Dr Wenbo Zhan
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Dr Wenbo Zhan
Lecturer
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R353, Fraser Noble Building
School of Engineering
King's College
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK
Biography
Wenbo Zhan is a Lecturer in Biological Engineering in the School of Engineering. He received his undergraduate degrees from Xi’an Jiatong 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 of Engineering Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Committee
- External Memberships
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- Guest editor for special issue of Pharmaceutical Research, 2021/22
- Adjunct to the chair of the 18th CAOS Annual Conference, 2018
- Assistant to the editor for theme issue of Advanced Drug Delivery Review, 2017/18
- Executive manager of the 8th GCCES Conference, 2016
- Local organising committee member of the 21st CLSS-UK Annual Conference, 2015
- Grant reviewer for UKRI MRC, the French National Research Agency
- Reviewer for journals, including Journal of Controlled Release, Fuel, Applied Energy, Pharmaceutical Research, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Powder Technology, Scientific Reports, PLoS One, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal of the Royal Society Interface and Materials Today Bio, etc.
- 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
- 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
- EG504Q - Introduction to Engineering for Life Scientists
- EG555N,EG59F1,EG59F2,EG59M2 - MSc Individual Project (all MSc programmes)
Course contributor
- EG555J - Research Methods for Bioengineers
- EG4578 - Group Design Project (Chemical Engineering)
- Publications
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In-situ vaccination using dual responsive organelle targeted nanoreactors
Biomaterials, vol. 290, 121843Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121843
Pore-scale modelling of elastic properties in hydrate-bearing sediments using 4-D synchrotron radiation imaging
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 145, 105864Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConvection-Enhanced Delivery of Antiangiogenic Drugs and Liposomal Cytotoxic Drugs to Heterogeneous Brain Tumor for Combination Therapy
Cancers, vol. 14, no. 17, 4177Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOn the microstructurally driven heterogeneous response of brain white matter to drug infusion pressure
Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, vol. 21, pp. 1299–1316Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMultiphysics Simulation in Drug Development and Delivery
Pharmaceutical ResearchContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-022-03330-x
Effects of tissue hydraulic permeability on intracerebral transport of interstitial fluid and nanoparticle-encapsulated drugs upon convection-enhanced delivery
9th World Congress of BiomechanicsContributions to Conferences: AbstractsNumerical modelling of nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery across blood-brain barrier using focused ultrasound
9th World Congress of BiomechanicsContributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18954/1/P_2010.pdf
Role of Tissue Hydraulic Permeability in Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Chemotherapy Drugs to Brain Tumour
Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 877-892Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-022-03261-7
Effect of particle size and surface charge on nanoparticles diffusion in the brain white matter
Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 39, pp. 767–781Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMathematical modelling of nanoparticle-mediated topical drug delivery to skin tissue
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 611, 121322Contributions to Journals: Articles
