Faculty - Wei He
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Wei He |
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TEACHINGBiomaterials |
EDUCATIONPh.D. 2003 University of Connecticut |
RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)
Responsive surface coating for enhanced tissue integration of neural prostheses
Functional biomaterials for peripheral nerve regeneration
Biodegradable elastomers for soft tissue engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)
| 2007-present | Assistant Professor, joint appointment with Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| 2006-2007 | Senior Fellow, University of Washington, Bioengineering |
| 2003-2006 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)
Materials Research Society
Society of Biomaterials
Sigma Xi
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)
He W., McConnell G.C., Schneider T.M., Bellamkonda R.V. (2007), “A novel anti-inflammatory surface for neural electrodes”, Advanced Materials (in press).
He W., McConnell G.C., Bellamkonda R.V. (2006), “Nanoscale laminin coating modulates cortical scarring response around implanted silicon microelectrode arrays”, Journal of Neural Engineering 3 (4): 316-26.
He W., Bellamkonda R.V. (2005), “Nanoscale neuro-integrative coatings for neural implants”, Biomaterials 26 (16): 2983-90.
He W., Halberstadt C.R., Gonsalves K.E. (2004), “Lithography application of a novel photoresist forr patterning of cells”, Biomaterials 25 (11): 2055-63.
He W., Gonsalves K.E., Pickett J.H., Halberstadt C. (2003), “Synthesis, characterization, and preliminary biological study of poly(3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)”, Biomacromolecules 4 (1): 75-9.
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