Ying Yang

I am a professor in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at Keele University. My current research has been focused on the application of engineering strategies in translational medicine. Great effort has been made to establish systematic study methods in utilizing smart/unique materials that trigger and detect specific cellular responses and application of non-destructive monitoring modalities for complicated cellular systems. The research includes smart nanofiber design and applications, porous scaffold fabrication, detection of variation of cell adhesion capacities, exploring unique techniques to detect heterogeneous cellular populations and correlating the structures of collagen based matrices to diseases. A few clinically relevant projects are being undertaken in relation to different tissues and organs, from colony growth of stem cells for cell therapy, rapid bone formation, osteogenic potency assay, pathological calcification of heart valves, to the relation of pelvic organ prolapse and ageing.