Chao Zhang, PhD
Biomedical Engineering Program
School of Engineering
Sun Yat-sen University
Contact
School of Engineering
Sun Yat-sen University
132 East Waihuan Road
Higher Education Mega Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006
P. R. China
Phone: 86- (20) 3933-2145
Fax: 86- (20) 3933-2145
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Current Research
Biomaterials, tissue engineering, anti-cancer drug release systems, polymer nanocomposites
Biography
Chao Zhang earned his B. S. degree in Applied Chemistry (1998), M. S. degree in Polymer Chemistry (2002), and Ph.D. degree in Polymer Chemistry (2005) from Wuhan University, China. He had been working as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of California, San Diego from 2006 to 2010. In June 2010, Dr. Zhang joined Sun Yat-sen University, China as an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering. His current research interests include the synthesis of biomaterials and their applications in drug/gene delivery systems, imaging agents, tissue engineering scaffolds, polymer nanocomposites etc.
Selected Publications
Rapid self-healing hydrogels.
Phadke A, Zhang C, Arman B, Hsu CC, Mashelkard R A, Lele A K, Tauber M J, Arya G, Varghese S.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Volume 109; Pages 4383–4388; Published: 2012.
Oligo(trimethylene carbonate)-poly(ethylene glycol)-oligo(trimethylene carbonate) triblock based hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering.
Zhang C, Sangaj N, Hwang YS, Phadke A, Chang CW, Varghese S.
Acta Biomaterialia; Volume 7; Pages 3362-3369; Published: 2012.
Engineering the cell-material interface for controlling stem cell adhesion, migration, and differentiation.
Ayala R, Zhang C, Yang D, Aung A, Hwang YS, Shroff SS, Arce FT, Lal R, Arya G, Varghese S.
Biomaterials; Volume 2; Pages 3700-3711; Published: 2011.
A novel single precursor-based biodegradable hydrogel with enhanced mechanical properties.
Zhang C, Aung A, Liao LQ, Varghese S.
Soft Matter; Volume 5; Pages 3831-3834; Published: 2009.
Mesenchymal stem cell differentiation and roles in regenerative medicine.
Hwang NS, Zhang C, Hwang YS, Varghese S.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology; Volume 1; Pages 79-106; Published: 2009.
Recent developments in microwave-assisted polymerization with a focus on ring-opening polymerization.
Zhang C, Liao LQ, Gong S.
Green Chemistry; Volume 9; Pages 303-318; Published: 2007.