuan*, In Vitro Studies on Accelerating the Degradation and Clearance of Amyloid-β Fibrils by an Anti-amyloidogenic Peptide, ACS Macromolecules Letter, 2015, 4(4): 339?342
[8] Wei Wang*, Lei Guo, Yanyan Yu, Zhiping Chen, Rong Zhou, Zhi Yuan*, Peptide REDV-modified polysaccharide hydrogel with endothelial cell selectivity for the promotion of angiogenesis, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2015,103(5):1703-12
[9] Wei Wang*, Qin-Qin Wei, Jun Wang, Bi-Cui Wang, Sai-hui Zhang, Zhi Yuan*, Role of thiol-containing polyethylene glycol (thiol-PEG) in the modification process of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs): Stabilizer or coagulant?, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2013, 404(15):223-229
[10] Zhiping Chen, Wei Wang*, Lei Guo, Yanyan Yu, Zhi Yuan, Angiogenesis stimulated by adhesion peptide modified alginates,a mechanistic study, Journal of Controlled Release, 2013,172, e141–e142
[11] Wei Wang, Jun Wang, Zhi Yuan*, Efficient screening of adsorbent for phosphopeptide utilizing gold nanoparticles, Biopolymers, 2011, 96(4): 526-526
[12] Wei Wang, Yuan Liu, Jun Wang1, Zhi Yuan, Deling Kong, The potential for blood vessel engineering of PHSRN-modified polymer HUVEC cell affinity evaluation and integrin-mediated mechanism study, Journal of Controlled Release, 2011, 152:e243-e245
[13] Jun Wang, Wei Wang*, QinQin Wei, Saihui Zhang, Zhi Yuan*, A New Method for Affinity Adsorbent Screening Using Gold Colloids, Langmuir, 2011, 27(18)：11457–11465
[14] Yuan Liu, Wei Wang *, Jun Wang, Zhi Yuan*, Shiming Tang, Min Liu, Hua Tang, HUVEC Cell Affinity Evaluation and Integrin-Mediated Mechanism Study on PHSRN-Modified Polymer, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerface, 2011, 84(1):6-12
[15] Wei Wang, Yuan Liu, Jun Wang, Xiaohua Jia, Liang Wang, Zhi Yuan*, Shiming Tang, Min Liu, Hua Tang, Yaoting Yu, A Novel Copolymer Poly(lactide-co-β-malic acid) with Extended Carboxyl Arms Offering Better Cell Affinity and Hema-compatibility for Blood Vessel Engineering，Tissue Engeering Part A，2009，15(1): 65-73

招生专业：高分子化学与物理、化学工程