Dr Wenbo Zhan

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.

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 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