Horst Complex

J. Jiang (Jieke)

Assistant Professor
ET-TFE-FM2
Horst Complex N250
j.jiang-1@utwente.nl
+31534896717
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I am currently working as an assistant professor in the Fluid Mechanics for Functional Materials research group at the University of Twente. I am predominantly interested in studying the behavior of droplets at the microscale and in using ejected micro-droplets as a tool to fabricate novel functional materials. By precisely controlling the ejection of high-speed micro-droplets, I have developed several high-throughput approaches for creating microparticles, capsules for the controlled release of medicine, capture of CO₂ from air, as well as high-resolution printed electronics. The core of my research is to create novel materials to address societal challenges related to health and the environment through innovation in microscale structural design and control of microscale fluid properties.

Before working as an assistant professor, I worked as a postdoc for four years on Fluid Dynamics for Functional Materials in the EFD group. My project focused on developing functional core–shell microparticles (e.g., particles with a biologically degradable “air shell”) using a new technology, in-air microfluidics. This research led to several active research lines within the team. I also collaborated with a UT spin-off company, IamFluidics, to explore how microparticles could be applied to preserve functionality and enable targeted delivery of bioactive materials.

I received my Master’s degree in materials engineering (2015, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing) and my Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences (2018, City University of Hong Kong & Cornell University, collaborative PhD program). In my Master’s project, I developed embedded inkjet printing to fabricate transparent multilayer circuits composed of high-resolution embedded cables. During my Ph.D. studies, I expanded my research from inkjet printing to the interaction of micro-droplets on antifouling surfaces and explored their biomedical applications. I designed antifouling surfaces to repel or collect aerosolized droplets and was actively involved in a joint program at Cornell University to develop nanoparticles for vaccine delivery.

Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Surface
    • Material
    • Liquid
    • Ink
    • Nanocomposites
    • Droplet

  • Chemistry

    • Procedure

  • Engineering

    • Hydrogel

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2025

Optimization of amine-based hydrogel sorbents for CO2 capture: The role of crosslinkers (2025)Polymer testing, 153. Article 109017. Long, Y., Jiang, J., Rohlfs, W., Brilman, W. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.109017Mucociliary Clearance Inspired Nanozyme-centric Hydrogel Composites for Integrated Bacterial Detection (2025)Advanced science, 12(36). Article e03809. Tan, Z., Wang, X., Wang, Z., Jiang, J. & Yao, X.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202503809Diffusion-reaction modeling of CO2 absorption in core-shell hydrogel particles (2025)Results in Engineering, 26. Article 104766. Long, Y., Jiang, J., Smink, J. S., ten Elshof, J. E., Rohlfs, W., Visser, C. W. & Brilman, W.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104766

2024

Scalable Jet-Based Fabrication of PEI-Hydrogel Particles for CO2 Capture (2024)Energy and Environmental Materials, 7(6). Article e12748. Jiang, J., van Daatselaar, E., Wijnja, H., de Koning Gans, T., Schellevis, M., Venner, C. H., Brilman, D. W. F. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12748CO2 Adsorption by Core-shell Structured Hydrogel Particles Fabricated via In-air Microfluidics (2024)In Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2023), 4-8 September, 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany - Volume 2 (pp. 265-275) (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer. Long, Y., Jiang, J., Rohlfs, W., ten Elshof, J. E., Brilman, D. W. F. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66609-4_25Method and system for forming micro-capsules comprising a core surrounded by a shell (2024)[Patent › Patent]. Jiang, J., Visser, C. W., Kamperman, T. & Poortinga, A. T.https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2024069343A1/en

2023

High-Throughput Fabrication of Size-Controlled Pickering Emulsions, Colloidosomes, and Air-Coated Particles via Clog-Free Jetting of Suspensions (2023)Advanced materials, 35(13). Article 2208894. Jiang, J., Poortinga, A. T., Liao, Y., Kamperman, T., Venner, C. H. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202208894Fabrication of Core-shell Hydrogel Particles via In-air Microfluidics for CO2 Capture (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] Burgers Symposium 2023. Long, Y., Jiang, J., Visser, C. W., Brilman, W. & Rohlfs, W.

2022

Dynamic mechanical analysis of suspended soft bodies via hydraulic force spectroscopy (2022)Soft matter, 19(4), 615-624. Berardi, M., Gnanachandran, K., Jiang, J., Bielawski, K., Visser, C. W., Lekka, M. & Akca, B. I.https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sm01173eA method and system for producing polymer micro-bodies (2022)[Patent › Patent]. Jieke, J., Gary, T. J. S. & Claas, W. V.

2021

Continuous High-Throughput Fabrication of Architected Micromaterials via In-Air Photopolymerization (2021)Advanced materials, 33(3). Article 2006336. Jiang, J., Shea, G., Rastogi, P., Kamperman, T., Venner, C. H. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202006336

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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