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Hefei University of Technology: Hefei, CN

2023-12 to present | Associate Professor (School of Food Science and Biological Engineering)
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Wanhao Cai

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2020 to 2023 | Post Doctoral Researcher (Institute of Physical Chemistry)
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Wanhao Cai

Education and qualifications (1)

Southwest Jiaotong University: Chengdu, Sichuan, CN

2014 to 2019 | PhD (Material science and engineering)
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Wanhao Cai

Professional activities (3)

ACS Publications: Washington, DC, US

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Wanhao Cai

MDPI AG: Basel, BS, CH

2022-10-20 to present | Topical Advisory Panel Member (Polymers)
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Wanhao Cai

MDPI AG: Basel, BS, CH

2022-10 to 2023-03 | Guest Editor (Polymers)
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Works (34)

Cryoprotective effect of wheat starch granular surface proteins on frozen HMW and LMW glutenins: Structure, property and functionality across length scales

Food Chemistry
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Tao, Han; Fang, Xiao-Han; Fang, Meng-Jia; Ding, Chao; Cai, Wan-Hao; Wang, Hui-Li
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Unveiling the binding mechanism between wheat arabinoxylan and different molecular weights of wheat glutenins during the dough mixing process

Food Hydrocolloids
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Tao, Han; Li, Ya-Ni; Zhou, Hai-Yuan; Sun, Jing-Yi; Fang, Meng-Jia; Cai, Wan-Hao; Wang, Hui-Li
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Dynamics and Stability Mechanism of Lactoferrin–EPA During Emulsification Process: Insights from Macroscopic and Molecular Perspectives

Foods
2025-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Han Tao; Wei Ding; Meng-Jia Fang; Hao Qian; Wanhao Cai; Hui-Li Wang
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Unveiling the anion-specific effect induced structure and behavior variations on a single chitin chain

Food Hydrocolloids
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Song Zhang; Han Tao; Huayan Zheng; Guoqiang Zhang; Shirui Yu; Wanhao Cai; Hui-Li Wang
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How specific ion effects influence the mechanical behaviors of amide macromolecules? A cross-scale study

RSC Advances
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Song Zhang; Mengjia Fang; Junjun He; Lina Ma; Xiaohe Miao; Peichuang Li; Shirui Yu; Wanhao Cai
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The Effect of Type 2 Resistant Starch and Indole-3-Propionic Acid on Ameliorating High-Fat-Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Gut Dysbiosis

Foods
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Yang, Min; Cai, Wanhao; Li, Xinxin; Deng, Yixuan; Li, Jinjun; Wang, Xin; Zhu, Liying; Wang, Chong; Li, Xiaoqiong
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The Characterization of a Low-Calorie and Lactose-Free Brown Fermented Milk by the Hydrolysis of Different Enzymatic Lactose

Foods
2024-09 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Han Tao; Shuo-Qian Li; Meng-Jia Fang; Wanhao Cai; Song Zhang; Hui-Li Wang
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Insight into the promoted recrystallization and water distribution of bread by removing starch granule - surface and - associated proteins during storage

Food Chemistry
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Han Tao; Li-Jiao Huang; Shuo-qian Li; Fan Lu; Wan-Hao Cai; Hui-Li Wang
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Retrogradation behaviors of damaged wheat starch with different water contents

Food Chemistry: X
2024-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2590-1575
Contributors: Han Tao; Xiao-Han Fang; Wan-Hao Cai; Song Zhang; Hui-Li Wang
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Wanhao Cai
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Unveiling the binding mechanism between starch granule-surface proteins and glutenins during dough mixing process

Food Hydrocolloids
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Chao Ding; Wan-Hao Cai; Jing-Yi Sun; Han Tao; Hui-Li Wang
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Anisotropy of π-π Stacking as Basis for Superlubricity

ACS Materials Letters
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Cai, Wanhao; Trefs, Johanna L.; Hugel, Thorsten; Balzer, Bizan N.
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Emulating Titin by a Multidomain DNA Structure

ACS Macro Letters
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Cao, Nanpu; Cai, Wanhao; Qian, Lu; Nie, Zhou; Mao, Chengde; Cui, Shuxun
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Investigation of Programmable Friction with Ionic Liquid Mixtures at the Nano- and Macroscales

Lubricants
2023-09-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Felix Joachim Gatti; Wanhao Cai; Richard Herzog; Amirmasoud Gharavian; Andreas Kailer; Norman Baltes; Peter Rabenecker; Philipp Mörchel; Bizan N. Balzer; Tobias Amann et al.
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Understanding the Conformational Interconversions of a Polymer Chain in a Liquid Environment at the Single-molecule Level

Chemical Research in Chinese Universities
2023-07-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1005-9040
Part of ISSN: 2210-3171
Contributors: Yue Shao; Junhao Wei; Yu Bao; Wanhao Cai; Lu Qian; Shuxun Cui; Wanhao Cai
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Anisotropic Friction in a Ligand-Protein Complex

Nano Letters
2023-05-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Wanhao Cai; Miriam Jäger; Jakob T. Bullerjahn; Thorsten Hugel; Steffen Wolf; Bizan N. Balzer
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Single-Chain Mechanics at Low Temperatures: A Study of Three Kinds of Polymers from 153 to 300 K

Macromolecules
2023-04-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0024-9297
Part of ISSN: 1520-5835
Contributors: Song Lu; Wanhao Cai; Song Zhang; Shuxun Cui
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Angle-dependent strength of a single chemical bond by stereographic force spectroscopy

Chemical Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Wanhao Cai; Jakob T. Bullerjahn; Max Lallemang; Klaus Kroy; Bizan N. Balzer; Thorsten Hugel
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Intramolecular hydrogen bonds in a single macromolecule: Strength in high vacuum versus liquid environments

Nano Research
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Cai, Wanhao; Xu, Duo; Zhang, Fa; Wei, Junhao; Lu, Song; Qian, Linmao; Lu, Zhongyuan; Cui, Shuxun
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Multivalent non-covalent interactions lead to strongest polymer adhesion

Nanoscale
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Max Lallemang; Leixiao Yu; Wanhao Cai; Klaus Rischka; Andreas Hartwig; Rainer Haag; Thorsten Hugel; Bizan N. Balzer
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Selenium-functionalized polycarbonate-polyurethane for sustained in situ generation of therapeutic gas for blood-contacting materials

Smart Materials in Medicine
2022-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2590-1834
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Wanhao Cai
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Tellurium-containing polymer coating with glutathione peroxidase mimics capability for surface modification of intravascular implants

Materials & Design
2022-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-1275
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Wanhao Cai
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Sulfur-Mediated Polycarbonate Polyurethane for Potential Application of Blood-Contacting Materials

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2022-03-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-4185
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Wanhao Cai
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Single-chain mechanics of cis-1,4-polyisoprene and polysulfide

Polymer
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Fa Zhang; Zheng Gong; Wanhao Cai; Hu-jun Qian; Zhong-yuan Lu; Shuxun Cui
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Understanding the Extraordinary Flexibility of Polydimethylsiloxane through Single-Molecule Mechanics

ACS Materials Letters
2022-02-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Song Lu; Wanhao Cai; Nanpu Cao; Hu-jun Qian; Zhong-yuan Lu; Shuxun Cui
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Phospholipid-based multifunctional coating via layer-by-layer self-assembly for biomedical applications

Materials Science and Engineering: C
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Li, Peichuang; Li, Xiaojing; Cai, Wanhao; Chen, Huiqing; Chen, Hang; Wang, Rui; Zhao, Yuancong; Wang, Jin; Huang, Nan
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Preparation of phospholipid-based polycarbonate urethanes for potential applications of blood-contacting implants

Regenerative Biomaterials
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Li, Peichuang; Cai, Wanhao; Li, Xin; Wang, Kebing; Zhou, Lei; You, Tianxue; Wang, Rui; Chen, Hang; Zhao, Yuancong; Wang, Jin et al.
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Detecting van der Waals forces between a single polymer repeating unit and a solid surface in high vacuum

Nano Research
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Cai, Wanhao; Xiao, Chen; Qian, Linmao; Cui, Shuxun
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Force-Induced Transition of pi-pi Stacking in a Single Polystyrene Chain

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Cai, Wanhao; Xu, Duo; Qian, Lu; Wei, Junhao; Xiao, Chen; Qian, Linmao; Lu, Zhong-yuan; Cui, Shuxun
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Single-chain Elasticity of Poly(ethylene glycol) in High Vacuum

Acta Chimica Sinica
2019 | Journal article
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Single-Molecule Studies Reveal That Water Is a Special Solvent for Amylose and Natural Cellulose

Macromolecules
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Qian, Lu; Cai, Wanhao; Xu, Duo; Bao, Yu; Lu, Zhong-yuan; Cui, Shuxun
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Single-Chain Polymer Models Incorporating the Effects of Side Groups: An Approach to General Polymer Models

Macromolecules
2019-10-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0024-9297
Part of ISSN: 1520-5835
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Wanhao Cai
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A facile and environment-friendly method for fabrication of polymer brush

Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition)
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Kang, Xiao-min; Cai, Wan-hao; Gu, Hong-gang; Liu, Shi-yuan; Cui, Shu-xun
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Revealing the formation mechanism of insoluble polydopamine by using a simplified model system

Polymer Chemistry
2017 | Journal article
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Real time quantification of the chemical cross-link density of a hydrogel by in situ UV-vis spectroscopy

Polymer Chemistry
2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Kang, Xiaomin; Yu, You; Bao, Yu; Cai, Wanhao; Cui, Shuxun
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Peer review (322 reviews for 39 publications/grants)

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Review activity for Biomacromolecules. (1)
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Review activity for Biomedicines. (1)
Review activity for Biomimetics. (6)
Review activity for Biophysica. (2)
Review activity for Coatings. (9)
Review activity for Compounds. (2)
Review activity for Crystals. (3)
Review activity for Current proteomics. (1)
Review activity for Dynamics. (2)
Review activity for Foods. (3)
Review activity for Frontiers in microbiology. (1)
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Review activity for International food research journal (1)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (19)
Review activity for Journal of composites science. (19)
Review activity for Journal of marine science and engineering. (2)
Review activity for Lubricants. (42)
Review activity for Machines. (3)
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Review activity for Nanomaterials. (4)
Review activity for Nanotechnology. (2)
Review activity for Polymers. (63)
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