Assoc Prof Qizhi Chen - Researcher Profile

Biography

Qizhi works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer.

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

BIOMATERIALS

Institution: Imperial College London

Year awarded: 2007

MATALLURGY

Institution: University of Science and Technology Beijing

Year awarded: 1992

PHYSICS

Institution: Northeastern University

Year awarded: 1985

Publications

Book Chapters

Boccaccini, A.R., Jones, J.R., Chen, Q., 2012, Composites containing bioactive glass, in Bio-glasses: An introduction, eds Julian R Jones and Alexis G Clare, Wiley, Chichester UK, pp. 121-138.

Chen, Q., 2012, Poly(Polyol Sebacate)-based elastomeric nanobiomaterials for soft tissue engineering, in Biomedical Materials and Diagnostic Devices, eds Ashutosh Tiwari, Murugan Ramalingam, Hisashi Kobayashi, Anthony P. F. Turner, Wiley, USA, pp. 529-560.

Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Bioactive materials and scaffolds for tissue engineering, in Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, eds Gary Wnek, Gary Bowlin, Informa Healthcare, London, UK, pp. 142-151.

Chen, Q., Bretcanu, O., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Inorganic and composite bioactive scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, in Handbook of Fabrication and Processing of Biomaterials, eds Paul K. Chu and Xuanyong Liu, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 3-43.

Chen, Q., Ali, N.N., Harding, S.E., Boccaccini, A.R., 2007, Cardiac tissue engineering, in Tissue Engineering using ceramics and polymers, eds A. R. Boccaccini and J.E. Gough, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, England, UK, pp. 335-356.

Journal Articles

Chen, Q., Liang, S., Thouas, G.A., 2013, Elastomeric biomaterials for tissue engineering, Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford) [P], vol 38, issue 3-4, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, England UK, pp. 584-671.

Li, Y., Thouas, G.A., Chen, Q., 2012, Biodegradable soft elastomers: synthesis/properties of materials and fabrication of scaffolds, RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences [E], vol 2, issue 22, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 8229-8242.

Liang, S., Cook, W., Chen, Q., 2012, Physical characterization of poly(glycerol sebacate)/Bioglass composites, Polymer International [P], vol 61, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell, USA, pp. 17-22.

Chen, Q., Zhu, C., Thouas, G.A., 2012, Progress and challenges in biomaterials used for bone tissue engineering: bioactive glasses and elastomeric composites, Progress in Biomaterials [P], vol 1, issue 1, Springer-Verlag GmbH, Heidelberg Germany, pp. 1-22.

Chen, Q., Xu, J., Yu, L., Fang, X., Khor, K., 2012, Spark plasma sintering of sol-gel derived 45S5 Bioglass(R)-ceramics: mechanical properties and biocompatibility evaluation, Materials Science and Engineering C: Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems [P], vol 32, issue 3, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 494-502.

Chen, Q., Thouas, G., 2011, Fabrication and characterization of sol-gel derived 45S5 bioglass(R) -ceramic scaffolds, Acta Biomaterialia [P], vol 7, issue 10, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 3616-3626.

Liang, S., Yang, X., Fang, X., Cook, W., Thouas, G., Chen, Q., 2011, In vitro enzymatic degradation of poly (glycerol sebacate)-based materials, Biomaterials [P], vol 32, issue 33, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 8486-8496.

Chen, Q., Liang, S., Wang, J., Simon, G., 2011, Manipulation of mechanical compliance of elastomeric PGS by incorporation of halloysite nanotubes for soft tissue engineering applications, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials [P], vol 4, issue 8, Elsevier Science BV, The Netherlands, pp. 1805-1818.

Chen, Q., Mohn, D., Stark, W.J., 2011, Optimization of Bioglass(R) scaffold fabrication process, Journal of the American Ceramic Society [P], vol 94, issue 12, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 4184-4190.

Cook, W., Nghiem, Q., Chen, Q., Chen, F., Sangermano, M., 2011, Simultaneous photoinduced silver nanoparticles formation and cationic polymerization of divinyl ethers, Macromolecules [P], vol 44, issue 11, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 4065-4071.

Chen, Q., Liang, S., Thouas, G.A., 2011, Synthesis and characterisation of poly(glycerol sebacate)-co-lactic acid as surgical sealants, Soft Matter [P], vol 7, issue 14, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 6484-6492.

Chen, Q., Li, Y., Jin, L., Quinn, J., Komesaroff, P., 2010, A new sol-gel process for producing Na2O-containing bioactive glass ceramics, Acta Biomaterialia [P], vol 6, issue 10, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 4143-4153.

Chen, Q., Ishii, H., Thouas, G.A., Lyon, A.R., Wright, J.S., Blaker, J.J., Chrzanowski, W., Boccaccini, A.R., Ali, N.N., Knowles, J.C., Harding, S.E., 2010, An elastomeric patch derived from poly(glycerol sebacate) for delivery of embryonic stem cells to the heart, Biomaterials [P], vol 31, issue 14, Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 3885-3893.

Chen, Q., Quinn, J., Thouas, G., Xu, Z., Komesaroff, P., 2010, Bone-like elastomer-toughened scaffolds with degradability kinetics matching healing rates of injured bone, Advanced Engineering Materials [P], vol 12, issue 11, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. B642-B648.

Chen, Q., Jin, L., Cook, W., Mohn, D., Lagerqvist, E., Elliott, D., Haynes, J., Boyd, N., Stark, W., Pouton, C., Stanley, E., Elefanty, A., 2010, Elastomeric nanocomposites as cell delivery vehicles and cardiac support devices, Soft Matter [P], vol 6, issue 19, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 4715-4726.

Stuckey, D., Ishii, H., Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A., Hansen, U., Carr, C., Roether, J., Jawad, H., Tyler, D., Ali, N., Clarke, K., Harding, S., 2010, Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of remodeling by cardiac elastomeric tissue scaffold biomaterials in a rat model of myocardial infarction, Tissue Engineering [P], vol 16, issue 11, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, USA, pp. 3395-3402.

Jawad, H., El Fray, M., Boccaccini, A., Harding, S., Wright, J., Chen, Q., Piegat, A., Ali, N., 2010, Nanocomposite elastomeric biomaterials for myocardial tissue engineering using embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, Advanced Engineering Materials [P], vol 12, issue 12, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. B664-B674.

Liang, S., Cook, W., Thouas, G., Chen, Q., 2010, The mechanical characteristics and in vitro biocompatibility of poly(glycerol sebacate)-Bioglass(R) elastomeric composites, Biomaterials [P], vol 31, issue 33, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 8516-8529.

Corni, I., Neumann, N., Novak, S., Konig, K., Veronesi, P., Chen, Q., Ryan, M.P., Boccaccini, A.R., 2009, Electrophoretic deposition of PEEK-nano alumina composite coatings on stainless steel, Surface and Coatings Technology [P], vol 203, issue 10-11, Elsevier, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 1349-1359.

Novak, S., Druce, J., Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., 2009, TiO2 foams with poly-(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) and PDLLA/Bioglass(R) coatings for bone tissue engineering scaffolds, Journal Of Materials Science [P], vol 44, issue 6, Springer, New York, NY, USA, pp. 1442-1448.

Huang, R., Pan, J., Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, A two-scale model for simultaneous sintering and crystallization of glass-ceramic scaffolds for tissue engineering, Acta Biomaterialia, vol 4, issue 4, Elsevier Ltd, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 1095-1103.

Wei, J., Chen, Q., Stevens, M., Roether, J.A., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Biocompatibility and bioactivity of PDLLA/TiO2 and PDLLA/TiO2/Bioglass(R) nanocomposites, Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems, vol 28, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 1-10.

Chen, Q., Efthymiou, A., Salih, V., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Bioglass(R)-derived glass-ceramic scaffolds: Study of cell proliferation and scaffold degradation in vitro, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, vol 84, issue 4, Wiley Publications Inc, NJ, USA, pp. 1049-1060.

Chen, Q., Harding, S.E., Ali, N.N., Lyon, A.R., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Biomaterials in cardiac tissue engineering: Ten years of research survey, Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports, vol 59, issue 1-6, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 1-37.

Chen, Q., Bismarck, A., Hansen, U., Junaid, S., Tran, M.Q., Harding, S.E., Ali, N.N., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Characterisation of a soft elastomer poly(glycerol sebacate) designed to match the mechanical properties of myocardial tissue, Biomaterials, vol 29, issue 1, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 47-57.

Chen, Q., Ahmed, I., Knowles, J.C., Nazhat, S.N., Boccaccini, A.R., Rezwan, K., 2008, Collagen release kinetics of surface functionalized 45S5 Bioglass(R)-based porous scaffolds, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A [P], vol 86, issue 4, Wiley Periodicals Inc, NJ, USA, pp. 987-995.

Piegat, A., El Fray, M., Jawad, H., Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., 2008, Inhibition of calcification of polymer-ceramic composites incorporating nanocrystalline TiO2, Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics, vol 107, issue 5, Maney, Leeds, UK, pp. 287-292.

Bretcanu, O., Chen, Q., Misra, S.K., Boccaccini, A.R., Roy, I., Verne, E., Brovarone, C.V., 2007, Biodegradable polymer coated 45S5 bioglass-derived glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Glass Technology [P], vol 48, issue 5, Society of Glass Technology, England UK, pp. 227-234.

Boccaccini, A.R., Chicatun, F., Cho, J., Bretcanu, O., Roether, J.A., Novak, S., Chen, Q., 2007, Carbon nanotube coatings on bioglass-based tissue engineering scaffolds, Advanced Functional Materials, vol 17, issue 15, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 2815-2822.

Boccaccini, A.R., Chen, Q., Lefebvre, L., Gremillard, L., Chevalier, J., 2007, Sintering, crystallisation and biodegradation behaviour of Bioglass(R)-derived glass-ceramics, Faraday Discussions, vol 136, issue 44, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, UK, pp. 27-44.

Chen, Q., Thompson, I.D., Boccaccini, A.R., 2006, 45S5 Bioglass(R)-derived glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Biomaterials [P], vol 27, Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 2414-2425.

Chen, Q., Blaker, J.J., Boccaccini, A.R., 2006, Bioactive and mechanically strong Bioglass(R)-poly(D,L-lactic acid) composite coatings on surgical sutures, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials [P], vol 76, issue 2, Wiley, NJ, USA, pp. 354-363.

Rezwan, K., Chen, Q., Blaker, J.J., Boccaccini, A.R., 2006, Biodegradable and bioactive porous polymer/inorganic composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Biomaterials [P], vol 27, Elsevier, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 3413-3431.

Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., 2006, Coupling mechanical competence and bioresorbability in bioglass(R) -derived tissue engineering scaffolds, Advanced Engineering Materials, vol 8, issue 4, Wiley - VCH Verlag, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 285-289.

Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., Zhang, H.B., Wang, D., Edirisinghe, M.J., 2006, Improved mechanical reliability of bone tissue engineering (Zirconia) scaffolds by electrospraying, Journal of the American Ceramic Society [P], vol 89, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 1534-1539.

Chen, Q., Boccaccini, A.R., 2006, Poly(D,L-lactic acid) coated 45S5 Bioglass(R)-based scaffolds: Processing and characterization, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A [P], vol 77, issue 3, Wiley, NJ, USA, pp. 445-457.

Chen, Q., Quadir, M.Z., Duggan, B.J., 2006, Shear band formation in IF steel during cold rolling at medium reduction levels, Philosophical Magazine, vol 86, issue 23, Taylor and Francis, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 3633-3646.

Chen, Q., Rezwan, K., Armitage, D., Nazhat, S.N., Boccaccini, A.R., 2006, The surface functionalization of 45S5 Bioglass(R)-based glass-ceramic scaffolds and its impact on bioactivity, Journal Of Materials Science-Materials In Medicine [P], vol 17, issue 11, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 979-987.

Chen, Q., Thomas, C.W., Knowles, D.M., 2004, Characterisation of 20Cr32Ni1Nb alloys in as-cast and ex-service conditions of SEM, TEM and EDX, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 374, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 398-408.

Kong, Y., Chen, Q., Knowles, D.M., 2004, Effect of minor additions on microstructure and creep performance of RR2086 SX superalloys, Journal Of Materials Science [P], vol 39, issue 23, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 6993-7001.

Kong, Y., Chen, Q., 2004, Effect of minor additions on the formation of TCP phases in modified RR2086 SX superalloys, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 366, issue 1, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 135-143.

Chen, Q., Kong, Y., Jones, N.C., Knowles, D.M., 2004, Porosity reduction by minor additions in RR2086 superalloy, Scripta Materialia [P], vol 51, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 155-160.

Chen, Q., Wong, C.T., Lu, W.W., Cheung, K.M., Leong, J.C., Luk, K.D., 2004, Strengthening mechanisms of bone bonding to crystalline hydroxyapatite in vivo, Biomaterials [P], vol 25, issue 18, Elsevier, Oxon, England, UK, pp. 4243-4254.

Chen, Q., Jones, N.C., Knowles, D.M., 2004, The grain boundary microstructures of the base and modified RR 2072 bicrystal superalloys and their effects on the creep properties, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 385, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 402-418.

Wong, C.T., Chen, Q., Lu, W.W., Leong, J.C., Chan, W.K., Cheung, K.M., Luk, K.D., 2004, Ultrastructural study of mineralization of a strontium-containing hydroxyapatite (SR-HA) cement in vivo, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A [P], vol 70A, issue 3, Wiley, NJ, USA, pp. 428-435.

Chen, Q., Knowles, D.M., 2003, Mechanism of < 1 1 2>/3 slip initiation and anisotropy of ' phase in CMSX-4 during creep at 750C and 750 MPa, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 356, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 352-367.

Chen, Q., Ngan, A., Duggan, B.J., 2003, Microstructure evolution in an interstitial-free steel during cold rolling at low strain levels, Proceedings Of The Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences [P], vol 459, issue 2035, Royal Society London, London, England, UK, pp. 1661-1685.

Chen, Q., Jones, N., Knowles, D.M., 2003, Microstructures of modified RR2072 single crystal superalloys and their effects on LCF response at 950 oC, Fatigue & Fracture Of Engineering Materials & Structures [P], vol 26, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 185-198.

Knowles, D.M., Chen, Q., 2003, Superlattice stacking fault formation and twinning during creep in /single crystal superalloy CMSX-4, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 340, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 88-102.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Main), Cook, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Denimer functionalized magnetic nano-particles as promising targeted delivery systems for gene and peptides.

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing Muscle-like elastomers.

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Main), Cook, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing beta -titanium alloys for applications in orthopaedics.

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Joint-co), Hutchinson, C (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Development of bioactive glass fabricated by selective laser ceramic lithography (SLCL) for bone tissue engineering.

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

develop elastomeric biomaterials from polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Main), Cook, W (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Liang, S.

Program of Study:

Poly(Glycerol Sebacate)/Bioglass (R) Elastomeric Biocomposites for Tissue Engineering. (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Chen, Q (Main), Cook, W (Associate).