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Accelerating and increasing nano-scaled pore formation on electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) fibers. (2016)
Journal Article
Yang, Y. (2016). Accelerating and increasing nano-scaled pore formation on electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) fibers. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 1155 - 1169. https://doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2016.1184122

Porous fibers are advantageous for filtration systems, drug delivery systems, and in the field of tissue engineering, in comparison to their non-porous counterparts. In this study, we developed a facile technique including two steps to generate poly(... Read More about Accelerating and increasing nano-scaled pore formation on electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) fibers..

Correction: Optofluidic lens with low spherical and low field curvature aberrations (2016)
Journal Article
Zhao, H. T., Yang, Y., Chin, L. K., Chen, H. F., Zhu, W. M., Zhang, J. B., …Liu, A. Q. (in press). Correction: Optofluidic lens with low spherical and low field curvature aberrations. Lab on a Chip, 16(11), 2135-2135. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6lc90052f

Correction for ‘Optofluidic lens with low spherical and low field curvature aberrations’ by H. T. Zhao et al., Lab Chip, 2016, 16, 1617–1624.

Funding information given in the Acknowledgements section is incorrect.

Flourescent, online monitoring of PLGA degradation for regenerative medicine applications (2016)
Journal Article
Yang. (2016). Flourescent, online monitoring of PLGA degradation for regenerative medicine applications. RSC advances, 44364 - 44370. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA04690H

Degradable polymers such as poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) are frequently chosen for tissue engineering, due to their ease of production, controllable degradation rates and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Within tissue engineering... Read More about Flourescent, online monitoring of PLGA degradation for regenerative medicine applications.

OCT as a convenient tool to assess the quality and application of organotypic retinal samples (2016)
Journal Article
Gater, R., Khoshnaw, N., Nguyen, D., El Haj, A. J., & Yang, Y. (2016). OCT as a convenient tool to assess the quality and application of organotypic retinal samples. Proceedings of SPIE, 9707, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213509

Eye diseases such as macular degeneration and glaucoma have profound consequences on the quality of human life. Without treatment, these diseases can lead to loss of sight. To develop better treatments for retinal diseases, including cell therapies a... Read More about OCT as a convenient tool to assess the quality and application of organotypic retinal samples.

Nanofibrous scaffolds supporting optimal central nervous system regeneration: an evidence-based review (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, Y. (2015). Nanofibrous scaffolds supporting optimal central nervous system regeneration: an evidence-based review. Journal of Neurorestoratology, 123 - 131. https://doi.org/10.2147/JN.S70337

Restoration of function following damage to the central nervous system (CNS) is severely restricted by several factors. These include the hindrance of axonal regeneration imposed by glial scars resulting from inflammatory response to damage, and limi... Read More about Nanofibrous scaffolds supporting optimal central nervous system regeneration: an evidence-based review.

Self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells on defined synthetic electrospun nanofibers (2015)
Journal Article
Kumar, D., Dale, T. P., Yang, Y., & Forsyth, N. R. (2015). Self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells on defined synthetic electrospun nanofibers. Biomedical Materials, 10(6), Article 065017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-6041/10/6/065017

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are conventionally expanded and maintained in vitro on biological substrates. Synthetic electrospun polymer nanofibers have the potential to act as non-biological substrates in the culture of hESCs. Three synthetic,... Read More about Self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells on defined synthetic electrospun nanofibers.

Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds (2015)
Book Chapter
Yang, Y., & Wimpenny, I. (2015). Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds. In Characterisation and Design of Tissue Scaffolds (201-223). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-78242-087-3.00009-2

If you can measure something, then you can improve it. Measurement of the structural and functional parameters of tissue-engineering scaffolds is important in the context of better scaffold design, regulation of cellular activities, and the predictio... Read More about Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds.

First results of LHCD experiments with 4.6 GHz system toward steady-state plasma in EAST (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, F., Ding, B., Li, J., Wan, B., Shan, J., Wang, M., …the EAST Team. (2015). First results of LHCD experiments with 4.6 GHz system toward steady-state plasma in EAST. Nuclear Fusion, 55(12), 123022. https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123022

A 4.6 GHz lower-hybrid current drive (LHCD) system has been firstly commissioned in EAST in the 2014 campaign. The first LHCD results with 4.6 GHz show that LHW can be coupled to plasma with a low reflection coefficient, drive plasma current and plas... Read More about First results of LHCD experiments with 4.6 GHz system toward steady-state plasma in EAST.

Nano-colloid printing of functionalised PLA-b-PEO copolymers: Tailoring the surface pattern of adhesive motif and its effect on cell attachment (2015)
Journal Article
Yang. (2015). Nano-colloid printing of functionalised PLA-b-PEO copolymers: Tailoring the surface pattern of adhesive motif and its effect on cell attachment

n this study, we investigate the preparation of surface pattern of functional groups on poly(lactide) (PLA) surfaces through the controlled deposition of core-shell self-assemblies based on functionalized PLA-b-PEO amphiphilic block copolymers from s... Read More about Nano-colloid printing of functionalised PLA-b-PEO copolymers: Tailoring the surface pattern of adhesive motif and its effect on cell attachment.

Fluorescent Monitoring of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) Degradation and Extracellular Matrix Turnover of Engineered Tissue Constructs (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bardsley, K., El Haj, A., & Yang, Y. (2015, September). Fluorescent Monitoring of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) Degradation and Extracellular Matrix Turnover of Engineered Tissue Constructs. Paper presented at 2015 4th TERMIS World Congress, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Development of fluorescent tagging techniques for inert polymers is an advantageous tool for monitoring biomaterial degradation online. Here we present a protocol for the fluorescent tagging of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) which allows for ac... Read More about Fluorescent Monitoring of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) Degradation and Extracellular Matrix Turnover of Engineered Tissue Constructs.

Multi-functional PLGA Scaffolds For Vascularization In Bone Tissue Constructs (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Yang, Y., & Lyu, L. (2015, September). Multi-functional PLGA Scaffolds For Vascularization In Bone Tissue Constructs

In our previous work, a new technique in which electrospun nanofibers were rolled into multilayered-rod-like 3D scaffolds has been used in rabbit radius regeneration in vivo. This has been highly successful in bone formation. However these scaffolds... Read More about Multi-functional PLGA Scaffolds For Vascularization In Bone Tissue Constructs.

Preparation and analysis of a new bioorganic metallic material (2015)
Journal Article
Yang. (2015). Preparation and analysis of a new bioorganic metallic material. RSC advances, 78030 -78037. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra16340d

Biofouling on metal surfaces is one of the main reasons for increased ship drag. Many methods have already been used to reduce or remove it with moderate success. In this study, a synthetic peptide has been utilized to react with 304 stainless steel... Read More about Preparation and analysis of a new bioorganic metallic material.

In vitro experiments of cerebral blood flow during aspiration thrombectomy: potential effects on cerebral perfusion pressure and collateral flow (2015)
Journal Article
Roffe, Yang, & Naire. (2015). In vitro experiments of cerebral blood flow during aspiration thrombectomy: potential effects on cerebral perfusion pressure and collateral flow. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 969-972. https://doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011909

BACKGROUND: Mechanical thrombectomy with stent retriever devices is associated with significantly better outcomes than thrombolysis alone in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Thrombus aspiration achieves high patency rates, but clinical outcome... Read More about In vitro experiments of cerebral blood flow during aspiration thrombectomy: potential effects on cerebral perfusion pressure and collateral flow.

Engineering In Vitro Differentiation Microenvironments to Study Heart Valve Calcification (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Yang, Y., Bhunia, S., Kontronias, R., Qamar, S., Srinivasan, L., Ipek, T., …Lyu, L. (2015). Engineering In Vitro Differentiation Microenvironments to Study Heart Valve Calcification.

Valvular calcification is one of the most common cardiac conditions affecting the elderly population. The reasons behind the calcification process and the cellular mechanisms involved are not well understood. Valve interstitial cells (VICs) are predo... Read More about Engineering In Vitro Differentiation Microenvironments to Study Heart Valve Calcification.

Freezeout concept and dynamical transport model in intermediate-energy heavy-ion reactions (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Lin, W., Huang, M., Wada, R., Wang, J., Chen, Z., …Hu, Q. Freezeout concept and dynamical transport model in intermediate-energy heavy-ion reactions. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 92(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.92.014623

For the central collision events of 40Ca+40Ca, generated by an antisymmetrized molecular dynamics model in the intermediate energy range of 35 to 300 MeV/nucleon, the density and temperature of a fragmenting source have been extracted using a self-co... Read More about Freezeout concept and dynamical transport model in intermediate-energy heavy-ion reactions.

Study on wear behaviours for NBR/stainless steel under sand water-lubricated conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Dong, C., Yuan, C., Bai, X., Yang, Y., & Yan, X. (2015). Study on wear behaviours for NBR/stainless steel under sand water-lubricated conditions. Wear, 332-333, 1012-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2015.01.009

Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) is widely used to make ship water-lubricated rubber stern tube bearings for marine applications. The sand in water is an important factor that affects the tribological properties of the rubber stern tube bearings. This... Read More about Study on wear behaviours for NBR/stainless steel under sand water-lubricated conditions.

Application of new optical coherence elastography to monitor the mineralization processing in bone tissue engineering constructs (2015)
Journal Article
Guan, G., Song, S., Huang, Z., & Yang, Y. (2015). Application of new optical coherence elastography to monitor the mineralization processing in bone tissue engineering constructs. Proceedings of SPIE, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078013

Generation of functional tissue in vitro through tissue engineering technique is a promising direction to repair and replace malfunctioned organ and tissue in the modern medicine for various diseases which could not been treated well by conventional... Read More about Application of new optical coherence elastography to monitor the mineralization processing in bone tissue engineering constructs.