Fan Zhang
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-7500
Tissue Engineering, Biomaterial, Immunoengineering, Drug Delivery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Tissue-engineered Vascular Graft
Fan Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate majoring in fiber and polymer science at the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University and minoring in Biomedical Engineering at the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2016 from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in Hangzhou, China, and then earned a master’s degree in 2018 from North Carolina State University. Her current research focuses on biomaterials for vascular tissue engineering and immunoengineering.
Works (6)
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, 111418.
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.
Source: ORCID
Added: May 19, 2020
2020 book
Coronary Artery Disease and The Evolution of Angioplasty Devices
In SpringerBriefs in Materials.
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.
Source: Web Of Science
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), 035020.
Source: ORCID
Added: April 29, 2020
2019 chapter
Structural Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Resorbable Fiber-Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
In Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
www.intechopen.com (publisher PDF)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 29, 2020
Employment
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 - present
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
PhD
Wilson College of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science
2016 - 2018
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Master of Science
Wilson College of Textiles, Biomedical Textile
2012 - 2016
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN
Bachelor of Engineering
College of Materials and Textiles
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
