Ph.D., Imperial College London (2005), M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Science & Technology of China (2001), B.S., Wuhan University of Science & Technology (1994)
Research Interests
My research experience includes the electrohydrodynamic processing of biomaterials/nanomaterials, laser processing of materials, atomized vapor deposition under an electrostatic field, aerosol-assisted pyrolysis deposition, chemical vapor deposition of films/coatings, sol-gel processing of functional materials, and work involving advanced ceramics including ultra-high temperature materials. I intend to focus on these areas in my future research endeavors by investigating innovative processing techniques for biomaterials, nanomaterials and optical materials for biomedical, environmental and energy-related applications.
My current research interests are: (1) to generate and investigate micro- and nanometer materials with novel properties and functions through electrospinning and electrospraying techniques and to explore their applications in the fields in energy management and bioengineering; (2) to apply laser-assisted processing for preparing biomedical and functional materials; (3) to prepare complex oxide ceramics for thermoelectric applications and transparent rare-earth doped polycrystalline ceramics for laser applications; and (4) to produce nanostructured films or coatings for layered fuel/solar cells, medical implants, and environmentally-friendly coatings through aerosol-assisted vapor deposition and other advanced techniques.
Representative Publications
1. Yiquan Wu, Andrew MacKay, Jonathan McDaniel, Ashutosh Chilkoti and Robert L. Clark, “Electrosprayed elastin-like polypeptide particles for drug delivery”, Biomacromolecules, 10(2009) 19-24.
2. Yiquan Wu and Robert L. Clark, “Electrohydrodynamic Atomization: a Versatile Process for Preparing Materials for Biomedical Applications”, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 19 (2008) 573-601.
3. Yiquan Wu, Lisa A. Carnell and Robert L. Clark, “Control of Electrospun Mat Width Through the Use of Parallel Auxiliary Electrodes”, Polymer, 48 (2007) 5653-5661.
4. Yiquan Wu, Jing Du, Kwang-Leong Choy and Larry L. Hench, “Laser Densification of Alumina Powder Beds Generated using Aerosol Assisted Spray Deposition”, Journal of the European Ceramics Society, 27(2007)4727-4735.
5. Yiquan Wu, Jing Du and Kwang-Leong Choy, “Novel Deposition of Columnar Y3Al5O12 Coatings by Electrostatic Spray Assisted Vapor Deposition”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89[1] 385-387 (2006).
6. Jing Du, Yiquan Wu and Kwang-Leong Choy, “Controlled Synthesis of Gas Sensing Cr2-xTixO3 Films by Electrostatic Spray Assisted Vapour Deposition and their Structural Characterization”, Thin Solid Films, 497[1-2] 42-47 (2006).
7. Yiquan Wu, Jing Du, Kwang-Leong Choy, Larry L. Hench and Jingkun Guo, “Formation of Interconnected Microstructural ZnAl2O4 Films Prepared by Sol-gel Method”, Thin Solid Films, 472 [1-2] 150-156 (2005).
8. Yiquan Wu, Larry L. Hench, Jing Du, Kwang-Leong Choy and Jingkun Guo “Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Fibers by Electrospinning Technique”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 87[10] 1988-1991 (2004).
9. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Giuseppe Pezzotti and Jingkun Guo, "Effect of Glass Additions on Strength and Toughness of Polycrystalline Alumina", Journal of the European Ceramics Society, 22 (2002) 159-164.
10. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Giuseppe Pezzotti and Jingkun Guo, "Influence of AlF3 and ZnF2 on the Phase Transformation of Gamma to Alpha Alumina", Materials Letters, 52 (2002) 366-369.
11. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaoxian Huang and Jingkun Guo, “Microstructure Development and Mechanical Properties of Self-Reinforced Alumina with CAS Addition”, Journal of the European Ceramics Society, 21 (2001) 581-587.
12. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaoxian Huang and Jingkun Gun, “Preparation of Platelike Nano Alumina Particles”, Ceramics International, 27 (2001) 265-268.
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