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Xingdong Zhang
Biomedical Engineering
Sichuan University
Sichuan
Language: Chinese, English
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Bone Regeneration
Bioactive Materials
Artificial Bone
Dental Implants
Joint Replacement
Bioceramics
Material Science
Biomedical Engineering
Areas of Focus
- Biomedical Materials
Work Experience
- 1960 - Present - Professor at Sichuan University
- Former Director of the National Biomedical Materials Engineering Technology Research Center
- Former Research Advisor at Japan National Institute for Materials Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1960 - Graduated in Solid State Physics from Sichuan University
- Developed cubic boron nitride and high-strength artificial polycrystalline diamond
- Pioneered bioactive artificial bone and coating dental implants
- Discovered materials can induce bone formation
- Proposed 'Tissue Inducing Biomaterials'
Awards
- 1978: National Science Conference Award
- 1998: National Science and Technology Progress Award
- 2014: Elected Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering
- Clemson Award from the Society for Biomaterials
- Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award
- Sichuan Province Outstanding Contribution to Science and Technology Award
- First National Innovation Award
