功能性先进高分子材料的制备技术及其机理研究；高分子材料结构、性能与机理；聚合物基纳米复合材料的处理与分散、界面与结构；高分子材料加工工程。

一、论文
迄今共发表学术论文90多篇，近几年代表性学术论文有：
1．Wei Wu, Manfred H. Wagner, Qi Qian, Weiguang Pu, Saeid KheirandishMorphology and barrier mechanism of biaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate) / poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006,101(3):1309-1316
2．Jun Chen, Wei Wu*, Tingting Zhou, Wei Fan, Qizhen Lu．Thermal Properties of the PA66/PC/Silicone Rubber Composites．Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics, 2011, 50(1): 111–122
3．Yu-jie Chen, Wei Wu*, Wei-guang Pu, San-xiong He, Jun Chen．Preparation and Characterization of Conjugated Polypseudorotaxanes Poly(pyrrole/α-Cyclodextrin)．International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, 2010,15(1): 43-53
4．Lixing Luan, Wei Wu*, Manfred H. Wagner, Marco Mueller. Seaweed as Novel Biofiller in Polypropylene Composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2010, 118(2): 997-1005.

二、发明专利
共申请13项发明专利，其中，授权4项，公开7项。．