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Name	Zhao Wei
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Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shaanxi

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Name

Zhao Wei

Contact Information

weizhao@xjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shaanxi

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Xi'an Jiaotong University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	Graduated in 2016 from Xi'an Jiaotong University, major in Material Science and Engineering Postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University in Biomedical Engineering from 2016 to 2019 Published as first/communicating author in high-impact journals including Cell Stem Cell, Nature Communications, PNAS Received the second prize of Shaanxi Province Natural Science (second author) Holds 5 Chinese patents and 1 US patent
Work Experience	2020 - Present: Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Sciences, focusing on 3D tissue engineering scaffolds and flexible medical device products
Awards	Shaanxi Province Young Science and Technology Star Xiaomi Young Scholar Second Prize of Shaanxi Province Natural Science (second author)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

Graduated in 2016 from Xi'an Jiaotong University, major in Material Science and Engineering
Postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University in Biomedical Engineering from 2016 to 2019
Published as first/communicating author in high-impact journals including Cell Stem Cell, Nature Communications, PNAS
Received the second prize of Shaanxi Province Natural Science (second author)
Holds 5 Chinese patents and 1 US patent

Work Experience

2020 - Present: Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Sciences, focusing on 3D tissue engineering scaffolds and flexible medical device products

Awards

Shaanxi Province Young Science and Technology Star
Xiaomi Young Scholar
Second Prize of Shaanxi Province Natural Science (second author)

Areas of Focus	Hydrogel mechanics-oxygen biology Biomimetic 3D cell/micro-tissue models Novel cell delivery systems and flexible interventional scaffolds Tissue engineering and tissue repair products
Publications	Matrix metalloproteinase-responsive hydrogels with tunable retention for on-demand therapy of inflammatory bowel disease, Xueyong Xie, Yaohui Wang, Bo Deng, Michael R Blatchley, Dongwei Lan, Yizhou Xie, Meng Lei, Na Liu, Feng Xu, Zhao Wei, 2024 Dynamic Hydrogel-based strategy for traumatic brain injury modeling and therapy, Xin He, Meng Lei, Xuewen Chen, Feng Xu, Heng Liu, Zhao Wei, 2024 How to catch the 3D mechanics of extracellular matrix in vitro is a touchy issue, Zhao Wei, Bo Deng, Shumeng Chen, Xueyong Xie, Meng Lei, Yingqi Li, Hui Guo, Feng Xu, Moxiao Li, 2024 A multi-functional hydrogel graft with tunable viscoelastic networks for alleviation of the sequelae of myocardial infarction, Yuanbo Jia, Zhao Wei, Jinteng Feng, Meng Lei, Yanshen Yang, Jingyi Liu, Yan Hu, Weiguo Chen, Guoyou Huang, Xiaogang Guo, Guy M. Genin, Yan Li, Feng Xu, 2024 Extracellular fluid viscosity: a new physical cue in cell biology, Yingqi Li, Na Liu, Ning Xie, Zhao Wei, Xiru Liang, Feng Xu, 2024 Polydopamine-modified konjac glucomannan scaffold with sustained release of vascular endothelial growth factor to promote angiogenesis, Xulong Zhu, Shuhan Wu, Kuan Yang, Wei Wei, Yasir Aziz, Wenjin Yuan, Hideyuki Miyatake, Yoshihiro Ito, Zhao Wei, Jianhui Li, Yong Mei Chen, 2024 Cellular-scale matrix stiffness gradient at soft-hard tissue interfaces regulates immunophenotype of mesenchymal stem cells, Hui Zhang, Yufei Ma, Wenya Shu, Yijie Wang, Chunyu Cao, Wanting Wan, Nianyuan Shi, Zhao Wei, Dandan Pei, Ang Li, Feng Xu, 2024 Matrix nonlinear viscoelasticity regulates skeletal myogenesis through mrtf nuclear localization and nuclear mechanotransduction, Nianyuan Shi, Jing Wang, Shaoxin Tang, Hui Zhang, Zhao Wei, Ang Li, Yufei Ma, Feng Xu, 2024 Rational design of viscoelastic hydrogels for periodontal ligament remodeling and repair, Songbai Zhang, Jingyi Liu, Fan Feng, Yuanbo Jia, Feng Xu, Zhao Wei, Min Zhang, 2023 Hyaluronate-and gelatin-based hydrogels encapsulating doxycycline as a wound dressing for burn injury therapy, Yan Hu, Bangrui Yu, Yuanbo Jia, Meng Lei, Zhijie Li, Hao Liu, Haishui Huang, Feng Xu, Jing Li, Zhao Wei, 2023 Hydrogels with tunable mechanical plasticity regulate endothelial cell outgrowth in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, Zhao Wei#, Meng Lei#, Yaohui Wang, Yizhou Xie, Xueyong Xie, Dongwei Lan, Yuanbo Jia, Jingyi Liu, Yufei Ma, Bo Cheng, Sharon Gerecht, Feng Xu, 2023 Hydrogel dressing integrating FAK inhibition and ROS scavenging for mechano-chemical treatment of atopic dermatitis, Yuanbo Jia, Jiahui Hu, Keli An, Qiang Zhao, Yang Dang, Hao Liu, Zhao Wei, Songmei Geng, Feng Xu, 2023 An endoscopically compatible fast-gelation powder forms Janus-adhesive hydrogel barrier to prevent postoperative adhesions, Yuanbo Jia, Jinteng Feng, Zhe Feng, Jingyi Liu, Yanshen Yang, Xiaokang Li, Meng Lei, Hui Guo, Zhao Wei, Yi Lv, Feng Xu, 2023 A novel injectable and self-biodegradable poly (aspartic acid) hydrogel, Kuan Yang, Xinyi Zhao, Wei Wei, Chen Xuan Lin, Lei Sun, Zhao Wei, Qiang Huang, Xing Ge, Miklós Zrínyi, Yong Mei Chen, 2023 Fiber microarchitecture in interpenetrating collagen-alginate hydrogel with tunable mechanical plasticity regulates tumor cell migration, Zhao Wei#, Jingyi Liu#, Yuanbo Jia, Meng Lei, Songbai Zhang, Pan Xi, Yufei Ma, Min Zhang, Jinlu Ma, Lin Wang, Hui Guo, Feng Xu, 2023 仿生黏弹性高分子水凝胶及其生物医学应用, 雷萌, 刘婧仪, 谢一洲, 马玉菲, 徐峰, 魏钊, 2023 Wearable hydrogel-based epidermal sensor with thermal compatibility and long term stability for smart colorimetric multi-signals monitoring, Fei Han, Xueyong Xie, Tiansong Wang, Chaoyu Cao, Juju Li, Tianying Sun, Hao Liu, Songmei Geng, Zhao Wei, Jing Li, Feng Xu, 2023 A viscoelastic alginate-based hydrogel network coordinated with spermidine for periodontal ligament regeneration, Songbai Zhang, Yuanbo Jia, Jingyi Liu, Fan Feng, Zhao Wei, Min Zhang, Feng Xu, 2023 An ECM-Mimicking, Injectable, Viscoelastic Hydrogel for Treatment of Brain Lesions, Yan Hu, Yuanbo Jia, Siwei Wang, Yufei Ma, Guoyou Huang, Tan Ding, Dayun Feng, Guy M Genin, Zhao Wei, Feng Xu, 2023 Stiffening matrix induces age-mediated microvascular phenotype through increased cell contractility and destabilization of adherens junctions, Rahel Schnellmann, Dimitris Ntekoumes, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Sean Sun, Zhao Wei, Sharon Gerecht, 2022 Materials with tunable optical properties for wearable epidermal sensing in health monitoring, Fei Han, Tiansong Wang, Guozhen Liu, Hao Liu, Xueyong Xie, Zhao Wei, Jing Li, Cheng Jiang, Yuan He, Feng Xu, 2022 Microsphere sensors for characterizing stress fields within three-dimensional extracellular matrix, Xin Ding, Moxiao Li, Bo Cheng, Zhao Wei, Yuqing Dong, Feng Xu, 2022 Matrix stiffness changes affect astrocyte phenotype in an in vitro injury model, Yan Hu, Guoyou Huang, Jin Tian, Jinbin Qiu, Yuanbo Jia, Dayun Feng, Zhao Wei, Sidi Li, Feng Xu, 2021 Viscoelastic cell microenvironment: hydrogel-based strategy for recapitulating dynamic ECM mechanics, Yufei Ma, Ting Han, Qinxuan Yang, Jing Wang, Bicong Feng, Yuanbo Jia, Zhao Wei, Feng Xu, 2021 Neural stem cell-laden self-healing polysaccharide hydrogel transplantation promotes neurogenesis and functional recovery after cerebral ischemia in rats, Juan Zheng, Zhao Wei, Kuan Yang, Yang Lu, Pan Lu, Jingyi Zhao, Yin Du, Hong Zhang, Rong Li, Shan Lei, Haixia Lv, Xinlin Chen, Yong Liu, Yong Mei Chen, Qiqing Zhang, Pengbo Zhang, 2021 Hydrogel network dynamics regulate vascular morphogenesis, Zhao Wei, Rahel Schnellmann, Hawley C Pruitt, Sharon Gerecht, 2020 Vascular phenotype is compromised in dynamically stiffening hydrogel, Rahel Schnellmann, Zhao Wei, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Sean Sun, Sharon Gerecht, 2020 Hydrogel vehicles for sequential delivery of protein drugs to promote vascular regeneration, Zhao Wei, Eugenia Volkova, Michael R Blatchley, Sharon Gerecht, 2019 自愈合水凝胶在组织工程中的研究进展, 张恩勉, 李紫秀, 孙蕾, 董点点, 梁毅, 魏钊, 张其清, 陈咏梅, 2019 A self-healing hydrogel as an injectable instructive carrier for cellular morphogenesis, Zhao Wei, Sharon Gerecht, 2018

Areas of Focus

Hydrogel mechanics-oxygen biology
Biomimetic 3D cell/micro-tissue models
Novel cell delivery systems and flexible interventional scaffolds
Tissue engineering and tissue repair products

Publications

Matrix metalloproteinase-responsive hydrogels with tunable retention for on-demand therapy of inflammatory bowel disease, Xueyong Xie, Yaohui Wang, Bo Deng, Michael R Blatchley, Dongwei Lan, Yizhou Xie, Meng Lei, Na Liu, Feng Xu, Zhao Wei*, 2024
Dynamic Hydrogel-based strategy for traumatic brain injury modeling and therapy, Xin He, Meng Lei, Xuewen Chen, Feng Xu, Heng Liu*, Zhao Wei*, 2024
How to catch the 3D mechanics of extracellular matrix in vitro is a touchy issue, Zhao Wei, Bo Deng, Shumeng Chen, Xueyong Xie, Meng Lei, Yingqi Li, Hui Guo*, Feng Xu*, Moxiao Li*, 2024
A multi-functional hydrogel graft with tunable viscoelastic networks for alleviation of the sequelae of myocardial infarction, Yuanbo Jia, Zhao Wei*, Jinteng Feng, Meng Lei, Yanshen Yang, Jingyi Liu, Yan Hu, Weiguo Chen, Guoyou Huang, Xiaogang Guo, Guy M. Genin, Yan Li*, Feng Xu*, 2024
Extracellular fluid viscosity: a new physical cue in cell biology, Yingqi Li, Na Liu*, Ning Xie, Zhao Wei, Xiru Liang, Feng Xu*, 2024
Polydopamine-modified konjac glucomannan scaffold with sustained release of vascular endothelial growth factor to promote angiogenesis, Xulong Zhu, Shuhan Wu, Kuan Yang, Wei Wei, Yasir Aziz, Wenjin Yuan, Hideyuki Miyatake, Yoshihiro Ito, Zhao Wei, Jianhui Li*, Yong Mei Chen*, 2024
Cellular-scale matrix stiffness gradient at soft-hard tissue interfaces regulates immunophenotype of mesenchymal stem cells, Hui Zhang, Yufei Ma, Wenya Shu, Yijie Wang, Chunyu Cao, Wanting Wan, Nianyuan Shi, Zhao Wei, Dandan Pei*, Ang Li*, Feng Xu*, 2024
Matrix nonlinear viscoelasticity regulates skeletal myogenesis through mrtf nuclear localization and nuclear mechanotransduction, Nianyuan Shi, Jing Wang, Shaoxin Tang, Hui Zhang, Zhao Wei, Ang Li, Yufei Ma*, Feng Xu*, 2024
Rational design of viscoelastic hydrogels for periodontal ligament remodeling and repair, Songbai Zhang, Jingyi Liu, Fan Feng, Yuanbo Jia, Feng Xu, Zhao Wei*, Min Zhang*, 2023
Hyaluronate-and gelatin-based hydrogels encapsulating doxycycline as a wound dressing for burn injury therapy, Yan Hu, Bangrui Yu, Yuanbo Jia, Meng Lei, Zhijie Li, Hao Liu, Haishui Huang, Feng Xu, Jing Li*, Zhao Wei*, 2023
Hydrogels with tunable mechanical plasticity regulate endothelial cell outgrowth in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, Zhao Wei#, Meng Lei#, Yaohui Wang, Yizhou Xie, Xueyong Xie, Dongwei Lan, Yuanbo Jia, Jingyi Liu, Yufei Ma, Bo Cheng, Sharon Gerecht*, Feng Xu*, 2023
Hydrogel dressing integrating FAK inhibition and ROS scavenging for mechano-chemical treatment of atopic dermatitis, Yuanbo Jia, Jiahui Hu, Keli An, Qiang Zhao, Yang Dang, Hao Liu, Zhao Wei, Songmei Geng*, Feng Xu*, 2023
An endoscopically compatible fast-gelation powder forms Janus-adhesive hydrogel barrier to prevent postoperative adhesions, Yuanbo Jia, Jinteng Feng, Zhe Feng, Jingyi Liu, Yanshen Yang, Xiaokang Li, Meng Lei, Hui Guo, Zhao Wei*, Yi Lv*, Feng Xu*, 2023
A novel injectable and self-biodegradable poly (aspartic acid) hydrogel, Kuan Yang, Xinyi Zhao, Wei Wei, Chen Xuan Lin, Lei Sun, Zhao Wei, Qiang Huang, Xing Ge, Miklós Zrínyi, Yong Mei Chen*, 2023
Fiber microarchitecture in interpenetrating collagen-alginate hydrogel with tunable mechanical plasticity regulates tumor cell migration, Zhao Wei#, Jingyi Liu#, Yuanbo Jia, Meng Lei, Songbai Zhang, Pan Xi, Yufei Ma, Min Zhang, Jinlu Ma, Lin Wang, Hui Guo*, Feng Xu*, 2023
仿生黏弹性高分子水凝胶及其生物医学应用, 雷萌, 刘婧仪, 谢一洲, 马玉菲, 徐峰, 魏钊*, 2023
Wearable hydrogel-based epidermal sensor with thermal compatibility and long term stability for smart colorimetric multi-signals monitoring, Fei Han, Xueyong Xie, Tiansong Wang, Chaoyu Cao, Juju Li, Tianying Sun, Hao Liu, Songmei Geng, Zhao Wei, Jing Li, Feng Xu*, 2023
A viscoelastic alginate-based hydrogel network coordinated with spermidine for periodontal ligament regeneration, Songbai Zhang, Yuanbo Jia, Jingyi Liu, Fan Feng, Zhao Wei*, Min Zhang*, Feng Xu*, 2023
An ECM-Mimicking, Injectable, Viscoelastic Hydrogel for Treatment of Brain Lesions, Yan Hu, Yuanbo Jia, Siwei Wang, Yufei Ma, Guoyou Huang, Tan Ding, Dayun Feng, Guy M Genin, Zhao Wei*, Feng Xu*, 2023
Stiffening matrix induces age-mediated microvascular phenotype through increased cell contractility and destabilization of adherens junctions, Rahel Schnellmann, Dimitris Ntekoumes, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Sean Sun, Zhao Wei, Sharon Gerecht*, 2022
Materials with tunable optical properties for wearable epidermal sensing in health monitoring, Fei Han, Tiansong Wang, Guozhen Liu, Hao Liu, Xueyong Xie, Zhao Wei, Jing Li, Cheng Jiang, Yuan He, Feng Xu*, 2022
Microsphere sensors for characterizing stress fields within three-dimensional extracellular matrix, Xin Ding, Moxiao Li, Bo Cheng, Zhao Wei, Yuqing Dong*, Feng Xu*, 2022
Matrix stiffness changes affect astrocyte phenotype in an in vitro injury model, Yan Hu, Guoyou Huang, Jin Tian, Jinbin Qiu, Yuanbo Jia, Dayun Feng, Zhao Wei, Sidi Li*, Feng Xu*, 2021
Viscoelastic cell microenvironment: hydrogel-based strategy for recapitulating dynamic ECM mechanics, Yufei Ma, Ting Han, Qinxuan Yang, Jing Wang, Bicong Feng, Yuanbo Jia, Zhao Wei, Feng Xu*, 2021
Neural stem cell-laden self-healing polysaccharide hydrogel transplantation promotes neurogenesis and functional recovery after cerebral ischemia in rats, Juan Zheng, Zhao Wei, Kuan Yang, Yang Lu, Pan Lu, Jingyi Zhao, Yin Du, Hong Zhang, Rong Li, Shan Lei, Haixia Lv, Xinlin Chen, Yong Liu, Yong Mei Chen*, Qiqing Zhang*, Pengbo Zhang*, 2021
Hydrogel network dynamics regulate vascular morphogenesis, Zhao Wei, Rahel Schnellmann, Hawley C Pruitt, Sharon Gerecht*, 2020
Vascular phenotype is compromised in dynamically stiffening hydrogel, Rahel Schnellmann, Zhao Wei, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Sean Sun, Sharon Gerecht*, 2020
Hydrogel vehicles for sequential delivery of protein drugs to promote vascular regeneration, Zhao Wei, Eugenia Volkova, Michael R Blatchley, Sharon Gerecht*, 2019
自愈合水凝胶在组织工程中的研究进展, 张恩勉, 李紫秀, 孙蕾, 董点点, 梁毅, 魏钊, 张其清, 陈咏梅*, 2019
A self-healing hydrogel as an injectable instructive carrier for cellular morphogenesis, Zhao Wei, Sharon Gerecht*, 2018

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