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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
44
Citations
5675
World Ranking
1666
National Ranking
640

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Pei Zhong is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and engineering. Their work intersects multiple fields, particularly focusing on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics predominantly cover kidney stones and urolithiasis treatments, ultrasound and cavitation phenomena, ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, pediatric urology and nephrology studies, solid-state laser technologies, and laser material processing techniques.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Journal of Endourology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Pei Zhong include:

  • The Role of Cavitation in Energy Delivery and Stone Damage During Laser Lithotripsy, 2021, Journal of Endourology
  • Combined Non-Invasive Prediction and New Biomarkers of Oral and Fecal Microbiota in Patients With Gastric and Colorectal Cancer, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Optimal pulse length of insonification for Piezo1 activation and intracellular calcium response, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Cavitation Plays a Vital Role in Stone Dusting During Short Pulse Holmium:YAG Laser Lithotripsy, 2021, Journal of Endourology
  • Mechanically induced integrin ligation mediates intracellular calcium signaling with single pulsating cavitation bubbles, 2021, Theranostics

Pei Zhong frequently collaborates with a set of co-authors, including:

  • Michael E. Lipkin
  • Junqin Chen
  • Glenn M. Preminger
  • Gaoming Xiang
  • Georgy Sankin

In recognition of their professional contributions, Pei Zhong was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2011.

Best Publications

  • The role of stress waves and cavitation in stone comminution in shock wave lithotripsy.

    Songlin Zhu;Franklin H Cocks;Glenn M Preminger;Pei Zhong

  • Dynamics of bubble oscillation in constrained media and mechanisms of vessel rupture in SWL.

    Pei Zhong;Yufeng Zhou;Songlin Zhu

  • Shock wave interaction with laser-generated single bubbles.

    G. N. Sankin;W. N. Simmons;S. L. Zhu;P. Zhong

  • IN VITRO COMPARISON OF STONE RETROPULSION AND FRAGMENTATION OF THE FREQUENCY DOUBLED, DOUBLE PULSE ND:YAG LASER AND THE HOLMIUM:YAG LASER

    Charles G. Marguet;Jeff C. Sung;W. Patrick Springhart;James O. L’Esperance

  • Impact of Holmium Laser Settings and Fiber Diameter on Stone Fragmentation and Endoscope Deflection

    Ramsay L. Kuo;Peter Aslan;Pei Zhong;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Transient Cavitation and Acoustic Emission Produced by Different Laser Lithotripters

    Pei Zhong;Hon Leung Tong;Franklin Hadley Cocks;Margaret S Pearle

  • Interaction of lithotripter shockwaves with single inertial cavitation bubbles

    Evert Klaseboer;Siew Wan Fong;Cary K. Turangan;Boo Cheong Khoo

  • Mechanisms of Differing Stone Fragility in Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

    Pei Zhong;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Measurement of high intensity focused ultrasound fields by a fiber optic probe hydrophone

    Yufeng Zhou;Liang Zhai;Rebecca Simmons;Pei Zhong

  • A simple method for fabricating artificial kidney stones of different physical properties

    Eric Esch;Walter Neal Simmons;Georgy Sankin;Hadley F. Cocks

  • Dynamic photoelastic study of the transient stress field in solids during shock wave lithotripsy

    Xufeng Xi;Pei Zhong

  • Inertial cavitation and associated acoustic emission produced during electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy

    Pei Zhong;Iulian Cioanta;Franklin H. Cocks;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Improvement of stone fragmentation during shock-wave lithotripsy using a combined EH/PEAA shock-wave generator—in vitro experiments

    Xufeng Xi;Pei Zhong

  • Acoustic and mechanical properties of artificial stones in comparison to natural kidney stones.

    D. Heimbach;R. Munver;P. Zhong;J. Jacobs

  • THE EFFECT OF TREATMENT STRATEGY ON STONE COMMINUTION EFFICIENCY IN SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY

    Yufeng Zhou;Franklin H. Cocks;Glenn M. Preminger;Pei Zhong

  • Propagation of shock waves in elastic solids caused by cavitation microjet impact. II: Application in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

    P. Zhong;C. J. Chuong;G. M. Preminger

  • Innovations in shock wave lithotripsy technology: updates in experimental studies.

    Yufeng Zhou;Franklin H. Cocks;Glenn M. Preminger;Pei Zhong

  • Shock wave-inertial microbubble interaction: methodology, physical characterization, and bioeffect study.

    Pei Zhong;Haifan Lin;Xufeng Xi;Songlin Zhu

  • Effects of tissue constraint on shock wave-induced bubble expansion in vivo.

    Pei Zhong;Iulian Cioanta;Songlin Zhu;Franklin H. Cocks

  • CONTROLLED, FORCED COLLAPSE OF CAVITATION BUBBLES FOR IMPROVED STONE FRAGMENTATION DURING SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY

    Pei Zhong;Franklin H. Cocks;Iulian Cioanta;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Cell membrane deformation and bioeffects produced by tandem bubble-induced jetting flow.

    Fang Yuan;Chen Yang;Pei Zhong

  • Characterization of fracture toughness of renal calculi using a microindentation technique

    P. Zhong;C. J. Chuong;G. M. Preminger

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn M. Preminger
Glenn M. Preminger Duke University
Andrew J. Szeri
Andrew J. Szeri University of California, Berkeley
Chuan-Yuan Li
Chuan-Yuan Li Duke University
H. Kim Lyerly
H. Kim Lyerly Duke University
Timothy M. Clay
Timothy M. Clay Duke University
Georges L. Chahine
Georges L. Chahine Dynaflow, Inc.
Michael A. Morse
Michael A. Morse Duke University
Mark F. Hamilton
Mark F. Hamilton The University of Texas at Austin
Jianwen Luo
Jianwen Luo Tsinghua University
John Blake
John Blake University of Birmingham

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