Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- w.zhan@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
R353, Fraser Noble Building
School of Engineering
King's College
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Wenbo Zhan is a Lecturer in Biological Engineering in the School of Engineering. He received his undergraduate degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2008 and a master degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2010. He graduated from Imperial College London with his PhD degree in 2014 and then worked as a project consultant at Imperial College London and a postdoctoral research fellow at the National University of Singapore until 2016. Prior to joining the University of Aberdeen in 2019, he was a research associate at Imperial College London.
Qualifications
- PhD Chemical Engineering2014 - Imperial College London
- MSc Thermal Energy and Power Engineering2010 - Harbin Institute of Technology
- BEng Thermal Energy and Power Engineering2008 - Xi'an Jiaotong University
- BEc Finance2008 - Xi'an Jiaotong Univerisity
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Overall coordinator of the School MSc individual projects
- Deputy coordinator of MSc Biomedical Engineering programme
- Member of School Postgraduate Education Committee
- External Memberships
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- Editorial Advisory Board member of Pharmaceutical Research, 12/2022-present
- Research
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Research Overview
Wenbo Zhan's research centres on biological engineering and bioprocessing, with a particular focus on the biomechanics and transport processes in biological and physiological systems.
- Multiscale modelling of drug delivery processes
- Soft tissue deformation
- Image-based analysis of cardiovascular fluid mechanics
Funding and Grants
- Injectable thermosensitive hydrogel for controlled drug release targeting resected glioblastoma, The Royal Society, PI, 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2025
- HyWay: Hydrogen production from waste, European Union & EPSRC, Co-I, 15/04/2024 - 14/04/2028
- Evaluation and optimisation of thermosensitive hydrogel for controllable drug delivery against brain tumour, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, PI, 01/02/2023 - 30/09/2023
- Image-based modelling and optimisation of convection-enhanced delivery for combination therapy against heterogeneous human brain tumour, The Royal Society, PI, 12/08/2022 - 11/08/2024
- Gender differences in sex hormone transport in abdominal aortic aneurysm, The Royal Society, PI, 31/03/2022 - 30/03/2024
- Optimisation of infusion catheter posture for improving convection-enhanced drug delivery to brain cancer, Children's Brain Tumour Drug Delivery Consortium, Children with Cancer UK, PI, 01/03/2022 - 30/09/2022
- Novel nanoparticle-embedded membranes for long-term bioactive SARS-CoV2 prevention, Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Co-I, 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2023
- Multifunctional liquid crystals stabilised by hydrogen-bounding and their integration in new devices for energy harvesting, conversion and storage, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Co-I, 23/10/2020 - 30/12/2021
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Programme
MSc Biomedical Engineering programme
Course coordinator
- EG555L - Modelling of Biological Systems
- EG20H7 - Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers 1
- EG30H3 - Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers 2
- EG555N,EG59F1,EG59F2,EG59M2 - MSc Individual Project (all MSc programmes)
Course contributor
- EG555J - Research Methods for Bioengineers
- EG4578 - Group Design Project (Chemical Engineering)
Previous course
- EG504Q - Introduction to Engineering for Life Scientists
- Publications
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Exploring Tissue Permeability of Brain Tumours in Different Grades: Insights from Pore-scale Fluid Dynamics Analysis
Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 190, pp. 398-409Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffect of infusion posture on convection-enhanced drug delivery to anisotropic tissue
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 21, no. 219, 20240378Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA comprehensive review on modeling aspects of infusion-based drug delivery in the brain
Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 185, pp. 1-23Contributions to Journals: Review articlesOn the Characteristics of Fluid Transport within Reconstructed Brain Tumours at Pore-Scale
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsMicrostructure-based Modelling Reveals Macroscale Transport Property of Brain Tissues
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE] Talk on Conference website
Image-based predictive modelling frameworks for personalised drug delivery in cancer therapy
Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 370, pp. 721-746Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Computational Framework for Mechanically Controlled Brain Drug Delivery
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsA novel regional-minima image segmentation method for fluid transport simulations in unresolved rock images
Water Resources Research, vol. 60, no. 6, e2023WR036855Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPore-Scale Analysis of Fluid Transport in Different Grades of Brain Tumours Considering the Effect of Extracellular Matrix
Interpore2024Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE] Book of abstracts
Pore-Scale Modelling of Non-Linear Rock Deformation under Low Stress Ranges
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE] Book of Abstracts