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Biography

Education:
Postdoc, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 2023
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan/Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 2018
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, China, 2015
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering Institute, Sichuan University, China, 2012

Impactful Research Areas:
Health
    Biomedical
Sustainability
    Sustainable Materials & Processes

Research Expertise:
Biomaterials, cardiovascular/musculoskeletal tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, bioprinting, bioadhesives, drug delivery

Dr. Chen's lab is presently dedicated to advancing research in the following areas: 1) Pioneering innovative biomaterials and biodevices for vascular tissue engineering. 2) Designing biomimetic scaffolds tailored for repairing defects in cartilage, bone, and osteochondral tissues. 3) Exploring the development of 3D-printable ECM/bio-ionic liquid functionalized hydrogels towards smart tissue regeneration.

Honors and Awards:
2021 Outstanding Reviewers for Royal Society of Chemistry
2020 Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Materials Chemistry

Professional Memberships:
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
Nano Biomedical Society, Japan
Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB)

Recent Publications:
Ma, W., Ding, X., Chen, Y. and Wang, Y.: Synthesis and Characterization of Alkyne-Functionalized Photo-Cross-Linkable Polyesters. ACS omega, 7.18 (2022) 15540-15546.

Risley, B.B., Ding, X., Chen, Y., Miller, P.G., Wang, Y.: Citrate crosslinked poly (glycerol sebacate) with tunable elastomeric properties. Macromolecular bioscience, 21.2 (2021) 2000301.

Ding, X., Chen, Y., Chao, C.A., Wu, Y.L., Wang, Y.: Control mechanical properties and degradation of poly (glycerol sebacate) by substitution of the hydroxyl groups with palmitates. Macromolecular bioscience, 20.9 (2020) 2000101.

Putri, N.R.E., Wang, X., Chen, Y., Li, X., Kawazoe, N., Chen, G.: Preparation of PLGA-collagen hybrid scaffolds with controlled pore structures for cartilage tissue engineering. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 30.5 (2020) 642-650.

Chen, Y., Miller, P. G., Ding, X., Stowell, C. E., Kelly, K. M., Wang, Y.: Chelation crosslinking of biodegradable elastomers. Advanced Materials 32.43 (2020) 2003761.