Scholars

Assistant Professor

Positions:

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

overview

My research focuses on studying the multi-scale biomechanics of healthy and diseased bone, the mechanical interaction between bone and orthopaedic implants, and the mechanobiological mechanism during bone remodeling.

education and training

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States), Postdoctoral Training 2022
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University - (State College, Pennsylvania, United States) 2020
M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University - (New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States) 2015
B.S. in Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology - (Harbin, China) 2012

selected publications

Academic Articles15

Chen, T., Sharma, D., Jia, W., Ha, D., Man, K., Zhang, J., ... Zhao, F. (2023). Detergent-Based Decellularization for Anisotropic Cardiac-Specific Extracellular Matrix Scaffold Generation.. Biomimetics. 8(7), 551-551.
Zhou, Y., & Du, J. (2022). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and its applications to bone-related research.. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 176, 52-66.
Xue, J. u., Singh, S., Zhou, Y., Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Tian, Y. e., Gupta, N., ... Weihs, T. P. (2022). A biodegradable 3D woven magnesium-based scaffold for orthopedic implants.. Biofabrication. 14(3), 034107-034107.
Singh, S., Nyberg, E. L., O'Sullivan, A. N., Farris, A., Rindone, A. N., Zhang, N., ... Grayson, W. L. (2022). Point-of-care treatment of geometrically complex midfacial critical-sized bone defects with 3D-Printed scaffolds and autologous stromal vascular fraction.. Biomaterials. 282, 121392-121392.
Tan, X., Gerhard, E., Wang, Y., Tran, R. T., Xu, H., Yan, S. u., ... Yang, J. (2022). Development of Biodegradable Osteopromotive Citrate-Based Bone Putty.. Small. 18(36), e2203003-2203003.

Chapters1

Sarkar, N., Zhou, Y., & Grayson, W. (2022). Chapter 12 3D Printing for Craniofacial Bone Regeneration. 3D Bioprinting and Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 311-335. Elsevier.

Conference Papers2

Zhou, Y., Gong, C., Hossaini-Zadeh, M., & Du, J. (2019). 3D Contact and Strain in Alveolar Bone Under Tooth/Implant Loading. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, TMS 2019 148th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. 793-798.
Zhou, Y., Hernandez Lamberty, M. A., Lewis, G. S., Armstrong, A. D., & Du, J. (2018). 3D Full-Field Mechanical Measurement of a Shoulder Bone Under Implant Loading. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, TMS 2018 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. 287-293.