杨宇民，博士，南通大学教授、博士生导师。获国家高层次人才特殊支持计划（万人计划）科技创新领军人才、国家“百千万人才工程”国家级人选、国家“有突出贡献中青年专家”、教育部“新世纪优秀人才”、国务院特殊津贴获得者等称号，是全国高校黄大年式教师团队负责人，国家科技部重点领域创新团队负责人，国家重点研发计划首席科学家，是中国生物材料学会神经修复材料分会首任主任委员、中国解剖学会再生医学分会副主任委员、国家四部委生物材料创新合作平台专家委员会委员。
长期从事医学组织工程与生物材料教学和科研工作，特别是在植入人体生物材料的制备、仿生构建、性能优化、功能修复、降解及功能调控、材料生物学机制等方面进行了系统深入研究。研发的医用人工神经移植物获得国家三类医疗器械产品注册并应用于临床。主持参与国家重点研发计划项目、国家自然科学基金重点、国家基金委面上项目等国家级课题近20项，以通讯/第一作者在本领域权威期刊如Science Advances、Nano Letter、ACS Nano、AFM、Chem Engineer J、Bioactive Materials、Biomaterials等发表SCI论文140余篇，被引用9000余次，H因子54；获中国发明专利63项和5项国际发明专利。参与的科研成果获国家技术发明二等奖、军队科技进步一等奖和江苏省科技进步一等奖等科技奖励。科研团队被评为国家重点领域创新团队和江苏省优秀科技创新团队。
近年来发表的代表性论文：
1. Guicai Li, Tiantian Zheng, Linliang Wu, Qi Han, Yifeng Lei, Longjian Xue, Luzhong Zhang, Xiaosong Gu, Yumin Yang. Bionic microenvironment-inspired synergistic effect of anisotropic micro-nanocomposite topology and biology cues on peripheral nerve regeneration. Science Advances, 2021, 7(28): eabi5812.
2.Yan Huang, Yang Xu, Jiachen Zhu, Jian Wan, Yicheng Xiong, Zhaoyan Jiang, Shajun Zhu, Qingsong Guo, Yuxi Li, Yuhua Lu, Bin Yu, Yibing Guo, Zhiwei Wang, Yumin Yang. An artificial LAMA2-GelMA hydrogel microenvironment for the development of pancreatic endocrine progenitors. Biomaterials, 2022, 291: 121882.
3.Xiaoxuan Tang, Xiaoli Chen, Siming Zhang, Xinyi Gu, Ronghua Wu, Tingting Huang, Zhihao Zhou, Cheng Sun, Jue Ling, Mei Liu, Yumin Yang. Silk-inspired in situ hydrogel with anti-tumor immunity enhanced photodynamic therapy for melanoma and infected wound healing. Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31(17): 2101320.
4. Zhao Yahong, Liu Jina, Liu Sha, Yang Panpan, Liang Yunyun, Ma Jinyu, Mao Susu, Sun Cheng, Yang Yumin. Fibroblast exosomal TFAP2C induced by chitosan oligosaccharides promotes peripheral axon regeneration via the miR-132-5p/CAMKK1 axis. Bioactive materials, 2023, 26: 249-26.
5. Luzhong Zhang, Ke Yao, Yuqing Wang, You Lang Zhou, Zexi Fu, Guicai Li, Jue Ling, Yumin Yang. Brain-Targeted Dual Site-Selective Functionalized Poly (beta-Amino Esters) Delivery Platform for Nerve Regeneration. Nano Letters, 2021, 21(7): 3007-3015.
6. Jue Ling, Tingting Huang, Ronghua Wu, Chao Ma, Ge Lin, Zhihao Zhou, Junpei Wang, Qifeng Tu, Xiaoxuan Tang, Yan Liu, Mei Liu, Liu Yang, Yumin Yang. Cell Development Enhanced Bionic Silk Hydrogel on Remodeling Immune Pathogenesis of Spinal Cord Injury via M2 Polarization of Microglial. Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33(14): 2213342.
7.Pengxiang Yang, Yong Peng, Xiu Dai, Jing Jie, Deling Kong, Xiaosong Gu, Yumin Yang. Bionic peptide scaffold in situ polarization and recruitment of M2 macrophages to promote peripheral nerve regeneration. Bioactive materials, 2023, 3: 85-97.
8. Luzhong Zhang, Jingjing Wei, Yuan Huang, Luqi Wang, Huasong Gao, Yumin Yang. Clickable immune-microenvironment modulated hydrogels for spinal cord injury repair. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 679(Part B): 1079-1092.
9. Ke Rui, Xiaoxuan Tang, Ziwei Shen, Chao Jiang, Qiugang Zhu, Shiyi Liu, Nan Che, Jie Tian, Jue Ling, Yumin Yang. Exosome inspired photo-triggered gelation hydrogel composite on modulating immune pathogenesis for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023, 21(1): 111.
10. Yuhui Jiang, Suqing Li, Mingyue Chang, Taotao Bian, Wenpin Wu, Tao Li, Pengxiang Yang, Yumin Yang. Acetylated chitosan scaffolds modulate the micro-environment and promote peripheral nerve regeneration through macrophage TLR2/4 pathway activation. Materials Today Bio, 2025, 35: 102376.
