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Overview

Zhilu Yang is affiliated with Southern Medical University in China and has an extensive research portfolio spanning materials science, medicine, and engineering. Their primary research areas focus on biomaterials, surfaces and coatings, and biomedical engineering, with significant contributions also related to surgery and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics including polymer surface interaction studies, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, bone tissue engineering materials, coronary interventions and diagnostics, 3D printing in biomedical research, nitric oxide and endothelin effects, as well as hemostasis and retained surgical items.

Notable recent publications reflect a variety of interdisciplinary applications integrating materials science and medicine. Selected papers include:

  • "Permeable superelastic liquid-metal fibre mat enables biocompatible and monolithic stretchable electronics," 2021, published in Nature Materials
  • "Advances in hydrogel-based vascularized tissues for tissue repair and drug screening," 2021, published in Bioactive Materials
  • "Bioclickable and mussel adhesive peptide mimics for engineering vascular stent surfaces," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A tough nitric oxide-eluting hydrogel coating suppresses neointimal hyperplasia on vascular stent," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Endothelium-Mimicking Multifunctional Coating Modified Cardiovascular Stents via a Stepwise Metal-Catechol-(Amine) Surface Engineering Strategy," 2020, published in Research

Among frequent coauthors are Nan Huang, Qiufen Tu, Wentai Zhang, Hua Qiu, and Kaiqin Xiong, indicating collaborative efforts within their research network.

Zhilu Yang's publications often appear in journals such as Bioactive Materials, Research, Biomaterials, Advanced Science, and Nature Communications. The scientist has contributed a substantial number of articles, with Bioactive Materials and Research being the most common publication venues.

Best Publications

  • Permeable superelastic liquid-metal fibre mat enables biocompatible and monolithic stretchable electronics.

    Zhijun Ma;Zhijun Ma;Qiyao Huang;Qi Xu;Qiuna Zhuang

  • Insights into the aggregation/deposition and structure of a polydopamine film.

    Yonghui Ding;Lu-Tao Weng;Meng Yang;Zhilu Yang

  • The covalent immobilization of heparin to pulsed-plasma polymeric allylamine films on 316L stainless steel and the resulting effects on hemocompatibility

    Zhilu Yang;Jin Wang;Rifang Luo;Manfred F. Maitz;Manfred F. Maitz

  • In Vitro Investigation of Enhanced Hemocompatibility and Endothelial Cell Proliferation Associated with Quinone-Rich Polydopamine Coating

    Rifang Luo;Linlin Tang;Si Zhong;Zhilu Yang

  • Nitric oxide producing coating mimicking endothelium function for multifunctional vascular stents

    Zhilu Yang;Ying Yang;Kaiqin Xiong;Xiangyang Li

  • A tough nitric oxide-eluting hydrogel coating suppresses neointimal hyperplasia on vascular stent

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  • Assembly of Metal-Phenolic/Catecholamine Networks for Synergistically Anti-Inflammatory, Antimicrobial, and Anticoagulant Coatings.

    Xiangyang Li;Peng Gao;Jianying Tan;Kaiqin Xiong

  • Biomimetic engineering endothelium-like coating on cardiovascular stent through heparin and nitric oxide-generating compound synergistic modification strategy.

    Hua Qiu;Pengkai Qi;Jingxia Liu;Ying Yang

  • Mussel‐Inspired Coating of Polydopamine Directs Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Fate for Re‐endothelialization of Vascular Devices

    Zhilu Yang;Qiufen Tu;Ying Zhu;Rifang Luo

  • Advances in hydrogel-based vascularized tissues for tissue repair and drug screening

    Ying Wang;Ranjith Kumar Kankala;Caiwen Ou;Aizheng Chen

  • A biocompatible and functional adhesive amine-rich coating based on dopamine polymerization.

    Ying Yang;Pengkai Qi;Yonghui Ding;Manfred F. Maitz;Manfred F. Maitz

  • Mussel-inspired dopamine-CuII coatings for sustained in situ generation of nitric oxide for prevention of stent thrombosis and restenosis.

    Feng Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Xiangyang Li;Nan Huang

  • Mussel-inspired catalytic selenocystamine-dopamine coatings for long-term generation of therapeutic gas on cardiovascular stents.

    Zhilu Yang;Ying Yang;Li Zhang;Kaiqin Xiong

  • Mussel-inspired one-step adherent coating rich in amine groups for covalent immobilization of heparin: hemocompatibility, growth behaviors of vascular cells, and tissue response.

    Ying Yang;Pengkai Qi;Feng Wen;Xiangyang Li

  • The role of heparin binding surfaces in the direction of endothelial and smooth muscle cell fate and re-endothelialization.

    Zhilu Yang;Qiufen Tu;Jin Wang;Nan Huang

  • Bioclickable and mussel adhesive peptide mimics for engineering vascular stent surfaces.

    Zhilu Yang;Xin Zhao;Rui Hao;Qiufen Tu

  • Nitrate-functionalized patch confers cardioprotection and improves heart repair after myocardial infarction via local nitric oxide delivery.

    Dashuai Zhu;Jingli Hou;Meng Qian;Dawei Jin

  • Endothelium-Mimicking Multifunctional Coating Modified Cardiovascular Stents via a Stepwise Metal-Catechol-(Amine) Surface Engineering Strategy

    Ying Yang;Ying Yang;Peng Gao;Juan Wang;Qiufen Tu

  • Direct thrombin inhibitor-bivalirudin functionalized plasma polymerized allylamine coating for improved biocompatibility of vascular devices

    Zhilu Yang;Qiufen Tu;Manfred F. Maitz;Manfred F. Maitz;Shuo Zhou

  • Nitric oxide based strategies for applications of biomedical devices

    Y. Yang;P.K. Qi;Z.L. Yang;N. Huang

  • A simple one-step modification of various materials for introducing effective multi-functional groups.

    Si Chen;Xin Li;Zhilu Yang;Shuo Zhou

  • Metal-Phenolic Surfaces for Generating Therapeutic Nitric Oxide Gas

    Zhilu Yang;Ying Yang;Kaiqin Xiong;Jin Wang

  • 杨莹Mussel-Inspired One-Step Adherent Coating Rich in Amine Groups

    Ying Yang;Pengkai Qi;Feng Wen;Xiangyang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Nan Huang
Nan Huang Southwest Jiaotong University
Manfred F. Maitz
Manfred F. Maitz Leibniz Association
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao McGill University
Yang Leng
Yang Leng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guoqing Pan
Guoqing Pan Jiangsu University
Xiong Lu
Xiong Lu Southwest Jiaotong University
Hongkai Wu
Hongkai Wu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ranjith Kumar Kankala
Ranjith Kumar Kankala Huaqiao University
Zijian Zheng
Zijian Zheng Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Haeshin Lee
Haeshin Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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