Associate Professor
Education Background：
BSc, Food Science and Engineering, Jimei University, 2005.09–2009.06
MSc, Food Science (Quality Assurance), University of Leeds, 2009.09–2010.11
Ph.D, Food Science and Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China 2015.09–2018.06
Visiting Ph.D Student, University of Maryland, College Park, USA, 2017.01- 2018.06
Research Interests:
1. Biomacromolecules: structures and functions of carbohydrate polymers (such as konjac
glucomannan); applications of carbohydrate polymers on fabrications of food emulsions,
hydrogels, and microcapsules
2. Food Oral Processing: rheology, tribology, and adsorption of food macromolecules during oral
processing; saliva bio-interface
Overseas Experiences:
1. MSc, Food Science (Quality Assurance), University of Leeds, UK, 2009.09-2010.11
2. Postdoctoral Fellow, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, USA, 2018.09-2019.09
3. Visiting Scientist, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency
for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 2024.12-2025.06
Selection of Publications:
1. Nitong Bu, Huanglong Lin, Di Zhang, Xianrui Chen, Pingping Tan, Yuanbo Zhong, Liying
Huang, Jie Pang, Lin Wang, Ruojun Mu. Water-in-water emulsions stabilized by konjac
glucomannan/tragacanth gum hydrogels for riboflavin delivery. Journal of Food Engineering,
2025, 387: 112325.
2. Pingping Tan, Huanglong Lin, Yuanbo Zhong, Jianshe Chen, Ruojun Mu. Modification of
salivary multilayer for improved oral lubrication. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2025,
155: 104782.
3. Nitong Bu, Lin Wang, Di Zhang, Huimin Xiao, Xiaoman Liu, Jie Pang, Chen Ma, Ruojun Mu.
Highly Hydrophobic Gelatin Nanocomposite Film Assisted by Nano-ZnO/(3-Aminopropyl)
Triethoxysilane/Stearic Acid Coating for Liquid Food Packaging. ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces, 2023, 15: 51713−51726.
4. Ruojun Mu, Jianshe Chen. Oral bio-interfaces: properties and functional roles of salivary
multilayer in food oral processing. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023, 132: 121-31.
5. Ruojun Mu, Jiawei Yang, Yecheng Wang, Zhengjin Wang, Peijian Chen, Hao Sheng,
Zhigang Suo. Polymer-filled macroporous hydrogel for low friction. Extreme Mechanics Letters,
2020, 38: 100742.
Research Projects:
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, Evaluation, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Ganoderma Lucidum Polysaccharides (2023YFF1000801-6), Funding amount CNY 300, 000, In progress, Principle Investigator.
Email:mu@fafu.edu.cn