Fan Zhang

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-7500

Tissue Engineering, Biomaterial, Immunoengineering, Drug Delivery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Tissue-engineered Vascular Graft, macrophage

Fan Zhang (she/her/hers) is a postdoc at UW in the Department of Bioengineering. Fan received a B.E. at Zhejiang Science and Technology University, China and a M.S. at North Carolina State University. She then received her Ph.D. degree in Fiber and Polymer Science in Dr. Martin King’s lab at North Carolina State University, engineering immunomodulatory biomaterials for tissue-engineered vascular graft. Fan’s current research focuses on understanding the mechanism underlying biomaterial-induced vascularization and the vascularization of engineered tissue and organ.

Works (9)

2023 journal article

Effects of sterilization methods on gelatin methacryloyl hydrogel properties and macrophage gene expression in vitro

BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, 18(1).

By: F. Zhang, G. Scull, J. Gluck, A. Brown & M. King

author keywords: gelatin methacryloyl; hydrogel; sterilization; macrophage phenotype; gene expression
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: November 22, 2022

2022 article

A collagen/PLA hybrid scaffold supports tendon-derived cell growth for tendon repair and regeneration

Xie, Y., Zhang, F., Akkus, O., & King, M. W. (2022, July 2). JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS, Vol. 7.

By: Y. Xie*, F. Zhang, O. Akkus* & M. King

author keywords: biomaterials; biotextiles; collagen yarn; tendon regeneration; tissue engineering scaffold
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: July 3, 2022

2022 article

Immunomodulation Strategies for the Successful Regeneration of a Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft

Zhang, F., & King, M. W. (2022, March 27). ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS, Vol. 3.

By: F. Zhang & M. King

author keywords: immune response; immunomodulation; macrophage; tissue engineering; tissue-engineered vascular grafts
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 31, 2022

2021 journal article

A hybrid vascular graft harnessing the superior mechanical properties of synthetic fibers and the biological performance of collagen filaments

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 118.

By: F. Zhang, T. Bambharoliya, Y. Xie, L. Liu*, H. Celik*, L. Wang*, O. Akkus*, M. King

author keywords: Tissue-engineered vascular graft; Biomaterial; Hybrid; Electrochemically aligned collagen; Poly (lactic acid)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Biodegradable Polymers as the Pivotal Player in the Design of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Advanced Healthcare Materials, 5, 1901358.

By: F. Zhang & M. King*

author keywords: biodegradable materials; biomaterials; composites; polymers; tissue engineering scaffolds
Source: ORCID
Added: May 19, 2020

2020 book

Coronary Artery Disease and The Evolution of Angioplasty Devices

In SpringerBriefs in Materials.

By: F. Zhang

Source: ORCID
Added: May 27, 2020

2019 journal article

Application of Cognitive Task Performance Modeling for Assessing Usability of Transradial Prostheses

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, 49(4), 381–387.

author keywords: Cognitive modeling; GOMSL; mental workload; prosthetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 12, 2019

2019 journal article

Engineering small-caliber vascular grafts from collagen filaments and nanofibers with comparable mechanical properties to native vessels

BIOFABRICATION, 11(3).

By: F. Zhang, Y. Xie, H. Celik*, O. Akkus*, S. Bernacki n & M. King

author keywords: small caliber vascular graft; endothelialization; knitting; electrospinning; electrochemically aligned collagen (ELAC) filament; collagen nanofibers; mechanical properties
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 4, 2019

2019 chapter

Structural Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Resorbable Fiber-Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

In & L. Q. Z. (E. In E. Jacob-Lopes (Ed.), Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

By: M. King, J. Chen, M. Deshpande, T. He, H. Ramakrishna, Y. Xie, F. Zhang, F. Zhao

Ed(s): &. In E. Jacob-Lopes

Source: ORCID
Added: February 16, 2020

Employment

2022 - present

University of Washington Seattle, Washington, US
Postdoctoral Scholar Bioengineering

2018 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Research Assistant Wilson College of Textiles

2018 - 2021

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Teaching Assistant UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

2021 - 2021

North Carolina State University Analytical Instrumentation Facility Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Laboratory assistant Bio Sample Preparation Lab

2019 - 2019

Novozymes Franklinton, North Carolina, US
R&D Intern Research and Development

Education

2018 - 2022

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
PhD Wilson College of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record.

grant January 1 - December 1, 2021
Textile-Reinforced Composite Vascular Graft for Cardiac Patients
AATCC Foundation
award December 1, 2020
A Spatiotemporally Controlled Multi-Factor Releasing Composite Scaffold for Vascular Tissue Engineering
Society for Biomaterials
grant March 1 - December 1, 2020
WBC 2020 - 11th World Biomaterials Congress
Ellen Rohde Women’s Leadership Initiative
grant January 1 - December 1, 2020
A hybrid vascular graft harnessing the superior mechanical properties of synthetic fibers and the bioactivity of collagen yarns
AATCC Foundation