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Scientific Sharing by Prof. Elmer Ker, Prof. Michelle Wang, Prof. Huating Wang & Ms. Tina Cheng
This research project is completed under Prof. KER Dai Fei Elmer and Prof. Huating Wang. It is worth noticing that Ms Chien Ting (Tina) Cheng, who took part in this project, is an iTERM masters' student who [...]
Scientific Sharing by Prof. Michelle Wang – Short-term Administration of the HIV Protease Inhibitor Saquinavir Improves Skull Bone Healing via Enhanced Osteoclastogenesis
This research project is completed under Prof. WANG Dan Michelle, and Prof. KER Dai Fei Elmer as the co-author. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jot.2022.06.004 Here are some extracts from their work: "Utilizing immunomodulatory methods to address the challenging issue of [...]
Scientific Sharing by Prof. Elmer Ker & Prof. Michelle Wang – Growth and differentiation factor-7 immobilized, mechanically strong quadrol-hexamethylene diisocyanate-methacrylic anhydride polyurethane polymer for tendon repair and regeneration
This research project is completed under Prof. KER Dai Fei Elmer and Prof. WANG Dan Michelle. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2022.10.029 Here are some extracts from their work: "Biological and mechanical cues are both vital for biomaterial aided tendon repair [...]
Scientific Sharing by Prof. Elmer Ker, Prof. Michelle Wang, Prof. Patrick Yung, Prof. Rocky Tuan and Prof. Samuel Ling – Clinical perspectives for repairing rotator cuff injuries with multi-tissue regenerative approaches
This research project is completed by our PIs Prof. KER Dai Fei Elmer, Prof. WANG Dan Michelle, Prof. YUNG Shu Hang Patrick, Prof. Tuan Sung Chi Rocky and Prof. LING Ka-kin Samuel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jot.2022.06.004 Here are some extracts from their [...]
Seminar by Prof. Hon Fai Chan on “Biomaterial Strategies for Intestinal Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”
This seminar was delivered by Prof. Hon Fai CHAN. It has been demonstrated that mechanical forces play a crucial role in intestinal development by contributing to gut looping, vilification, and mucosal folding. In particular, mechanical [...]
Deciphering and Engineering Tissue Folding: A Mechanical Perspective
This research project is completed under Prof. Hon Fai CHAN. Tissue folding is a common phenomenon in a variety of organisms including human, and has been shown to serve important structural and functional roles. [...]
Efficient Fabrication of Monodisperse Hepatocyte Spheroids and Encapsulation in Hybrid Hydrogel with Controllable Extracellular Matrix Effect
This research project is completed under Prof. Hon Fai CHAN. Three-dimensional (3D) cultures, such as spheroid and organoid cultures, have gained increasing interest as 3D culture models. However, the understanding and control of extracellular [...]
Seminar by Prof. Hon Fai Chan on “Mechanical folding induces development of engineered intestinal tissue” in SBS Research Day 2022
In the one-and-a-half-day event of Research Day 2022 & Joint Symposium on “Advances in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology: From Basic Science to Emerging Technologies” co-hosted by the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) and [...]
Seminar by Prof. Barbara Chan on “Building Tissues from Scratch – Enabling Technologies, Scientific Understanding, Clinical Translations and Challenges ahead“
Last week, it was our great honor to have Prof. Barbara CHAN, Professor of Biomedical Engineering Programme from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, delivered a seminar on “Building Tissues [...]
Label-free Cell Analysis
Label-free cell analysis is a promising technology that is broadly applicable to the biomedical sciences but cannot be easily accomplished without artificial intelligence. Simply put, it is very tedious and time consuming for research [...]