Selected research papers

152. Zhang, B., Guo, Y., Lin, L., Qiao, D.*, & Xie, F.* (2023). For efficient treatment of starch using aqueous ionic liquid at room temperature. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 36, e00592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00592 [Gold OA]

141. Ma, C., Xie, F.*, Wei, L., Zheng, C., Liu, X., Wang, L., & Liu, P.* (2022). All-starch-based hydrogel for flexible electronics: strain-sensitive batteries and self-powered sensors. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10(20), 6724-6735. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00872 [Gold OA] [Full text: ACS Articles on Request]

129. Chen, Y., Duan, Q., Yu, L., & Xie, F.* (2021). Thermomechanically processed chitosan:gelatin films being transparent, mechanically robust and less hygroscopic. Carbohydrate Polymers, 272, 118522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118522

120. Zan, K., Wang, J., Ren, F., Yu, J., Wang, S., Xie, F.*, & Wang, S.* (2021). Structural disorganization of cereal, tuber and bean starches in aqueous ionic liquid at room temperature: Role of starch granule surface structure. Carbohydrate Polymers, 258, 117677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117677

115. Liu, P., Ma, C., Li, Y., Wang, L.*, Wei, L., Yan, Y., & Xie, F.* (2020). Facile preparation of eco-friendly, flexible starch-based materials with ionic conductivity and strain-responsiveness. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8(51), 19117-19128. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07473 [Full text: ACS Articles on Request] [Journal Supplementary Cover]

103. Liu, Z., Chen, H., Zheng, B., Xie, F.*, & Chen, L.* (2020). Understanding the structure and rheological properties of potato starch induced by hot-extrusion 3D printing. Food Hydrocolloids, 105, 105812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105812

102. Li, Y., Liu, P.*, Ma, C., Zhang, N., Shang, X., Wang, L., & Xie, F.* (2020). Structural disorganization and chain aggregation of high-amylose starch in different chloride salt solutions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8(12), 4838-4847. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07726 [Full text: ACS Articles on Request] [Journal Supplementary Cover]

100. Chen, P., Xie, F.*, Tang, F., & McNally, T.* (2020). Thermomechanical-induced polyelectrolyte complexation between chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose enabling unexpected hydrolytic stability. Composites Science and Technology, 189, 108031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108031 [Gold OA]

88. Meng, L., Xie, F.*, Zhang, B., Wang, D. K., & Yu, L. (2019). Natural biopolymer alloys with superior mechanical properties. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(2), 2792-2802. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06009 [Full text: ACS Articles on Request]

70. Zhang, B., Xie, F.*, Shamshina, J. L., Rogers, R. D., McNally, T., Wang, D. K., Halley, P. J., Truss, R. W., Zhao, S., & Chen, L.* (2017). Facile preparation of starch-based electroconductive films with ionic liquid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5(6), 5457-5467. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00788 [Full text: ACS Articles on Request]

67. Zhang, B., Xie, F.*, Shamshina, J. L., Rogers, R. D., McNally, T., Halley, P. J., Truss, R. W., Chen, L, & Zhao, S. (2017). Dissolution of starch with aqueous ionic liquid under ambient conditions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5(5), 3737-3741. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00784 [Full text: ACS Articles on Request]

60. Xiao, X., Yu, L.*, Xie, F.*, Bao, X., Liu, H., Ji, Z., & Chen, L. (2017). One-step method to prepare starch-based superabsorbent polymer for slow release of fertilizer. Chemical Engineering Journal, 309, 607-616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.10.101

55. Wang, Y., Yu, L.*, Xie, F.*, Zhang, L., Liao, L., Liu, H., & Chen, L. (2016). Morphology and properties of thermal/cooling-gel bi-phasic systems based on hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and hydroxypropyl starch. Composites Part B: Engineering, 101, 46-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.06.081

27. Mateyawa, S., Xie, D. F.*, Truss, R. W., Nicholson, T. M., Halley, P. J., Rogers, R. D., Boehm, M. W., & McNally, T. (2013). Effect of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate on the phase transition of starch: dissolution or gelatinization? Carbohydrate Polymers, 94(1), 520-530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.01.024

32. Bie, P., Liu, P.*, Yu, L., Li, X., Chen, L.*, & Xie, F. (2013). The properties of antimicrobial films derived from poly(lactic acid)/starch/chitosan blended matrix. Carbohydrate Polymers, 98(1), 959-966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.07.004

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Selected review articles and book chapters

175. Guo, Y., Qiao, D., Zhao, S., Liu, P., Xie, F.*, & Zhang, B.* (2024). Biofunctional chitosan–biopolymer composites for biomedical applications. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 159, 100775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2024.100775 [Gold OA] [Review article]

C7. Xie, F. (2023). Chapter 4 – 3D printing of biopolymer-based hydrogels. In M. Mehrpouya & H. Vahabi (Eds.), Additive Manufacturing of Biopolymers: Materials, Printing Techniques, and Applications (pp. 65-100). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95151-7.00004-1

89. Xie, F.*, Zhang, T., Bryant, P., Kurusingal, V., Colwell, J. M., & Laycock, B.* (2019). Degradation and stabilization of polyurethane elastomers. Progress in Polymer Science, 90, 211-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.12.003 [Review article]

C6. Xie, F., Zhang, B., & Wang, D. K. (2017). Chapter 7 – Starch thermal processing: Technologies at laboratory and semi-industrial scales. In M. A. Villar, S. H. Barbosa, M. A. García, L. Castillo, & O. V. López (Eds.), Starch-Based Materials in Food Packaging: Processing, Characterization and Applications (pp. 187-227). London, UK: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809439-6.00007-8

30. Xie, F.*, Pollet, E., Halley, P. J., & Avérous, L.* (2013). Starch-based nano-biocomposites. Progress in Polymer Science, 38(10-11), 1590-1628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.05.002 [Review article]