Current Research Activities 

 

Tissue engineering 

Stem cells expansion in bioreactors: To proliferate stem cells ex vivo in large scale in novel bioreactors with suitable culture conditions

 

Bioreactor technology for tissue culture: To develop tissue culture reactors for the production of engineered tissues with ensured uniformity of nutrients and oxygen. 

 

Nerve regeneration enhancement by electric and/or chemical stimulation: To enhance nerve regeneration and restore nerve function with electric stimulation and suitable chemical agents or pharmaceutics. 

 

Biomaterials 

 

Suitable biomaterial scaffolds for engineered bone and cartilage: cell-biomaterial interactions; articular cartilage, bone, neural/nerve tissue engineering; smart/instructive biomaterials (i.e. inductive, intellective and gradient materials/architectures, growth factor/drug release); engineered porous scaffold architectures; biodegradation and mechanical function with respect to tissue integration; in vitro/in vivo models using committed, progenitor and stem cells.

Preparation and tissue fabrication of novel biomedical materials; 

Novel bioreactor technology and its application; 

Control of expansion and differentiation of stem cells; 

Construction, numerical simulation and optimization of dynamic culture systems; 

Regulation of active component of traditional Chinese medicine on proliferation and differentiation of stem cells;