Mei Wei, Ph.D.
Mei Wei, Ph.D.
Mei Wei, Ph.D.
Professor & Vice President of Research
Biography
Education:
Postdoc, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Postdoc, Kyoto University, Japan
Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Australia
M.S., University of New South Wales, Australia
B.E., Shenyang University of Technology, China
Research Expertise:
Tissue engineering scaffolds; bioactive coatings on metallic and polymeric substrates; organic-inorganic composites; drug delivery; cell-biomaterial interactions; bone and cartilage repair and regeneration.
Dr. Wei's research focuses on fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds for bone and cartilage repair and regeneration, drug delivery, bioactive coatings, and cell-biomaterial interactions.
Honors and Awards:
NSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Women in STEM Award
Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering
Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
2007 Women of Innovation Award by Connecticut Innovation Council
Professional Memberships:
American Society for Biomaterials
Materials Research Society
American Society for Engineering Education
Recent Publications:
L Yu, DW Rowe, IP Perera, J Zhang, SL Suib, X Xin, M Wei. Intrafibrillar Mineralized Collagen-Hydroxyapatite-Based Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 18235-49, 2020.
M Wei, S Yadav. Intermittent PTH (1-34) augments chondrogenesis of the mandibular condylar cartilage of the temporomandibular joint. Cartilage, 12, 475-483, 2021.
H Ye, Z Shen, M Wei, Y Li. Red blood cell hitchhiking enhances the accumulation of nano- and micro-particles in the construction of a stenosed microvessel. Soft Matter, 17, 40-56, 2021 (Cover Article). DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01637c
L Yu, M Wei. Review: Biomineralization of collagen-based materials for hard tissue repair. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, 22, 944. (Invited)
L Yu, TS Santisteban, Q Liu, C Hu, J Bi, M Wei. Effect of three-dimensional porosity gradients of biomimetic coatings on their bonding strength and cell behavior. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2021, 109, 615626.