Recent peer-reviewed papers
8. Wang, L.; Zhang, Y., Heat-induced self-assembly of zein nanoparticles: fabrication, stabilization and potential application as oral drug delivery. Food Hydrocolloids 2019 (Accepted).
7. Han, A.; Romero, H.M.;Nishijima, N.; Ichimura, T.; Handa, A.; Xu, C.; Zhang, Y., Effect of egg white solids on the rheological properties and bread making performance of gluten-free batter. Food Hydrocolloids 2019, 87, 287-296.
6. Xie, L.; Cahoon, E.; Zhang, Y.; Ciftci, O., Extraction of astaxanthin from engineered Camelina sativa seed using ethanol-modified supercritical carbon dioxide. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 2019, 143, 171-178.
5. Wang, L.; Gulati, P.; Santra, D.; Rose, D.; Zhang, Y., Nanoparticles prepared by proso millet protein as novel curcumin delivery system. Food Chemistry 2018, 240, 1039-1046.
4. Xie, L.; Wehling, R.; Ciftci, O.; Zhang, Y., Formation of complexes between tannic acid with bovine serum albumin, egg ovalbumin and bovine beta-lactoglobulin. Food Research International 2017, 102, 195-202.
3. Wang, L.; Zhang, Y., Eugenol nanoemulsion stabilized with zein and sodium caseinate by self-assembly. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2017, 65 (14), 2990-2998.
2. Romero, H. M.; Santra, D.; Rose, D.; Zhang, Y., Dough rheological properties and texture of gluten-free pasta based on proso millet flour. Journal of Cereal Science 2017, 74, 238-243.
1. Motta‐Romero, H.; Zhang, Z.; Tien Nguyen, A.; Schlegel, V.; Zhang, Y., Isolation of Egg Yolk Granules as Low‐Cholesterol Emulsifying Agent in Mayonnaise. Journal of Food Science 2017, 82, 1588-1593.
Conference presentations
L. Xie, Y. Zhang, 2018. Encapsulation of camelina oil extract in ovalbumin/gum Arabic stabilized emulsion cross-linked by tannic acid. The 2018 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-18, Chicago, IL. (ePoster presentation)
A. Han, et al., 2018. Effect of dried egg white powder on the rheological properties of gluten-free dough and texture properties of the bread. The 2018 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-18, Chicago, IL. (poster presentation)
L. Wang, Y. Zhang, 2018. Preparation and characterization of fish oil nanoemulsions with combination of casein hydrolysates and carrageenan. The 2018 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-18, Chicago, IL. (ePoster presentation, Protein division competition 2nd place)
L. Wang, Y. Zhang, 2018. Heat-induced zein nanoparticles: fabrication, characterization and stabilization. The 2018 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-18, Chicago, IL. (ePoster presentation)
L. Wang, Y. Zhang, 2018. Physical properties and antioxidant activities of curcumin incorporated caseinate/zein nanocomposite films. The 2018 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-18, Chicago, IL. (ePoster presentation)
L. Wang, Y. Zhang, 2017. Encapsulation of curcumin in nanoparticles synthesized from proso millet protein and sodium caseinate. The 2017 IFT Annual Meeting, June 25-28, Las Vegas, NV. (ePoster presentation; Product development division competition 2nd place)
L. Xie, Y. Zhang, 2017. Potential nanoencapsulation strategy: probing the binding of tannic acid with bovine serum albumin, beta-lactoglobulin and egg ovalbumin. The 2017 IFT Annual Meeting, June 25-28, Las Vegas, NV. (oral presentation, Protein division competition finalist)
H. Motta Romero, Y. Zhang, 2017. Comparative study of physicochemical and functional properties of dry bean flours and wheat flours. The 2017 IFT Annual Meeting, June 25-28, Las Vegas, NV. (poster presentation)
Y. Zhang, L. Xie, L. Wang, D.Rose, 2016. Conformational insight of prolamin from proso millet: A fluorescence spectroscopy study. AACCI Annual Meeting, Oct 23-26, Savannah, GA, 108-P (poster presentation).
Y. Zhang, H. Motta Romero,2016. Effects of hydrocolloids on rheological and optical properties of proso millet dough, AACCI Annual Meeting, Oct 23-26, Savannah, GA (oral presentation).
Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang,2016. Isolation and functionality evaluation of egg yolk granule, 107th AOCS Annual Meeting, May 1-3, Salt Lake City, UT (oral presentation).
L. Wang, Y. Zhang, 2016. Eugenol nanoemulsion stabilized with sodium caseinate and zein by self-assembly. Nature Conference on Materials for Energy 2016, June 11-16, P146 (poster presentation).