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Dr Wenbo Zhan

Dr Wenbo Zhan
Dr Wenbo Zhan
Dr Wenbo Zhan

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w.zhan@abdn.ac.uk
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R353, Fraser Noble Building

School of Engineering

King's College

University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK

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Biography

Wenbo Zhan is a Lecturer in Biomedical 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 Engineering 
    2014 - Imperial College London 
  • MSc Thermal Energy and Power Engineering 
    2010 - Harbin Institute of Technology 
  • BEng Thermal Energy and Power Engineering 
    2008 - Xi'an Jiaotong University 
  • BEc Finance 
    2008 - Xi'an Jiaotong Univerisity 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
External Memberships
Research

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

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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  • Optimising Nanoparticle Property and Treatment Regimen for Improving Convection Enhanced Delivery of Doxorubicin to Brain Tumour

    Zhan, W., Wang, C.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Towards a multiphysics modelling framework for thermosensitive liposomal drug delivery to solid tumour combined with focused ultrasound hyperthermia

    Zhan, W., Gedroyc, W., Xu, X. Y.
    Biophysics Reports, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 43-59
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Transport of Chemotherapeutic Agents in Anisotropic Tissue under Convection Enhanced Delivery for Localised Treatment

    Zhan, W., Dini, D., Baena, F. R. y.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Convection enhanced delivery of liposome encapsulated doxorubicin for brain tumour therapy

    Zhan, W., Wang, C.
    Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 285, pp. 212-229
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Computational modelling of drug delivery to solid tumour: Understanding the interplay between chemotherapeutics and biological system for optimised delivery systems

    Zhan, W., Alamer, M., Xu, X. Y.
    Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, vol. 132, pp. 81-103
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Towards an Optimized Path Planner for the EDEN2020 Neurosurgical Steerable Needle

    Pinzi, M., Galvan, S., Zhan, W., Dini, D., Baena, F. R. y.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Convection enhanced delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs into brain tumour

    Zhan, W., Wang, C.
    Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 271, pp. 74-87
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • 3D-Bioprinting and Micro-/Nano-Technology: Emerging Technologies in Biomedical Sciences (Preface)

    Wang, C., Xu, X. Y., Zhan, W., Davoodi, P.
    Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, vol. 132, pp. 1-2
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A Multiphysics Model for Focused Ultrasound Activated Thermosentitive Liposome Drug Delivery to Tumour

    Huang, Y., Zhan, W., Liu, C., Xu, X. Y.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • A Pilot Study on Aortic Flow before and after Endovascular Repair with a Novel Branched Stent-Graft for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

    Zhu, Y., Zhan, W., Hamady, M., Xu, X. Y.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Mathematical Modelling of Cerebral Infusion of Nanoparticle Encapsulated Anticancer Drugs for Brain Tumour Therapy

    Zhan, W.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Micromechanical Modelling of Brain White Matter

    Bernardini, A., Zhan, W., Ge, S., Vidotto, M., Dini, D.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Numerical Simulation of Convection Enhanced Delivery of Nano Drug Carriers into Brain Tumour

    Zhan, W., Baena, F. R. y.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Numerical Study on Cerebral Infusion Induced Backflow for Convection Enhanced Delivery

    Zhan, W., Bernardini, A., Konstantinou, I., Dini, D., Baena, F. R. y.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • The effect of tumour size on drug transport and uptake in 3-D tumour models reconstructed from magnetic resonance images

    Zhan, W., Gedroyc, W., Xu, X. Y.
    PloS ONE, vol. 12, no. 2, e0172276
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mathematical Modelling of Convection Enhanced Delivery of Carmustine and Paclitaxel for Brain Tumour Therapy

    Zhan, W., Arifin, D. Y., Lee, T. K., Wang, C.
    Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 34, pp. 860-873
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Model for Focused Ultrasound-mediated Thermosentitive Liposome Drug Delivery to Tumour

    Huang, Y., Zhan, W., Liu, C., Xu, X. Y.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Numerical Simulation of Thermosensitive Liposome-mediated Delivery of Doxorubicin to Solid Tumour under High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Heating

    Zhan, W., Gedroyc, W., Xu, X. Y.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Numerical Study on Convection Enhanced Delivery of Anticancer Drugs into Brain Tumour

    Zhan, W.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • A Dual Tracer 18F-FCH/18F-FDG PET Imaging of an Orthotopic Brain Tumor Xenograft Model

    Fu, Y., Ong, L., Ranganath, S. H., Zheng, L., Kee, I., Zhan, W., Yu, S., Chow, P. K. H., Wang, C., Lonser, R. R. (ed.)
    PloS ONE, vol. 11, no. 2, e0148123
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Numerical Simulation of Downdraft Biomass Gasifier: Influence of Structure Designs Using CFD Simulation

    Shen, Y., Yan, W., Zhan, W., Ng, Y. W., Luo, Z., Wang, C.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Numerical Study on the Hydrodynamics Behaviour in Bubbling Fluidized Bed for Sewage Sludge Gasification

    Zhan, W., Wang, C.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • The Effect of Infusion Position on Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Anticancer Drugs to Remnant Brain Tumour after Surgery

    Zhan, W., Arifin, D. Y., Lee, T. K., Wang, C.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Drug Delivery to Solid Tumour with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Heating

    Zhan, W., Gedroyc, W., Xu, X. Y.
    21st CLSS-UK Annual Conference
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Effect of heterogeneous microvasculature distribution on drug delivery to solid tumour

    Zhan, W., Gedroyc, W., Xu, X. Y.
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 47, no. 47, 475401
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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