Areas of Focus
- Soft tissue biomechanics
- Cell biomechanics
- Multiphysics finite element modeling and simulation
- Multimodal ultrasound image processing
- Rehabilitation engineering and smart medical device development
- Biomaterials
Work Experience
- 2016-2019 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Cleveland Medical Center, USA
- 2019-present - Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012 - BSc in Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2012 - BSc in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2016 - PhD in Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Member of various professional societies and editorial boards
Publications
- Location‐dependent change of median nerve mobility in the carpal tunnel of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, Yifei Yao, Emily Grandy, Peter J. Evans, William H. Seitz, Jr., Zong-Ming Li, 2020
- Changes of Median Nerve Conduction, Cross-sectional Area and Mobility by Radioulnar Wrist Compression Intervention in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Yifei Yao, Emily Grandy, Lenicia Jenkins, Juliet Hou, Peter J. Evans, William H. Seitz, Jr., Zong-Ming Li, 2019
- Enhancement in Median Nerve Mobility during Radioulnar Wrist Compression in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients, Yifei Yao, Emily Grandy, Peter J. Evans, William H. Seitz, Jr., Zong-Ming Li, 2018
- Supramolecular Hydrogels Cross-Linked by Preassembled Host-Guest PEG Cross-Linkers Resist Excessive, Ultrafast, and Non-resting Cyclic Compression, Xiaoyu Chen, Chaoqun Dong, Kongchang Wei, Yifei Yao, Qian Feng, Kunyu Zhang, Fengxuan Han, Fuk Tat Mak, Bin Li, Liming Bian, 2018
- Finite Element Analysis of Transverse Carpal Ligament Tensile Strain and Carpal Arch Area, Yifei Yao, Ahmet Erdemir, Zong-Ming Li, 2018
- Effects of Biowastes Released by Mechanically Damaged Muscle Cells on the Propagation of Deep Tissue Injury: A Multiphysics Study, Yifei Yao, Lucas Xian Da Ong, Xiaotong Li, Kinlun Wan, Arthur FT Mak, 2017
- Strengthening of C2C12 Mouse Myoblasts against Compression Damage by Mild Cyclic Compressive Stimulation, Yifei Yao, Arthur Mak, 2016
- Effects of Oxidative Stress-induced Changes in the Actin Cytoskeletal Structure on Myoblast Damage under Compressive Stress: Confocal-based Cell-specific Finite Element Analysis, Yifei Yao, Damien Lacroix, Arthur Mak, 2016
- The effects of oxidative stress on the compressive damage thresholds of C2C12 mouse myoblasts—implications for deep tissue injury, Yifei Yao, Zhitao Xiao, Singwan Wong, Yu-Chun Hsu, Truman Cheng, Chih-Chieh Chang, Liming Bian, Arthur Mak, 2015
- Stiffening of the gluteal muscle increased the intramuscular stress: An in-silico implication of deep tissue injury, Jia, Jingyi, Shengbo Gong, Aili Zhang, Liping Jiang, Yifei Yao, 2023
- Cationic micelles as nanocarriers for enhancing intra-cartilage drug penetration and retention, Zhu, Chenxian, Zhongxing Zhang, Yuting Wen, Xia Song, Jingling Zhu, Yifei Yao, Jun Li, 2023
- Cell membrane tensile strain under cyclic compression: A viscoelastic myoblast finite element model, Jia, Jingyi, Shurui Chong, Lu Yu, Yifei Yao, 2022
- Early Detection Methods of Deep Tissue Pressure Injuries: A Systematic Review, Jia, Jingyi, Zhengyi Li, Linjing Peng, Yifei Yao, 2022
- The effects of wrist position and radioulnar wrist compression on median nerve longitudinal mobility, Song, Kewei, Yu Wang, Rongxi Yi, Kishor Lakshminarayanan, Guoning Zhang, Yifei Yao, 2022
Awards
- 2014 - Global Outstanding Researcher Program, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2019 - Young Scholar Award, 9th WACBE World Congress in Bioengineering
- 2020 - Forbes China Under 30 Elite
