Endless possibilities with sea animal as source for materials

The main goal of my project is to explore chemical components from a sea animal and use them for industrial applications. This sea animal might have the highest possible application potentials in food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical industry due to its valuable compositions of cellulose, glycosaminoglycan (GAG), heparin-like sulfated sugars, fatty acids and sterols etc.

Right now, the research focus is on the comparison between woody cellulose and animal cellulose and exploring the potential applications of animal cellulose are ongoing.

PhD student: Yadong Zhao